Market trends, news, weather
Thursday's "Ten to Eight".
and Programme News
Radio's breakfast-time magazine
Introduced by BRIAN JOHNSTON
Meditation: Led by The Bishop of Birmingham, The Rt. Rev. Dr. Leonard Wilson
and Programme News
Revised second edition
Hymn: Lord of all hopefulness
(Tune. Slane-S.P. 565)
Interlude:
Looking forward to Easter
Prayer: The prayer for purity
to Louella Houston
Born in Pittsburgh at the close of the last century, Louella Houston married an ex-medical student turned conjuror, and toured the world with his variety act. In this the second of two programmes she recalls her experiences and some of the people she met.
Produced by John Knight
Programme 20
Written by Raymond Escoffey
A programme for primary school pupils in their third year of French
by JAMES DODDING
The story of Nor'wester. with music from La fille mat gardée by Herold-Lanchbery: 'The Magic Stick'
Wednesday's broadcast
New Every Morning, page 93
Jesu, grant me this, I pray (BBC
H.B. 517)
Psalm 16
Luke 22, vv. 7-23 (N.E.B.)
O love, how deep, how broad, how high (BBC H.B. 73)
Answers to questions sent In by listeners
French for Sixth Forms series
played by the STUTTGART Studio ORCHESTRA
The Pearl of Great Price
Written by Robert Walton
Christian Focus series
A programme of writing sent in by listeners
Listening and Writing series
Current Affairs
A broadcast on a subject of topical interest
GALE PEDRICK makes a personal selection of items from the many broadcasts on BBC radio and television during the past seven days
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON
Extended version: Sun... 11.15 a.m.
and Programme News
The News and Voices and Topics in and behind the headlines
Introduced by WILLIAM HARDCASTLE
Thursday evening's broadcast
for children under five
Story: 'Jane is Mother Today ' by Betty Bevan
' My son,' said Mother Cat to Igor, ' you remind me of your royal grandmother. Go your own proud way, with my blessing.' by ANN LOVELL
Produced by Anita Hewett
Let's Join In series
Art and Design series
A programme of poems by children
Stories and Rhymes series
Roger Snowdon introduces half an hour of song and reminiscence with the ' Black Pearl ' of the Folies Bergere. Now over sixty, her style has changed completely but she's still a great star and still a law unto herself
A radio correspondence column in which listeners add their comments to views expressed in last Friday's Any Questions? from Hayle, Cornwall
Thursday's broadcast (Radio 2)
The Sounds of a City
Impressions of the past and present
Recorded in Florence last September by PAUL MARTIN and SIMONE BARGELLINI
Produced by Harold Rogers
Broadcast on December 25. 1968
A family magazine
Introduced from Norwich by RENÉ CUTFORTH
To all you ladies: novelist
NIGEL BALCHIN discusses his latest writing
The sporting captain or why that brook is Becher's: an Aintree tip from F. R. BUCKLEY
' They lived and died by the time of the tide ': East Coast memories of turn of the century barging from sailing skipper Bob Roberts tEccentric genius:
SIR EDWARD BULLARD recalls the extraordinary life and work of the father of the computer, Charles Babbage and RENÉ CUTFORTH looks at books for you
Royal Brides
A series of ten programmes arranged for radio by JULIA SMALL
Narrator, NEIL FREEMAN
8: The Wanderer
Empress Elizabeth of Austria with DORIS Gambell
VALERIE SKARDON. Brian TRUEMAN
Produced by Trevor Hill
and Programme News
Tonight's evening paper of the air
Reports from the region's news studios, and Scotland Yard-Sportsdesk-Weekend with TOM BOSTOCK-Stop Press
Introduced by Tim GUDGIN
A panel game controlled (!) by NICHOLAS PARSONS in which
KENNETH WILLIAMS , DEREK Nimmo CLEMENT FREUD , GERALDINE JONES try to talk for just a minute on this and that
Devised by Ian Messiter
Produced by David Hatch
Tuesday's broadcast
Derek Nimmo is in ' Charlie Girl at the Adclphi Theatre, London
with Records for You
A weekly magazine of discovery and invention
News and views of the men and women whose achievements are going to affect our daily life
Introduced by PAUL VAUGHAN
A Science Unit production
1889-1968
As Professor of Pathology at Oxford. Lord Florey led the research team who in 1940 obtained penicillin in concentrated form, and first demonstrated its efficacy in animals and man. An Australian by birth, he was largely responsible for the foundation of the National University at Canberra, and brought his vigorous personality to bear as President of the Royal Society, and Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford
Speakers include:
PROFESSOR E. P. ABRAHAM DR. J. M. BARNES SIR LINDOR BROWN
PROFESSOR FRANK FENNER
DR. C. M. FLETCHER , SIR IAN FRASER PROFESSOR A. D. GARDNER DR. N. G. HEATLEY DR. D. C. MARTIN
J. 0. PRRSTWICH DR. A. G. SANDERS
DR. TREVOR Williams
PROFESSOR R. D. WRIGHT
Compiled and produced by ROBERT POCOCK
April 2 has been fixed as the date for the reopening of the two hovercraft passenger services from Dover and Ramsgate to France. It is intended to use the giant N4s, the biggest in the world.
This programme deals with the invention and development of the hovercraft, describes what has already been achieved, and the hopes for the immediate future
Among those taking part:
SIR CHRISTOPHER COCKERELL , inventor of the Hovercraft commanders, operators, passengers, designers and builders
Narrator, JULIAN Fox
Produced by David Woodward
The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by NEWS-STAND
How the dailies have handled the week's news, and trends in and out of Fleet Street: analysed by EDGAR LUSTGARTEN
A journalist from abroad takes a look at Great Britain this week
Middlemarch by GEORGE ELIOT abridged and read by GABRIEL WOOLF
Produced by John Cardy
Part 2: The Widow and the Wife
Last of fifteen instalments
Mozart
Divertimento No. 10, in F major
(K.247)
Members of the VIENNA OCTET Anton Fietz (violin)
Phillipp Matheis (violin)
Giinther Breitenbach (viola) Nikolaus HUbner (cello)
Johann Krump (double-bass) Josef Veleba (horn)
Wolfgang Tombbck (horn) gramophone records
