Listings
: General Weather Forecast
and forecast for farmers and shipping: NEWS
: RECORD ROUNDABOUT
A gramophone miscellany: LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS!
Reading from Philippians 2. vv. 5-8, with comment by the Rev. F. D. Coggan'The Cross seen through the eyes of St. Paul'
Contributors
Unknown:
Rev. F. D.
Coggan
: General Weather Forecast
and forecast for farmers and shipping: NEWS
: GOOD HEALTH
by a doctor: SONG RECITAL
May Sabeston (soprano) Gwyn Griffiths (baritone)Josephine Lee (piano)
Contributors
Soprano:
May
Sabeston
Baritone:
Gwyn
Griffiths
Piano:
Josephine
Lee
: STARTING A NEW LIFE
Talk by Leonard CopeThe speaker tells how he turned his life upside down. One day he was an office worker ' as regular as '; the next he stood in a field of weeds, where he and his wife proposed to make a home and earn a living.
Contributors
Talk By:
Leonard
Cope
: This Week's Composer
DEBUSSYRecords of some of his piano music and a movement from his Cello Sonata
: THE PASSION DRAMA
' Gethsemane 'A daily Meditation in Holy Week by Hugh Bishop , of the Community of the Resurrection
Contributors
Unknown:
Hugh
Bishop
: THE DAILY SERVICE
Alone thou goest forth, 0 Lord (BBCHymn Book 79)
Psalm 142 (Broadcast Psalter)
Isaiah 53. vv. 7-12
There is a green hill far away (BBC
Hymn Book 92)
: DON CARLOS
and his Samba Orchestra with Ramon and Claudo, and Bob DateContributors
Unknown:
Bob
Date
: 'THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS'
by Kenneth GrahameArranged for broadcasting in eight instalments by May Jenkin
4—' Mr. Toad '
Contributors
Unknown:
Kenneth
Grahame
: LONDON BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
Conductor, Karl Haas on gramophone recordsContributors
Conductor:
Karl
Haas
: The Weather
Shipping and general weather forecasts. followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England: NEWS
: THOSE WERE THE DAYS!
Harry Davidson and his Orchestra with Arthur CopleyIntroduced by Frederick Allen
Master of Ceremonies,
Charles Crathorn
Producer, Stanton Jefferies
Contributors
Unknown:
Harry
Davidson
Introduced By:
Frederick
Allen
Unknown:
Charles
Crathorn
Unknown:
Stanton
Jefferies
: Orchestral Hour BBC MIDLAND ORCHESTRA
(Leader. Donald Sturtivant )Conductor, Gilbert Vinter
Contributors
Leader:
Donald
Sturtivant
Conductor:
Gilbert
Vinter
: OPERA MATINEE
A series of record programmes presented by John Amis 2— ' The Children's Hour'
Contributors
Presented By:
John
Amis
: Geraldine McEwan with Alan Wheatley and Anthony Nicholls in 6 CORNELIA'
by Gordon DaviotAdapter by Cynthia Pughe
Produced by Charles Lefeaux
Contributors
Unknown:
Gordon
Daviot
Unknown:
Cynthia
Pughe
Produced By:
Charles
Lefeaux
Andrew Wylie:
Anthony
Nicholls
Lucas Bilke:
Alan
Wheatley
Parkin:
Simon
Lack
Cornelia Taft:
Geraldine
McEwan
Lady Binnacle:
Noel
Hood
Lord Binnacle (Sebastian), her son:
Alec
McCowen
: CHILDREN'S HOUR
For Children of Most AgesFor Your Bookshelf
(new series)
' Adventurers All'
May E. Jenkin ('Elizabeth') reviews new books for children
5.25 May We Recommend ...
Dramatised excerpts from books that used to be widely read by children
' The Little Princess or Sara Crewe ' by Frances Hodgson Burnett and ' John Halifax-Gentleman ' by Dinah B. Craik
The excerpts from these books have been chosen and dramatised by Marion MacWilliam and Ian G. Ball
Those taking part include:
Effie Morrison. Bryden Murdoch
Joan Fitzpatrick , lain
Cuthbertson Elizabeth Corner , James MacTaggart
Produced by Kathleen Garscadden
Contributors
Unknown:
E.
