Readings for Sunday morning

and forecast for farmers and shipping

The Promenade Players
Conductor, Sidney Bowman with the Sylvan Trio:
John Francis (flute) Joy Boughton (oboe) Millicent Silver
(piano)

Church bells greet the Resurrection.
St. Patrick's Parish Church, Ballymena, Co. Antrim; St. Mary's Church, Haverfordwest; Holy Trinity Parish Church, Kendal; St. Barnabas' Church. Queen Camel, Somerset; St. John's Kirk of Perth; Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, Croydon; St. Andrew's Parish Church. Blofield, Nr. Norwich; and the recorded bells of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.

Overture, The Magic Flute (Mozart):
L'Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise. conducted by Edouard Lindenberg
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (Delius): Royal Phil harmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. Bt.
Oath Duet (Otello. Act 2) (Verdi):
Jussi Bjorling (tenor), and Robert Merrill (baritone), with the RCA Victor Orchestra, conducted by Renato Cellini
Willow Song (Otello, Act 4) (Verdi):
Carla Martinis (soprano), with the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Issay Dobrowen
Danzas Fantasticas (Turina):
Halle Orchestra , conducted by Sir John Barbirolli on gramophone records

A weekly review edited by Anna Instone and Julian Herbage
Introduced by Alec Robertson
Contents:
' Beethoven's " Prometheus theme,' by Marion Scott
' The Symphonies of Roussel,' by John Amis
' Music Magazine remembers ... Bach at Leipzig,' by Ludwig Koch

Five experts on films, theatre, books, radio, and art
Conducted by Basil Wright
Radio: Charles Gibbs-Smith
Art: Basil Taylor
Films: C. A. Lejeune
Theatre: Philip Hope-Wallace Books: Elspeth Huxley

and forecast for farmers and shipping

A fortnightly programme from the countryside
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Introduced by John Crossle with the Pearl Ensemble
Produced by Sam Hanna Bell

by Christopher Fry
Adapted for broadcasting by Norman Wright in collaboration with the author
Characters in order of speaking:
Production by Michael MacOwan who writes on page 7

' The Lord Christ is Risen '
Fifteenthin the series of Bible plays
Written and produced by J. Stanley Pritchard
After Jesus had been crucified and laid in the tomb. Pilate gave permission for the tomb to be sealed and a guard 'set over it. But on the morning of the third day, when the women came to the sepulchre, they found the stone rolled away, and an angel standing there in shining raiment who said: ' You seek Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. Why do you seek him here among the dead? Go and tell his disciples, and Peter, that he is risen from the dead as he promised.'

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

Appeal on behalf of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution by the Duke of Beaufort, K.G., P.C., G.C.V.O.
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed]
The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution exists to look after the casualties of the farming profession, both young and old. Fortunately cases of distress among the young are comparatively rare, but there are very many old people who, in cultivating the soil, have lost every penny they possessed: and few of them are insured. Last year the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution spent more than £ 27,000 in small pensions and grants and more than £ 4,000 on hostel accommodation.
Many of these aged people eke out a meagre existence in derelict cottages, but the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution has now begun to accommodate the saddest cases in hostels, and has been receiving valuable co-operation from some Local Authorities. The extent of this good work, however, must depend on the financial support received from voluntary sources.

A play cycle on the Life of Our Lord by Dorothy L. Sayers
12-The King Comes to His Own
A new production by Peter Watts

Christ is risen
Now the green blade riseth (BBC
Hymn Book 109)
St. John 20, vv. 1-18
When Mary through the garden went
(Stanford)
1 Corinthians 15, vv. 20-22