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Sixth of a series of services on The Beatitudes (St. Matthew 5, vv. 3-10); conducted by the Rev. W. F. Flemington , of Wesley House, Cambridge
Introduction Prayer
Magnificat
Reading: St. Matthew 21, w. 1-16
Ride on! ride on in majesty! (M.H.B.
192; A. and M. 99)
Sermon
Lift up your heads, ye gates of brass
(M.H.B. 265; A. and M. 586)
Prayers
O for a heart to praise my God
(M.H.B. 550; A. and M. 549)
Blessing

Contributors

Unknown:
W. F. Flemington

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

Readings and dramatised extracts from modern American humorous writers. 3-' Lendludd and Pottner,' from ' Parm Me!' by Arthur Kober , and a fable by James Thurber. Cast includes Peter Madden , Natalie Lynn , Hal Thompson , and Leonard Sachs. Produced by Felix Felton

Contributors

Unknown:
Arthur Kober
Unknown:
James Thurber.
Unknown:
Peter Madden
Unknown:
Natalie Lynn
Unknown:
Hal Thompson
Unknown:
Leonard Sachs.
Produced By:
Felix Felton

Broadcasters v. Listeners
Broadcasters: Jeanne de Casalis (actress), Laelia Finneberg (singer), Alvar Lidell (announcer), Victor Silvester (band leader), Leon Cortez (comedian), Ronald Waldman (producer)
Listeners: Ernest Betts (radio critic). Millicent Brown (housewife), Mildred McArthy (shop assistant), Thomas B. Scotcher (business man), Alan Johnson (schoolboy), Signalman Ted Jones. (Service man)
Spelling-Master, Wynford Vaughan Thomas. Programme arranged and presented by Joan Clark

Contributors

Singer:
Laelia Finneberg
Announcer:
Victor Silvester
Leader:
Leon Cortez
Unknown:
Ronald Waldman
Unknown:
Ernest Betts
Unknown:
Millicent Brown
Unknown:
Mildred McArthy
Unknown:
Thomas B. Scotcher
Unknown:
Alan Johnson
Unknown:
Signalman Ted Jones.
Unknown:
Wynford Vaughan
Presented By:
Joan Clark

(From ' As You Like It '). Arranged by Herbert Farjeon and produced by Douglas Cleverdon

Contributors

Arranged By:
Herbert Farjeon
Produced By:
Douglas Cleverdon
Touchstone:
Richard Goolden
Audrey:
Vida Hope
Rosalind:
Gwendoline Clarke
Celia:
Julian Orde
Jaques:
Dennis Arundell
Corin:
Hannam Clarke
Sir Oliver Martext:
Alexander Sarner
William:
Robert Bashford
Speaker:
Leslie Stokes

' Children in Denmark ': Karen Knudsen , a Danish girl staying in England, describes her life in Denmark during the war
Songs of Spring-time, sung by the English Singers Quartet
' Window-Box Gardening ': ': plan to brighten bombed cities, described by Mrs. V. A. Higgins
Verses for Palm Sunday read by May Jenkin (' Elizabeth ') and W. E. Davis (' David
5.45 A short service for Palm Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Karen Knudsen
Unknown:
Mrs. V. A. Higgins
Unknown:
W. E. Davis

from All Saints, Margaret Street , London, conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. Cyril E. Tomkinson
Versicles and Responses Psalm 130
First Lesson: Isaiah 59. vv. 16-19
Office Hymn: The royal banners forward go (E.H. 94; A. and M. 96)
Magnificat (Viadana)
Second Lesson: St. John 12, vv. 12-19 Nunc dimittis (Viadana) Creed and Collects
Blessed Jesu (Dvordk) Sermon
Drop. drop. slow tears (E.H. 98) Blessing
Organist, W. S. Lloyd Webber

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Street
Unknown:
Rev. Cyril E. Tomkinson
Organist:
W. S. Lloyd Webber

Edited by Patric Dickinson , including an extract from Shakespeare's 'Love's Labour's Lost '; poems by W. H. Auden , W. B. Yeats , and Rupert Brooke ; and Spenser's Prothalamion.' Readers, Joyce Redman (by permission of the Old Vic Theatre Company) and Andrew Cruickshank

Contributors

Edited By:
Patric Dickinson
Unknown:
W. H. Auden
Unknown:
W. B. Yeats
Unknown:
Rupert Brooke
Readers:
Joyce Redman
Readers:
Andrew Cruickshank

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