Listings
: FARM BULLETIN
News and market trends: LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS
Friday's 7.50 talk: WEATHER
and Programme News: THE NEWS
: The Eye-Witness
Reports from Britain and overseas: LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS
Thoughts on the Old Testament by MARY STOCKS6: The Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sirach
: WEATHER
and Programme News: THE NEWS
: FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
BBC correspondents throughout the world talk about the news and its background: THE NEWS
: THE WEEKLY WORLD
What the weeklies think, illustrated from their editorials, is reviewed by GILES. PLAYFAIR: extracts read by JOHN SNAGGEContributors
Read By:
John
Snagge
: SOUTH-EAST SPECIAL
The Greater London CouncilOne hundred councillors will be elected to the new authority on April 9. Many more will be elected four weeks later as councillors of the London boroughs. What are their purposes and their powers? And in what way will these elections differ from all previous ones?
† DICK LEONARD answers factual questions put to him by a group of potential voters
Obstacle Race
The scene is Fulham Hospital, and the race one of life against death. The illness is cancer in one of its rarest forms, and the patients are young girls.
A report by SONYA CALLINGHAM
Contributors
Unknown:
Dick
Leonard
Unknown:
Sonya
Callingham
: SCIENCE SURVEY
The Earthquake Window by H. I. S. THIRLAWAY of A.W.R.E.. AldermastonThe shapes of earthquake waves, as they travel through the earth. are usually modified by the structure of the earth's interior. But scientists have recently discovered a ' window ' around every earthquake, through which the waves can pass with little distortion.
In the second of two talks on modern seismology, Dr. Thirlaway describes how this ' window ' is revealing the character of earthquakes.
Last Tuesday's broadcast in the Third Network
Contributors
Unknown:
H. I. S.
Thirlaway
: DAILY SERVICE
New Every Morning, page 93Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (BBC H.B. 90)
Psalm 100
St. Matthew 25, vv. 31-46
To Christ, the Prince of peace
(BBC H.B. 94)
News Summary at 10.30
: MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK
THE ALBANY STRINGSDirected by REG PURSGLOVE
Contributors
Directed By:
Reg
Pursglove
: RECENT RELEASES
Records of organ music by Merulo, Sweelinck, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn, Widor, de Klerk, and Messiaen and of guitar studies by Sor: GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME
Introduced by FRANKLIN ENGELMANNMembers of the Horticultural Society of a firm of pharmaceutical chemists in Newcastle upon Tyne, put their problems to FRED Loads, BILL SOWERBUTTS and ALAN GEMMELL
Last Sunday's broadcast
Contributors
Introduced By:
Franklin
Engelmann
Unknown:
Bill
Sowerbutts
Unknown:
Alan
Gemmell
: MOTORING AND THE MOTORIST
Introduced by ROBIN RICHARDS The International Salon, GenevaThe first of this year's Motor Shows as seen by: ROBERT BRAUNSCHWEIG
Editor of Revue Automobile
GEOFFREY HANCOCK
Motoring Journalist,
Birmingham Mail and Despatch RAYMOND BAXTER
BBC Motoring Correspondent
Recorded in the studios of Swiss Radio. Geneva
Road Conditions: a review of the week ahead
Friday's broadcast in the Third
Network
Contributors
Introduced By:
Robin
Richards
Unknown:
Geoffrey
Hancock
Unknown:
Despatch Raymond
Baxter
: In Town Today
Celebrities and personalitiesIntroduced by Nan Winton and Michael Smee
Contributors
Presenter:
Nan
Winton
Presenter:
Michael
Smee
Research Assistant:
Tony
Aspler
Producer:
Richard
Dingley
: WEATHER
and Programme News: THE NEWS
: Does the Team Think?
