and summary of today's programmes for the Forces
Records of Harriet Cohen (piano)
Exercises for men: George Welton
7.40 Exercises for women : Audrey Nicol
An anthology of favourites
A thought for today: Rev. J. W. C. Dougall
Food Reporter : Freddy Grisewood
Record programme of tunes and songs from the stage, written and arranged by Roy Plomley
at the theatre organ
Conductor Richard Crean. Cuthbert Ford (baritone)
ORCHESTRA
Overture : The Thievish Magpie... .Rossini
CUTHBERT FORD AND ORCHESTRA So, Sir Page (The Marriage of Figaro)
Mozart
Song of Hybrias the Cretan Elliott
ORCHESTRA
Waltz : Thoughts......Alford
CUTHBERT FORD AND ORCHESTRA
Marching along v Harrison Myself when young (In a Persian Garden)
Liza Lehmann
To Anthea......John Hatton
ORCHESTRA
Selection : Patience......Sullivan
from p. 49 of ' New Every Morning ' and p. 44 of ' Each Returning Day'
Jack White 's Band, under the direction of Jack Lennox
at the theatre organ
Trio in D minor (Op. 32) played by the Albion Trio : Louis Willoughby (violin) ; Vivian Joseph (cello) ; Margaret Chamberlain (piano)
by the Revue Chorus and BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Mansel Thomas
Lunch-hour entertainment for factory-workers, from a factory somewhere in Britain
'Rearing future layers': discussion between Alan Thompson and Jim Sutton
Thomas Morley 's Canzonets to Five and Six Voices (1597)-2. BBC Singers : Margaret Godley , Joyce Sutton , Margaret Rees , Margaret Rolfe , Bradbridge White , Stanley Riley , Emlyn Bebb , Samuel Dyson. Conducted by Trevor Harvey Adieu, adieu, you kind and cruel Fly, love, that art so sprightly Ay me ! the fatal arrow
Love took his bow and arrow Hark, Alleluia
I follow, lo, the footing
(All edited by E. H. Fellowes )
and his Band, with Marjorie Kingsley and Renee Lester
(leader, Paul Beard ). Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
Before an audience of H.M. Forces in a hall in the South
Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F, the lightest, shortest, and most easy-going since the No. I in C, is typical of the composer's vein of rough, untamed humour. The airy, piquant second movement is unique among the whole of Beethoven's works. No less attractive and beautifully wrought is the third movement, which is virtually a Minuet and Trio.
Of the magnificent Finale, which is brilliant and vigorous to a degree. Paul Bekker has said ' the composer abruptly discards the comic mask and abandons make-believe. The laughter of a wholly untroubled spirit, absolute humour unconnected with any world of actuality, is here revealed in music. Compared with it, Haydn's most exquisite whimsicalities appear clownish and provincial.'
These programmes bring before you, month by month, the changing facets of the rural scene. Country men and women are brought to the microphone to speak about their lives and work.
Variety programme by Northern discoveries. Produced by Richard North
with his Quartet
Reginald King's new ensemble, which made its radio debut last April, is actually a quintet, consisting of himself at the piano and four strings-violin, viola, cello, and bass. To a large extent the piano has become the solo instrument, with the strings forming the background-the effect of it all being original and very pleasing.
Now that this combination has established itself and that he has been able to build up a library of special arrangements. King prefers it in many ways to his late orchestra. The programmes are essentially of a light music character, from non-rhythmic arrangements of popular songs of the Jerome Kern type to some of the evergreen classics.
with Trefor Jones , Bernard Gold stein, and the Girls in Harmony. Presented by Mai Jones
Sgwrs gan H. T. Edwards. (Talk in Welsh)
5.20 'The Knockers': Cornish story by Eileen Molony
5.35 Songs by Kathleen Green
5.45 ' Imaginary Islands ', by R. J. E. Silvey
National and Regional announcements
Greetings in words and music to the troops of the Northern Garrison who are stationed in these lonely islands. Introduction by Major Eric Link-later. Greetings from relatives and messages from men on leave to their comrades in the islands. Songs by Carol Raye and ' Big-Hearted' Arthur Askey , with Fred Hartley and his Music. Presented by Bill Mac Lurg. (Special recording)
and the scene it might suggest, pictured by Jane Grahame
' Once again we stop the London traffic in order to bring to you some of the interesting people who are In Town Tonight ' ; introducing personalities from every walk of life in interviews with Joan Clark and Roy Rich. Edited and produced by C. F. Meehan.
Major David Maxwell Fyfe , K.C., M.P.
[Home Service continued on p. 26
The Royal Scots (First Infantry of the Line). Written and produced by John Gough. First of a series of short studies of individual regiments -their customs, rights, and privileges.
with Jean Kennedy , Stainless Stephen, Kitty Masters, Hatton and Manners. BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Compere, Philip Slessor
A ' Saturday at 9.35 ' show, presenting the music, arranged by Reginald Burston and Donald Edge , from current and forthcoming film issues : ' Sun Valley Serenade ' ; ' Birth of the Blues'; 'The Chocolate Soldier'. With Anne Lenner , Gladys Ripley , Dennis Noble. At two pianos, Donald Edge and Charles Groves. BBC Theatre Chorus. BBC Theatre
Orchestra conducted by Reginald Burston. Compere, Peter Fettes
A form of Compline
by Harald Melvill. Produced by Fred O'Donovan , with the BBC Drama Repertory Company
The events of this Tplay unfold themselves before and during the premiere of a new musical play in London. The action takes listeners from the portico outside the theatre, into the vestibule, stalls, boxes, upper and dress circles, pit, and gallery. They also visit the stage, and go behind the scenes, up stairs and along corridors into the dressmg-rooms.
Conductor, Ian Whyte
and his Band
