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Rita Clare (soprano)
Dunstan Hart (baritone)
Rita Clare , who has just returned from a three months' tour as leading lady in Schubert's Lilac Time, has a soprano voice of unusual quality. She comes of a musical family. Her grandmother was a distinguished amateur singer and harpist, and her mother a well-known figure in West Country oratorio and opera.
Rita Clare sang in public at the age of eleven and, after leaving school in England, went to Lausanne and thereafter to Florence, where she studied the piano. Returning to London she won a scholarship at the Royal College of Music and returned to Italy where she continued to study under the great Italian teacher Zaira Falchi. She first appeared in Bitter Street, and first broadcast when she was with the Royal Carl Rosa Opera Company shortly afterwards.
Rita Clare was at the Royal
College of Music at the same time as her co-broadcaster, Dunstan Hart. He has had a long musical career, obtaining his first theatrical engagement while still a student, and thereafter playing in a number of musical shows such as The Beggar's Opera and The Duenna. He later toured South Africa and Australia. He first broadcast from Savoy Hill, and has also been heard on the air from radio stations in Johannesburg and Barcelona.

Contributors

Soprano:
Rita Clare
Baritone:
Dunstan Hart
Unknown:
Rita Clare
Unknown:
Rita Clare
Unknown:
Zaira Falchi.
Unknown:
Royal Carl Rosa Opera
Unknown:
Rita Clare
Unknown:
Dunstan Hart.

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Hans von Benda ; Overture in the Italian Style (K.318) (Mozart)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham , Bart.: Symphony No. 40, in G minor (K.550) (Mozart)—1 Allegro moderato. 2 Andante. 3 Minuetto and Trio. 4 Allegro assai

Contributors

Conducted By:
Hans von Benda
Conducted By:
Sir Thomas Beecham

by Aileen Bransden from the Concert Hall, Broadcasting
House
Aileen Bransden , one of the most accomplished women organ players in the country, first played the organ in public at the City Temple when she was fourteen years of age, and became assistant organist there when only sixteen. A year later she was playing in Queen's Hall concerts and also at the Royal Albert Hall.
It was always, she tells us, her ambition to play the organ. She studied with Dr. H. H. L. Middleton and Mr. Allan Brown , F.R.C.O., then organist of the City Temple, and in a very short time obtained her first appointment. Subsequently she became organist at Hanover Congregational Church, Peckham, and afterwards organist and choirmaster at Muswell Hill Congregational Church. She is heard frequently on the air, and has been broadcasting since 1924.

Contributors

Unknown:
Aileen Bransden
Unknown:
Aileen Bransden
Unknown:
Albert Hall.
Unknown:
Dr. H. H. L. Middleton
Unknown:
Mr. Allan Brown

by Leo Tolstoy
7-' Prince Andrew comes back from death into life'
A serial reading by Eric Gillett
Prince Andrew recovered from his wound at Austerlitz, but just as he got home his wife died. He retired to the country in a mood of bitterness and scepticism. Meantime Pierre, after his duel and separation from his wife, has found consolation in religious freemasonry. He drives over to see Prince Andrew, hoping to console him too.

Contributors

Unknown:
Leo Tolstoy
Reading By:
Eric Gillett

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, [address removed], marked 'Gramophone Request', on the top left-hand corner.

Contributors

Presented By:
Dick Eentley

Presented by Harry S. Pepper and Douglas Moodie
Zelma O'Neal
Inspector Hornleigh Investigates
by H. W. Priwin , with S. J. Warmington as Inspector Hornleigh
Puzzle Corner ??? Guess ???
Arthur Sandford
Alice Mann
Derrick de Marney and Phyllis Konstam as Paul and Virginia
' Youth Takes a Bow '
Presented by Jack Hylton
Compered by Bryan Michie
Singing Commeres, The Three
Chimes
The BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Charles Shadwell

Contributors

Presented By:
Harry S. Pepper
Presented By:
Douglas Moodie
Unknown:
Zelma O'Neal
Unknown:
H. W. Priwin
Unknown:
S. J. Warmington
Unknown:
Arthur Sandford
Unknown:
Alice Mann
Unknown:
Derrick de Marney
Unknown:
Phyllis Konstam
Presented By:
Jack Hylton
Unknown:
Bryan Michie
Unknown:
Charles Shadwell

at which the guests will be some famous people who have had their birthdays this month
Christopher Stone will be the host and among those present will be Anna Lee ; Bebe Daniels ; Ivor Novello ; Ann Maritza , the famous astrologer
Jay Wilbur and his Band with Sam Costa and Sue and her Boy Friends
The programme devised by Vernon Harris and presented by Ronald Waldman
It is certain that listeners all over the country will be glad to welcome back to the microphone that genial radio personality Christopher Stone.
He returns tonight in the first of a series of new programmes in which once a month he will act as host to a party of distinguished guests who have had their birthdays during the month in question. In the course of these presentations the guests themselves will contribute to the party spirit with words and music of their own, and they will be attended on each occasion by Ann Maritza and Jay Wilbur and his Band.
Ann Maritza , staff astrologer of a well-known London newspaper, will be there to cast the horoscopes of the guests and give her general forecast for the month.

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Stone
Unknown:
Anna Lee
Unknown:
Bebe Daniels
Unknown:
Ivor Novello
Unknown:
Ann Maritza
Unknown:
Jay Wilbur
Unknown:
Sam Costa
Unknown:
Vernon Harris
Presented By:
Ronald Waldman
Unknown:
Christopher Stone.
Unknown:
Ann Maritza
Unknown:
Jay Wilbur
Unknown:
Ann Maritza

Die Winterreise
(The Winter Journey) sung by Hermann Schey (baritone)
Part 2
Die Post (The Mail-Coach)
Der greise Kopf (The Greying Head) Die Krahe (The Crow)
Letzte Hoffnung Im Dorfe (In the Village)
Der stiirmische Morgen (The Stormy
Morning)
Tauschung (Disappointment)
Der Wegweiser (The Sign-Post) Das Wirtshaus (The Inn) Mut (Courage)
Die Nebensonnen (The Mock-Suns) Der Leiermann (The Organ-Grinder)
(The first part of Die Winterreise was broadcast in the Regional programme at 8.15)

Contributors

Baritone:
Hermann Schey
Unknown:
Letzte Hoffnung

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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