for farmers
The morning magazine
Introduced by Jack de Manio
followed by an interlude
The Church in the World
A talk by the Rev. Edward Rogers
Second edition
Recordings from the past and the present
Hilaire Belloc described some imaginary conversations with famous figures in his 'Short Talks with the Dead.' Gwyn Thomas develops this idea and with the help of recordings holds a dialogue with the past.
by Alistair Cooke
(Sunday's recorded broadcast)
Songs to sing and music to listen to
Introduced by Kay Foster
The King of love my Shepherd is (BBC H.B. 475)
New Every Morning, page 4
Psalm 47 (Broadcast psalter)
Amos 3, vv. 1-8
O thou who earnest from above (BBC H.B. 362)
Read by June Tobin
Introduced by Jack Singleton
Fourth of eight instalments
(BBC recording)
Myra Hess (piano) plays music by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Granados on a gramophone record
by William Appleby
including short scenes and the sounds of musical instruments whose names you are asked to guess
Listeners to this miscellany may enjoy it better if they have a pencil and paper ready to write the answers.
Listeners are also invited to join in singing 'Arlequin tient sa boutique' which Jan Rosol sings and accompanies with his guitar
Script by Emile Harven
Intermediate French series
BBC Welsh Orchestra
Leader, Philip Whiteway
Conducted by Meredith Davies
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
Gordon Reynolds introduces ten minutes of music for six-year-olds
Harry Newstone talks about some early instrumental groups in the first of two programmes on 'strings and visitors.'
Orchestral Concert series
A Visit to the Airport
Mr. Jackson takes Ken. Tom, and Judy to London Airport
Script by Garry Lyle
Roy Campbell describes a strange sport he enjoyed as a boy in South Africa
The extract is taken from his autobiography 'Light on a Dark Horse'
by Lydia Ragosin
[Starring] Patrick Wymark, Laurence Payne, John Moffatt
(Saturday's recorded broadcast)
Living with Mice: Gwen Haines acquires some visitors
Time for Discussion: A second instalment of the exchange of views between Gwenda Hollander, Meg Merrilees, Grace Stuart, and Kenneth Walker
Over the Bridge: A reading by Gary Watson from Richard Church's book
Presented by John Dunn
A programme for the fives to eights
The story by Carlo Collodi adapted in thirteen parts by Barbara Sleigh
Old Geppetto had sold his only coat so that he might buy Pinocchio a spelling book, and the next day the puppet set out for school with the precious volume under his arm.
The story of Rodeo told by Philip Cunningham to the music of Aaron Copland on gramophone records
Script by Ursula Roseveare
Produced by Peggy Bacon
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
A weekly review of what the papers in South-East England are saying
by Dannie Abse
with Donald Houston
and Dudley Jones, Norman Shelley, Rachel Thomas, Norman Wynne
Produced by JOHN GIBSON
The News
Background to the News
People in the News
by Nevil Shute abridged by Terry Gompertz read by Gabriel Woolf
Eleventh of fifteen instalments
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major - Philharmonia Orchestra, Conducted by Otto Klemperer
Concerto in D minor, for two violins and string orchestra - Wolfgang Schneiderhan and Rudolf Baumgartner (violins) Lucerne Festival Strings
(on gramophone records)
