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Regional Geography
' The Monsoon Lands '. India
8—' Bombay and the Western Ghats ' J. N. L. BAKER , Lecturer in Geography in the University of Oxford'
This morning Mr. J. N. L. Baker is to discuss the Bombay Deccan, the Ghats (or mountain ranges), and the coast, where the heavy rainfall is in striking contrast with the slight rainfall inland, with very different effects on the vegetation.
He will tell listeners about the difficulties of navigation on the west coast, and describe Bombay Island and its harbour, the construction of the modern port, and the vast trade of the city. The railways up to the Ghats and the hydro-electric power the Ghats supply, the industries of Bombay which is the gateway of India from the West-these and many more things of interest will be discussed by Mr.
Baker.

Contributors

Unknown:
J. N. L. Baker
Unknown:
Mr. J. N. L. Baker

Discovering England
' The South-East Corner'
4—' The Weald and the Forests '
S. P. B. Mais
This talk, the third of the series, continues the tour of the South-East •Corner of England which is being conducted bv S. P. B. Mais. This after noon listeners will be taken'to the Weald, a district once covered with trees, but now one of the finest agricultural areas in the country. Here can be found cottages huih of timber felled from the ancient forests, and brick fashioned from local clay. Many of them face picturesque village greens, on which cricket matches are a regular weekly event on Saturdays between May and September. And, passing throuph apple orchards and hop gardens, listeners will travel on to the higher ground where thick woods of oak and pine still stand-timber which was jn earlier times the mainstay of the ' wooden walls of .England '.
2.25 Interval
2.30 World History-8
' The Mogul Empire in India '
EILEEN POWER , Professor of Economic
History in the University of London
It was Babur who was the first monarch of the great Mogul Empire in India. He began his life of conquest by defeating the forces of the Delhi Sultan. He gained this important victory despite the fact that his troops were vastly inferior in numbers. When he died in 1530 his territory stretched from the Oxus to the frontier of Bengal and from Gwalior to the Himalayas. This afternoon Professor Eileen Power will tell listeners all about him and his successors-and the eventual collapse of the Empire.

Contributors

Unknown:
S. P. B. Mais
Unknown:
Eileen Power
Unknown:
Professor Eileen Power

The question that Geoffrey Crowther will try to answer this evening involves important economic issues. The greater part of the nation's expenditure, of course, goes to provide the necessaries and the minor luxuries of life. Food, rent, and clothing are still the largest items, but significant changes in family budgets are now making themselves felt. Geoffrey Crowther will emphasise that if the standard of living is to be maintained, the nation must see that it also spends part of its income on maintaining and extending its stock of capital goods, such as roads, and power and manufacturing plant.

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoffrey Crowther
Unknown:
Geoffrey Crowther

Devised and arranged by PAUL THOMSON and SANDY POWELL presented by SANDY POWELL 'S ROAD SHOW
COMPANY
(By permission of the London Palladium
Management)
Produced by A. W. HANSON
The cast includes
Pat Hyde ,
(The Sweet Singer)
Walter Williams and Percy Hayden
(Two Cheery Chaps)
Roy Jefferies , Paul Thomson , Peggy Whitty , Jimmy Fletcher , Little Peggy Powell , Dick Kerry , Eddie Grange ,
The Harmonica Band
THE B B C VARIETY ORCHESTRA
Conducted by KNEALE KELLEY and SANDY POWELL
('Sandy Runs the BBC' will be repeated in the Regional programme tomorrow night.)

Contributors

Arranged By:
Paul Thomson
Unknown:
Sandy Powell
Presented By:
Sandy Powell
Produced By:
A. W. Hanson
Unknown:
Pat Hyde
Singer:
Walter Williams
Singer:
Percy Hayden
Unknown:
Roy Jefferies
Unknown:
Paul Thomson
Unknown:
Peggy Whitty
Unknown:
Jimmy Fletcher
Unknown:
Little Peggy Powell
Unknown:
Dick Kerry
Unknown:
Eddie Grange
Conducted By:
Kneale Kelley
Conducted By:
Sandy Powell

Between 10 p.m. tonight and 4 a.m. tomorrow morning election results will be broadcast from all transmitters of the BBC. These results will be broadcast as soon as they are received, and at intervals summaries of the state of the parties will be given.
The announcements of results will be interspersed with a programme of light music played by The Victor Olof Sextet
Reginald King and his Orchestra
The Gershom Parkington Quintet
A summary of the results received after 4 a.m. will be given on Friday in the First News at 6 p.m.
Please Do Not Ring Up
Listeners are earnestly requested not to make telephone inquiries about election results. Such inquiries cannot in any case be answered.

Contributors

Unknown:
Victor Olof Sextet
Unknown:
Reginald King

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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