Jenkin
Unknown:
Sara
Crewe
Unknown:
Frances Hodgson
Burnett
Unknown:
John
Halifax-Gentleman
Unknown:
Dinah B.
Craik
Dramatised By:
Marion
MacWilliam
Dramatised By:
Ian G.
Ball
Unknown:
Effie
Morrison.
Unknown:
Bryden
Murdoch
Unknown:
Joan
Fitzpatrick
Unknown:
Cuthbertson Elizabeth
Corner
Unknown:
James
MacTaggart
Produced By:
Kathleen
Garscadden
: The Weather
Shipping and general weather forecasts. followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England: NEWS
: THURSDAY COMMENT
This evening's speaker comments on a subject of topical interest: SPORT
: DESERT ISLAND DISCS
Tommy Farrdiscusses with Roy Plomley the gramophone records he would choose to have with him if he were condemned to spend the rest of his life on a desert island
Programme produced by Monica Chapman
Contributors
Unknown:
Tommy
Farr
Unknown:
Roy
Plomley
Produced By:
Monica
Chapman
: SCIENCE SURVEY
A weekly programme about work in the world of scienceMaking Diamonds by G. F. Claringbull , Ph.D., of the British Museum
(Natural History)
Dr. Claringbull reviews earlier attempts to make diamonds in the light of recent American claims that, after 150 years of endeavour, man-made diamonds are at last a reality.
Contributors
Unknown:
G. F.
Claringbull
: THE THURSDAY CONCERT
The New London Quartet:Erich Gruenberg (violin)
Lionel Bentley (violin) Keith Cummings (viola) Douglas Cameron (cello)
Quartet movement in C minor
Schubert
Quartet in A minor. Op. 132
Beethoven
To be given before an invited audience in the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, London. Tickets may he obtained from Ticket Unit, Broadcasting House, London, W.1
Contributors
Violin:
Erich
Gruenberg
Violin:
Lionel
Bentley
Viola:
Keith
Cummings
Cello:
Douglas
Cameron
: TWENTY QUESTIONS
See top of page: NEWS
: FOR ADULTS ONLY ?
A discussion about the present system of film censorshipSpeakers:
A. T. L. Watkins
Secretary of the British Board of Film Censors
Mary Field, o.B.E.
Executive Officer of the Children's Film Foundation
Anthony Havelock-Allan a film producer
E. J. Hinge , c.B.E.
Hon. Treasurer of the Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association
In the Chair: Alan Jarvis formerly Principal of Oxford House and a film producer
Contributors
Unknown:
A. T. L.
Watkins
Unknown:
Anthony
Havelock-Allan
Unknown:
E. J.
Hinge
Unknown:
Alan
Jarvis
: MUSIC
FROM THE THEATREA programme of non-stop music played by the London Theatre Orchestra
(Leader, Sidney Sax)
Conducted by Stanford Robinson
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
Singers:
Victoria Sladen , George James
The programme includes music by Lehar. Offenbach. Victor Herbert , and Monckton and Caryll
Contributors
Conducted By:
Stanford
Robinson
Chorus-Master:
Leslie
Woodgate
Singers:
Victoria
Sladen
Singers:
George
James
Unknown:
Victor
Herbert
: Her Majesty the Queen
distributesTHE ROYAL MAUNDY at the Service in Southwark Cathedral
(A shortened recorded version of this morning's ceremony)
: IN THY DEATH IS MY HOPE'
A meditation looking forward to Good Friday, conducted by Father William Purdy of St. Hugh's Roman Catholic College, Tollerton Hall with the BBC Midland SingersConductor, John Lowe
Contributors
Unknown:
William
Purdy
Conductor:
John
Lowe
: News Summary
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