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Frank Cantell introduces music for mid-morning played under his direction by the BBC West of England
Light Orchestra

Selection of Brahms' Hungarian Dances - arr. Charrosin
Beachcomber - Clive Richardson
Valse triste - Sibelius
Tales of Three Blind Mice - Ronald Binge
Autumn Fantasy - Edward White
Spring Song - Mendelssohn
Slavonic Dance in C - Dvorak

Contributors

Introduces:
Frank Cantell

Introduced by Jean Metcalfe and including
' The Puppy Problem,' by Brian Ghent
Many children will have been given a puppy for Christmas. The speaker gives some hints to mothers, not on training the puppies, but on training the children to look after them.
' What's Going On ': spotlight on current affairs
' Sleeping the Winter Away': William Aspden talks about hibernating animals
' Just the Other Day': RoseMary Sands and Mary Hill visit the Geffrye Museum, Shoreditch, and introduce you to some of the staff and children they meet there.
Serial: 'Middlemarch' by George Elliot. Abridged by Nancy Pusey. Read by Carleton Hobbs

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jean Metcalfe
Talks:
William Aspden
Unknown:
Mary Sands
Unknown:
Mary Hill
Unknown:
George Elliot.
Abridged By:
Nancy Pusey.
Read By:
Carleton Hobbs

with Marjorie Holmes
Bill Fraser
Norman Wisdom
Janet Hamilton-Smith and John Hargreaves
The Petersen Brothers
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Robert Busby
Script by Eric Sykes and Sid Colin
Produced by Tom Ronald

Contributors

Unknown:
Marjorie Holmes
Unknown:
Bill Fraser
Unknown:
Norman Wisdom
Unknown:
Janet Hamilton-Smith
Unknown:
John Hargreaves
Conductor:
Robert Busby
Script By:
Eric Sykes
Script By:
Sid Colin
Produced By:
Tom Ronald

between
Dr. Charles Hill M.p ,. and Douglas Houghton , M.P.
In the chair,
Commander Stephen King-Hall
The last of three discussions on questions of topical interest between these two controversialists from opposite sides of the House of Commons

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr. Charles Hill M.P
Unknown:
Douglas Houghton , M.P.
Unknown:
Stephen King-Hall

with Edward Byles
Ivor Owen
Bert Cecil
Ann Walters
' Billo and Blodwen '
" The Adventures of Tommy Trouble'
A new serdes by E. Eynon Evans
The Girls in Harmony
Morriston Orpheus
Male Voice Choir
Winifred Davey and James Moody at the pianos
Introduced by Alun Williams
Welsh Variety Orchestra
(Leader, Morgan Lloyd ) Conducted and produced by Mai Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Byles
Unknown:
Ivor Owen
Unknown:
Bert Cecil
Unknown:
Ann Walters
Unknown:
E. Eynon Evans
Unknown:
Winifred Davey
Unknown:
James Moody
Introduced By:
Alun Williams
Leader:
Morgan Lloyd
Produced By:
Mai Jones

Light Programme

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More