Members of the public and invited personalities put questions toJimmy EDWARDS
TED RAY
TOMMY THINDER
RICHARD MURDOCH
In the chair, McDONALD HOBLEY
Guest, Jack de Manio
From an idea by Jimmy Edwards
Produced by EDWARD TAYLOR
Thursday's broadcast in the Light Programme
Contributors
Unknown:
Jimmy
Edwards
Unknown:
Ted
Ray
Unknown:
Tommy
Thinder
Unknown:
Richard
Murdoch
Unknown:
Jack
de Manio
Unknown:
Jimmy
Edwards
Produced By:
Edward
Taylor
: LORD BOOTHBY AT HOME
You are invited to meet the distinguished politician in his London home, and, with J. W. LAMBERT as your guide, to, hear some recordsProduced by JOHN LADE
Broadcast on March 2
Contributors
Unknown:
J. W.
Lambert
Produced By:
John
Lade
: AFTERNOON THEATRE
The Knight Has Been UnrulyAn Edwardian comedy for radio by John Graham with Ralph Truman
Duncan Mclntyre and David March
There have been many burglaries in Edwardian London, and Sir Joseph Volume , a gentleman of independent means, decides to show up the police. But ...
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by AUDREY CAMERON
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Graham
Unknown:
Ralph
Truman
Unknown:
Duncan
McLntyre
Unknown:
Joseph
Volume
Produced By:
Audrey
Cameron
Mr Parker, the butler:
James
Thomason
Mrs Branch, the housekeeper:
Margaret
Wolfit
Polly, a maid:
Sheila
Grant
Crewett, a club steward:
Peter
Bartlett
Sir Joseph Volume:
Ralph
Truman
Rattray Skene:
Duncan
McIntyre
Lavinia, Sir 's Joseph wife:
Mary
O'Farrell
Inspector Bales:
David
March
Assistant at Ostrey's:
Garard
Green
Police Sergeant:
John
Boxer
Benjamin Saltz, a pawnbroker:
Gordon
Faith
Mr Parkinson:
Anthony
Viccars
Mr Beamish:
Glyn
Dearman
A traveller:
Peter
Bartlett
: PICK OF THE WEEK
GALE PEDRICK makes a personal selection of items from BBC radio and televisionIntroduced by JOHN ELLISON
Friday's broadcast
Contributors
Introduced By:
John
Ellison
: THE WALLACE - COLLECTION
IAN WALLACE invites ypu to browse with him through a variety of recordsContributors
Unknown:
Ian
Wallace
: A WORLD OF SOUND
Recordings from the past and the presentROBERT TURLEY considers some town manners and country customs
Last Monday's broadcast
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Turley
: FOR THE YOUNG LISTEN ON SATURDAY
A programme for the under-fivesIntroduced by PETER HAWKINS
5.15 FIRST PERFORMERS
CHRISTINE CLARK (cornet)
Accompanist, FREDERICK STONE
ROSEMARY SHEPHERD (piano)
SALLY SUDIC (piano)
5.25 DOWNBEAT
A personal selection of jazz records
Introduced by MICHAEL BOWEN
Contributors
Introduced By:
Peter
Hawkins
Unknown:
Christine
Clark
Accompanist:
Frederick
Stone
Introduced By:
Michael
Bowen
: WEATHER
and Programme News: THE NEWS
: SPORTS SESSION
Introduced by GERALD SINSTADTProduced by GODFREY Dixey
Contributors
Introduced By:
Gerald
Sinstadt
Produced By:
Godfrey
Dixey
: THE WEEK IN WESTMINSTER
SIR HARRY LEGGE-BOURKE , K.B.E., MP. gives his impressions of what he heard and saw in ParliamentContributors
Unknown:
Sir Harry
Legge-Bourke
: THOSE WERE THE DAYS
HARRY DAVIDSONAND HIS ORCHESTRA
Introduced by REX PALMER
Master of Ceremonies CHARLES CRATHORN
Produced by ANDREW GOLD
The Dances: Waverley Two-step; Veleta; Eva Threestep ; Classic Gavotte: Progressive Tango; Saunter Regalia; Idaho Foxtrot
Contributors
Introduced By:
Rex
Palmer
Produced By:
Andrew
Gold
Unknown:
Eva
Threestep
: VARIETY PLAYHOUSE
Introduced by Vic OliverThe Singers
Janet Coster
Michael Langdon
Duncan Robertson
The first broadcast of Anthony Mott
Comedy from Dick Bentley
Ronnie Stevens
Dilys Laye
Drama from
Evelyn Laye and Frank Lawton
VARIETY PLAYHOUSE ORCHESTRA Leader, John Jezard
Conducted by VIC OLIVER
Script by Carey Edwards and Bob Block
Produced by TOM RONALD
Michael Langdon broadcasts by permission of the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Ltd.
