Primo Scala and his Accordion Band
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Conducted by Wynford Reynolds
' Men of Faith ' by the Rev. E. H. Robertson
4-C. H. Spurgeon
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Another doctor takes the place of the regular speaker during July
Frank Britton (piano)
Variations on an original theme in F,
Op. 34
Characteristic Sonata in E flat. Op.
81a (Les Adieux)
Robert Furnival tells how a visit to the Scarborough Cricket Festival helped one southerner to clear up several misconceptions about the North of England
Records of songs and of sonatas for seven wind instruments by C. P. E. Bach
Blessed Jesus, at thy word (BBC
Hymn Book 257)
New Every Morning, page 83 Psalm 50 (Broadcast Psalter) Acts 26, vv. 24-32
Jesus calls us! o'er the tumult (BBC
Hymn Book 354)
Michael Freedman and his Orchestra
Directed by Ernest Penfold
A serial play for broadcasting adapted from Jane Austen 's novel by H. Oldfield Box
4—' Mr. Bingley Gives a Ball '
Pianist. Cicely Hoye
Production by Mary Hope Allen
For cast see Monday at 11.30
Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
from the canteen of a factory at Solihull, Warwickshire
Lyon and Murrell Irene Prador
Suzi Miller
Peter Cavanagh
Harry Engleman (pialio)
Vic Mortiboys (bass) Bob Mansell (drums)
Introduced by Philip Garston-Jones
Produced by James Pestridge
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by detailed forecast for South-East England
(Leader, Reginald Stead )
Conducted by Vilem Tausky
from Carl Zuckmayer 's
' Schinderhannes ' translated by Charlotte Lloyd and A. L. Lloyd
Adapted for radio by A. L. Lloyd
Produced by R. D. Smith with Brian Haines. David Marlowe
Lane Meddick. Elsa Palmer
Arthur Ridley , Barbara Trevor and June Wenner
Music arranged by A. L. Lloyd and played by James Blades (percussion)
Alf Edwards (concertina)
Seamus Ennis (whistle)
Harvey Webb (violin)
(The recorded broadcast of July 4)
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by detailed forecast for South-East England
Good and Bad
A personal view by Everett Helm
Whatever its status as 'art' or ' entertainment,' there is no doubt about the almost universal popularity of the American musical show.
Everett Helm is an American composer of ' long-haired' music, living in Europe. In this programme he gives his personal assessment of the merits and demerits of various kinds of American stage ' musical,' ranging, for example, from operetta to ' Oklahoma' and the more recent ' Guys and Dolls.'
(The recorded broadcast of May 25)
Tunes from
' The Great White Way' on gramophone records
A lyric drama in three acts
Libretto by Giuseppe Adam ! and Renato Simoni
English translation by R. H. Elkin
Music by Puccini
Cast in order of singing:
Covent Garden Opera Chorus
(Chorus-Master. Douglas Robinson )
Covent Garden Orchestra (Leader. Charles Taylor )
CONDUCTED BY REGINALD GOODALL
Producer, Christopher West
The action takes place in Peking, China, in legendary times
ACT 2
Scene 1: A pavilion in the palace
Scene 2: The great court of the palace
From the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden
(by arrangement with the Royal
Opera House Covent Garden, Ltd.)
Harold Rutland writes on page 5
by Alistair Cooke
followed by late weather forecast for land areas
