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Regional Geography
' The Monsoon Lands'-India
1-'From West to East across
Hindustan '
Lord MESTON, K.C.S.I., LL.D.
Talks this term and throughout the school year are to deal with the Oriental world. First with India, including the word in its widest sense ; in the spring term with China and Japan ; in the summer term with Indo-China and the East Indies. The course aims at giving a clear and vivid picture of the countries concerned-their climate, rainfall, mountains, forests ; their peoples, industries, and products. The course is planned for advanced pupils, and the invaluable new pamphlet, ' Regional Geography,' illustrated with special maps and photographs, is obtainable from [address removed]price 2d. post free.
Today Lord Meston, who, during the war was Governor of the United Provinces, will describe Hindustan, its northern plain and southern plateau, the rain-bearing monsoon winds, the two great river systems, agriculture from West to East, the historic Kyber Pass, the peoples of Hindustan; Pathans, Sikhs, Rajputs, Hindus, Moslems, and head-hunting Nagas.

Discovering England
'THE PEAK'
1-'The Peak '
PATRICK MONKHOUSE
This afternoon, in the first of four talks, Patrick Monkhouse is to tell listeners about a hill-country in Derby- shire known as the Peak. Here villages and farms are still called by the names the Saxon invaders gave them, and villages that William the Conqueror recorded in his Domesday Book still carry on. He is to tell you how the Peak men have made their living through the centuries, farming, mining, and quarrying, building their homes, and telling their stories of past times.
This afternoon he will say what the Peak is made of ; he will describe some of the old industries, some of the gorges cut through the limestone which are characteristic of its scenery, Mam Tor the shivering mountain, and a typical village.
Those who listened last year to the series, ' Districts of England,' will remember that they were invited to compare the countrysides they heard about in the talks with their own countryside and villages. This is a similar series. Let old and new listeners make notes of the country around them. How does it differ from the Peak country ? In what ways, if any, is it the same ?

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick Monkhouse
Unknown:
Patrick Monkhouse

'The Age of Discovery '
EILEEN POWER, Professor of Economic History in the University of London
Last year Professor Eileen Power told listeners about the history of the world up to about A.D. 1500; this year she is to tell them about the history of what are called ' modern times.' They wiil hear about the great discoveries that showed Europe new roads to the old world of the East, and a whole new world in the West. They will hear about the waking up of Europe that was called the Renaissance, and about the birth of modern science, which was to change history.
The more familiar listeners are with the maps in the pamphlet, and with the wall-maps in the class-room, the better they will understand these broadcasts. The pamphlet, ' World History,' may be obtained from [address removed], price zd. post free.

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor Eileen Power

Members of I. Scala Orchestra, conducted by Antonio Guarnieri : Concerto Grosso in G minor (Vivaldi, arr. Molinari)-1. Adagio ; 2. Allegro ; 3. Larghetto ; 4. Allegro
Joseph Szigeti (violin) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham , Bart. :
Concerto No. 4 in D (Mozart)- I. Allegro ; 2. Andante cantabile; 3. Rondo
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty : Romeo's Reverie and Fete of the Capulets (Romeo and Juliet) (Berlioz)

Contributors

Conducted By:
Antonio Guarnieri
Violin:
Joseph Szigeti
Unknown:
Sir Thomas Beecham
Unknown:
I. Allegro
Conducted By:
Sir Hamilton Harty

Domenico Scarlatti Celebration
Under the direction of EDWARD J. DENT , Mus.B.
Sacred Music
FREDA TOWNSON (contralto)
THE INTERNATIONAL STRING QUARTET: Andre Mangeot (violin); Walter Price (violin); Max Gilbert (viola) ;
Bernard Richards (violoncello)
BORIS ORD (harpsichord)
Salve Regina , for Voice, Strings and Harpsichord... transcribed E. J. Dent
(From a manuscript in the Liceo
Musicale, Bologna)

Contributors

Unknown:
Domenico Scarlatti
Unknown:
Edward J. Dent
Contralto:
Freda Townson
Violin:
Andre Mangeot
Violin:
Max Gilbert
Viola:
Bernard Richards
Harpsichord:
Salve Regina

Batsman' by JOHN DIGHTON
(With apologies to the late
E. W. Homung 's immortal creation)
Characters andandandand
Country House Guests. Cricketers
Produced by MAX KESTER

Contributors

Unknown:
John Dighton
Unknown:
E. W. Homung
Produced By:
Max Kester
L B W Baffles (Crook and Cricketer):
Bobbie Comber
'Rabbit' Warren (his friend):
Claude Dampier
Lord Ambergrease (elderly peer):
Frederick W. Lloyd
Lady Ambergrease (his wife):
Dora Gregory
MacFrenzie (Scotland Yard man):
Ernest Sefton
Mackrenzie (Scotland Yard man):
Henry Ford
Dawdle (Lord Ambergrease's butler):
Ernest Sefton
Dawdle (Lord Ambergrease's butler):
Henry Ford
Barraker (Baffles' man):
Ernest Sefton
Barraker (Baffles' man):
Henry Ford
Headmaster:
Ernest Sefton
Headmaster:
Henry Ford

Written by Lord DUNSANY for broadcasting
Produced by LANCE SIEVEKING
The characters in the first part of the play are Human Beings, and in the second part:
The Spirits of: A Dog, A Crow, A Bear, Two Elephants, A Mouse, A Cat, A Horse, A Pig, A Bee, A Hen, A Rabbit, Some Birds, A Mosquito, and Just Simply ' A Spirit'
The Cast includes
HAROLD SCOTT ; RUSSELL THORNDIKE ; GEORGE SANDERS ; PHILIP WADE ; JILLIAN SANDLANDS ; DEERING WELLS; KENNETH ELLIS ; ALLAN WADE ; ANTHONY LEON ; 'IMITO'ADELINE HOOK ; JOHN RORKE ; RAY WALLACE ; FLORENCE McHUGH ; JEAN CAMERON
' The Use of Man ' will be repeated in the Regional programme tomorrow at 8.20

Contributors

Written By:
Lord Dunsany
Produced By:
Lance Sieveking
Unknown:
Harold Scott
Unknown:
Russell Thorndike
Unknown:
George Sanders
Unknown:
Philip Wade
Unknown:
Jillian Sandlands
Unknown:
Deering Wells;
Unknown:
Kenneth Ellis
Unknown:
Allan Wade
Unknown:
Anthony Leon
Unknown:
Adeline Hook
Unknown:
John Rorke
Unknown:
Ray Wallace
Unknown:
Florence McHugh
Unknown:
Jean Cameron

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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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