Gramophone records
7.10 General Weather Forecast and forecast for farmers and shipping
played by Arthur Dulay and his Cameo Orchestra.
Talk by the Rt. Rev. Edward Woods. Bishop of Lichfield
8.10 General Weather Forecast and forecast for farmers and shipping
' Steamed Puddings.' by Hilda Whit low
from a selection of records
at the theatre organ
A doctor talks on care of the young infant
SIBELIUS
Gramophone records of excerpts from ' Tapiola,' 'The Swan of Tuonela.' and ' The Return of Lemminkainen '
News commentary
from page 101 of "New Every Morning" and page 16 of "Each Returning Day". Come, gracious spirit, heavenly dove: Psalm 19, vv. 7-15: Ephesians 6, vv. 10-20: Lighten the darkness of our life's long night
Harry Gold and his Orchestra
Scottish HERITAGE. Christmas programme. A radio pantomime by Alexander Reid. presenting little people,' kelpies, and other creatures of Scottish legend
11.20 CURRENT AFFAIRS discussed by experts
11.40 ADVENTURES IN music, by Roger Fiske. 'Peter and the Wolf': a children's story, with music by Prokofiev
Record miscellany, edited by Anna Instone
Wales and the North. Lunch-hour entertainment by factory-workers in Cardiff and Lancaster. Introduced respectively by Pat Williams and Victor Smythe
played by Frederick Grinke (violin) and Kendall Taylor (piano)
FOR RURAL SCHOOLS. "Midland Canal": how goods have been carried by water since before the days of railways
2.15 GENERAL SCIENCE. Science and transport: "Transport and the Future", by Egon Larson
2.40 JUNIOR ENGLISH. A Christmas magazine containing tricks, jokes, recipes, stories, poems, and music
Conductor. Boyd Neel. Joan Davies (piano)
Student Songs, sung by the BBC Men's Chorus: conductor. Leslie Woodgate. George Pizzey (bass). At the piano. John Wills
Gaudeainus Igitur (arr. Woodgate): The Barley Mow; Richard of Taunton Dene: Come. here's to Robin Hood: The Drummer and the Cook: The Chesapeake and Shannon: Faithful Johnny: I am a brisk and sprightly lad : Ould John Braddlum
by Ann Stephenson. Adapted from the story by Cynthia Asquith. Produced by Wilfrid Grantham
by Barnard Stacey. Produced by Wilfrid Grantham
' The Tale of the Magician': another Toytown story by S. G. Hulme-Beaman
5.45 ' That Reminds Me ': another talk by ' Observer '
5.55Children's Hour prayers
6.10 General Weather Forecast and forecast for farmers and shipping
6.13 app. Sport, topical talk, and announcements
at the theatre organ
Douglas Houghton discusses problems created by present conditions
sung by Margaret Eaves (soprano), Arthur Cranmer (baritone), and the Etruscan Mixed Choir : conductor, Harry Vincent. BBC Midland Light Orchestra: conductor, Rae Jenkins
Harriet Cohen, piano The BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leader, Paul Beard Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
Suite: Miracle in the Gorbals (1944) ... Arthur Bliss
The ballet Miracle in the Gorbals is Arthur Bliss's most recent work and was first produced by the Sadler's Wells Company in October last year. The choreography is by Robert Helpmann and the setting is a slum district in South Glasgow, the Gorbals, where jesting among the crowds speedily develops into a fight. Into a sordid street comes a Stranger, who restores to life a young girl who has committed suicide. A street gang jealous of his power set on him and kill him.
This suite illustrates the crowded streets at evening time. a short scene between two young lovers, the entry of the Stranger, his raising to life of the young girl amid the ecstasy of the crowd, a quiet intermezzo in the form of a lullaby, and the final killing of the Stranger.
Winter Legends: Sinfonia Conccrranre for piano and orchestra (1930) ...... Arnold Bax
Sir Arnold Bax said of this work. which was written in 1930 and dedicated to Harriet Cohen, that it may evoke associations ' with any heroic tale or tales of the far North.' While it 's not to he regarded as an illustration of any particular episode, its title was inspired by those Legends that once were told or sung In many a smoky fireside nook of Iceland, in the ancient day By wandering Saga-man or Scald.
The work is in three movements designed on a symphonic scale with the piano playing a prominent part throughout.
Sinfonia da Requiem (1940) ... Benjamin Britten
This requiem symphony was written in the United States in 1940 and soon became one of Benjamin Britten's best-known works. The composer has said that he wrote the Symphony as a tribute to the memory of his mother, and the use of the titles is emotional rather than liturgical. He has not attempted a literal interpretation of the words, but has used them rather as a text for the expression of his thoughts and feelings on the subject of suffering and death.
Tonight: 7.30-9.0 p.m.
A weekly survey
his programme of stars, personalities, songs and music. This week, Marie Burke, Peter Cavanagh, Sally Rogers, Gordon Parfitt, and Kyra Vane, with Vic Oliver and his Concert Orchestra. Script by Ray Sonin. Produced by Henry Reed.
Wintry weather (real and artificial) in many of its aspects, presented for the microphone by C. Gordon Glover and Peter Eton
The cast includes a mariner who was shipwrecked in the frozen North. others who have been chilled, and members of the BBC Repertory Company. Produced by Peter Eton
and his Ferrymen
147— ' Jeffers in the City.' written and read by Peter Braid wood
conducted by Reg. Leopold , with Jack Cooper
