Frank Baron and his Sextet

and forecast for farmers and shipping

(Leader, Frederick Lunnon )
Conductor, Frank Cantell

' The Greatness of Forgiveness '
Bible reading and comment by the Rev. Maurice Dean

and forecast for farmers and shipping

Musical Comedy Memories played by the BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
(Leader, Jack Nugent )
Conductor, Kemlo Stephen

by Bronwen Jones

by Alistair Cooke

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY. The Centre of Christianity. The Bishop of Bristol, the Rt. Rev. F. A. Cockin. discusses some of the leading ideas in this series of talks, and speaks particularly about the Christian answer to Christ's own question, ' Whom do you say that I am? '
10.5 NEWS COMMENTARY

Feast of St. Patrick
I bind unto myself today (BBC Hymn
Book 170)
New Every Morning, page 22 Psalm 9 1 Corinthians 12, vv. 1-11
Be thou my vision (BBC Hymn Book
316)

Band of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Conducted by Lieut. J. E. Thirtle, Director of Music

SINGING TOGETHER, by William Appleby
11.20 HOW THINGS BEGAN. 10— The First Potters.' Script by Rhoda Power.
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH. ' L'Arlesienne.' Texte de Marcel Stellman , d'apres la piece d'Alphonse Daudet

Hear your hit tunes old and new sung and played by Diana Coupland ; Johnny Eager
Felix King ,David Hughes
The Stargazers
The Steve Race Sextet
Producer, Johnnie Stewart

A midday menu of radio artists known, well known, and unknown with the BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Introduced this week by Cardew Robinson
Produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston

and forecast for farmers and shipping

STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. ' Sir Richard Grenville and the Revenge (1591).' Script by L. du Garde Peach
2.20 PROSE AND VERSE READINGS.The Dog that Bit People,' from ' Mv Life and Hard Times ' by James Thurber .
2.30 LET'S JOIN in. The Chinese Bubble Man' by Pauline Pidgeon
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2.50 ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS. ' Etgar's Enigma Variations ': second of two illustrated talks by John Russell
3.10 LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN

"The Brown Bear of Norway"
A play by E. Lucia Turnbull with music by lanthe Dalway
Singers:
Helen Carter. Raymond .Marshall
Henry Hinds Mary Johnston
Pianists:
Havelock Nelson May Turtle
Produced by Gethyn Stoodley Thomas
This story tells how Fiona, youngest and prettiest daughter of the High King of Ireland, released the Brown Bear of Norway from a witch's spell and restored him to his handsome princely shape. Because of an insult to the witch the prince was transformed into a bear, condemned to wander the earth until (which seemed highly improbable) there arrived a lady pitiful enough to marry him of her own free will and to endure five years of hardship with him as the spell wore out. The witch, however, had reckoned without the kind heart of the High King's youngest daughter.....

Shipping and general weather forecasts. followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England

William Aspden reviews some recently published books

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

by Stanley Uys
Journalist and broadcaster

Great Britain r. Norway
White's seventh move (Great Britain)
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