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played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra: conductor, Sir Adrian Boult

I suppose that one of the greatest and certainly the most popular and universal symphonies of all time is Beethoven's No. 5 in C minor. During this war the opening rat-a-tat-tat motive, upon which the. first movement is largely built, has been associated with Victory because the rat-a-tat-tat in Morse stands for 'V,' a cryptic symbol used for Victory. Some misguided people, I am afraid, went so far as to entitle Beethoven's C minor Symphony the 'V Symphony.'

The first movement has nothing to do with Victory; it is usually associated with the ominous demands of Fate. But the finale is a song of joyful triumph. Indeed. Grove said that after the suffering 'suddenly bursts the new world, radiant with the eternal sunshine, and welcomed by the jubilant sound of those aeonian strains, when all the sons of God shouted for joy.' - Ralph Hill

Contributors

Conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult

Shakespeare's two chronicle-plays arranged for broadcasting in eight episodes by Robert Gittings. Music composed and conducted by Herbert Menges. Produced by John Burrell. Episode 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Gittings
Unknown:
Herbert Menges.
Produced By:
John Burrell
Sir Pierce of Exton, the Chronicler:
Laurence Olivier
King Henry IV:
Nicholas Hannen
Westmoreland:
Mark Dignam
Falstaff:
Ralph Richardson
Prince Hal:
Michael Warre
Poins:
Sydney Tafter
Worcester:
Harcourt Williams
Northumberland:
John Rae
Harry Percy (Hotspur):
James McKechnie
Peto:
Weyman MacKay
Bardolph:
Michael Raghan
Traveller:
David Kentish

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