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On Wavelengths, at 355 metres (845 ko's) 11.69

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Short Service of

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Sunrise: 5.58 a.m.; Sunset: 6.59 pm V.R.C. v La! Tsun Swimming Gals at V.R.C. 1.30 p.m.

Triangular Swimming Gala at YM. CA. Pool, 7.30 p.m.

Lawn Bowls League.

12.15 p.m. cesslea.

-12.30

A Nice Hour Ours Is.”

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Overture "Die Meistersinger (Wag- Orches- ner)-The B.B.C. Symphony

tra cond. by Sir Adrian Boult. With- In These Sacred Walls; O Isis and Osiris (both from The Magic Plate" Mozart) Ivar Andresen (Bass) with Orchestra and Chorus "Pur Elise (Beethoven) Artur Schnabel (Piano), Heavenly Alda, divine Alda Bjorling CAlda Verdi) - Jussi

Sonata in (Tenor) with Orchestra.

Sharp Minor, Op. 27. No. 2 ("Moon- light" (Beethoven) Ignace Jan Paderewski (Piano). Serenade (Schu bert)Elale Buddaby (Soprano) with Plano. Osprice Viennals (Kreisler)

Piano. With Inter-Fritz Kreisler (Violin)

Even Bravest Heart (Faust Goured)

Dennis Noble (Baritone) with

11-Tides: High 2.56 am and 4.12 pun. Low 0.54 am, and 8.47 p.m. A Radio Romp devised by Clarkson poli (Violin) and the London Sym-

Sunrise: 5.58 a.m.; Sunset: 6.38 p.m. Y.M.C.A.: Discussion Group, 9 pm Baseball League.

Lawn Bowls Lasque,

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Op. 28 (Saint-Saens)-Alfredo નાના Orchestra. Reve Angelique. Rose with Music by Conrad Leonard phony

Op. 10, No. 2 (Rubinstein)

Orchestra and Or- and Produced by Gordon, Giler.

1.00 Local Time" Signal "and Wea-Light Symphony

gab On Wings of Sang (Mendels- |ther Report"

(Violin) with 1.03 Sir Edward German Nell sohn)-Gulla Bustabo (Via

Plano

"Cavalleria Rusticana" - In Gwynn Dances,

Light (Mascagni) - New termezzo Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Ombra Mal Pu

conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey.

113 Popular English Ballads,

Sunshine of The

Your Bille (Cooke-Ray); Come

Mc. Sing to (Thompson-Derek Oldham (Tenor) with Orchestra. Bless This House (Brabe) Essle Ackland (Contralto) with Organ. Love, Could I.Only Tell Thee (Bingham-Capel) - The Ken- tucky Minstrels with Organ

Largo Xerxes-Handel) Enrico Caruso (Tenor) with Organ.

11.00 Close down.

SHORT WAVE

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1.30 Benter and Rugby Press, Wen- ther Forecast and Announcements. G.S.H.

1.45 Mendelssohn-Octet in E Flat Major, Op. zo.

0.5.0

G.B.B.

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International String Oetet, 2.15 Close down.

Piano.

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A Stranger Here?-Lotte Lehmann MR. ARLISS ON

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and Lauritz Melchior (Soprano) (Tenor). Whoe'er Own This Hearth Lauritz Melchior (Tenor). Cooling Relief the Water Has Wrought Lotte Lehmann and Lauritz Melchior. George Arliss's account of his What Gleameth There From Out The career as a film star is a record personal success, Gloom?-Lotte Lehmann and Lauritz Melchior. The Kinsmen Gathered of remarkable

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this book goes with a 6.58 Closing Local Stock" Quota that owes much to his unflagging sense of humour. writes. E. C, Rarc-Bolero, - **

Bentley in the Daily Telegraph.

7.00

espionage services It deals are tions. England and Germany. Its period ls that of the World War of 1914- 1818, but the events it depicts are likely to be just as applicable to

the current era

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INDIAN POET HONOURED

BANTINIKETAN, Bengal Aug. 8 (Reuter)-Sir Rabindranath T1-

(arr.

Thomas)

Indeed, simply as an entertain- The Lamoureux Orchestra of Paris. 7.17 Negro Spirituals,

ment. It is one of the pleasintest Were You Dore?

;books. I have read for a long time. Little Wheel A-Turnin' In My Heart; It takes the reader behind the Keep A-inchin Along-Edna Thomas scenes of the film-making art and (Soprano) with Plano. Git On Board industry, and introduces him to Lil Chillum; Dere's No Hidin' Place:

Oh! Rock Me, Julie: Oh! Didn't It their curious technique, with the Rain Paul Robeson (Bass) with pleasantest intimacy. Piano.

It will be gathered, I hope, that 7.30 London Relay-The News, I have enjoyed reading it. Who 3.00 Local Time Signal, Weather would not enjoy a book that is Report and Announcements,

constantly presenting him with 8.03 Bale da Costa at the Plano. such remarks as a propos of the Waltz Romantique (de Costa): Jazz "making" of the Duke of Welling- gore, the 80-year-old Indian poet, Goblins (da Costa). Dancing Butter-ton film-Some men feet at horae

and Petkere); received the degree of Doctor of ay Young Letters (Honoris Causa) of Oxford "Time"-Medley (Strauss, arr. Levy). on a horse. I never had that kind University at a special convocation

8.15 Light Orchestral.

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of a home"?

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of Oxford University held here?" In A Fairy Realm Suite (Ketel-

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8.30 B.R.C. Recording-The Fol-rescue a man from drowning, was was hold" outside of Oxford.

dreadfully worried on rojoining Chief Sir Maurice Gwyer, the

Written and produced by Greatrax Mr. Arliss because he could not Justice of India, represented Ox- Newman

by Wolseley find his umbrella. This is the Charles, ford University.

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AN EVENTFUL YEAR Mr. Guedalla's Hundredth Year 18.1936-the last year of the cen- tury of which he has already wet- ten the history. He considers it, I think rightly, a transition year; since its passing, "we breathe a different air," He gives, in Justi fication, briliant studies of the murder of Abyssinia, the reoccu- pation of the Rhineland, the Spanish civil war, Mr. Roosevelt's New Deal election campaign, and the reign and abdication of King' Edward VII. He paints, as usuni, crowded pictures tinging' with life, his wit is barbed; and he has, even more than ever, something.ter BAY.

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