Listings
: The Weather
Forecast for land areas: BBC Northern Ireland Light Orchestra
(Leader, William Mclnulty )Conductor, David Curry
Contributors
Leader:
William
McLnulty
Conductor:
David
Curry
: The Weather
Forecast for land areas: LIFE IN SAN FERNANDO
by Isabel Winthrope' Night fell quickly and it brought out those dancing sparks, the fireflies. In summer, hammocks were slung on the verandah, and I slept out of doors. The garden was full of rustling, alarming noises. But overhead the black velvet subtropical sky was ablaze with stars ...' Isabel Winthrope talks about her childhood in Argentina.
Contributors
Unknown:
Isabel
Winthrope
Talks:
Isabel
Winthrope
: RECITAL
Bernard Roberts (piano)Joan Clarke (soprano)
Frederick Stone (piano)
Contributors
Piano:
Bernard
Roberts
Soprano:
Joan
Clarke
Piano:
Frederick
Stone
: THE DAILY SERVICE
Feast of the CircumcisionAwake, our souls (BBC H.B. 300) New Every Morning, page 99
Carol: A little Child on the earth was born
1 John 3, vv. 1-12
0 Thou, whom neither time nor space
(BBC H.B. 430)
: A RENDEZVOUS
with Arthur Richards , Lucille Graham and Max JaffaAccompanied by Winifred Davey
Contributors
Unknown:
Arthur
Richards
Unknown:
Lucille
Graham
Unknown:
Max
Jaffa
Accompanied By:
Winifred
Davey
: OWLS
An anthology of words and music selected and presented by James Fisher and Geoffrey GrigsonA short account of the history-natural, literary, and legendary-of the birds of night
Readers:
Hedley Goodall and Charles E. Stidwill
Produced by Tony Soper
I
Contributors
Presented By:
James
Fisher
Presented By:
Geoffrey
Grigson
Readers:
Hedley
Goodall
Readers:
Charles E.
Stidwill
Produced By:
Tony
Soper
: PETER YORKE
and his Miniature Orchestra: Workers' Playtime
From the social club of a Coventry factoryDolores Ventura
Bob Andrews
Gerry Brereton
Fayne and Evans
Harry Engleman (piano)
Vic Mortiboys (bass)
Bob Mansell (drums)
Produced by Richard Maddock
Contributors
Piano:
Harry
Engleman
Bass:
Vic
Mortiboys
Bass:
Bob
Mansell
Produced By:
Richard
Maddock
: The Weather
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region: ANY QUESTIONS ?
A spontaneous discussion by Ralph WightmanLady Violet Bonham Carter , D.B.E.
Victor Mishcon
John Connell
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
Produced by Michael Bowen
From the Corn Exchange,
Chard, Somerset
Contributors
Unknown:
Ralph
Wightman
Unknown:
Lady Violet Bonham
Carter , D.B.E.
Unknown:
Victor
Mishcon
Unknown:
John
Connell
Question-Master:
Freddy
Grisewood
Produced By:
Michael
Bowen
: ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
on gramophone recordsOverture: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicolai): Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Anatole Fistoulari
Concert Suite for violin and orchestra
(S. 1. Taneyev): David Oistrakh (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Nicolai Malko
Symphonic Poem: Vltava (Smetana):
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nicolai Maiko
Contributors
Conducted By:
Anatole
Fistoulari
Conducted By:
Nicolai
Malko
Unknown:
Nicolai
Maiko
: THE CRITICS
Conducted by Sir Gerald BarryTheatre: J. W. Lambert
Radio: John Metcalf
Book: Pamela Hansford Johnson
Art: Robert Furneaux Jordan
Film: Roger Manvell
Contributors
Conducted By:
Sir Gerald
Barry
Unknown:
J. W.
Lambert
Unknown:
John
Metcalf
Unknown:
Pamela Hansford
Johnson
Unknown:
Robert Furneaux
Jordan
Unknown:
Roger
Manvell
: NEXT STATION
Songs and spirituals in the Negro idiom presented with records by Edric ConnorContributors
Unknown:
Edric
Connor
: LOOK BEYOND THE CURTAINED WINDOW
The story of the newly blindWritten and narrated by Stephen Grenfell
The majority of the blind men and women in Britain lost their sight in adult life. George Markham is one of these—one of the newly blind who now faces the rest of his life without the use of that major and incomparable sense upon which he relied as a child and as a man. This is his story and perhaps in part-for no man is an island-the story of all the newly blind.
