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★ Our English Speech
5-' How speech sounds change '
HAROLD ORTON '
Continuing his series on ' Our English Speech ', Harold Orton this afternoon will describe how English speech sounds have changed through the centuries. The deduction of old English pronunciation from a study of the phonetic spelling of later writers throws an additional light of realism on to the lives of past Englishmen.
Experts have a pretty good idea of what Anglo-Saxon sounded like, and know positively how words were pronounced in later periods of English history. The broadcast will be illustrated by records, and listeners in schools will be asked to co-operate by repeating various sounds.

Contributors

Unknown:
Harold Orton
Unknown:
Harold Orton

Lilly Phillips (violoncello)
Anne Mukle (pianoforte)
(First broadcast performance)
Leone Sinigaglia was bofn in Turin in 1868. He studied at the Liceo Musicale and later went to Vienna where he made the acquaintance of Goldmark and Dvorak. The latter invited him to Prague for a year to study with him as his private pupil. In 1899 Sinigaglia returned to Turin and soon established himself as a composer of great gifts. His chief champion in England has been Sir Henry Wood , who has produced several of his orchestral works including the popular suite ' Piedmont ', which has also been sponsored by Toscanini both in Italy and America.
Much of Sinigaglia's music is directly influenced by his native folk song, of which he has made a deep study. Among his chamber music is the Cello Sonata to be heard this afternoon, which was composed in 1923. It is a well-written, interesting work, showing, like most of the composer's music, the influence of his native folk song.

Contributors

Pianoforte:
Anne Mukle
Unknown:
Henry Wood

An improbable adventure, showing that birds in their little nests do not always agree, by Max Kester (from a story by John Dighton )
Musical numbers by Bill Williamson featuring
.Jack Jackson
Effie Atherton and Hugh E. Wright with Jack Jackson 's Band
Conducted by Bill Williamson
Produced by Max Kester
Take a Chance!' will be broadcast again on Thursday (Regional, 6.0)

Contributors

Unknown:
Max Kester
Story By:
John Dighton
Unknown:
Bill Williamson
Unknown:
Jack Jackson
Conducted By:
Bill Williamson
Produced By:
Max Kester

' Restrictions of the Press '
Sir Stanley Reed , M.P.
Tonight's speaker in this series was for many years editor of the Times of India, and is in charge of the bill for the amendment of the Libel Laws now before Parliament. Just before Christmas Sir Stanley Reed took part in a broadcast debate on ' The Freedom of our Press '. Newspapers are not free to ' print what they like '. Two kinds of restrictions exist. The Libel Laws, the Official Secrets Act and so on impose limits from without. And the editor has often to decide for himself whether to print this or that is in the public interest.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Stanley Reed
Unknown:
Sir Stanley Reed

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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