HG Wells on the failings of Stalin's economic 'Five Year Plan'. 13 July 1931 In this short extract from a talk for the BBC National Service, HG Wells discusses the failings of Stalin's 'Five Year Plan' for the economic recovery of Russia. The country, he contends, collapsed in 1917 and he fears that it will remain in disarray if Stalin does not begin to value expertise above political loyalties. As 'Radio Times' noted in the edition that covered this broadcast, HG Wells had last visited Russia in 1920, accompanied by his son, at the invitation of the Russian Trade Delegation in London. He spent time in St Petersburg and Moscow and was the guest of his friend, the novelist Maxim Gorky. Wells wrote about his experiences in his book 'Russia in the Shadows' (1921). ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW8DnuGOJOc

FIRST BROADCAST | 03 June 1963 Actor George Coulouris, accompanied by BBC producer Peter Duval Smith, speaks to Bette Davis in an occasionally heated conversation about the actress's career. Davis shares her opinions on what it means to be a star after 30 years in the business and is at great pains to counter Duvall Smith's claim that she uses the same mannerisms in every performance. Films discussed include 'Dark Victory' (1939), 'Juarez' (1939), 'Watch on the Rhine' (1943) and Davis's most recent hit, 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?' (1962). DID YOU KNOW? George Coulouris had previously starred alongside Bette Davis in the films 'All This, and Heaven Too' (1940), 'Watch on the Rhine' (1943) and 'Mr Skeffington' (1944). He is best known for playing Walter Parks Thatcher in the Orson Welles drama 'Citizen Kane' (1941). CONTRIBUTORS George Coulouris - Contributor Bette Davis - Contributor Peter Duval Smith - Contributor ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss91jlW5mfg

A fairy brings two dolls to life, part of a short lived stop-motion puppet series by animator Howard S. Moss, adapted from a series of books entitled Motoys in Life published by Toyland Publishing Company. Origin of American animation 1900-1921 describes the film as “Alice in Wonderland meets the Garden of Eden… [a] surreal fable of a drunk rabbit, bowling dwarfs, and the two bewildered girls of the title.” ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1nI9rao5so

Joseph Boxhall, at the time junior officer on duty when the iceberg struck, recalls the beautiful, still and very dark night and the mildness of the collision. He initially thought there was no damage and advised a passenger, who was holding a large piece of ice, to return to bed. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALHlseIlAFc