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World History
Stories that are History
' The Story of Mahommed '
HUGH Ross WILLIAMSON
1 Great is Allah! Great is Allah
I bear witness that there is no God but Allah,
I bear witness that Mahommed is the prophet of Allah.
Come unto prayer. Come unto
Happiness.
Great is Allah Great is Allah!
There is no God but Allah.
Prayer is better than sleep, Prayer is better than sleep.'
This was the cry of a new religion which sprang up in the East about 600 years after Christ, and soon became one of the leading religions ol the world. You will hear today the story of Mahommed, the camel-driver, and the new things that he taught, and how he founded a new faith.

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugh Ross Williamson

' Food Chains '
H. MUNRO Fox , F.R.S.
Animals either feed on plants or else they feed on other animals which eat plants. Often there are chains of animals, each link in the chain feeding on the next link, while the last animal link in the chain eats plants. For instance, lions eat zebras, and zebras eat grass. In fresh water, tiny pond-weeds are eaten by water-fleas which are the food of minnows, while minnows are eaten by trout, and trout in turn are gobbled up by herons. Animals which kill and eat others are usually bigger than their prey, but the prey are usually more numerous than the animals which eat them. This is an outline of the talk that Professor Munro Fox is to give today.

Contributors

Unknown:
H. Munro Fox
Unknown:
Professor Munro Fox

' Successful Farming'
W. S. Mansfield
Successful farming is a problem that has exercised the human mind since the dawn of history. At all times and in all ages there have been people who have been successful in the fickle art of agriculture. Today Mr. Mansfield is to discuss this subject in relation to present-day ideas. It is his farewell talk so far as this series is concerned. A great number of listeners will miss his talks on Wednesday evenings, but he has once again to devote his whole attention to the interests of the Cambridge University School of Agriculture. He will be followed next week by another popular broadcaster, Anthony Hurd.

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Hurd.

freely arranged by Julius Rontgen
The BBC Singers (A) Margaret Godley
Margaret Rees
Gladys Winmill Doris Owens
Bradbridge White Martin Boddey
Stanley Riley Samuel Dyson
Louis Willoughby (violin)
James Lockyer (viola)
David Ffrangcon-Thomas
(violoncello)
John Francis (flute)
Cecil Dixon (pianoforte)
Conducted by Trevor Harvey
Der Kuckuck auf dem Zaune sass Es taget in dem
Osten Jan Hinnerk up de Lammerstraat Verstohlcn geht der Mond auf
Ich hort ein Sichelein rauschen Tannhauser
H:rr, der du spanntest des
Himmels Gezelt
Schwesterlein Stolz Heinrich

Contributors

Arranged By:
Julius Rontgen
Unknown:
Margaret Godley
Unknown:
Margaret Rees
Unknown:
Gladys Winmill
Unknown:
Doris Owens
Unknown:
Bradbridge White
Unknown:
Martin Boddey
Unknown:
Stanley Riley
Unknown:
Samuel Dyson
Violin:
Louis Willoughby
Viola:
James Lockyer
Viola:
David Ffrangcon-Thomas
Flute:
John Francis
Pianoforte:
Cecil Dixon
Conducted By:
Trevor Harvey
Unknown:
Osten Jan Hinnerk
Unknown:
Himmels Gezelt
Unknown:
Schwesterlein Stolz Heinrich

Clarkson Rose
Comedian
Webster Booth and Anne Ziegler
Musical Comedy Duets
A Motoring Episode by Charles Hayes and George Barker
Leonard Henry
Comedian
The BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Charles Shadwell
Compere, Charles Hayes

Contributors

Tenor:
Webster Booth
Soprano:
Anne Ziegler
Compere:
Charles Hayes
Baritone:
George Barker
Comedian:
Leonard Henry
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell

A talk by Lord Wakehurst ,
K.C.M.G., Governor of New South Wales
With a description of some of the happenings on the opening day of the celebrations
From Sydney
(Arranged in collaboration with the Australian Broadcasting Commission)
The celebrations in Australia will last for three months, but today marks their official opening. In addition to the address by Lord Wakehurst, listeners will hear a recorded commentary on some of the events which took place earlier in the day in Australia-that is, of course. last night by Greenwich time. The events to be covered include a description of the water pageant in Sydney Harbour, representing the landing of Governor Phillip, and also a commentary on the Big Game Angling Championship of the World. The descriptions will be given by an observer stationed on the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Contributors

Talk By:
Lord Wakehurst

Season 1937-8
Tenth Concert from Queen's Hall, London
(Sole Lessees, Messrs. Chappclland Co. Ltd.)
Robert Soetens (violin)
The BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leader, Paul Beard
Conductors
SERGE PROKOFIEV
SIR ADRIAN BOULT
Classical Symphony, in D.... Prokofiev
1 Allegro. 2 Larghetto. 3 Gavotte : Non troppo allegro. 4 Finale: Molto vivace
(Conducted by THE COMPOSER)

Contributors

Violin:
Robert Soetens
Unknown:
Sir Adrian Boult

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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