Programme Parade

Exercises for men and women

TCHAIKOVSKY
Records of some of his songs and instrumental music ,

Readings and prayers

, ' The Radio Doctor '

Directed by Jack Hardy , with Doris Gambell (soprano)

Gramophone records

at the organ of the Odeon, Leicester
Square

News commentary

from page 89 of ' New Every Morning ' and page 40 of ' Each Returning Day.' God of mercy, God of grace; Te Deum. w. 1-21; St. Luke 12, w. 22-34; Lift up your heads, ye gatea of brass

and Orchestra, on gramophone recorda

SCOTTISH HERITAGE.' The Fiery Cross' : how news has been transmitted in Scotland from early times to the present day, by Marris Murray
11.20 CURRENT AFFAIRS, discussed by experts
11.40 MUSIC AND THE DANCE, by John Horton. 5—' Phrases and Sentences ': how musical shape is determined by the steps and figures of the dance

Conducted by H. C. Burgess

Midland and North. War-workers combine to entertain during the lunch-hour. Introduced by Godfrey Baseley (Midlands) and Victor Smythe (North)

followed by Interlude: records

Symphony No. 1, in C played by the BBC Scottish Orchestra. conducted by Ian Whyte

FOR RURAL SCHOOLS (England). In Dylsford and Beyond. "Sewage Works", by Honor Wyatt

2.15 GENERAL SCIENCE: "Living Things come only from Living Things", by Anthony Barnett. (BBC recording)

2.40 JUNIOR ENGLISH: Scenes from "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch", by Alice Hegan Rice, arranged by Silvia Goodall

A further edition of a record Variety series, showing how the talent of famous stage, screen, and radio stars runs in the family. Introduced by Spike Hughes

Play for broadcasting by Mabel Con * standuros and Howard Agg. Produced by Hugh Stewart

Play for broadcasting by Ursula Bloom.

Lou Preager and his Orchestra

Sgwrs gan y Parchedig Canon T. J. Rowlands. (Talk in Welsh)

Children's Concert given before an audience of children at the Houldsworth Hall, Manchester, by the BBC Northern Orchestra conducted by Charles Groves
5.55 Children's Hour prayers

Royal Air Force 'Skyrockets' Dance Orchestra (Fighter Command) (by permission of the Air Officer Commanding), under the direction of Cpl. Paul Fenoulhet

Douglas Houghton talks about some of the personal problems we may expect in the transition period between war and peace

Short story by Edgar Wallace , adapted for broadcasting by Ann Stephenson. Produced by Fred O'Donovan

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William Walton
British Composers of Our Time: 4
Valda Aveling (piano)
The BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard) Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult

7.45 Overture: Scapino (1940) Scapino is the name of the famous stock character of the old Italian comedy. The foibles of his character are closely paralleled in this brilliant overture. Scapino, whose name is derived from the word scappare to 'flee' or 'escape,' was a valet-cicerone and general handyman. If challenged to dagger-play he would take to his heels According to Pierre Louis Duchartre in his book on the Italian comedy he is very much like a starling. He skims away, swoops back again, twitters and warbles, pilfers right and left, flies off, but never fails to return. Scapino is bereft of all sense of logic: he makes confusion of everything he undertakes, and forgets everything except to hold out his hand for a gratuity. He is as amorous as the ' birds in spring, and for him it is spring the whole year round. He deserves some credit for his modesty, for he is not an ambitious Don Juan in his amours: he inevitably prefers to make off with a servant-girl rather than a king's daughter. He falls in love for the sheer joy of it. and. like a bird, flits from one love to another, never becoming deeply involved and always obeying every impulse that enters his flighty head. He is a liar by instinct, but his lies, like himself, are of slight importance.'

7.55 app. Sinfonia Concertante for piano and orchestra (1927) The Sinfonia Concertante is a symphonic/ work on a large scale. It was written during the years 1926-7-the beginning of Walton's career-and has been recently revised
8.15 app. Symphony (1935) This Symphony, first performed in 1935. consists of four movements. The first movement, in addition to its harmony and orchestration, is very modern in outlook in that it does not follow the traditional lines of first-movement form, but as in the case of Sibelius's symphonies the music grows naturally out of thematic groups that gain significance as the movement proceeds. The Scherzo, which is full of strong and vital rhythms that are subjected to ingenious treatment. has a certain ironical and malicious character about it (indeed the tempo marking is ' Presto con maliiia '). The slow movement is contemplative and deeply expressive in a manner thoroughly characteristic of Walton in his more romantic moods. The finale is a brilliantly executed piece of composition and provides an impressive climax.
=7.45 p.m.

Talk by Professor L.J. Witts, Nuffield Professor of Clinical Medicine at Oxford, and a member of the Medical Research Council.

featuring Moore Marriott , Vera Pearce , Jerry Desmonde , Ilena Sylva and Jack Buchanan. Guest artist, Nora Swinburne
With Jane Lee. the Modernaires. and the augmented Dance Orchestra. conducted by Stanley Black . Script by Jack Davies. Jnr. Additional dialogue by Denis Waldock. Produced by Henry Reed.
(Moore Marriott appears by -permission. of Gainsborough Pictures; Vera Pearce , by Jack Waller : Jerry Des monde, by General Theatres Corporation; Nora Swinburne , by H. M. Tennent , Ltd.; Ilena Sylva is appearing in ' Sweeter and Lower ')

The string section of the American Band of the A.E.F.

' Ring-Leader,' written and read by Courtney Sandell

Cuirm-chiuil le oraina dh'iarr ar luchd-eisdeachd

and the Palm Court Orchestra

Famous bands, on records