Some examples of the work on exhibition at Galleries in London, with a commentary by John Piper.
Gypsy Petulengro
W.J. Smith, The Whistling Guard
Interviewed by Leslie Baily
At the Piano, Nene Smith
Except for one broadcast in "In Town Tonight", W.J. Smith is an amateur performer. He makes his living as a railway guard, but not content with whistling frequently at his work he imitates bird calls in his spare time. For these he uses no artificial aid at all.
At the close of this afternoon's programme a chart arranged in co-operation with the Air Ministry will forecast the weather.
Some examples of the work on exhibition at Galleries in London, with a commentary by John Piper.
Rosina Dixon, The Singing Cook and Jack O'Brien, A Ganger
Introduced by Mary Sharpe.
A woman who can cook well in these days of tin-openers and restaurants is all too rare. And a woman who can cook well and sing well, like Rosina Dixon, is a positive treasure.
Jack O'Brien describes himself as a 'ganger'. Although he works mainly in the 'underworld', the layman must understand that a ganger is nothing to do with a gangster and is only another word for a sewerman. To those who work above ground a sewerman's job is much of a mystery. This evening Jack O'Brien will probably do a good deal to elucidate it.
