The first of a series of readings from George Appleton 's book
' Glad Encounter'
Reader. Rex Palmer

Forecast for land areas

An up-to-the-minute guide for your listening and viewing

played by the London Theatre Orchestra
Conductor, Michael Krein

by the man from the ' Met' Office

played by the Light Orchestra
(Leader, David Adams )
Conductor, David Curry

A request programme of records
Symphony No. 97. in C (Haydn):
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. Bt.
Villanelle; Le Spectre de la Rose;
L'lle inconnue (Nuits d'été) (Berlioz): Victoria de los Angeles (soprano); Boston Symphony Orchestfa. conducted by Charles Munch
Russian Easter Festival Overture
I (Rimsky-Korsakov): Detroit Symphonv Orchestra, conducted by Paul Paray

Edinburgh Festival Edition
Conducted by T. C. Worsley with Dilys Powell , H. A. L. Craig
David Sylvester and Philip Hope-Wallace
This week The Critics have visited the Edinburgh International Festival. The programme does not include the usual book and radio sections.
The Critics discuss the play by Eric Linklater 'Breakspear in Gascony 'and ' The Thrie Estaites ' by Sir David Lindsay , adapted by Robert Kemp ; the exhibition showing masterpieces of Czech art; and films from the Film Festival.

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Edited and introduced by James Fisher
Birds as Mimics
Birds are the best mimics in all animal creation, displaying the most remarkable powers of learning and imitation.
DEREK GOODWIN and ERIC SIMMS introduce some outstanding avian impressionists of Britain and Europe; for comparison JOCK MARSHALL presents the voice of an Australian ' master mimic ' and C. RUSSELL MASON presents the American mocking bird. 'SPARKIE' WILLIAMS speaks for himself.
The programme is illustrated by recordings made in Yorkshire, Kent, Switzerland, Finland, U.S.A., Australia.
Produced by Jeffery Boswall

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Gramophone records presented by Julian Herbage

Part 1

John Betjeman and Jack House discuss the Victorian and Edwardian architecture of Glasgow, which gives unique character to Scotland's largest city

Part 2

Alec Robertson introduces some of the music to be broadcast from the Promenade Concerts during the coming week

Afternoon Out
Wilfred Pickles visits
HATFIELD HOUSE
Hertfordshire the home of the Cecil family for more than three hundred years
He meets the curator, L. W. Shea, and other people connected with the house.
Historical scenes from the past re-enacted in the studio
Programme arranged and written by Margaret Potter
Production by Trevor Hill

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A summary of last week's events

Jean Pougnet conducts his Orchestra from the Palm Court with John Sharpe (violin)
This evening's visiting artist,
Robert Thomas

by Alistair Cooke

Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Played by the BBC Northern Orchestra (Leader, Reginald Stead)
Conductor, George Hunt

Part of a concert given in association with the City of York Corporation before the President and members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science during its Annual Meeting at York September 2-9 at 9.15

Wilfred Brown (tenor)
Frederick Stone (piano)

' Thy Will Be Done '
Psalm 119, vv. 1-8 (Authorised Version) Psalm 27. part 2 (Broadcast Psalter) St. Matthew 26. vv. 36-54
My God. my Father, make me strong
(BBC H.B. 357)
St. John 4, v. 34

followed by late weather forecast for land areas

Ravel
Quartet in F played by the Allegri String Quartet:
Eli Goren (violin)
James Barton (violin) Patrick Ireland (viola) William Pleeth (cello)