and Home Service programme summary
Exercises for men : Coleman Smith
Exercises for Women : May Brown
At the pianos, Barbara Laing and Lena Blackman.
BORODIN, BALAKIREV, and CUI
Every morning this week gramophone records of their music will be heard at this time. Today : Borodin's Second Symphony
Special Holy Week readings from the Gospels, by Joseph Macleod
Conductor, Harry Pell
Talk by Railwayman R. J. Blackmore
Mixed choice of records. The high spot is Chopin's Polonaise No. 6, in A flat, Op. 53, played by Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
' What Manner of Man Is This?' by W. R. Maltby , D.D.
for Monday in Holy Week : My song is love unknown ; Psalm 51, w. 1-3 and 10-17 ; Take up thy Cross
Symphony No. 6, in D minor played by the Finnish National Orchestra, conducted by Georg Schneevoigt (gramophone records)
with his Orchestra
Songs by Charles Villiers Stan ford to poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson. BBC Singers, conducted by G. Thalben Ball
THE TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST : ' The New Community', by Professor G. H. Dodd
Andante in F, Op. 35* played by Jos6 Iturbi (piano), on gramophone records
ENSA concert for war-workers, from a factory canteen. Oscar Rabin and his Band, with Harry Davis. Guest artist, Randolph Sutton
Talk by Graeme Dowling
with Robert Wilson (Scottish tenor), and the BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves
these gramophone records
Children's Overture (Quitter) : London Philharmonic Orchestra
Fountain Dance ; Tame Bears : Wild
Bears (The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2 : Elgar) : London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer
Variations on a Nursery Tune, for piano and orchestra (Dohndnyi) : Cyril Smith (piano), with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The Dance Orchestra, conducted by Percy Harper
Third programme of records of young choristers, written by-Anthony Sunnucks
Conductor, Guy Warrack
Extracts from John Masefield 's narrative poem, read by Godfrey Baseley
Darlleniad o farddonlaeth y Parchedig R. Meirion Roberts , C.F. (Welsh poetry reading)
5.20 New serial : ' Long Ears the story of a little grey donkey, from the book by Patricia Lynch. 1—' Sky Farm', read by Allen McClelland
5.30 Junior bandsmen : programme by the Park and Dare Junior Band : conductor, Matt Evans
' Thanks to Muggins ' : story by Antonia Ridge , in which Muggins has an adventure with a brass band
National and Regional announcements and Scottish News summary
New and recent fiction reviewed by John Brophy
Conducted by Basil Douglas
D. K. Broster 's novel, dramatised by Catherine M. Barr , and produced by Moultrie R. Kelsall : Part 4—' The Ebb '
The BBC looks at the problem. Chairman, G. 0. Slade, K.C. Assessors , Mrs. Doris White and C. S. McCulloch. Witnesses include Lord Balfour of Burleigh (recalled)
The witnesses are heard on planning ; where should the houses be put ? ; does it matter what land costs ?
with Edward Cooper; 'Michael Starr Investigates' â a weekly detective problem featuring Henry Oscar, written by Francis Durbridge; 'Many Happy Returns', a musical birthday greeting; Eric Barker; '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
' The King's Supper': an episode from a play sequence on the life of our Lord, specially written for broadcasting by Dorothy L. Sayers , and produced by Val Gielgud.
(Other episodes will be broadcast on Wednesday, on Good Friday, and on Easter Sunday)
Trio in B, Op. 8, for violin, cello, and piano played by the Long-Kersey-Whitehead Trio
Iain MacLachlainn, an Dotair Rathuaith. (Gaelic programme)
Canon Narborough of St. Martiriin-the-Fields chooses ' Song of a Man who has Come Through', by D. H. Lawrence , and ' The New Ghost', by Fredegond Shore
and his Sextet, with Rita Marlowe
