A reading for Palm Sunday
'The Sowing,' by R.A. Knox
Read by Mary O'Farrell
and forecast for farmers and shipping
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Pr. hide to La Travita. Act 3 (Verdi):
NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Fantasy for violin and orchestra
(Schumann): Aide Stucki (violin), and the Pro Musica Orchestra, Stuttgart, conducted by Rolf Reinhardt
Sintfonietta (Janacek): Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Rafael Kubelik on gramophone records
A programme for those interested in brushing up their French
Script by Emile Harven and M.J. MacDonald
Characters in order of speaking: [see below]
Today is the Fete des Pecheurs at the fishing village of La Conche, where Peter Lamb and Helen Lamb are staying.
Quel monde! what a crowd; soulever, to lift up; respirer, to breathe; la chorale des orpheiias. the orphans' choral society; le feu d'artifice, fireworks; la partie de boujes, game of bowls; le govse, youngster; bousculer, to jostle; (l'entrepreneur des) Pompes Funebres, undertaker; la lune de miel, honeymoon; le bonheur, happ'ness; le baiser, kiss; les Conscillers Municpaux, the Town Councillors; qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?; les amateurs de theatre, theatre-fans; ecraser, to crush, run over; les Pompiers, the Fire Brigade; le concours de chant, singing contest.
(To be repeated on Friday at 3.30)
Conducted by T. C. Worsley
Radio: Giles Romilly
Books: Elapeth Huxley
Art : Eric Newton
Films: Paul Dehn
Theatre: Hanold Hobaon
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England
Yesterday Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh landed at Colombo, capital of Ceylon
Audrey Russell describes some places visited by the Royal Party; Godfrey Talbot reports on the progress of the tour
Programme edited and introduced by James Fisher
Bird-Song Philip Brown discusses the practice of rendering songs in a near-equivalent form of words and describes his recent research on the wood-pigeon's ' Tak' two coos, tak' two '
J. Ashton Freeman advances a theory that some flight calls are used by birds as a sort of radar
Eric Simms introduces the first broadcast of his recordings of the mealyredpoll
Bruce Campbell offers some advice on how to identify birds by the sounds they make
Produced by Desmond Hawkins
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent
Victoria Elliott (soprano)
Kathleen Joyce (contralto)
James Johnston (tenor)
Scott Joynt (bass)
The Combined Bristol Choirs
From Colston Hall, Bristol
Part 1
6—Committee of IntellectualCooperation: Madame Curie Einstein, ,and Dr. Ndtobe
' Stories of the Saints '
St. Catherine of Siena
Told as a radio play by Norman Painting
Produced by Peggy Bacon
5.35 For Listeners of all Ages
' From Palm Sunday to Easter Day '
A talk by the Rev. John G. Williams
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England
A programme of words and music
Nancy Thomas (contralto)
Thomas Round (tenor)
Norman Wooland (reader)
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, John Sharpe )
Conductor, Stanford Robinson
Verse selected by Aubrey Danvers- Walker
Produced by Stanton Jefferies and Walter Todds
Appeal on behalf of the Soldiers', Sailors', and Airmen's Families Association by Brigadier Sir John Hunt C.B.E., D.S.O. ,
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed]
The Soldiers', Sailors', and Airmen's Association, founded in 1885, has 15,000 voluntary workers and 1,500 branches throughout Great Brj-tain, Ireland, and in many countries overseas.
Its object is to be of use to the families of serving and ex-Service men and women by giving advice on all personal problems; helping to solve family troubles at home for men serving overseas; granting temporary financial help for those in misfortune whose needs are not fully met by the State; investigating cases and administering grams for orher Service and Regimental funds; providing an emergency home for children when mothers are ill; and administering a nursing service for Forces families in overseas Commands.
In order to meet t'he many demands made on the Association £ 150,000 must be raised annually from voluntary sources.
Talk by G. M. Young. c.B.
Mr. Young, who has been reading ' As It Happened,' the Labour leader's autobiography to be published tomorrow, reflects upon Mr. Attlee's place in the history of the Labour Party.
A poetry notebook edited and produced by Patric Dickinson
Reader, David Lloyd James
Reflects dans l'eau Clair de lune L'isle joyeuse played by Désirée MacEwan (piano)
The Way of the Cross
All glory, laud and honour (BBC
Hymn Book 78)
St. Matthew 21, w. 1-16
My song is love unknown (BBC Hymn
Book 84)
St. John 12, w. 31 and 32
followed by late weather forecast for land areas
