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@ No. 13
A serial reading from Herman Melville's ' Moby Dick ' by Geoffrey Tandy
The Pequod is in the Indian Ocean, and Stubb has killed the first whale of the voyage. It is towed to the ship's side and made fast there. In this instalment you will hear how the carcass is dealt with. Melville's description of the operations involved would apply to most ships in the sperm-whale fishery in the middle of the nineteenth century.

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Moby Dick
Unknown:
Geoffrey Tandy

@ Interval Music
2.5 Science and Gardening Ⓓ Plant Growth
' Pruning Bush Fruits '
C. F. LAWRANCE
Pruning is an extremely important operation. C. F. Lawrance will describe methods of pruning applicable to blackcurrants, red and white currants, gooseberries, raspberries, blackberries, and various hybrid berries. He will tell listeners when exactly to prune, will outline the reasons for pruning, and define the differences between the pruning of newly-planted bushes and that of more established growths.
2.25 Ⓓ Interval Music
2.30 Early Stages in Music Ⓓ ' Skipping Tunes'
THOMAS ARMSTRONG , D.Mus.

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Unknown:
C. F. Lawrance
Unknown:
F. Lawrance
Unknown:
Thomas Armstrong

Presented by Frank Stewart
When Frank Stewart formed this ensemble for broadcasting in 1933, the first name he thought of was ' The Interpreters '. He changed it to the Alphas because they were the first to specialise in folk songs and light classical music, as well as melodious music of all types. The combination consists of five strings, piano, and marimba, and four vocalists (two men and two women). Frank Stewart conducts, and his rhythmic solos are a feature of every broadcast.
A little while ago it was mentioned in the Radio Times that another popular broadcaster, Falkman, practises with a canary perched on his shoulder. Stewart goes one better. His cobalt hen budgerigar sits on his violin while he plays, as will be seen in the photograph on this page.

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Presented By:
Frank Stewart
Unknown:
Frank Stewart
Unknown:
Frank Stewart

Here are the Gramophone Records that you've chosen
Presented by Dick Bentley
What is your favourite record ? Write the name of one record-your favourite song, dance tune, piece of light music or funny record-on a post-card, giving if possible the make and number of the record, and address the card to the BBC, Broadcasting House, London, W.I, marked ' Gramophone Request' on the top left-hand corner

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Presented By:
Dick Bentley

Presented by Harry S. Pepper and Douglas Moodie
Les Allen
Inspector Hornleigh Investigates
No. 49 by H. W. Priwin , with S. J. Warmington as Inspector Homleigh
Puzzle Corner
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Jetty Cantor
Derrick de Marney and Phyllis Konstam as Paul and Virginia
Hermione Baddeley and Cyril Ritchard
The BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Charles Shadwell

Contributors

Presented By:
Harry S. Pepper
Presented By:
Douglas Moodie
Unknown:
H. W. Priwin
Unknown:
S. J. Warmington
Unknown:
Jetty Cantor
Unknown:
Derrick de Marney
Unknown:
Phyllis Konstam
Unknown:
Hermione Baddeley
Unknown:
Cyril Ritchard
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell

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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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More