and summary of today's programmes for the Forces

and the Manchester Hippodrome Orchestra '

Messages recently recorded by members of the Services in West Africa for their relatives and friends in this country .

Canal Ironworks Band: conductor - Gershom Collison

(organ)

from the Selly Oak Colleges, - Birmingham, conducted by the Rev. John Foster , Professor of Church History
Theme : ' The World-Wide Church ' Scripture Sentences Prayer of Invocation
0 come, 0 come, Immanuel (C.H. 149;
A. and M. 49)
Reading Address
The Lord will come (C.H. 151 ; S.P. 158) Prayers
Let saints on earth in concert sing (C.H.
227 ; A. and M. 221)
Blessing
Organist, Miss N. Woodward

sung by George Parker (baritone)
Atlas ; To the Lyre ; Love's Message ;
Her Secret ; The Fisherman's Life
(Atlas translated by S. Langford ; remainder by R. Snell )

Troise and his Banjoliers

Hubert Foss talks about ' English Poetry and Song '. The singer is Sinclair Logan, and the musical illustrations include songs by Purcell, Parry, and Warlock

o Soar, Capel y Bedyddwyr, Llwynhendy. (Religious Service in Welsh, from Soar Welsh Baptist Chapel, Llwynhendy)
Trefn y Gwasanaeth Intrada (468)
Moliannwn enw lesu mawr (52 : Ton, St.
Leonard)
Darllen : 1 Brenhinoedd 19,. 9-18
Lan Ysbryd erfyniwn yn daer arnat Ti
(850 : Ton, Addoliad)
Gweddi
Y mae swyn yn enw'r lesu (620 : Ton,
Sancteiddiad)
Pregeth gan y Parchedig T. Ellis Jones
Pwy sydd gennyf yn y nefoedd (736 :
Ton, Tanycastell)
Y Fendith
Organydd a Chorfeistr, D. Vernon Davies

Campbell Gerrish introduces some records from his collection

NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Ninth and last of this series of programmes specially recorded by the Outpost Division of the Office of War Information

Rodney Gallop introduces gramophone records of music made by the distinguished Danish composer

4-The Choir of York Minster sings music by Sir Edward Bairstow , with the composer at the organ. The music is introduced by the Dean of York

C. H. Middleton

(Second series, No. 3). Frederick Riddle (viola). BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Constant Lambert
Introduction .' by Edwin Evans

Play by Blair, produced by Howard Rose

Series of talks, dealing with events of religious significance in the life of the nation, and with the work of the Churches at home and abroad, by the Rev. Nathaniel Micklem , D.D.

Ymweliad a rhai o drefi a phentrefi Cymru. 5—' Cilgerran '.

' The Story of David' : play in four parts by L. du Garde Peach. Produced by Derek McCulloch. Part4- The Last Days of David '

' Jean Batten Flew ! '
The famous airwoman tells the story of two journeys to New Zealand : her grandparents' and her own. Prógramme introduced by Norman Wooland. Script by Leslie Baily and Henry James. BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves. Producer, Eric Fawcett

Talk by Ordinary Seaman Godfrey Winn

Founder of Czech National Opera. Music from ' Dalibor' and ' The Kiss', with Mara Mensikova (soprano), Parry Jones (tenor), Otokar Kraus (baritone), Julius Gutt man (bass). BBC Theatre Chorus. BBC Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Vilem Tausky. Narrator, Carleton Hobbs .
Jan Masaryk , Foreign Secretary of the Czechoslovak Republic, introduces the programme in a specially recorded message

from St. Martin-in-the-Fields, conducted by the Rev. Eric S. Loveday
Once in royal David's city (S.P. 368 ;
C.H. 69) •
Confession and Absolution The Lord's Prayer
Lesson
Magnificat
Collects and Prayers
0 little town of Bethlehem (S.P. 79 ;
C.H. 48)
Address
Rise up, 0 men of God (S.P. 635 ;
C.H. 344)
Blessing
Organist, S. Drummond Wolff

Appeal on behalf of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Fund, by the Rev. Eric Loveday '
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged, and should be addressed to [address removed].

Series telling of outstanding feats of arms. No. 21—'The Colonial Military Forces

followed by a postscript

Arranged for broadcasting by Marianne Helweg , and produced by Val Gielgud

Sonata in D (K. 448), for two pianos played by Joan Trimble and Valerie Trimble

Series of three talks : 2—' Classical Humanism', by Professor Gilbert Murray, O.M.
Last week Dr. Julian Huxley spoke about 4 Scientific Humanism': next week the Rev. J. H. Oldham will complete the series with a talk on ' Christian Humanism '.

' Thy King Cometh '. Psalm 82 ; From
Isaiah 2 ; 0 God of earth and altar (S.P. 308) ; Psalm 82, v. 8

Grosse Fuge , Op. 133 played by the Budapest String Quartet. (Gramophone records)

In this series Rosamond Lehmann , well-known novelist, reads the kind of passages she chooses for reading to her family and friends. Tonight : a passage from ' The Woodlanders', by Thomas Hardy

at the organ of the Granada, Harrow

and the Little Orchestra, directed by Jack Hardy