The Chelsea Players
Directed by Leslie Jeffries
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Parkhead Forge Band
Conductor, George Hawkins
Reading from P. Carnegie Simpson 's book, ' The Fact of Christ'
and forecast for farmers and shipping
by ' The Radio Doctor '
and his Orchestra
Prayer
Hark, the glad sound! The Saviour comes (A. and M. 53; S.P. 62; C.H. 40. vv. 1, 3, 5, and 7: Tune, Bristol)
Interlude: "The Ten Lepers"
Prayers: the Prayer of Thanksgiving; the Lord's Prayer
Now thank we all our God (A. and M. 379: S.P. 350; C.H. 29: Tune, Nun danket)
Blessing
Gramophone records of Wagner's Overture, Tannhfiuser; Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1, in E flat; and Dvorak's Slavonic Dance No. 9, in B
News commentary
from page 93 of 'New Every Morning ' and page 32 of ' Each Returning Day.' Paraphrase 65, vv. 5-8; Psalm 100; St. Mark 7, vv. 24-37; Oft in danger, oft in woe
Eric Winstone and his Accordion Band
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT FOR JUNIORS, by Ann Driver
11.20 CITIZENSHIP. Starting Work' The Need for Training,' by Ida M. Groves.
11.40 TALKS FOR SIXTH FORMS. History from Literature. 2-Veronica Wedgwood illustrates her talk with examples from seventeenth-century literature.
A miscellany of gramophone records edited by Anna Instone
from a canteen In London, with George Myddleton at the piano. Presented by Bryan Sears
and forecast for farmers and shipping
A weekly programme in which speakers on scientific, cultural, social, and economic matters are introduced by Richard Bennett
TRAVEL TALKS. Come and Visit Us: ' Fishermen of the Barrier Reef,' by C. M. Yonge
2.20 LET'S JOIN IN—The Adventures of Tom Thumb. 2—' How Tom Thumb Came to the King's Court'
2.40 SENIOR ENGLISH 1. Have you met -Jean Valjean ? ' Inspector Javert tells Douglas Allan about this famous character from ' Les Miserables ' by Victor Hugo. Script by Christine Dudley
Inter-county spelling bees, with teams of parents and children
13-Norfolk v.
Last Week's Winners
Spelling-Master, Lionel Gamlin
Programme arranged and presented by Joan Clark.
Directed by Albert Sandler with Four Hands in Harmony
(Tony Lowry and Clive Richardson at two pianos)
Stephen Williams introduces gramophone records illustrating characterisation in Mozart opera
Partita No. 1, in B flat played by Jean Mackie (piano)
'The Little Dressmaker': story by Eleanor Farjeon, told by May E. Jenkin ('Elizabeth')
BBC Men's Chorus (conducted by Leslie Woodgate) with Ernest Lush at the piano Soloist, Stanley Riley
'Jeff, the story of a sheepdog,' by H. Mortimer Batten, told by Derek McCulloch ('Uncle Mac')
5.40 'Twenty-five Years': Stephen King-Hall looks back over the past quarter of a century since the beginning of broadcasting in this country
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Sport and topical talk
ROSSINI
Extracts from William Tell ': on gramophone records
A radio parlour game with Richard Dimbleby , Anona Winn , Daphne Padel , and Jack Train asking all the questions, and Stewart MacPherson knowing (almost) all the answers. Programme presented by Alick Hayes
by Sir William Haley , K.C.M.G.,
Director-General of the BBC
This talk marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the BBC. It will be repeated in the Third Programme tomorrow evening at 8.10