and summary of today's programmes for the Forces

The Spanish dances arr. Bridgewater

his weekly choice of gramophone records

at the theatre organ

and summary of today's Home Service programmes *

Theme: ' In the steps of the Master'
3—'His Cross and ourselves'
Organ Voluntary
Order of Service
Dedicatory prayer
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart (Rv. C.H. 195)
Lesson: St. John xii, 20-37
What grace, 0 Lord, and beauty shone, Around thy steps below I (Rv. C.H. 87)
Prayer
In the Cross of Christ I glory (Rv.
C.H. 113; E.H. 409)
Address by the Rev. J. C. Bacon ,
Ph.D.
The head that once was crowned with thorns is crowned with glory now (Rv. C.H. 131 ; A. and M. 301 ; S.P. 175)
Blessing

sung by Geoffrey Dunn (tenor)

played by the Boulevard Players

Conductor, Herbert Greenwood

gives the first broadcast of Piano Sonata in F minor
Howard Ferguson
Howard Ferguson , who was born in Belfast in 1908, was a pupil of Harold Samuel , to the memory of whom his F minor Piano Sonata is dedicated. It was composed in 1938-40 and first performed by Myra Hess at one of her National Gallery concerts last April. Mr. Ferguson has a number of fine works to his credit, including a Partita for orchestra which was recently broadcast by Desire Defauw.

Alec Robertson

at the theatre organ

Listeners will have to spot well-known proverbs in an unknown form
Compiled and presented by Neil Munro with F. H. Grisewood as Master of Ceremonies

An anthology compiled by Honor
Wyatt

Conductor, P. S. G. O'Donnell

by Roy Hay

Galatea, a sea nymph....Elsie Suddaby
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
BBC Orchestra
(Section B)
Leader, Paul Beard
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
Acis and Galatea opens with the chorus of nymphs and shepherds singing of their happy life. But Galatea, a sea-nymph, expresses her melancholy feelings at the absence of her lover Acis, a shepherd. Presently Acis returns and each sings to the other a charming- air, finally joining together in the duet, ' Happy, happy, happy we !
The lovers' happiness is of only short duration, for they are warned that the giant Polyphemus is striding over forest and mountain after Galatea. She runs away, but Polyphemus pursues her. Damon, a shepherd, intervenes, and Acis proclaims he will defend Galatea until death. But while the lovers are declaring that they will never leave each other, Polyphemus hurls a rock at them and Acis is killed.
. The nymphs and shepherds entreat the grief-stricken Galatea to transform Acis into a god, though in doing so Galatea realises that as an immortal Acis can never belong to her. Acis is seen rising up as a god while the chorus sings an extended version of ' Happy we I '

A talk about religious books and events, by the Very Rev. F. A. Iremonger , D.D., Dean of Lichfield

A talk about barrel-organs by Richard Pasquale

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Quartet in D, Op. 20, No. 4 played by The New English String Quartet-Winifred Small (violin) ; Lorraine du Val (violin) ; Winifred Copperwheat
(viola) ; Florence Hooton (cello)

5.15 ' Regional Round ' a competition in which teams of children drawn from England, Scotland, and Wales will compete
5.45 Children's Hour Epilogue— ' Creatures God has made '

followed by Interlude: records

by a London surgeon

played by Arthur Catterall (violin)
R. J. Forbes (piano)

by Andre Obey , translated by Cynthia Pughe. Episode 4
Produced by Barbara Burnham

Introductory music
Order of Service
Dear Lord and Father of mankind
(S.P. 481 ; Rv. C.H. 245)
Confession, Absolution, and Lord's
Prayer
Psalm xxxi, 1-6
Lesson: St. Mark iv, 35-41 Magnificat Collects
Thy way, not mine, 0 Lord (A. and M. 265 ; Rv. C.H. 553)
Prayers
He who would valiant be (S.P. 515 ;
Rv. C.H. 576)
Address by the Rev. K. H. Thorneycroft
Jesu, lover of my soul (A. and M.
193;, S.P. 542; Rv. C.H. 414)
Blessing

An appeal on behalf of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, by the Marchioness of Titchfield
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to The Marchioness of Titchfield, [address removed]

with BBC Orchestra (Section C), leader, Marie Wilson
Conducted by Hyam Greenbaum
Presented by Ronald Waldman

Conducted by Ian Whyte
Vera Canning (cello)

' A very present help in trouble '
19—'The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God'
Psalm xvi ; From Wisdom ii and iii ;
For those we love within the veil (S.P. 289) ; Revelation xxii, 3 and 4

Autobiography of a biographer
An account of Boswell's career reconstructed from his own journals by John Murray
Produced by Stephen Potter

Light music by the Casino Players