Light Orchestra
Conductor, David Curry
Forecast for land areas
First edition
A breakfast-time magazine bringing you news, views, and interviews followed by MORNING MUSIC
' Running Away from God '
Bible reading and comment by the Rev. John Tinsley
3-God as Guide
Forecast for land areas
Second edition
A bulletin of food news to guide the household shopper
Compiled and read by Louise Davies
CYPRIAN EKWENSI, the Nigerian writer, gives his impressions on returning to Lagos after an absence of five years in Britain
Maurice Brett (violin)
Havelock Nelson (piano)
BIZET
L'Arlésienne. Suite No. 1 on a gramophone record
0 Lord our God, arise (BBC H.B. 25) New Every Morning, page 61
Psalm 145, w. 1-13 (Broadcast Psalter) Revelation 7, w. 1-4 and 9-17 Ten thousand times ten thousand
(BBC H.B. 253)
Hal Graham and his Orchestra
HEALTH WEEK FOR SCHOOLS. 3-Health in the Home: a talk by a doctor.
(piano) on gramophone records
Polichinelle: Melody in E; Prelude in B minor (Rachmaninov)
Ballade in G minor. Op. 23 (Chopin) Allegro barbaro (Bartok)
Prelude, Op. 12 No. 7 (Prokofiev)
Sabre Dance (Gayaneh) (Khachaturyan)
by Frank Swinnerton
In the early days of his literary career Mr. Swinnerton worked as a publisher's reader. In this talk he tells of some of his trials and triumphs in this most specialised occupation. Always hoping that he might discover a masterpiece, he describes some of the qualities and faults that influence readers for or against the manuscripts they read.
Requests from overseas listeners
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Script by Godfrey Harrison
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont
It Happened to Me
Human stories by people who have suffered through mental breakdown
Narrator, James McKechnie
Interviewer, Jameson Clark
Scriptwriter. J. S. Campbell
Technical editing by P. R. Keene in the BBC's Scottish studios
Producer. Archie P. Lee
Overture, Preciosa (Weber): Bamberg
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Fritz Lehmann
Ballet music, Elverhaj (Kuhlau):
Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Frandsen
Intermezzo in B minor (Mussorgsky, orch. Rimsky-Korsakov): Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Walter Susskind
Joyeuse Marche (Chabrier): Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan on gramophone records
by Tom Purefoy
Produced by Ronald Mason
from Gloucester Cathedral
Antiphon: Oculi omnium (Wood) Versicles and Responses (Tomkins) Psalms 59, 60, and 61 First Lesson: Isaiah 29, w. 1-14 Magnificat (Watson in E)
Second Lesson: Revelation 14, w. 1-T Nunc dimittis (Watson in E)
Creed, Suffrages, Responses (Tomkins) Collects
Anthem: Behold, I come quickly
(Atkins)
Prayers
Final Responses (Naylor)
Thy kingdom come (E.H. 504) Blessing
Organ Voluntary: Rhapsody No. I
(Howells)
Organist and Master of the Choristers,
Herbert Sumsion
Assistant Organist, Wallace Ross
Working at Your Own Level-2: some more advice from Mary Cox to those who find' bending about' difficult
The Poetry of Places: H. P. Bonser investigates the fascination of place-names
Presented by Douglas Smith
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
Country Ceili from Rasharkin, Co.
Antrim St. Peter 's Ceiii Band with songs by Mattie McKane and Frank Ritchie (with guitar)
Master of Ceremonies. Jack Sloane
Produced by Sam Denton
London v. North Region
Round 1
London:
Cedric Cliffe , Hubert Phillips
Quiz-Master, Lionel Hale
North:
Professor W. Lyon BIease
Dennis Chapman
Quiz-Master, Gilbert Harding
by Christopher Sykes and David Woodward
In 1917 the Foreign Secretary, Arthur James Balfour , officially informed Lord Rothschild that ' His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.'
This programme examines the origins of this unique act of State as they are recorded in books on the subject and in unpublished State papers. In addition the writers have had valuable help from Mr. Leonard Stein , whose massive researches have thrown much new light on the subject.
Taking part are: Hugh Burden
Valentine Dyall , John Gabriel
James McKechnie. Ivan Samson
Produced by Christopher Sykes
followed by late weather forecast for land areas