A reading taken from a sermon on 'The Category of Genius' in the collection of sermons by George H. Morrison entitled ' The Incomparable Christ'
Reader, The Rev. Douglas Stewart
Forecast for land areas
An up-to-the-minute guide for your listening and viewing
Forecast for land areas
Two Generations: reflections on a changing way of life.
3 - In the coal mines.
How Conventional Are You?: Greta Lamb, Dodie Coates and Joan Yorke answer questions from Michael Brooke.
Personal Story: a professional man's wife tells of a turning point in her life.
Going to the Dentist: Robert Reid talks to dentists and others about some present difficulties.
A weekly review edited by Anna Instone and Julian Herbage
Introduced by Julian Herbage
' Sergei Lyapunov (1859-1924) ' by Gerald Abraham
' Sir John Barbirolli (born December 2, 1899)': a tribute for his sixtieth birthday by C. B. Rees
' Beethoven's Workshop-The Piano Sonata, Op. Ill ' by Peter Stadlen
' Schoenberg's Second Chamber Symphony ' by Humphrey Searle
A request programme of records
Quartet in D. Op. 64 No. 5 (The
Lark) (Haydn): Hungarian Quartet
Group of Mbrike lieder (Wolf): sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) with Gerald Moore (piano)
Suite Pastorale (Chabrier): Paris
Conservatoire Orchestra, conducted by Eduard Lindenburg
Conducted by Philip Hope-Wallace
Film: Edgar Anstey
Theatre: Harold Hobson
Radio: Cyril Ray
Book: Pamela Hansford Johnson
Art: Eric Newton
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
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
Straitened Circumstances
Dudley Perkins talks about ways of helping yourself or of getting help if your income is low
He includes earnings, Retirement Pensions and Assistance Grants, and other matters helpful to elderly people.
Freddy Grisewood invites
Fred Loads , Bill Sowerbutts and Alan Gemmell to answer questions listeners have sent by post, and to review some recent books gardeners might welcome as Christmas presents
Arranged by Peter D. Anderson
PART 1
PART 2
A sound recording of last Thursday's television programme
Sir George Thomson F.R.S. ,
James Fisher
Dr. J. Bronowski
Chairman, Norman Fisher
Schedule A by Edward Leader
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region -
followed by RADIO NEWSREEL
Reginald Leopold and the Palm Court Orchestra
Visiting artist, Diane Dubarry
by Alistair Cooke
by P. B. Medawar C.B.E., F.R.S. ,
Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at University College in the University of London
3-The Limits of Improvement
Can the human species still evolve? Is there anything we can do about it?
Both natural selection and selective breeding are made possible because there are differences between the individual members of a species, and many of these differences can be inherited. In theory it would appear to be a relatively simple matter to produce an almost uniformly excellent breed. But in practice, as stockbreeders know, there are obstinate biological facts which make the undertaking extremely difficult, and seldom, if ever, successful. The reason lies in the very nature of the inborn differences.
This evening's broadcast gives an analysis of the different kinds of inborn diversity in animal and human populations and shows how they contribute to biological fitness.
Bourree fantasque
(Chabrier, orch. Mottl)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Paray
Concerto for Orchestra (Bartok)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Rafael Kubelik
On gramophone records
in Ghana
A description of some of the places seen by His Royal Highness, illustrated with recordings made during his visit
' The Day of his Coming'
Isaiah 2, vv. 10-17
Psalm 50. vv. 1-9. 15-16 (Broadcast
Psalter)
Revelation 18, v. 21, to 19. v. 16
Lo, he comes with clouds descending
(BBC H.B. 35)
Malachi 3, v. 2
followed by late weather forecast for land areas
The Stross Quartet: Wilhelm Stross (violin)
Kurt Christian Stier (violin)
George Schmid (viola)
Rudolf Metzmacher (cello)
Beethoven
Quartet in F, Op. 59 No. 1
Quartet, Op. 59 No. 2: Dec. 13
