The Story of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Recalled with records by Brian Rust

A weekly programme of Christian news and comment
Introduced by Vernon Mitchell
Among this week's items:
News Comment: George Songhurst
The Rev. J. S. B. Monsell (1811-75) was born 150 years ago last Thursday: his contribution to English hymnody is described by Alan Gibson , with the Looe Singers
American Letter: by Bernard Mayes , who has been visiting some of the rocket-launching sites to enquire into the religious attitudes of the astronauts
The last two items are recorded

A series of ten programmes about the ancient Greeks, their history, genius, and contribution to European civilisation
9: THE HELLENISTIC WORLD by E. Badian
Visiting Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oregon
No period of Western history has seen greater political changes than the century and a half that followed the accession of Alexander the Great (336 B.C.); yet Greek ways of life and thought survived to shape a new world.
Reader, Gary Watson
A Listen and Learn series
Residential colleges in County Durham, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, and Northamptonshire are arranging weekend courses on the Greeks to follow up this series of programmes. For details please send a stamped addressed envelope to The Greeks: Follow-up Courses, [address removed].

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