The Archive · 1939

Britain in Words and Music

H. V. Morton, author of many books praising the scenic beauties of the British Isles, will compare "Round a programme that listeners to Daventry will hear today. Morton will describe various places of interest in Great Britain, and songs and music representative of the districts will be sung by solo artists and played by the BBC Theatre Orchestra.

After publishing four books about London, in 1927 Morton w Search of England ful travel book that he followed up with similar reports on the character and scenery of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.

With Commentaries on the famous International Horse Show at Olympia today, and a polo commentary from Hurlingham on Saturday, horses have a prominent place in Transmission 3's programmes this week.

Today's commentary from Olympia, will be devoted to the team jumping competition for the Edward, Prince Paris Editor to Be

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