The fifth of a series of readings from Canon J. E. Fison's book
' Fire Upon the Earth ' Reader, Garard Green
Forecast for land areas
An up-to-the-minute guide for your listening and viewing
played by the London Theatre Orchestra
Conducted by Reginald Kilbey
by the man from the ' Met' Office
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson.
Up for the Cup: Voices of the winning budgerigars from the Woman's Hour Cage Word Contest.
Constance Spry talks about the growing and arrangement of flowers.
Ba Mason says "hurray for being a housewife".
Any Complaints about Shoes? Points from a discussion between Woman's Hour listeners and members of the shoe trade.
(BBC recording)
A request programme of records
Piano Concerto No. 1, in D (Saint-
Saens): Jeanne-Marie Darri (piano), French National Radio Orchestra, conducted by Louis Fourestier
Pavane pour une Infante défunte
(Ravel): Philharmonia Orchestra. conducted by Guido Cantelli
Symphonic Poem: Thamar (Balakirev): Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, Bt.
Conducted by Walter Allen
Book: Alan Pryce-Jones
Art: Basil Taylor
Film: Charles Marowitz
Theatre: Richard Findlater
Radio: Stephen Potter
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
British Columbia to Ontario
See panel
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
(Leader, Charles Taylor )
Conductor, Herbert Menges
A series in which figures from novels and plays of the past are introduced by writers of today
Daniel George presents
Uncle Ponderevo from Tono-Bungay ' by H. G. Wells
Also taking part: Betty Hardy Noel Johnson , and Lewis Wilson
Production by Rayner Heppenstall
Alec Robertson introduces some of the music to be broadcast from the Promenade Concerts during
I the coming week
For Children of Most Ages
Granny's Wonderful Chair' by Frances Browne
Adapted as a serial play in six parts by Estelle Holt
2—' The Lords of the White and Grey Castles '
Produced by David Davis
This is the story of Woodwender and Loveleaves, the children of the White and Grey Castles, but how the Wonderful Chair knew it nobody knows.
by John Bunyan arranged in six episodes and told by David
2 — ' The Palace Beautiful'
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
A summary of last week's events
Jean Pougnet conducts his Orchestra from the Palm Court with Reginald Kilbey (cello)
This evening's visiting artist:
Stephen Manton
An investigation
BBC Northern Orchestra
(Leader, Reginald Stead )
Conducted by Stanford Robinson
' He is the Rock; his way is perfect'
Deuteronomy 32, vv. 1-6 and v. 18
Psalm 27, part 1 (Broadcast psalter) St. Matthew 7, w. 7-27
Put thou thy trust in God (BBC H.B.
313)
Psalm 61, vv. 2 and 3
followed by late weather forecast for land areas
played by the Amici String Quartet:
Lionel Bentley (violin) Sylvia Cleaver (violin) Harold Harriott (viola)
Joy Hall (cello)
