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RECEPTION from London during the day has been steadily improving over the last few weeks, and listeners should now be able to hear the General Overseas Servicé of the BBC throughout the 24 hours. The coming week’s programmes include broadcasts covering the Silver Wedding of the King and Queen; the opening of the Australian cricketers’ Pnglish tour; and: Anzac Day services. Headlines in the Programmes for the week April 25-May 1: As the Commentator Saw It (Soccer F.A. Cup Final), 7.15 p.m., Sunday; Sign Posts to Christian Thinking, 7.45 p.m.; English Magazine, 10.30 p.m. British Industry (talk), 8.15 p.m., Monday; British Music Miscellany, featuring Purcell’s music from "King Arthur," 9.0 p.m. London Forum, 8.30 p.m., Tuesday. Landmarks of Britain-Boston Stump, 7.45 p.m., Wednesday; Science in Everyday Life, 10.0 p.m. The 2000 Guineas (edited version
of the full commentary), 6.15 p.m., Thursday; India Through British Eyes (talk by Louis MacNeice), 9.0 p.m. The Jersey International Road Race, 9.30 a.m. and 4,30 p.m., Friday. The 1000 Guineas (edited commentary), 6.30 p.m., Saturday; Great Composers-Mendel-ssohn, 10.0 p.m. The Silver Wedding of Their Majesties the King and Queen will be celebrated on Monday, April 26. Listeners will hear a commentary on the State Drive of Their Majesties, and on the scene inside St. Paul’s Cathedral. This broadcast is timed to start at 10.15 p.m. on Monday. The Australian Cricket Team play the first match of their English tour in Worcestershire and commentaries by Rex Alston and John Arlott will be heard at 6.45 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, in the "As the Commentator Saw. It" series.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 461, 23 April 1948, Page 15
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