at the theatre organ
on gramophone records
(News and announcements in Welsh)
Conducted by Gideon Fagan
from page 77 of ' New Every Morning'
at the theatre organ
11.0 Music and Movement for Juniors (Ages 7-9)
Ann Driver
11.20 Interlude
11.25 Living in the Country (Ages 9-15)
' Harvest Thanksgiving'
Edith E. Macqueen
Conductor, P. S. G. O'Donnell
A Popular Request Programme
»« , Thompson
' Turkey '
Philip Graves
This series of talks is designed to help listeners to understand better the news of the day by describing the background of facts so often taken for granted. In the past listeners have heard talks by experts on over twenty topics, including Poland, Danzig, and the baar.
by Moura Lympany
2.0 Music Making with Sir Walford Davies (Ages 9-15)
2.15 Interlude
2.20 Biology: 'Teeth'
A. D Peacock, D.Sc, Professor of Natural History, University College,
Dundee, the University of St. Andrews
2.35 Interlude
2.40 Junior English (Ages 9-11)
'The Cook's Tale' a play based on the story in Eleanor Farjeon's
'Tales from Chaucer arranged for broadcasting by Jean Sutcliffe
A ' Father Brown ' story by G. K. Chesterton
The characters
Valentin, the famous French detective
Flambeau, the notorious French criminal
Father Brown, a little priest
«also the Chief Commissioner of Scotland Yard, a policeman, an Italian waiter, a fruiterer, a bus conductor, a sweet-shop proprietor, etc.
The story is told by V. C. Clinton -Baddeley
Adapted for broadcasting by Felix Felton and produced by W. Farquharson Small
' The Blue Cross ' was first broadcast on March 14, 1937
1 Allegro. 2 Andante con moto. 3 Scherzo: Presto. 4 Finale: Allegro giocoso played by the New London Trio-David Wise (violin) ; Norina Semino
(violoncello) ; John Power (pianoforte)
with Vera Lennox , Dick Francis , Diana Morrison , Hugh Morton
Maurice Denham , Martin Boddey
The Cavendish Three
The BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell
Produced by Martyn C. Webster
' Police at the Prize-Giving'
An adventure of the boys of Glen Morroch School, in which Dick, Sam. and Tubby take part in some extremely unexpected happenings at tht end of the summer term
Devised by Allan Mackinnon
From Ankara
A programme of folk tunes and mixed choruses conducted by Mesut Djemil
Claude Dampier (The Professional Idiot, assisted by Billie Carlyle )
Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam
Stainless Stephen (semi-conscious)
Phyllis Robins (the personality vocalist)
Issy Bonn (the Hebrew raconteur) and the BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell
Presented by Leslie Bridgmont
(Section A)
Leader, Paul Beard
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
A Topical Revue with Davy Burnaby and a Fool Company of Fellow Mockers
Gay gags, snappy songs, laughable lampoons, audacious anecdotes
The Dance Orchestra, conducted by Billy Ternent
Produced by Vernon Harris
Presented by John Burnaby
with Nova Pilbeam as Juliet
Alec Guinness as Romeo
also the Nurse, Mercutio, and Benvolio
Produced and arranged by Barbara Burnham
For the first time in this wartime series of scenes from great plays a star actor and actress have been engaged for the leads, and in no play ever written are the right players for the parts more essential than in Romeo and Juliet. They need not be stars: in fact it has been said of Juliet that no actress can have the emotional experience to play the part until she is too old. That is cynical. Like Romeo, she must be young. These tragic lovers of all time must be ideal. On the stage they must look the parts as well as be able to speak them. On the air they must get over by their voices.
As listeners know, no one has a lovelier or more expressive voice on the air than Nova Pilbeam. Her Margaret, the dream child, in Barrie's "Dear Brutus" was as admirable as her Mary Rose. She is not yet twenty. At twelve years of age she made her debut as a child actress as Marigold in "Toad of Toad Hall". At sixteen she played Peter Pan. And she had already made her name in films - "Little Friend" and "The Man who Knew Too Much". Who so young could be better cast for Juliet?
In Alec Guinness, she is to broadcast opposite one of the best of our younger actors. Many listeners must have seen him as Hamlet at the Old Vic in their modern-dress production. Still more will have heard him broadcasting in the part of Konstantin in "The Seagull" four months ago.
Leader, Tate Gilder
Conducted by Mark H. Lubbock
A short story written for broadcasting by B. L. Jacot read by Carleton Hobbs
from the Berkeley Hotel