Contributors
Introduced By:
Vic
Oliver
Singers:
Janet
Coster
Singers:
Michael
Langdon
Singers:
Duncan
Robertson
Unknown:
Anthony
Mott
Unknown:
Dick
Bentley
Unknown:
Ronnie
Stevens
Unknown:
Dilys
Laye
Unknown:
Evelyn
Laye
Unknown:
Frank
Lawton
Leader:
John
Jezard
Conducted By:
Vic
Oliver
Script By:
Carey
Edwards
Script By:
Bob
Block
Produced By:
Tom
Ronald
Produced By:
Michael
Langdon
: SATURDAY-NIGHT THEATRE
Thou Shell of Death by Nicholas Blake adapted for broadcasting by MOLLIE HARDWICK with Richard HurndallNigel Strangeways , private detective. is invited to join the Christmas house-party of a famous wartime pilot. Fergus O'Brien , who has been receiving threatening letters. The final one says he will be murdered on Boxing Day!
Other parts played by members of the BBC
Drama Repertory Company
Produced by MARTYN C. WEBSTER
Repeated on Monday at 3.0
See page 7
Contributors
Unknown:
Nicholas
Blake
Broadcasting By:
Mollie
Hardwick
Unknown:
Richard
Hurndall
Unknown:
Nigel
Strangeways
Unknown:
Fergus
O'Brien
Produced By:
Martyn C.
Webster
Nigel Strangeways:
Richard
Hurndall
Lady Marlinworth:
Olga
Lindo
Lord Marlinworth:
Raf
de la Torre
Sir John Strangeways:
James
Thomason
Arthur Bellamy:
Anthony
Viccars
Fergus O'Brien:
Frederick
Treves
Mrs Grant:
Isabel
Rennie
Philip Starling:
Kenneth
Hyde
Lucilla Thrale:
Barbara
Mitchell
Cyril Knott-Sloman:
Rolf
Lefebvre
Georgia Cavendish:
Margaret
Wolfit
Edward Cavendish:
Simon
Lack
Inspector Bleakley:
Kenneth
Dight
Jimmy Hope:
William
Fox
Mrs Nolan:
Mary
O'Farrell
: THE NEWS
: THE WORLD OF BOOKS
News and views on books from PETER DUVAL SMITH , W. N. EWER JULIAN JEBB , JOHN MORRIS and ELIZABETH Bowen talking to ROBERT WALLER about her novel The Little GirlsIntroduced by JOHN HOBDAY
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter Duval
Smith
Unknown:
W. N.
Ewer
Unknown:
Julian
Jebb
Unknown:
John
Morris
Unknown:
Elizabeth
Bowen
Unknown:
Robert
Waller
Introduced By:
John
Hobday
: LIGHTEN OUR DARKNESS
Evening prayers conducted by THE REV. JOHN OWEN JONES with the North Wales Singers Conductor, James WilliamsOrganist, William Bacon
Contributors
Unknown:
Rev. John Owen
Jones
Organist:
William
Bacon
: MUSIC AT NIGHT
BrahmsClarinet Quintet in B minor,
Op. 115 played by THE MELOS ENSEMBLE
Gervase de Peyer (clarinet) Emanuel Hurwitz (violin) Ivor McMahon (violin) Cecil Aronowitz (viola) Terence Weil (cello)
Broadcast on December 26, 1963
Contributors
Clarinet:
Gervase
de Peyer
Violin:
Emanuel
Hurwitz
Violin:
Ivor
McMahon
Viola:
Cecil
Aronowitz
Cello:
Terence
Weil
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