Frank Baron and his Sextet
and forecast for farmers and shipping
(Leader, Frederick Lunnon )
Conductor, Frank Cantell
' Carrying Life's Burdens '
Talks by the Ven. A. P. Shepherd,
D.D., Canon of Worcester
1—' The Burden-sharer '
and forecast for farmers and shipping
BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
(Leader, Jack Nugent )
Conductor, Kemlo Stephen
by Margerie Few
by Alistair Cooke
RELIGION AND' PHILOSOPHY. Does God Exist? 'God the Creator '-2. Austin Farrer. Fellow and Chaplain of Trinity College, Oxford, comments on the material presented in last week's programme.
Celtic Symphony for strings and harp played by the London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Walter Collins on gramophone records
Come, my soul, thou must be waking
(BBC Hymn Book 404)
New Every Morning, page 87
Psalm 147, vv. 1-12
St. Mark 8. v. 27. to 9. v. 1
Lighten the darkness of our life's long night (BBC Hymn Book 520)
Band of the Welsh Guards
Conducted by Captain F. L. Statham ,
Director of Music
SINGING TOGETHER, by William Appleby
11.20 HOW THINGS BEGAN. 3.-Going Ashore
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH: L'adventure d'Andrg: Pourquoi Andre n'est-il pas rentré a Paris en même temps que sa mere et sa soeur? Ecoutons son explication. Texte d'Emile Harven
accents the rhythm with Winifred Davey , Peter Akister
Guest artists,
Bert Weedon , Andrew Wolkowsky
(guitar and domra)
Profiles and personalities from the world of Variety with the augmented
Northern Variety Orchestra conducted by Vilem Tausky
Produced by Ronnie Taylor in the BBC's North of England studios
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Harry Davidson and his Orchestra with Tom Williams
Introduced by Frederick Allen
Master of Ceremonies,
A. J. Latimer
Producer, Stanton Jefferies
(Continued in next column)
STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. ' The Burning of the Books ': a story from ancient China (213 B.C.). Script by Robert Gittings
2.20 PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. ' Snake ' and ' Tortoise Family Connections ' from the Collected Poems of D. H. Lawrence
2.30 LET'S JOIN IN. 'The Three Little Pigs.' adapted by Jean Sutcliffe. with songs and music by Roger Fiske
2.50 ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS.'Beethoven': illustrated talk by Sidney Harrison
3.10 LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN
Conducted by Dilys Powell
Radio: Frank Birch Art: Colin Maclnnes
Films: George Campbell Dixon Theatre: Harold Hobson
Books: Desmond Fitzgerald
A new series of programmes devised by L. Hugh Newman
Today he discusses with Waiter J. C. Murray the care of rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters.
5.50 This week's programmes
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England
by J. G. Porter , Ph.D., F.R.A.S.
Dr Porter talks about the stars of the month, and in particular the Pleiades and other star-clusters.
Diagram on page 15
You are welcomed by Jerry Desmonde with The Stargazers
On Stage, Please!
Presenting an interlude by advanced students from the Guild-hall School of Music and Drama
Off the Record
Jack Train introduces the recording celebrity of the week :
Vanessa Lee
Thanks for the Melody
Hits of yesterday and today played by Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra
Ipswich Girls' Choir
Conductor, W. H. Dixon
Production by Ronnie Hill
by Joseph Harsch