William Davies at the BBC theatre organ
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Australia v. England
A report on the first day's play at Adelaide
Jack Byfield and his Players with Frederic Curzon at the organ
Reading from St. Luke 18, vv. 35-43, with comment by the Rev. G. W. Burningham , Chaplain of the Diocesan Training College, Fishponds, Bristol
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Australia v. England
A further report on the day's play
by a doctor
Prayer
The God of love my Shepherd is (S.P.
653: Tune. University)
Interlude: ' The Story of Zacchaeus ' Prayers; the Prayer for Goodwill; the Lord's Prayer
Jesus, good above all other (S.P. 540. omitting v. 4: Tune. Quern pastores laudavere)
Blessing
Leonard Mayoh (baritone)
Gerald Jackson (flute)
Clifton Helliwell (accompanist)
PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. The story of Samson (from the Book of Judges) and ' How Samson Bore Away the Gates of Gaza' by Vachel Lindsay
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Feast of the Purification
Blest are the pure in heart (A. and M. 261; S.P. 455)
New Every Morning, page 58
Canticle 10 (Broadcast Psalter) St. Luke 2. vv. 22-35 and 39-40 Virgin-born, we bow before thee (A. and M. 622)
The Skyrockets Dance Orchestra
from a canteen in London
with Mark Pasquin, Charmian Innes, Leon Cortez
James Moody at the piano
Introduced by John Ellison
(Charmian Innes is appearing in "Aladdin" at the Empire Theatre, Finsbury Park, London; Leon Cortez, in "Goody Two Shoes" at the London Casino)
and forecast for farmers and shipping
reviews new records
TRAVEL TALKS. Round the Pacific. ' Pearl Fishing in the Pacific.' Script by Jack McLaren
2.20 LET'S JOIN IN. ' Mike Mulli gan and his Steam Shovel' retold, with sound effects, from the picture book by Virginia Lee Burton
2.40 LOOKING AT THINGS. ' The Story of William Morris.' Script by R. J. White
This programme is about a man who rebelled against the wave of ugliness that nineteenth-century industrialism brought in its wake, and who did much to establish new standards of taste and beauty in the design of everyday things.
Conducted by Basil Wright
(Leader, Philip Whiteway )
Conductor, Rae Jenkins
Alan Loveday (violin)
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England
played by the augmented
Hamburg Radio Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Hermann with Kurt Wege and his soloists and Gerhard Gregor (organ)
Talk by Sir Reader Bullard
Sir Reader Bullard was Ambassador to Iran till his recent retirement. During his early career in the diplomatic service he was a colleague of Flecker, the poet. In this talk he gives a picture of Flecker and of the life of a young diplomat in the Middle East in the peaceful years before the first World War.
by Alistair Cooke
with Bernard Braden
Barbara Kelly
Benny Lee and Pearl Carr
Nat Temple and his Orchestra
Production by Pat Dixon
