Offenbach Overture: Orpheus in the Underworld SUISSE ROMANDE ORCHESTRA conducted by ERNEST ANSERMET trad. arr Britten Sally in our alley
PETER PEARS (tenor)
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (piano)
Grainger Handel in the Strand: CYRIL SMITH and PHYLLIS SELLICK (pianos)
Bantock Fifine at the Fair (mono) : ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, conducted by SIR THOMAS BEECHAM gramophone records

Introduced by John Lade Building a Library: Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake (complete ballet), by NOËL GOODWIN.
Records for Christmas. reviewed by EDWARD GREENFIELD.
Producer ARTHUR JOHNSON

Vivaldi Winter (The Seasons)
ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS, directed by IONA BROWN (violin) anon A sequence of 15th-century carols and plain-song: PRO CANTIONE ANTIQUA conducted by BRUNO TURNER
Moreno Torroba Concerto for four guitars and orchestra: LOS ROMEROS
ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS. conducted by NEVILLE MARRINER : records

RANSOME BAND, conductor
STEPHEN SHMWELL
Mathias Vivat Regina Gilbert Vinter Relaxation (Salute to Youth) Arnold Fantasy

This week Sheila Hancock. the actress, introduces records of some of her favourite music. Producer
PIERS BURTON-PAGE

Nicholas Kcnyon introduces a programme which centres on two objects recently saved from seemingly inevitable sale abroad.
BL Additional MS 60577
Considerable excitement in the national press surrounded last year's purchase by the British Library of the Winchester Manuscript. IAIN FENLON 'S illustrated talk demonstrates the insight which the 16th-century additions give into the musical and literary tastes of a rather conservative provincial community - in this case. Catholic sympathisers associated with the Cathedral and College of Winchester.
.4 Virginal Restored
An early 17th-century Italian virginal, recently acquired by an English musician, offered unique opportunities for experiment in the course of restoration, MALCOLM ROSE. the restorer, describes the unusual features of the instrument, and. with the help of LUCY CAROLAN, demonstrates the effect of two radically different stringings, one in brass, the other in iron. i Lucy Carolan in two recitals on the virginal, each including recordings made on brass and iron: Tuesday at 3.20 pm and Christmas Eve at 10.0 inn)

Stephen Ptaistow introduces his personal selection of outstanding music broadcasts of the past week.

Introduced by Peter Clayton

Richard Mayne (in the Chain talks with Margaret Drabble ,
Hermione Lee and Marina Vaizey.
Pinero's Trelawny of the Wells at the Old
Vic. George Eliot 1819-80, a British Library Centenary Exhibition.
Woody Allen 's new film, Stardust Memories.
The Stage Has Nothing to Give Us - a Radio 4 portrait of Val Gielgud , Head of Drama in BBC Radio, 1929-63.
Penelope Lively 's novel, Judgement Day.
Producer PHILIP FRENCH

plays Chopin piano music Polonaise in c sharp minor, Op 26 No 1; Nocturne in F sharp minor, Op 49 No 2; Polonaise in E flat minor, Op 26 No 2: Nocturne in c minor. Op 48 No 1; Three Mazurkas, Op 50; Etude in c sharp minor, Op 25 No 7; Variations brillantes in B flat major on ' Ludovic ' by Herold, Op 12

direct from the Town Hall Edith Peinemann (violin) BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Elder
Elgar Overture: Cockaigne (In London Town)
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor

by Sean Virgo, first prize winner in the Radio 3 Short Story Competition.
Read by Alan Howard

(Rpt)
(See also Sun at 5.20 pm)

Part 2 Dvorak
Symphony No 5, in F
(Presented by Leeds Lei sure Services and sponsored by Lewis's Ltd; Mark Elder broadcasts by permission oj English National Opera)

(baritone), with Martin Isepp (piano)
Purcell, realised Britten Let the dreadful engines of eternal will
Schumann Liederkreis

by COLIN MCLAREN 5: Doing Time
Read by Michael Hordern

Part 2
George Butterworth Bredon Hill and other songs Ibert Chansons de Don Quichotte
Ravel Don Quichotte a Dulcinée

Prelude and Fugue in A minor (BWV 894) TREVOR PINNOCK
(harpsichord): record