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Tracing History Backwards -4a ' Unemployment '
STEPHEN KING-HALL
This afternoon's talk deals with one of the most puzzling problems that faces almost the whole of the civilised post-war world. Although unemployment is not a new evil-England suffered severely from it in the early seventeenth and nineteenth centuries-never before has it reached such disturbing heights. King-Hall's talk consists of a discussion of the various causes and kinds of unemployment, its results, and some suggested remedies. Stephen King-Hall will not be at the microphone in person, but listeners will be able to hear an electrical recording.

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen King-Hall

Nature Study
'Round the Countryside-7, Toads'
C. C. GADDUM
This afternoon Mr. Gaddum will discuss the difference between a toad and a frog; the many curious legends about the toad's being poisonous and dangerous ; what happens to toads and frogs in winter ; the migration of frogs in spring ; the laying of the spawn and the subsequent hatching of the tadpoles.
Teachers will find it useful to have illustrations of a toad, a frog, frog spawn, toad spawn, and tadpoles to show their class.
2.25 Interlude
2.30 English Literature-7
' Some Books I Like '
'The Three Royal Monkeys', by Walter de la Mare
HOWARD MARSHALL

Contributors

Unknown:
Walter de la Mare
Unknown:
Howard Marshall

JEANNE DE CASALIS
THOMAS WEGUELIN
THE WESTERN BROTHERS (Kenneth and George)
OLIVE GROVES
GEORGE SCOTT-WOOD and his SIX SWINGERS
THE BBC VARIETY ORCHESTRA
Conducted by KNEALE KELLEY
Here is a bumper programme with such old favourites as Jeanne de Casalis, the Western Brothers, and Olive Groves. As every listener knows, they are always good broadcast fare.
Thomas Weguelin's many admirers in the theatre are keenly awaiting his radio debut this evening. He is not only a good actor who has been in his time with such managers as Tree, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, George Alexander, Laurence Irving, and most managers of note ; he is a Bohemian and a wit. The Green Room Club, Green Room Rags, the Savage, all know 'Tommy' Weguelin. The after-dinner speech he is to give tonight is likely to make for laughter.
George Scott-Wood, 'the busiest man in the dance band business' as that expert Leonard G. Feather describes him, is pianist to his six swingers. Listeners may read all about them in this week's 'Tempo di Jazz' on page 6.

Contributors

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Jeanne de Casalis
Unknown:
Thomas Weguelin
Unknown:
George Scott-Wood
Conducted By:
Kneale Kelley

by SZEKELY Zoltan Szekely is not only a brilliant violin virtuoso, but also a notable composer. He studied the violin with Hubay, and composition with Kodaly. A violin sonata of his was chosen for performance at the International Music Festival in Venice. He made his debut as a violinist with the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra. The Tartini Sonata that he has chosen to broadcast tonight is peculiar in that the two lower strings are directed to be tuned a tone higher-A and E instead of G and D. As the Sonata is in the key of A, the sonority is thus improved and greater brilliance is secured.

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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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