' Light from the Cross '
A series of talks for Holy Week by the Rev. Arthur H. Gray
6-' The night is gone '
Forecast for land areas
An up-to-the-minute guide for your listening and viewing
played by The Pavilion Orchestra
Conducted by Reginald Kilbey
Forecast for land areas
Marjorie Anderson introduces:
Starting Out: an interview with a young clergyman.
For Amusement Only: How feminine are you? A character test with Pearl Binder, Joyce Dunsheath, and Amalia Magri.
Humphrey Lyttelton: a recent guest in Woman's Hour.
John Betjeman describes some lessons he has learned from life.
A request programme of records
Joyeuse Marche (Chabrier): Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra; conductor. Sir Thomas Beecham , Bt.
Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet, and string quartet (Ravel) : Pierre Jamet (harp), with members of the Paris Chamber Music Society Orchestra, conducted by Pierre Capdevielle
Schubert songs, sung by Gerard Souzay (baritone); with Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Les Préludes (Liszt): Philharmonia
Orchestra, conducted by Constantin Silvestri
Conducted by Sir Gerald Barry
Theatre: J. W. Lambert
Radio: Cyril Ray
Book: Janet Adam Smith
Art: Nigel Gosling Film: Paul Dehn
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
A monthly programme reflecting life in the country including
Sounds of the month
Reports from the countryside A natural history contribution by Eric Simms
Introduced by C. Gordon Glover
Produced by Arthur Phillips
Gramophone records presented by Harold Rosenthal
This week: Rome
introducing
Sacred music from many lands Presented by David Lloyd James
Produced by Denis Lewell
(Leader. Paul Beard )
Conductor, Rudolf Schwarz
Eileen Joyce (piano)
PART 1
' Love's Redeeming Work is Done'
A talk for Easter by the Rev. Mervyn Stockwood
5.15 'John Mark's Story*
A play for Easter Day by S. T. Hartshorne with John Baddeley
Christopher Banks. Peter Claughton
Jack Holloway , Nancie Jackson
Geoffrey Lewis. Geoffrey Matthews.
Arnold Peters. Michael Shaw
Eric Skelding , Charles E. Stidwill
Produced by Peggy Bacon
(BBC recording)
Forecast for land areas. followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
A summary of the past week's events
Jean Pougnet conducts his Orchestra from the Palm Court
Visiting artist,
Mattiwilda Dobbs
by Alistair Cooke
A gallery of portraits in close-up
The Rev. John Evans of Brecon
Many listeners will remember John Evans as the remarkable old man who introduced Her Majesty the Queen in the Christmas Day sound radio broadcast. This study of a serene and active centenarian, who will be 101 on May 12, is presented by John Griffiths.
To be repeated Monday at 11.30 a.m.
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Jesus said:
' I am the Resurrection and the Life'
Job 19, vv. 23-27
Psalm 16 (Broadcast Psalter) St. John 11. vv. 1-27
Ye choirs of new Jerusalem (BBC
H.B. 116)
Revelation 1, v. 18
followed by late weather forecast for land areas
The Wang String Quartet:
Alfredo Wang (violin)
Stanley Popperwell (violin)
Gordon Mutter (viola)
George Isaac (cello)
Haydn
Quartet in E flat, Op. 33 No. 2 (The
Joke)
Pater, in manus tuas commendo spirit um meum; II terremoto (The Seven Last Words)