and summary of today's programmes for the Forces
Records of Ethel Waters, the American recording star
Exercises for men
7.40 Exercises for women
A thought for today
The Rev. G. L. Russell
followed by Programme Parade
Details of some of today's broadcasts
A talk about what to eat and how to cook it, by Mrs. Wilks
at the theatre organ
Medley: Tunes of the times
Leader, Jean Pougnet
Conductor, Leslie. Bridgewater
A reading from ' Lessons from the Cross ', by Bishop Mandell Creighton
Monday in Holy Week
Sung sentence: If any man will follow me, let him take up his cross and follow me. Whosover shall endure unto the end, he shall be saved.
O sacred head, sore wounded (S.P. 128; C.H. 107)
Prayers
Psalm li, 1-12
Reading: St. Matthew xvi, 13-26
Prayers
Take up thy cross (A. and M. 263; S.P. 119; C.H. 501)
played by Billy Ternent and the Dance Orchestra
A journey through time and space to famous musical cities of the world with records as the passport and Raymond Raikes as the traveller
at the theatre organ
Hit tunes of 1914 and 1941
A reading from Richard Jefferies 's
'The Open Air' by Harold Hobson
Marjorie Westbury and Alan Robinson in ' The Ace ', by Francis Durbridge
' Conversation Piece ', by Edward J. Mason
' Sweet music ' featuring Vernon Adcock 's Vibraphone Trio: Fred Kelly (piano), Norman Thistlewood (bass),
Vernon Adcock (vibraphone)
Compere, Bert Copley
BBC Men's Chorus
Conducted by Trevor Harvey
Soloist, Stanley Riley
At the piano, Frederick Stone
Cawsand Bay ; The twenty-fourth of February ; The dead horse from Sea Songs and Shanties
So handy ; Rolling King ; Highland laddie ; The codfish shanty from Songs of American Sailormen Lowlands ; La pique ; Jamboree from Sea Songs and Shanties
All sorts of people will tell us how, why, and where we should grow more food
followed by POSTSCRIPT
A recording of last night's broadcast by A. P. Herbert
performed by Betty Bannerman (contralto) "
Dorothy Manley (piano) BETTY BANNERMANDOROTHY MANLEYBETTY BANNERMAN
Written by Charles Penrose
Produced by Ernest Longstaffe with Clarence Wright , Jimmy Bond , John Duncan , Reginald Mitchell ,
Claude Pilgrim , and Charles Penrose
At the piano, Winifred Davey
with Marion Browne
to records of The Six Swingers
Directed by George Scott-Wood
The Arbroath Declaration of Independence, April 6, 1320, discussed by J. D. Mackie
Leader, Laurance Turner
Conductor, Gideon Fagan
A radio concoction by Muriel Levy
Music by Leslie Bridgmont with Muriel Levy , Betty Astell , Reginald Purdell , Helen Clare ,
Jack Train , and Gwen Lewis
At the pianos, Ivor Dennis and Alan Paul
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont
Wedi eu casglu gan David Thomas
Fe'u cenir gan Meic Parry
(Songs in Welsh)
5.20 ' Tales of the Tideway '
Another ramble with William Aspden along the North Wales seashore
5.40 ' Sunshine Express'
Lyn, Mai, and the Sunshine Singers
followed by National and Regional announcements
from Rolf Boldrewood's 'Romance of Life and Adventures in the Australian Bush and Goldfields'
A dramatic serial for broadcasting in ten instalments, written and produced by Peter Creswell
[Starring] Terence and Derrick de Marney as the brothers Dick and Jim Marston
Other characters [see below]
BBC Orchestra
(Section A)
Leader, Paul Beard
Conducted by Clarence Raybould
Winifred Copperwheat (viola) WINIFRED COPPERWHEAT AND
ORCHESTRAORCHESTRA
Presented by Harry S. Pepper and Ronald Waldman
Norman Long
'Calling X2!'
The third of a new series of counter espionage adventures, written by Ernest Dudley, with Jack Melford as British Agent X2
'Something old - Something new '
Famous song-writers then and now
'Puzzle Corner' ??? Guess ???
Pat Kirkwood
'S.O.S. Sally'
'May we introduce...?'
Presented by Leonard Urry
Compered by 'Quiz'
Singing commeres, the Three Chimes
BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell
A story of the coming of Fascism to a poor village of Southern Italy by Ignazio Silone with Jack Livesey as Berardo Viola and members of the BBC Drama
Repertory Company
Par 1 adapted for broadcasting by John Midgley and Lyn Midgley
Produced by John Cheatle
(Part 2 will be broadcast on Thursday, April 17, at 9.35 p.m;
A musical adventure by Ronnie Hill and Peter Dion-Titheradge
Revue Chorus and BBC Revue
Orchestra
Leader, Boris Pecker
Conducted by Hyam Greenbaum
Produced by Vernon Harris
Three concert studies: A flat ; F played by Donald Hargreaves
