and summary of today's programmes for the Forces

Conducted by Constant Lambert . (Gramophone records)

four years ago
Popular records of August 1938

A thought for today: Rev. F. A. Cockin, Canon of St. Paul's

' The Radio Doctor'

Gramophone records

A two-way exchange of greetings between evacuated British children in Australia and their parents in this country. Arranged in collaboration with the Australian Broadcasting Commission

Gramophone records (continued)

Directed by David McCallum , with David Lloyd

Tommy Handley , assisted by Dorothy Carless

Topical magazine programme

News commentary and interlude

from p. 53 of ' New Every Morning ' and p. 58 of ' Each Returning Day '

Primo Scala 's Accordion Band, directed by Harry Bidgood

and his Orchestra

at the organ of the Ritz Cinema, Belfast

Conductor, P. S. G. O'Donnell

Eighty-ninth in the Northern series of concerts given by war-workers during their lunch-hour break. Arranged and presented by Victor Smythe

Plotside broadcasts from a BBC allotment cultivated by the Outside Broadcasting Department. Commentator, Michael Standing. Adviser, Roy Hay. From a London residential square

West-Country Singers, conducted by Reginald Redman. Ralph T. Morgan (organ)
From St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol

and his Band

Records of popular songs and choruses from his oratorios and operas, arranged and presented by Leslie Perowne

De Wolfe and his Orchestra

March (Cornelius)
Symphony No. 3 (The Scottish) played by the BBC Northern Orchestra, conducted by Warwick Braith waite

Messages from children in South Africa to their parents at home. Arranged in collaboration with the South African Broadcasting Corporation

Sgwrs gan William Eames. (Talk in Welsh)

5.20 ' Tom Moore sings at Bowood ': play by Norah Richardson The songs are sung by Sydney
5 55 Children's Hour prayers

National and Regional announcements

A national magazine introduced by Geoffrey Grigson

A revusical, musical piece of ludicrousness in the Victorian manner, including ' Perseverance ' (or ' Half A Coronet '), a diverting operetta by Turbot and Vulligan. Words by A. P. Herbert. Music by Vivian Ellis. Cast includes Betty Huntley -Wright, Alma Vane , Dick Francis , Joan 'Young, and Ian Sadler. Revue Chorus and BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Mansel Thomas. Programme devised and written by Bill Stephens. Produced by Henry Reed

' Some Social Achievements of Christianity ' : introductory talk by H. A. Mess of Bedford College, London
The first of a series of seven talks dealing historically with the contribution of the Church to the formation of Western Society.

Conductor, Ian Whyte. Lamond (piano)

The Old Vic Shakespeare Company in scenes from Othello', with Frederick Valk , Bernard Miles , Hermione Hannen , Freda Jackson , and others. Introduced by Tyrone Guthrie. Programme presented by Barbara Burnham. (Special BBC recording)

Conductor, George Thompson (Soloist : W. Moore>)

Sop as gach seid. Ceol, orain is sgeulachdan air clair bho ghillean Cheap Breatuinn. (Gaelic concert)

Go forth my song, delay not
'Twas wondrous sweet, that dream of ouri Naught to my heart can bring relief Rest in the Valley The Orphan Child The Rose
The Forsaken The Lark
Like to a linden-tree am I sung by May Blyth (soprano)

and his Band