Produced by D. G. Bridson
Contributors
Unknown:
Stephen
Grenfell
Produced By:
D. G.
Bridson
: CHILDREN'S HOUR
For Younger ListenersA Nursery Sing-Song with Doris and Trevor
' The Old Codger '
A story written and told by Nan Macdonald
5.25 For Children of Most Ages
Nature Parliament
Your questions answered by the resident members-James Fisher and L. Hugh Newman-and a guest speaker, Bruce Campbell, with Derek McCulloch (Uncle Mac) in the chair
Contributors
Told By:
Nan
MacDonald
: The Weather
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region: TOWN AND COUNTRY
A programme for listeners in the South-East of England6.15 Local news
6.25 Today's sport
6.30 Reports and comments
: NOCTURNE
BBC West of EnglandLight Orchestra
(Leader, Frederick Lunnon )
Conductor, Frank Cantell
Contributors
Leader:
Frederick
Lunnon
Conductor:
Frank
Cantell
: Robin Bailey and Michael Shepley in ' HONEYSUCKLE COTTAGE'
A short story by P. G. Wodehouse adapted for radio by Andrew SeacombeProduced by H. B. Fortuin
Contributors
Story By:
P. G.
Wodehouse
Unknown:
Andrew
Seacombe
Produced By:
H. B.
Fortuin
Mr Scribner:
Robert
Sansom
James Rodman:
Robin
Bailey
Mrs Jones:
Kathleen
Helme
Rose Maynard:
Olive
Gregg
Dr Brady:
Arthur
Ridley
Mr McKinnon:
Brewster
Mason
Colonel Cartaret:
Michael
Shepley
William, the dog:
Bryan
Powley
: GUIDO CANTELLI
(1920-1956) See column 4: THE GOVERNOR'S SAFARI
by Kathleen StahlPolitics and banana groves, bugles and the big drums ... Kathleen Stahl was in the party of the Governor of Uganda on a recent tour of the Eastern Province, and recalls some of the excitement and surprises
Contributors
Unknown:
Kathleen
Stahl
: MY WORD!
See top of page: AT HOME AND ABROAD
A twice-weekly survey of current affairs: DIVERTISSEMENT FOR NEW YEAR
sung by Honor Sheppard (soprano)Pamela Bowden (contralto)
William Coombes (baritone) spoken by Daphne Oxenford with Bridget Fry
(harpsichord and dulcimer)
Francis Baines
(bagpipes and hurdy-gurdy)
Liverpool Chamber Music Group
(Leader, Peter Mountain )
Programme devised and directed by Fritz Splegl
Contributors
Soprano:
Honor
Sheppard
Contralto:
Pamela
Bowden
Baritone:
William
Coombes
Spoken By:
Daphne
Oxenford
Harpsichord:
Bridget
Fry
Unknown:
Francis
Baines
Leader:
Peter
Mountain
Directed By:
Fritz
Splegl
: THE ARCHAEOLOGIST
A Pre-Roman Town near CirencesterSpeakers:
Sir Mortimer Wheeler
Elsie Clifford
Derek Allen
Produced by John Irving
When excavating Roman Cirencester archaeologists found no trace of the earlier capital of the local Belgic tribe mentioned by an ancient geographer. A search at Bagendon, three and a half miles away, revealed the site, which is now being excavated.
Contributors
Unknown:
Sir Mortimer
Wheeler
Unknown:
Elsie
Clifford
Unknown:
Derek
Allen
Produced By:
John
Irving
: News Summary
followed by late weather forecast for land areas: MARKET TRENDS
London Stock Market closing report and a review of today's overseas commodity and financial newsAbout this project
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