gramophone records

MUSICA AETERNA ORCHESTRA
Conducted by FREDERIC WALDMAN gramophone record

Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
10.14' Symphony No. 1, in C minor
IGOR OISTRAKH (violin)
VIENNA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conducted by DAVID OISTRAKH
Recording made available by courtesy of Austrian Radio
Tho seventh in a series of recordings from this year's Festival
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Arvid Jansons : Friday at 9.45

JOHN BIRCH (organ)
CHRISTOPHER ELTON (piano) ANDREW HAIGH (piano)
Royal PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Leader, Neville Taweel
Conducted and introduced by Trevor Harvey
From the Royal Festival Hall, London

Introduced by Ken Sykora

Introduced by PETER JONES Directed by John Fenton and Angus Mackay
12.30 SPORTS PARADE
Including your afternoon's Weather Forecast
*
1.0 PRIZE QUIZ
In which Premium Bonds are awarded for answering a few sporting questions
Devised by John Fenton
1.15 MEET J. J. WARR
The former England and Middlesex cricketer and humorist talks to BRIAN JOHNSTON
1.35 MOTOR SPORT
The London-Sydney Motor Marathon
A preview by ROBIN RICHARDS on the beginning of the final stage across Australia
RACING
1.40 The Pond Handicap Chase For four-year-olds and upwards run Over two miles and about 118 yards
2.10 The Christmas Rose Hurdle Race
For three-year-olds only run over two miles
2.40 The Henry VIII Chase
For four-year-olds and upwards run over two miles and about 18 yards Commentary by PETER BROMLEY with summaries by ROGER MORTIMER
From Sandown Park
4.55 Racing Results
RUGBY UNION
1.55 : 2.55 : 4.50
County Championship (Northern Division)
Lancashire v. Yorkshire
The ' Roses ' match which should decide the winners of the Northern Division
Commentary by ALAN GIBSON and MICHAEL STEVENSON
From Fylde, Lancashire
2.0 TALKING SPORT
2.25 GOLF
TONY JACKLIN talking to
Tom SCOTT during the recent Piccadilly World Matchplay tournament
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
3.55 Commentary by ALAN CLARKE and ALUN WILLIAMS during the second half of one of today's English League matches
4.42* Results as they come in, direct from the BBC Sports Room
5.0 : 5.55
Classified Football Results
5.0 SPORTS REPORT
Including reports on today's leading matches
TODAY'S TIMETABLE
12.30 Sports Parade and Weather
1.0 Prize Quiz
1.15 Meet J. J. Warr
1.35 Motor Sport
1.40 Racing
1.55 Rugby Union Preview
2.0 Talking Sport
2.10 Racing
2.25 Golf
2.40 Racing
2.55 Rugby Union
3.55 Association Football
4.42* Association Football Results
4.50 Rugby Union
4.55 Racing Results
5.0 Sports Report
Timings may be altered by events

JOANNA DE KEYSER (cello)
MARILYN NEELEY (piano)

Polyphony was thought to be a European phenomenon and not an African one. Jean JENKINS discusses and introduces some examples of folk polyphony she encountered on a recent visit to Ethiopia
Second broadcast followed by an interlude at 7.20

A portrait by Jasper Ridley based on the anecdotes and reminiscences of the men and women who knew him among them ALEXANDER BAILLIE
NICOL BURNE , JAMES MELVILLE, and RICHARD BANNATYNE , Knox's servant
Produced by NESTA PAIN
To be repeated on January 12
See page 40

Humphry Berkeley former Conservative Member of Parliament, author, broadcaster, business man, and Chairman of the United Nations Association of Great Britain and N. Ireland

(Next Saturday: Last of four fortnightly talks by Donald McLachlan)

DOROTHY DOROW (soprano) JEAN ALLISTER (contralto) EDGAR FLEET (tenor) JOHN FROST (bass)
AMBROSIAN SINGERS
ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Leader, Emanuel Hurwitz
CHARLES SPINKS
(organ and harpsichord continuo)
Conducted by ARNOLD COLDSBROUGH
(died December 14, 1964) Introduced by BASIL LAM Part 1: Handel
Chandos Anthem No. 10:
The Lord is my Light
Concerto Grosso No. 14, in E minor (Op. 6 No. 3)
Broadcast on February 20. 1961

or Little Sincerity by AUSTIN WOOLRYCH
Professor of History in the University of Lancaster
Few careers in English politics have been so full of strange turns as that of the first Earl of Shaftesbury. ' Little Sincerity ' was Charles It's nickname for him: 'Lord Shiftsbury' was one of many others he bore. Professor Woolrych considers a new biography of Shaftesbury by K. H. D. Haley.

Cantata No. 79: Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn' und Schild

BRIAN LARGE has done a good deal of research both in Czechoslovakia and France into Martinu's life and work, and tonight tries to form some assessment of his stature.
He argues that the operas, choral works, and symphonies represent him at his best, and that the chamber music which is more often heard in this country shows a less comprehensive side of his personality. followed by an interlude at 10.55