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TROOPING THE COLOUR
With a description by Major J. B. S. BOURNE-MAY
Relayed from THE HORSEGUARDS, WHITEHALL
Tho Ceremony will open with the arrival of the Royal Procession, when the Royal Salute will be given.
H.M. THE KING inspects the troops, after which, the massed bands and drums of the Brigade of Guards will play a slow march, countermarch, halt and play a quick march.
A Drummer beats the Drummers
Call, and the escort marches up to the Colour, the bands and drums playing the ' British Grenadiers.' The Sergeant-Major receives the Colour and hands it to the Ensign for the Colour. The-escort salutes the Colour by presenting arms, the hands and drums playing ' God Save the King.'
Colour and escort march down the line of Guards, and the whole Parade marches past H.M. THE KING in slow time, and again in quick time and finally forms up in line and gives the Royal Saluto.
The Household Cavalry march off. H.M. THE KING places himself at the head of the King's Guard and the Guards march of to Buckingham Palace, headed by the Massed Bands, Drums and Pipes.

Contributors

Unknown:
Major J. B. S. Bourne-May

Sir Walford Davies: Music
(a) A Beginner's Lesson (b) A Miniature Concert (e) An Advanced Lesson

3.30 Interlude

3.35 Monsieur E.M. Stephan: Elementary French

4.0 Interlude

4.5 Special Talk for Secondary Schools
The Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Samuel, G.C.B., G.B.E., M.P., 'How the Country is Governed - VI, How the Towns and Counties are Governed'

Contributors

Unknown:
E.M. Stephan
Unknown:
Sir Herbert Samuel

Light Fare with a Hibernian Flavour
Production and Dialogue by GORDON McCONNEL
'... you'll find two cows lying down in a field, and the one that's standing up will be an Irish Bull.' - Old Drawing Room Story
Artists
DENIS O'NEIL and MARY O'FARRELL
WYNNE AJELLO
THE GERSHOM PARKINGTON QUINTET
THE WIRELESS SINGERS
Conducted by STANFORD ROBINSON

Contributors

Artists:
Denis O'Neil
Artists:
Mary O'Farrell
Unknown:
Wynne Ajello
Unknown:
The Gershom Parkington Quintet
Conducted By:
Stanford Robinson

National Programme Daventry

About National Programme

National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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