for the deaf and hard of hearing
A look at the news of the week.
from the Royal Festival Hall
Part of the public concert on March 3.
A series of three concerts each featuring music by a major twentieth-century composer.
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leader. Hugh Maguire
Conducted by Bernard Haitink
playing Stravinsky's Capriccio for piano and orchestra
with Monique Haas as soloist
The concert opens with Brahms's Tragic Overture
Between the two works: A portrait of Stravinsky by Martin Cooper
Introduced by Richard Baker.
A documentary film from Poland.
The harvest of the sea, and the people who live by it, are vividly portrayed in this outstanding film.
A ballet for television.
Time: Late afternoon Sunday until dawn Monday
Music: Les Biches by Poulenc
played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leader, Raymond Cohen
Conducted by John Lanchbery
The dancers appear by arrangement with the Western Theatre BalletFirst transmission on June 7, 1964
by George Eliot.
Dramatised in four parts by Rosemary Anne Sisson.
Mr. Wakem has bought the mill and appointed Mr. Tulliver manager. Tom and his father have cursed Wakem and his family. Maggie and Philip have met again.
Recorded in the BBC's Glasgow studio
He is called one of the greatest living architects, but he describes himself as an engineer solving engineering problems in a scientific way. Whoever is right, the shape of things to come will be profoundly influenced by his buildings and by his ideas.
Commentary written by Antony Jay.
Spoken by Brian Redhead.
Leading conductors from Britain and America present the music they compose and arrange.
This week: Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra
Guest star, Rita Moreno
First transmission on July 26, 1964
Round off the day with Denis Tuohy, Michael Dean, Nicholas Tresilian and tonight's guests.
