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Ⓓ French for Sixth Forms
YVETTE GUILBERT
This morning and during the next few days French scholars have a rare opportunity not only to hear the accent and turn of speech of a brilliant Frenchwoman, but to see into her mind as it were, and something of her art; for that great vaudeville artist, Yvette Guilbert , who has performed in London again and again in the past, is to broadcast three times in three very different mediums.
This morning she is to speak in French about the eternal spirit of France as shown in letters Written in verse during the last three centuries. On Friday night she is to speak in English about some of the famous people she has met. And next Monday she is to perform in Variety. Sixth Forms should make a point of listening on each occasion.

Contributors

Unknown:
Yvette Guilbert
Artist:
Yvette Guilbert

13 of Man'
The Animal Mind
Thoughts and Reflexes
H. MUNRO Fox , F.R.S.
We do not know what thoughts an animal has. We may guess that a dog has some thoughts like ours, but we cannot know · whether an insect has any thoughts at all, for its brain is made very differently from ours. If animals do have thoughts, the world must seem very different to them because of their different senses.
Many of our actions are done without any thought ; these are called reflexes. Animals, too, have reflexes, which are caused by some change either outside or inside the body. Reflexes are useful simple actions, as for example coughing, sneezing, perspiring, shivering, the mouth watering, the pupil of the eye getting smaller, recovering balance.
These are some of the things that
Munro Fox will discuss today.
(From Midland)

Contributors

Unknown:
H. Munro Fox
Unknown:
Munro Fox

from Peterborough Cathedral
Order of Service
Psalm cxix, 73-104
Lesson, Song of Three Children,
29-37
Magnificat (Noble in B minor) Lesson, Luke xxiv, 36-end
Nunc Dimittis (Noble in B minor)
Anthem, Hear my prayer, 0 Lord
(Arcadeli)
Hymn, As now the sun's declining rays (A. and M. 13)
Owing to a special service today the usual broadcast of Evensong from St. Paul's Cathedral cannot take place. As was the case last week, the Dean and Chapter of Peterborough Cathedral have kindly consented to put forward the usual time of their Evensong in order that listeners may hear it from there.

Francis Toye
Francis Toye studied composition under Professor Dent and S. 0. Waddington. In 1922 Mr. Toye joined the staff of the Daily Express as leader-writer and later was appointed music critic. He \then became chief music critic of the Morning Post until it amalgamated with the Daily Telegraph, for which paper he is now a frequent contributor. His pen is versatile, for, in addition to musical journalism, Mr. Toye has written a novel, a one-act 'play that was produced at the Royalty Theatre, two fine full-length studies of Rossini and Verdi, and numerous songs.

Contributors

Unknown:
Francis Toye
Unknown:
Francis Toye

A musical comedy by Fred Jackson
Lyrics by Irving Caesar
With music by various composers
Adapted for the microphone by Reginald Burston and Martyn C. Webster
Characters
The Midland Revue Orchestra
Leader, Norris Stanley
Conducted by Reginald Burston
Production by Martyn C. Webster
(From Midland)
''Mercenary Mary ' will be broadcast again tomorrow in the Regional programme at 9.0.

Contributors

Comedy By:
Fred Jackson
Comedy By:
Martyn C. Webster
Conducted By:
Reginald Burston
Production By:
Martyn C. Webster
Unknown:
Mercenary Mary
June:
Marjery Wyn
Jerry:
Hugh Morton
Mary:
Cora Goffin
Chris:
Kenneth Kove
Harry:
William Warren
Sir Henry:
Lester Mudditt
Grandpa:
Denis Folwell
The Storyteller:
Valerie Larg

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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