A Symphony of Industrial
America by Pare Lorentz
Production by Laurence Gilliam , based on the original Columbia Workshop production by William Robson , broadcast by the Columbia
Broadcasting System, New York Special music written by Bernard Hermann , played by - the BBC Orchestra, Section C, under the direction of Clarence Raybould , and led by Marie Wilson
Broadcast in the United States under the title Ecce Homo in May this year, Job To Be Done introduces to Experimental Hour the work of two of the most progressive workers in American radio. The author, Pare Lorentz , is an outstanding figure in documentary-film production, notably for his direction of The River and The Plough that Broke the Plains. William Robson , the director of Columbia Workshop, is the leader of the most advanced school of American radio-drama producers. Job to be Done presents in vivid style the problems of contemporary industrial America, with special emphasis on the public work projects of the present administration.
An article about the Columbia Workshop, the author, and the programme will be found on page 6. ' Job To Be Done' will be broadcast again on Tuesday (National 8.0)