and summary of today's programmes for the Forces
with Percy Underwood (baritone)
Programme of gramophone records
London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates : In the Steppes of Central Asia (Borodin)
Georges Thill (tenor): La caravane.
A travers le desert (Marouf : Rabaud)
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Henri Rahaud : Ballet music (Marouf : Rabaud)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. Bt., withRoyalOperaChorus.Jan van der Gucht (tenor) ; Closing scene (Hassan : Delius)
at the theatre organ Selection : Waltzing with Strauss
and Interlude
Organ voluntary
Psalm 148 (2nd version) 'The Lord of heav'n confess (Tune: St. John) (S.P. 657)
Prayer
Lesson : St. Mark 8, vv. 27-38
Paraphrase 19: The race that long in darkness pined (S.P. 96)
Though the night of doubt and sorrow (C.H. 214; S.P. 678)
Address by the Rt. Rev. J. Hutchison '
Cockburn, D.D.
Now thank we all our God (C.H.
29; S.P. 350)
Blessing
Organ voluntary
Organist, J. Fleming Lamb
Variations Serieuses, Op. 54 played by Margaret Good (piano)
Clifford Greenwood and his Orchestra
Recording of last night's broadcast
Trio in E flat, Op. 70, No. 2 played by the New London Trio : Daniel Melsa (violin); Livio Manucci (cello); John Pauer (piano)
Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald
First of several monthly Sunday morning talks by Brian Vesey -Fitzgerald who gave a series of talks under the same title during the summer
Programme of gramophone records
Scott Goddard chooses some of Handel's music for the last programme in this series
(and mother too). Presented by Arthur Spencer , with Violet Carson , Frank Titterton , and Wilfred Pickles. Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Reginald Burster
Programme of gramophone records presented by James Ching
C. H. Middleton
(Choral and Orchestral Union of Glasgow). Leader, Reginald White -house. Conductor, Warwick Braithwaite . Ruth Packer (soprano). Tudor Davies (tenor)
From a concert-hall in the North
Play by J. M. Barrie. With music composed by Norman O'Neill. Adapted and produced by Howard Rose.
Talk on religious books and events, by the Very Rev. F. A. Iremonger , D.D., Dean of Lichfield
o gapel yng ngorllewin Cymru. Arweinydd : Robert Charles (Hymn-singing in Welsh)
5.20 'Michael and the Little Shoe-maker ' : play by Richard Sharp , based on Tolstoy's story ' What men live by 5.55 Children's Hour prayers
followed by Interlude : records
Talk by Kenneth Williams
Special edition to open the new series. Patric Curwen looks back over the past programmes and turns . again some of their most popular pages. Presented by Leslie Bailv and Francis Worsley. Music played by the BBC Revue Orchestra, directed by Hyam Greenbaum
Some of this week's broadcasts surveyed
Sentences
It came upon the midnight clear
(S.P. 76 ; C.H, 47)
Confession and Thanksgiving Psalm 90
Lesson, Isaiah 40, vv. 27-31
0 God of Bethel (A. and M. 512;
S.P. 596 ; CJH. 562)
Intercessions
0 little town of Bethlehem (Walford
Davies)
Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Father, hear the prayer we offer (S.P.
487)
Blessing
Organist, G. Thalben-Ball
Appeal on behalf of the National Society for Cancer Relief, by the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Bristol Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed].
followed by a postscript
Drama based on the Book of Job. Arranged fur broadcasting by Robert Speaight and Professor J. R. Coates. Produced by John Burrell
Programme of gramophone records presented by G. H. Phelps
at the theatre organ
' Every knee shall bow Psalm 96 ; Philippians 2, vv. 1-11 ; At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow (A. and M. 306) ; Revelation 11, v. 15
Compiled from the music of Handel and Berlioz by Joseph Lewis , who conducts the BBC Orchestra and the BBC Chorus, with Elsie Suddaby (soprano) ; Bradbridge White (tenor) ; Stanley Riley (bass)
with Rosa Levain
From a restaurant in the South