Molly Forbes at the BBC theatre organ

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A gramophone miscellany

A talk by Hugh Ross Williamson

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by the Radio Doctor

' Jimma on Lamin''

Prayer
Thou. whose almighty word (A. and M 360: S.P. 303; C.H. 364: Tune. Moscow)
Interlude: Mary Slessor '
Prayers; Prayer for Help; the Lord's
Prayer
Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
(A. and M. 281; S.P. 555; C.H. 563: Tune. Mannheim)
Today's interlude tells us about the work of Mary Slessor of Calabar and of her influence upon the tribesmen of the district. The story helps to explain the saying of Christ, ' It shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak ' (St. Matthew 10, v. 20)

(piano)

PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. ' The End of the Chase,' from ' Moby Dick ' by Herman Melville. Read by William Devlin.
10.50 News commentary

Awake, our souls! (A. and M. 682;
S.P. 451)
New Every Morning (revised) 99
Psalm 91
1 Corinthians 12, w. 1-11
Children of the heavenly King (A. and M. 547; S.P. 463)

Bill Savill and his Orchestra

from a canteen in Victoria London
with The Four Aces
Trefor Jones
Suzette Tarri
James Moody at the piano
Introduced and produced by Bill Worsley

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TRAVEL TALKS. ‘Man and the Earth': Lt. Colonel Leonard Handley , M.C., F.R.G.S., talks about the Iraquis and their dates
2.20 LET'S JOIN IN ... a New Year story: 'The Old Woman pays her Bills,' by Jean Sutcliffe
2.40 LOOKING AT THINGS. ' The House You Live In.' In his introductory talk to the series Anthony Bertram helps to answer the question, ' What is a house ? '
Listeners need paper and pencil

Conducted by Basil Wright
3.1 Books: William Plomer
3.10 Radio: Giles Romilly
3.18 Art: Christian Barman
3.27 Films: C. A. Lejeune
3.35 Theatre: Philip Hope-Wallace

Conductor, Gilbert Vinter
Grieg
Norwegian Dances
Ber'ghild's Dream: In the King's
Hall (Sigurd Jorsalfar )
Lyric Suite

, Woggls ' : serial story by Geoffrey Lapage. Told by David Davis. 4—‘ Woggis goes to Barton Farm ' followed by ' Spread Eagle’
A serial play in six parts by Aubrey Feist being a sequel to ' High Barbary '
4—‘ Eyes-of-a-Cat'
Production by Derek McCulloch
An evening out with Mr. Calamanco-a wild studio party-and a battle of wits between Jeremy and the agents of the League. When an amateur investigator is engaged on secret service, one false step may mean disaster, as Jeremy finds out when he contrives to meet the mysterious ' F.yes-of-a-Cat.' A dark room in an empty house: the creak of a door; a footstep on the stairs..... His adventure reaches its climax this evening in the Impasse Salembicre.

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Wallas Eaton welcomes some of the newer voices in radio
Monty Warlock
Jacques Labreque
Evelyn Taylor
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conducted by Frank Cantell
Script by Anthony Bentin and Peter Griffiths
Produced by Dennis Main Wilson

(Winter Season)
Sylvia Fisher (soprano) Mary Jarred (contralto)
Richard Lewis (tenor)
Norman Walker (baritone)
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
From the Royal Albert Hall. London
' Symphony with final chorus on Schiller's Ode to Joy ' is the full title of Beethoven's Ninth. The first movement begins mysteriously, the music seems to be conjured up out of the void, and when the chief theme makes its appearance its aspect is stern and uncompromismg. There are wonderfully expressive passages, but the movement as a whole has a gaunt, sombre character. Vigorous and explosive is the Scherzo that follows, in which the drums play an important part. After it the Adagio falls on the ear like a benediction. When it has died away there is a furious outburst on the part of the wind instruments and drums. The cellos and basses break in with an appeal, only to be met by another outburst. Leading ideas from the. previous movements are then recalled, but the cellos and basses intervene again, and there steals ;n a fragment of the melody to which Schiller's Ode is set. This receives a welcome from the rest of the orchestra, and the tune is heard in full. But the ' Spirit that denies ' makes its presence felt for the last time. The bass soloist protests, whereupon the Ode begins in earnest. Its exultant strains express the belief that in spite of differences of class, race, and creed, ' all mankind are brothers plighted,' and over them ‘dwells a loving Father.' Harold Rutland

Kay Hammond , Gladys Young , Joyce Grenfell , Charmian Innes , John Clements , Gilbert Harding
In the chair: Roy Plomley
Production by Pat Dixon