10.15 : THE DAILY SERVICE

10.30 : FELTON RAPLEY

at the Organ of the Gaumont Palace
Cinema, Birmingham

11.00 : A Programme of GRAMOPHONE RECORDS

The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Marty : Overture, The Bartered Bride (Smetana)
Eugen Fuchs and Charles Kull man (tenor): Wer in Lieb entbrannt (When you're in Love) (The Bartered Bride) (Smetana)
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy : Polka (Schwaifda the Bagpiper) (Weinberger)
Theodor Scheidl (tenor): Wie kann ich denn vergessen ? (How could I ever forget, my Beloved ?) (Schwanda the Bagpiper) (Weinberger)

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11.25 : A PIANOFORTE RECITAL

by Guy Jonson

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11.50 : FRANK BIFFO'S BRASS QUINTET

(All arrangements by Jack Beaver and Guy Fletcher )

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12.15 : Gramophone Records of CABARET ARTISTS

12.45 : 'PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS 1-3

' The Employer and his Secretary '
Written by E. M. Delafield
In thisthird dialogue of the series listeners are to hear Mr. Matthews and his secretary Miss Gray talking over a relationship that forms an important part of office life. E. M. Delafield will introduce and sum up the dialogue.
(From West of England)

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13.00 : GRAMOPHONE RECORDS

Schnabel (pianoforte): Variations on a Waltz by A. Diabelli-Op . 120 (Beethoven)

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14.00 : A PIANOFORTE RECITAL

by Geoffrey Philippe

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14.30 : ' RIGOLETTO

Acts 1 and 2 of the opera by Verdi from the Sadler's Wells Theatre
The action takes place in and about Mantua during the sixteenth century
Act 1: An apartment in the Duke's * palace
Cast in order of appearance
Courtiers
Conductor, Warwick Braithwaite
Producer, Sumner Austin
Chorus Master, Geoffrey Corbett
The Duke of Mantua (tenor) is a Don Juan , from whose attentions no woman is safe. He is indebted for help in his schemes to his jester, Rigoletto (baritone). The courtiers naturally have much reason to hate both Duke and jester. Count Ceprano (baritone) is especially bitter, for the Countess has become an object of the Duke's attentions. Count Monterone (bass) is equally angry on account of the wrongs done to his daughter. Rigoletto jeers at Monterone, who utters a parent's curse upon both Duke and jester.
The Duke is merely amused, but the jester is terrified.
Intimidated by the curse, Rigoletto makes a compact with a bravo, Sparafucile (baritone), whose help is henceforth to be at his service in case of need. Rigoletto now goes into his garden, where he finds his daughter Gilda (soprano). She conceals from him the fact that a young man is hidden on the premises. The young man (though she does not know it) is the Duke. The courtiers, by a ruse, abduct Gilda and carry her off to the palace. Rigoletto discovers what has happened, and, with horror, recalls the curse.
This synopsis covers all of the opera that will be heard this afternoon.

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14.50 : ' During the Interval' 'MERMAIDS'

A Reading by Lydia Lopokova
It is characteristic of the famous ballerina Lydia Lopokova to tire of success and turn to something new. She has danced and acted, and more recently she has acquired a third reputation as a delightful reader on the air.
She was an original member of the ' Band-Box ' Players, who performed in a hall on 57th Street, New York, playing on sharing terms. Out of that small beginning was to grow the famous New York Theatre Guild.
Lopokova said goodbye to ballet after dancing one of her famous roles, the doll Swanilda in Coppelia, for the Vic-Wells Ballet in 1932. The following year she appeared as Olivia in Twelfth Night at the Old Vic, and in 1934 gave a moving performance at the Arts Theatre.as Nora Helmer in A Doll's House. '

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15.05 : ' RIGOLETTO , Act 2

Scene: Rigoletto's house

15.45 : A Programme of GRAMOPHONE RECORDS

Horowitz (pianoforte): Scherzo
No. 4 in E, Op. 54 (Chopin). Pastourelle (L'Eventail) de Jeanne) ; Toccata (Poulenc)

16.00 : Sixth helping of 'RADIO PIE'

Dished out by those Happytisers
The Two Leslies
(Leslie Sarony and Leslie Holmes ) with the following ingredients:-
Suzette Tarri
Lyle Evans
Tubby Turner
Nan Kenway and Douglas Young
Hugo
Helen Hill and The Two Leslies
The BBC Revue Chorus and The BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Charles Shadwell
Produced by George Barker and The Two Leslies
It is two years now since listeners received their first helping of Radio Pie. Since then the Pie has been opened on a good many occasions and will provide listening fare again tonight. All the ingredients have
'been contained in previous recipes of the Pie, which will, as on former occasions, be mixed, baked, and served by the two indomitable Leslies, Messrs. Sarony and Holmes. A flavouring which many listeners will welcome will be provided by the Lancashire comedian Tubby Turner , who made his first Radio Pie appearance in the last edition, in which he scored a big success with an organ recital burlesque.
* Radio Pie ' was broadcast in the National programme on Thursday

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17.00 : The Children's Hour

18.00 : AMERICA PRESENTS

Musical Seesaw
Orchestra with Chorus conducted by Robert Emmet Dolan from Radio City, New York
Alexander's Ragtime Band I-azy
Too Marvellous for Words Just a Quiet Evening
University of Michigan Victors'
March
The Song is You
Egern on the Tegem Zee I married an angel Mountain Greenery
This popular series, which began on October 8, consists of programmes of past hit tunes and of good tunes that ought to have been hits but just failed to qualify.
Robert Emmet Dolan is one of NBC's best conductors. He has done all the orchestrations for the ' Seesaw ' himself.

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18.30 : MANTOVANI AND HIS TIPICA ORCHESTRA

19.00 : NEWS BULLETINS

in French. German, and Italian

19.30 : Regional Sports Bulletin

19.35 : A RECITAL

The BBC Singers
Conducted by'Trevor Harvey

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20.00 : FRENCH CHAMBER MUSIC

The Pasquier (Trio :
Jean Pasquier (violin)
Pierre Pasquier (viola)
Etienne Pasquier (violoncello) with Ernest Lush (pianoforte)

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21.00 : 'JACK'S BACK'

A High-Speed Dance-Band
Entertainment by Jack Hylton with his Band and numerous artists

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21.40 : REGINALD FOORT

at the BBC Theatre Organ in a programme of music by Hermann Finck

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22.00 : THE FOURTH NEWS

(including Weather Forecast) NEWS TALKS and SPORT

22.30 : JACK HARRIS AND HIS BAND

with Dinah Miller
Sandra Shayne
' Hughie Diamond from Ciro's

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23.30 : DANCE MUSIC

on gramophone records

23.50 : NEWS SUMMARY

including Weather Forecast