and summary of today's programmes for the Forces

and his Orchestra, with Marguerite Crichton

for love songs through the ages, presented with gramophone records by J. H. Squire

at the theatre organ

Programme Parade
Interlude : records

Metrical Psalm 145 , w. 1-6, 0 Lord, thou art my God and King (Tune, Duke Street)
Prayer
City of God, how broad and far
(C.H. 209 ; S.P. 468)
Lesson : 2 Samuel 6, vv. 1-5 and 13-15 Prayer .
0 brother man (C.H. 485 ; S.P. 307) Address by the Rev. James S. Stewart , B.D. Thou whose almighty word (C.H.
364 ; S.P. 303 ; A. and M. 360)
Blessing
Organist, W. Greenhouse AJlt

Alec Robertson gives the first of a new series of talks designed to follow 4 Everyman and his Music '

Jack Leon and his Orchestra

Recording of last night's broadcast

(Religious service in Gaelic)
Salm 23, 1-4, air fonn ' Martyrdom ' Umuigh
Leughadh : Ephesianaich, 6, 10-20 Salm 40, 1-4, air fonn ' Ballerma '
An searmon : An t-Urr. lain
Macfhionghuin, M.A.
Salm 25, 4-7, air fonn ' Jackson ' Am beannachadh

Directed by Albert Sandler , with Irene Prador

Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 played by the Catterall String Quartet : Arthur Catterall (violin) ; Audrey Catterall (violin) ; Lena Wood (viola) ; Johan Hock (cello)

In which radio brings to life curious events of the past and present. Compere, John Snagge.

Why were they written ? When were they sung ? Dr. Welch and Trevor Harvey discuss these two questions, with illustrations by the BBC Singers

C. H. Middleton

(leader Paul Beard ). Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
From a hall in the Midlands
Ravel's ,' Pavane at the Passing of a Princess ' was written first as a piano piece and later scored-a common practice with Ravel. The Pavane is a very old dance, probably derived from Spain. Rabelais, writing in the sixteenth century, speaks of it as one of the 180 dances performed at the Court of the Queen of Lanternois. It is danced as a solemn ceremonial once a year before the altar in Seville Cathedral by the choristers. It is not difficult, therefore. to associate the solemn, measured strains of Ravel's music with the genuflexions that such an occasion would suggest.

Play, adapted from Mrs. Gaskell's story by Jane Stratton. Produced by Howard Rose

' In tune with you.' Melodies for all moods on two pianos

Last of a series of five talks by C. S. Lewis , Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford

Cantorion Llanelli. Arweinydd, D. H. Lewis. Rhai o'n hoff emynau wedi eu gosod ar hen alawon Cymreig. Cyflwynir y rhaglen gan ldris Lewis. (Hymn-singing in Welsh)

Community hymn-singing by the Luton Girls' Choir, conductor, Leslie Woodgate. Mac tells the story of ' Gertie, the Greedy Gnu ', by Violet Campbell , followed by Children's Hour prayers

followed by Interlude : records

Talk on the anniversary of his great naval victory 'off Cape St. Vincent, by Admiral Sir Edward Evans , K.C.B.

Chromatic fantasia and fugue played by Irene Scharrer (piano)

Landon Ronald. BBC Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Reginald Burston, with Linda Parker

Some of this week's broadcasts surveyed

Choral Evensong
Versicles and Responses Psalm 31, vv. 1-6, 21-27
First Lesson : Ecclesiasticus 1, vv.
14-30
Magnificat (Ireland in C)
Second Lesson : St. Luke 10, vv.
25-37
Nunc dimittis (Ireland in CJ Creed and Collects
Anthem : Blessed be the God and Father (S. S. Wesley)
Prayers
Now God be with us (S.P. 48 ;
C.H. 280) .
Blessing

' Needs of women in the Services' : an appeal on behalf of the Y.W.C.A. Wartime Fund, by Mrs. Churchill, C.B.E.
Contributions will be gratefulfy acknowledged, and should be addressed to [address removed].

followed by a postscript

Conductor, Ian Whyte
MISS MATTY, one of the most delightful of the Cranford Ladies ', whom you will meet this afternoon at 3.30 in a play adapted from Mrs. Gaskell's, famous book.

Fourth in the series of ' famous meetings ' by Robert Gittings. Produced by Malcolm Baker-Smith

' God is love.' Psalm 145, vv. 1-9, 17-21 ; 1 Corinthians 13 ; Come down, 0 love divine (A. and M. 670) ; 1 John 4, v. 16

Programme of melody, arranged and presented by Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ

Sophie Wyss (soprano)

The Little Orchestra, directed by Jack Hardy , with Jan van der Gucht (tenor)