Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra.
and forecast for farmers and shipping
BBC Welsh Orchestra: conductor, Mansel Thomas.
Reading from Francis Paget 's book, ' Studies in the Christian Character '
and forecast for farmers and shipping
A second talk by Marguerite Patten
and his Orchestra
A second talk by an orthopaedic surgeon about defects of posture-such as hollow back, sway back, round shoulders, bow legs, knock knees, and lateral curvature of the spine-and their causes
at the organ of the Granada, Clapham Junction, London
DELIUS
' A Song before Sunrise.' and Violin Concerto: on gramophone records
News commentary '
Feast of St. Barnabas.
From page 73 of "New Every Morning" and page 64 of "Each Returning Day". Children of the heavenly King; Psalm 57; Acts 11, vv. 19-30; Jerusalem the golden
Robin Richmond and his Sextet
THE PRACTICE AND SCIENCE OF GARDENING. ' Plant Movements,' bv Alan Peacock.
11.20 CURRENT AFFAIRS
11.40 FRENCH FOR SIXTH FORMS. Le célèbre romancier provencal, Henri Bosco. interviewépar J. Gilmer
('Maytime in Sussex') by Arnold Bax (dedicated to H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth). Played by Harriet Cohen (piano), with orchestra conducted by Malcolm Sargent: on records
receives the Freedom of the City of London
Ceremony at Guildhall described by Stewart MacPherson and Wynford Vaughan Thomas
Weekly programme, of topical reports
Listeners' requests played by Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ
Lunchtime scoreboard
FOR RURAL SCHOOLS. ' Finding out about Dylsford, ' by Honor Wyatt. ' Road Up ! ' : ': the explorers study highways old and new
2.25 GENERALscience. How Scientists Work. 7—' Milk.'
2.50 JUNIOR ENGLISH. Stories from the ' Odyssey,' retold by Silvia Goodall. 3-' Odysseus at Sea': he meets the enchanting Sirens
and his Rumbaleros
Sylvia Marriott and Douglas Taylor sing songs both old and new, with music from Billy Ternent and the augmented. Dance Orchestra. Presented by Ian C. Messiter
A play written for broadcasting by Major B. A. Young. Produced by Hugh Stewart
' The Wreck of the Toytown Belle,' by S. G. Hulme Beaman. Part 1
5.30 ' Mr. Brunei's Ships.' 1—' The Great Western ': John Merritt tells the story of one of the first steam-ships to cross the Atlantic
5.50 Children's Hour prayers, conducted by John G. Williams
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Topical talk and sport
A weekly series of talks on the countries of Europe. Tonight, Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart , K.C.M.G., who has recently visited Czechoslovakia, gives his impressions of what he saw there
Listeners will remember his recent talks in the ' World Affairs ' series during the Moscow Conference
A weekly programme about work in the world of science
* Our Water Supplies '
On an average every man, woman, and child in Great Britain uses twenty-five gallons of water every day of the year ... and most of them without thinking where it comes from. But this vast quantity of water has to be gathered, stored, and in many cases piped to our homes and the waste water removed as sewage. At each stage rigid scientific control is necessary. Just how this is effected is told by Dr. B A. Southgate. of the Water Pollution Research Laboratory at Watford. and Dr. Stevenson Buchan , of the Geological Museum
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
Part 1
' The Challenge to Action *
Talk by Graham Hutton
6 — ' Is it only Britain's crisis? What of other countries? '
