and Home Service programme summary

Exercises for men : Coleman Smith
Exercises for women : May Brown
At the pianos, Barbara Laing and Andrew Bryson.

BENJAMIN BRITTEN and WILLIAM WALTON
Every morning this week gramophone records of their music will be heard at this time. Today : Britten's ' Simple Symphony' and part of ' Soirées musicales'

Rev. John G. Williams , of the BBC Religious Broadcasting Department

and his Orchestra

Talk by Jeanne Cooper-Foster

Mixed choice of records. The high spot is ' The Return of Lemminkainen', by Sibelius, played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

News commentary

from page 61 of ' New Every Morning ' and page 38 of ' Each Returning Day '. 0 for a heart to praise my God ; Psalm 32 ; Help us to help each other, Lord

on gramophone records
Prelude : La Traviata (Verdi): NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted hy
Toscanini Dance of the Seven Veils (Salome :
Richard Strauss ) : Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by tokowski

11.0 SINGING TOGETHER, by Herbert Wiseman : revision programme
11.18 Interval music
11.20 SCIENCE AND GARDENING : ' The Machine on the Land ', by Eric Hobbis
11.40 FOR UNDER-SEVENS : 'Let's join in '-an Easter concert, at which the following songs are sung : ' The Duckling ', ' The Kitten ', The Chicken ', ' The Foal ', ' The Calf ', ' The Puppy ', and ' The Lamb ' — joined together by the children'9 own chorus
12.0 THE TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST : ' 'Discipleship', ', by the Rev. H. P. Kingdon

Commentary on the procession by Michael Standing , from a point on the route

ENSA concert for war-workers, from a factory canteen. Harry Fryer and his Orchestra. Guest artists, Ida Shepley , and Rawicz and Landauer

Professor B. A. Fletcher recalls in a talk his experiences of younger people of modern China

played by Percy Whitlock
From the Pavilion, Bournemouth

1.50 FOR RURAL SCHOOLS (Scotland). ' At Our Village ', by John R. Allan. ' Mrs. Cark the Caretaker' : The village hall; the ' rural' entertains
2.10 Interval music
2.15 STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. ' S.O.S.', by Margery Morris : how the invention of Marconi helps ships at sea ; the story of the sinking ' Republic ', and how she was rescued by a radio message (C.Q.D.) ; why the letters S.O.S. were eventually chosen
2.35 Interval music
2.40 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. BBC Orchestra, conducted by Ronald Biggs , plays music of Tchaikovsky. Programme presented by Ronald Biggs
March (Nutcracker Suite)
Third movement (Symphony No. 6, in B minor)

Billy Tement and the Dance Orchestra

Orchestral music, on gramophone records
Hebrew Rhapsody, for cello and orchestra :
Schelomo (Block) : Emanuel Feuermann and the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Stokowski Allegro maestoso (Symphony No. 2, in C minor : Mahler) : Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy

Talk by F. J. Beazley

' The Northern Star' sings and plays with the BBC Northern Orchestra, conducted by Maurice Johnstone

Sgwrs gan Tom Jones. (Welsh talk)

5.20 'The Bird with the Golden Voice : fairy-tale by Stella Mead. ' He sang to a small guitar', by Elton Hayes
5.45 The Zoo Man
David Seth-Smith talks of blackbirds and thrushes, illustrated by recordings of their songs made by Ludwig Koch

National and Regional announcements and Scottish News summary

Frank Swinnerton on new and recent books

(piano)

D. K. Broster 's novel, dramatised by Catherine M. Barr and produced by Moultrie R. Kelsall. Part 3-' Flood-Tide '

The BBC looks at the problem. Chairman, G. 0. Slade, K.C. Assessors , Mrs. Doris White and C. S. McCulloch. Witnesses, L. H. Keay O.B.E., F.R.I.B.A , , ., City Architect and Director of Housing, Liverpool, Percy Good C.B.E , ., Director of the British Standards Institution, and L. C. Merrion, a bricklayer
L. H. Keay concludes his testimony. The inquiry sets out to discover whether increased standardisation is to be feared or welcomed. L. C. Merrion's testimony may begin.

with Clarence Wright; 'Michael Starr Investigates' - weekly detective problem featuring Henry Oscar, written by Francis Durbridge; 'Many Happy Returns', a musical birthday greeting; Jack Warner; 'Puzzle Corner'; Naunton Wayne and Basil Radford 'On Things in General', written by Henrik Ege. 'Take the Stand': Frederick Burtwell cross-examines famous artists, introduced by Leonard Urry. The Singing Commeres, Revue Chorus, and BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Produced by Harry S. Pepper

Dramatic impression of the discovery of these powerful invisible rays, and of the startling developments, both in scientific thought and in the affairs of daily life, which have resulted. Written by Nesta Pain with the cooperation of Ralph Phillips , M.S., F.R.C.S., Halley Stewart Fellow in Radiotherapy. Produced by Nesta Pain. Music by Roy Douglas

Conductor, Ian Whyte

Naidheachdan, seanchas, dain, drain is abhachdas. (Gaelic programme)

R W. Moore , Head Master of Harrow School, chooses the definition of a gentleman, from ' The Idea of a University', by John Henry Newman

with his Orchestra