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A short story written for broadcasting by L.A.G. Strong, and read by the author

L.A.G. Strong is one of the most interesting short-story writers of today, and in 'The Woodcutter's Arms' he has written a story of characteristic insight and simplicity.

Arriving in Canterbury in the early evening and in search of lodging, the writer is directed to a strange little back-street tavern, in which he has a peculiar encounter. He is at a loss to understand the hostile attitude of his hostess, but a meeting later in the evening with a philosophical little bicycle merchant helps to unravel the mystery for him. There is a certain eeriness in the midnight setting of the tale, but with the morning sunshine the traveller is able to depart faintly puzzled as to why-and he knows he will-he must for the rest of his life remember a pair of eyes and a scolding voice.

Contributors

Writer/Reader:
L.A.G. Strong

The Music of a Wandering Race
A programme of gramophone records
Presented by Cecil Dudley

At six places on the Continent are images of the Black Madonna, patron saint of all the Gypsies. To these various shrines the Gypsies travel from time to time during the year.
Cecil Dudley will present gramophone records of the sort of music that the Gypsies carry with them on their wanderings, and will show what influence the melodies of this wild people have had on the music of the world.

Contributors

Presenter:
Cecil Dudley

Trio in B flat, Op. 99
1 Allegro moderato. 2 Andante un poco mosso. 3 Scherzo: Allegro 4 Rondo: Allegro vivace played by Max Rostal (violin)
Sela Trau (violoncello)
Louis Kentner (pianoforte)
Max Rostal left Berlin, where he was a professor at the State Institute, in 1933. He teaches in London and has a large clientele of pupils of many nationalities. He gave his first recital in London at the Wigmore Hall in 1938, and his first broadcast a short while afterwards.
Sela Trau met Max Rostal in Germany and the pair were married shortly afterwards. She gave her first broadcast here about a year ago.
Louis Kentner received his musical education at Budapest, studying under Kodaly. He has won many important prizes, including the Chopin Prize in Warsaw, and the Liszt Prize in Budapest. He made his microphone debut in 1936.

Contributors

Violin:
Max Rostal
Violin:
Sela Trau
Pianoforte:
Louis Kentner
Pianoforte:
Max Rostal
Unknown:
Sela Trau
Unknown:
Max Rostal
Unknown:
Louis Kentner

(or ' Ship A-hooey ')
More fun aboard the S.S. Freeaneasv
Passengers
Two Charming Passengers
Judy Shirley and Madge Wickham
The BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Charles Shadwell
Script by Stanelli and Max Kester
Produced by Ernest Longstaffe

Contributors

Unknown:
Judy Shirley
Unknown:
Madge Wickham
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell
Conducted By:
Max Kester
Produced By:
Ernest Longstaffe
Captain:
Stanelli
First Officer:
Sydney Jerome
Jitters (' Mess' Waiter):
Horace Kenney
Sliggs (The Bar Steward):
Ted Andrews
That Woman Again!:
Mamie Soutter
Three ' Sports ':
The Three Ginx

Excerpts from Puccini's opera
'TOSCA'
Beniamino Gigli (tenor): Recondita armonia (Strange Harmony of Contrasts)
Maria Caniglia (soprano), Beniamino Gigli (tenor): Love Duet
Armando Borgioli (baritone), with Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Rome, conducted by Oliviero de Fabritiis : Tre sbirri ... Una carrozza (Te Deum Scene)

Contributors

Tenor:
Beniamino Gigli
Soprano:
Maria Caniglia
Tenor:
Beniamino Gigli
Baritone:
Armando Borgioli
Conducted By:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Unknown:
Una Carrozza

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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