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Making a Herb Garden: Charles Lawrance gives the fourth of six monthly talks on growing herbs for pleasure and for practical use
How much do we know about blood groups?: in the last of these talks a Director of Pathology answers questions often asked, including ' Do Rhesus negative women have blue babies?'
Matters of tact: French, English, and American women answer questions about how they would behave if faced by certain imaginary and extremely awkward situations.
London is talking about ... Peter Forster gives one man's view of the talk of the town
Serial: Belated Reckoning' by Phyllis Bottome
(to be read in ten instalments)
Abridged by P. J. R. Wright
Read by Rosemary Davis
4 — ' Angelina Decides to Act'
Programme introduced by Jean Metcalfe

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Lawrance
Unknown:
Peter Forster
Unknown:
Phyllis Bottome
Abridged By:
P. J. R. Wright
Read By:
Rosemary Davis
Introduced By:
Jean Metcalfe

Paul Martin
Invites you to join him in listening to songs and tunes collected from all over the world
This week's guest traveller is Antoinette Abrinas
Produced by Harold Rogers
The gay and romantic, the sad and nostalgic, the modern and traditional, all these moods and styles can be heard while you iourney in search of music.

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Martin
Produced By:
Harold Rogers

A message of comfort and cheer for all ' in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity' Stuart Hibberd introduces a talk by the Rev. Jim Wilson
Listeners' letters are very welcome. Send them to Stuart Hibberd , c/o Silver Lining, Broadcasting House, London, W.1. Listeners will realise that speakers cannot reply personally, but will try to deal with their problems in the talks.

Contributors

Introduces:
Stuart Hibberd
Unknown:
Rev. Jim Wilson
Unknown:
Stuart Hibberd

Read any good books lately?
Diana Carter , Bernard Rudden and Sonia Woolley compare their first impressions of a Western pioneer
Zane Grey 's
'The Last of the Plainsmen ' recently reissued in a paper-back edition
In the chair, Michael Flanders who also sets another
Younger Generation Competition
Listeners under twenty are asked to send their entries on a postcard to Younger Generation Competition, BBC, London, W.l, to arrive by Wednesday, February 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Diana Carter
Unknown:
Bernard Rudden
Unknown:
Sonia Woolley
Unknown:
Zane Grey
Unknown:
Michael Flanders

13—' Robin's Birthday' with Barbara Lyon , Richard Lyon
Horace Percival , Doris Rogers
Molly Weir , Richard Bellaers
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Written by Bob Block
Ronnie Hanbury , and Bebe Daniels Incidental music by Paul Fenoulhet
Production by Tom Ronald

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Lyon
Unknown:
Richard Lyon
Unknown:
Horace Percival
Unknown:
Doris Rogers
Unknown:
Molly Weir
Conducted By:
Paul Fenoulhet
Written By:
Bob Block
Written By:
Ronnie Hanbury
Written By:
Bebe Daniels
Music By:
Paul Fenoulhet
Production By:
Tom Ronald

A programme in which this well-known novelist and broadcaster talks about music which has played an important part in both her private and professional life
The Singers:
Patricia Bartlett
Donald Scott
At the piano, Arthur Sandford
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader. John Sharpe )
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
Conductor, Charles Mackerras
Script Editor, Roy Plomley
Producer. Michael North

Contributors

Singers:
Patricia Bartlett
Singers:
Donald Scott
Leader:
John Sharpe
Chorus-Master:
Leslie Woodgate
Conductor:
Charles MacKerras
Editor:
Roy Plomley
Producer:
Michael North

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