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Regional Programme

Regional 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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THE JOHN MACARTHUR QUINTET

FOR OLDER CHILDREN

Pioneers for the Kingdom 
20—' John Wesley ' by Beatrice Gilbert and Priscilla Schryver 
The cast includes 
Ian Dawson 
Patric Curwen 
(by permission of Payne-Jennings and Killick) 
Beatrice Gilbert 
Idina Scott-Gatty 
Stephen Jack 
Charles Stone 
Produced by Geoffrey Dearmer 
John Wesley , one of the great personalities of the eighteenth century, was born at a time when religion hud come to mean little in the general life of England. Very early in his life he determined to do all he could to change this state of things. At Oxford he and his brother Charles started a small society of undergraduates who gave up many   pleasures to study the religious life. They were laughed at in the University, and called ' Methodists ', the name by which his followers are known to this day. 
In 1738, just two hundred years ago this week, Wesley began his career of fervent preaching, trying to rouse the people from their apathy. He was extremely unpopular, and even the clergy frowned upon what they called his ' enthusiasm '. But he was not to be suppressed, and soon he was riding up and down the country, swaying vast crowds with his passionate appeal. For fifty years he did not spare himself, and at last even his antagonists realised his greatness. At his death, in 1791, religion had again become a living force in England.

Students' Songs

The BBC Men's Chorus
Conducted by Trevor Harvey
George Baker (baritone)
At the pianoforte, Ernest Lush

The Doctor, page 22
Bread and Butter, page 320
The Mermaid, page 120
Rosalie, page 276
Cock Robin , page 248
True Love, page 165
Over the sea to Skye, page 206
The Spanish Guitar, page 254
Riding down from Bangor, page 272

(The page numbers refer to the Scottish Students' Song Book)

Ghost Spelling: Parents v. Children

An experiment with a new competition
Ghost Master, A.J. Alan
The programme arranged by Stephen Potter

The rules of this game are simple. A word is spelt out, each player taking it in turn to add or prefix a letter. The object is to control the course which the word takes in such a way as to ensure that an opponent, unable to find an alternative development, is compelled to finish it. Faced with CRA, for instance, it is best not to add V: your opponent will avoid Crave by adding I for Craving. It is better to add C; for CRAC may compel the addition of K and the finish of the word. But your opponent may he cool-headed enough to realise that by putting M before CRAC he can get out of the trap by turning the word into Gimcrack.
If a player tries to bluff by adding a letter at random he may be challenged. If his pretended word is not in the Concise Oxford Dictionary, he will lose a life. The penalty for unsuccessful and the reward for successful challenging will be two points instead of one.
Proper names are not allowed.
Further details of the rules will be announced before the game.

THE BBC MILITARY BAND

Conductor, P. S. G. O'Donnell 
Eric Marshall (baritone)

FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN

Interval

A RELIGIOUS SERVICE

(Church of England) from Winchester Cathedral 
The Bells 
8.0 Order of Service 
Hymn, Spirit of mercy, truth and love (E.H. 631 ; A. and M. 155) 
Opening Prayers Psalm cxxxii 
Lesson, John xvii, 1-13 Magnificat (Henry Ley ) 
Creed, Lord's Prayer, and Collects 
Anthem, Fight the good fight (
Harold Rhodes )  
Address by the Very Rev. E. G. SELWYN , D.D., Dean of Winchester 
Hymn, Thy hand, 0 God, has guided 
(E.H. 545, omitting v. 4 ; A. and M. 604, omitting w. 3 and 5) Blessing 
Organist and Choirmaster, 
Harold Rhodes 
The organ in Winchester Cathedral has recently been completely restored. Built by Willis for the Great Exhibition of 1851, it was purchased shortly afterwards, at the instigation of Dr. S. S. Wesley , then Cathedral Organist, for its present home. It has since been added to at various dates, but on no comprehensive plan ; and now for the first time its full tone can be heard in all parts of the great church.

THE NEWS

CHAMBER MUSIC

The Kolisch String Quartet : 
1 Rudolf Kolisch (violin) 
Felix Khuner (violin) 
Eugen Lehner (viola) 
Benar Heifetz (violoncello) Quartet in B flat, Op. 76, No. 4   
Beethoven's String Quartet, Op. 132, is technically one of his greatest achievements. The first movement is peculiar for the fact that it includes three successive expositions, each of which is interrupted by a development of the introductory theme, or rather motive, which is heard at the outset in the first two bars. 
The second movement follows the course of a normal Scherzo and Trio, the latter being on a drone bass. 
The third movement, which is one of the most expressive of all Beethoven's slow movements, is in the form of an aria in five sections. The first is a Chorale in five sections, the second is an episode, the third is the Chorale with variations, the fourth a second episode, the fifth the recapitulation of the Chorale. 
The fourth movement has the character of a military march, and the fifth is a gay and joyful movement which follows the classical rondo form. 
See also note on page 12

LOGIE'S ENEMY'

A short story written for broadcasting by George Scott Moncrieff 
Read by Tom Smith

EPILOGUE

Regional Programme Scotland is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 13th September 1931. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

Regional Programme Scotland

Regional Programme Northern Ireland is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 6th January 1935.

Regional Programme Northern Ireland

Regional Programme Wales is a radio channel.

Regional Programme Wales

Regional Programme Northern is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 17th May 1931.

Regional Programme Northern

THE L.N.E.R. MANCHESTER DISTRICT SILVER BAND

A VIOLONCELLO RECITAL

METRICAL PSALMS

Regional Programme Western is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 16th May 1933.

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