Listings
: BRIGHT AND EARLY
BBC Welsh Orchestra(Leader, Philip Whiteway )
Conducted by Arwel Hughes
Contributors
Leader:
Philip
Whiteway
Conducted By:
Arwel
Hughes
: The Weather
Forecast for land areas: Programme Parade
An up-to-the-minute guide for your listening and viewing: TODAY
First editionA breakfast-time magazine bringing you news, views, and interviews followed by MORNING MUSIC
: LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS
' The Bread of Life 'Talk by Mrs. G. R. Osborn
Contributors
Talk By:
Mrs. G. R.
Osborn
: The Weather
Forecast for land areas: Programme Parade
An up-to-the-minute guide for your listening and viewing: TODAY
Second edition: INCIDENT IN RUMANIA
by F. Y. ThompsonWhen Mr. Thompson was Professor of English in the University of Cernauti, in Northern Rumania, he attended a church parade on one of the Saints' Days in the calendar of the Rumanian Orthodox Church. It was a colourful ceremony, to be followed by luncheon with the Baroness, but it became a tragedy when ' a shot rang out.'
Contributors
Unknown:
F. Y.
Thompson
: RECITAL
Pamela Gauntlett (piano)Harold Lumb (base)
Josephine Lee (piano)
(Continued in next column)
Contributors
Piano:
Pamela
Gauntlett
Piano:
Harold
Lumb
Piano:
Josephine
Lee
: THE DAILY SERVICE
There is a green hill far away (BBCH.B. 92)
New Every Morning, page 26 Psalm 22 (Broadcast Psalter) St. Matthew 16, vv. 21-28
Take up thy cross, the Saviour said
(BBC H.B. 369)
: News Summary MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK
Light Orchestra(Led by Henry Tye )
Conductor, David Curry
Contributors
Conductor:
Henry
Tye
Conductor:
David
Curry
: FOR THE SCHOOLS
RHYTHM AND MELODY, by Gladys Whitred.11.20 GEOGRAPHY. India and Pakistan: Population and Living Standards. Script by Bernard Llewellyn. (BBC recording)
11.40 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN: 'Kũss den Pfennig ': eine alte Wiener Sage. Manuskript von William Eisenthal.
Contributors
Unknown:
Gladys
Whitred.
Script By:
Bernard
Llewellyn.
Unknown:
William
Eisenthal.
: Concert Hour BBC MIDLAND ORCHESTRA
(Leader, James Hutcheon )Conductor, Gerald Gentry
Maria Lidka (violin)
Contributors
Leader:
James
Hutcheon
Conductor:
Gerald
Gentry
Violin:
Maria
Lidka
: The Weather
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region: THOSE WERE THE DAYS
Harry Davidson and his OrchestraGuest artist,
Sidney Burchall (baritone)
Introduced by Ivan Samson
Master of Ceremonies,
Charles Crathorn
Produced by Eric Arden
Contributors
Unknown:
Harry
Davidson
Baritone:
Sidney
Burchall
Introduced By:
Ivan
Samson
Unknown:
Charles
Crathorn
Produced By:
Eric
Arden
: FOR THE SCHOOLS
ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH... The Song of Roland' from the old French romance. Script by Moira Doolan2.20 SCIENCE AND THE COMMUNITY. Barriers. 2-How high can we go? by Dr. O. G. Edholm . (BBC recording)
2.40 STORIES FROM BRITISH HISTORY. 'The Plague and the Fire.' Script by Shirley Parslow
Contributors
Script By:
Moira
Doolan
Unknown:
O. G.
Edholm
Script By:
Shirley
Pars
: GRAND HOTEL
Reginald Leopold and the Palm Court OrchestraThis afternoon's visiting artist:
Gwyn Griffiths
Contributors
Unknown:
Reginald
Leopold
Artist:
Gwyn
Griffiths
: JOAN HAMMOND
(soprano) sings operatic arias by Weber , Catalani , and Puccini on gramophone recordsContributors
Unknown:
Weber
Catalani
: ANIMAL ATTITUDES
by Gerald Durrell3-Animal Architects
A description of some of the homes, nests, and community dwellings constructed by animals, from the Caddis larvae to the termite, from the pigeon that balances its egg precariously on three or four twigs to the ingenious weaver birds that build dwellings half the size of a haystack, containing a hundred different nests.
Contributors
Unknown:
Gerald
Durrell
: CHILDREN'S HOUR
For Children of All AgesMusical Calendar
Songs and tunes for the winter
Elton Hayes
The Arden Singers
Conductor, William Bennett and Vernon Adcock and his Music
Introduced by Bernadette Hodgson
Produced by Graham Gauld
5.25 A Tortoise Called Porridge
Talk by Mary Stuart
He was a large, fat, and friendly tortoise who gatecrashed into a paradise of a garden on a sandy island in the West Indies, and Fruit-picking Camp
Talk by John Usborne
* Most fruit-picking camps are pretty serious affairs. Ours wasn't, but then the average age of the pickers was about sixteen, most of them girls, and all determined to have a whale of a time ... It certainly was a memorable fortnight.'
Contributors
Unknown:
Elton
Hayes
Conductor:
William
Bennett
Conductor:
Vernon
Adcock
Introduced By:
Bernadette
Hodgson
Produced By:
Graham
Gauld
Talk By:
Mary
Stuart
Talk By:
John
Usborne
: 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 followed by Reports and comments
6.37 app. London Stock Market report
6.15 6.25 VHF: Rowridge
(92.9 Mc/s) for the South Coast:
Area news and weather summary
: Composers' Gallery GORDON JACOB
Sonatina played by Cecil Aronowitz (viola)Alan Richardson (piano)
Contributors
Viola:
Cecil
Aronowitz
Piano:
Alan
Richardson
: WORLD PREMIERE
A series of programmes recalling historic performances in the theatres of the worldFirst Nights in London
Part 3 including music from ' The Bohemian Girl'
' Maritana ' and ' A Country Girl'
Julia Shelley (soprano)
Frederick Harvey (baritone)
BBC Chorus
(Trained by Alan G. Melville )
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon )
Conductor, Vilem Tausky
Written by Harold Neden
Introduced by Roy Williams Produced by Edward Nash
Contributors
Soprano:
Julia
Shelley
Baritone:
Frederick
Harvey
Unknown:
Alan G.
Melville
Leader:
William
Armon
Conductor:
Vilem
Tausky
Written By:
Harold
Neden
Introduced By:
Roy
Williams
Produced By:
Edward
Nash
: The Thursday Play Athene Seyler in 'THE HAVEN'
A new play for radio by Caryl Brahms and Ned SherrinCast in order of speaking:
Produced by Charles Lefeaux
Contributors
Unknown:
Caryl
Brahms
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin
Produced By:
Charles
Lefeaux
A A Smith:
Eric
Anderson
Julia:
Una
Venning
Amy:
Ella
Milne
Sheree:
Caroline
Leigh
Dorothea:
Nora
Nicholson
Ruby Pearl:
Jessie
Evans
Trudi Tritsch:
Mary
Wimbush
Bubbles:
Athene
Seyler
Matron:
Joan
Sanderson
Inspector Humble:
Robert
Sansom
Sergeant Stoutboot:
Frank
Windsor
Sir Christopher (Toto):
Godfrey
Kenton
: MATTERS OF MOMENT
A programme in which a question of current concern or interest will be argued or investigated: STRING SONG
A presentation of music for strings and voices with The String OrchestraThe BBC Studio Choir and featuring
Max Jaffa
Music arranged and conducted byRonald Binge
Introduced by Joy Worth
Produced by James Dufour
Contributors
Unknown:
Max
Jaffa
Conducted By:
Ronald
Binge
Introduced By:
Joy
Worth
Produced By:
James
Dufour
: John Betjeman makes this week's PERSONAL CHOICE
of poetry he enjoysPoems read by John Betjeman and Cecil Day Lewis
Contributors
Read By:
John
Betjeman
Read By:
Cecil Day
Lewis
: News Summary
followed by late weather forecast for land areas: app. MARKET TRENDS
London Stock Market closing report, and a review of today's overseas commodity and financial newsAbout this project
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