for farmers
The morning magazine
Introduced by Jack de Manio
followed by an interlude
The Rev. James L. Dow speaks on ' Today's Weather'
3: Warm with possible thunderstorms
Heather Begg (mezzo-soprano)
Ernest Lush (piano)
HANNIBAL
How a Carthaginian general crossed the Alps with his army in the Second Punic War (218-202 B.C.), but never conquered Rome
A story from World History Script by Rhoda Power
Behold, the mountain of the Lord
(BBC H.B. 485)
New Every Morning, page 37 Psalm 98 (Broadcast psalter) St. Mark 11, vv. 1-11
Mv song is love unknown (BBC H.B.
84)
played by The Fairey Band
Conductor, Leonard Lamb
visits Stafford for a programme of folk songs and dances with Rosemary Redpath (singer)
Dick Pitman (fiddler)
Tony Smith (dialect monologue)
Fred's Folk Five Band
Hutchinson's Family Band
Programme arranged and introduced by Kenneth Clark
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
accompanied by Lawrence Brown
Produced by Bill Worsley
Sunday's recorded broadcast in the Light Programme
Let's Join In: Kalulu and the Lion
In this folk tale from Rhodesia, Kalulu the Hare tries to outwit StlUmba the Lion
2.20 The Little Sweep
The short opera which forms the last act of Benjamin Britten's entertainment for children 'Let's Make an Opera'
Second of three programmes introduced by Arthur Langford
2.40 Modern History: The National Health Service
Introduced in 1948, the N.H.S. brought a new conception of 'social medicine' to Britain. Today's programme describes Before and After this dramatic change.
Script by Margaret J. Miller
Where There's a Will by NORMAN GlNSBURY freely adapted from a short story by Charles Reade
George Sutton is near to death and his relatives are annoyed that he is leaving £ 5,000 of his considerable fortune to his housekeeper. But Mr. Sutton recovers and changes his will.....
Joan Sanderson is appearing in ' Pools Paradise ' at the Phoenix Theatre, London
3.30 app.
Voyage of Discovery
A play for radio by BEATRICE GILBERT
A young actor travelling home from America wangles a berth in the cabin of a famous playwright in the hope of securing a part in one of his plays.
Plays produced by DAVIO H. GODFREY s
from Winchester Cathedral
Antiiphon : Turn thy face from my sins (Prendergast)
Exhortation; Confession; Absolution; the Lord's Prayer
Versiclee and Responses (Byrd) Psalims 41, 42, 43
First Lesson: Exodus 16, vv. 2-15
Magnificat (Morley Second Service) Second Lesson: Ephesians 4, vv.
17-30
Nunc dimittis (Morley Second
Service)
Creed; Lesser Litany; the Lord's
Prayer (Farmer)
Versicles and Responses (Byrd) Collects
Anthem : Turn thee unto me, 0
Lord (Boyce)
Prayers; the. Grace
Organist and Master o.f the Choristers R. Alwyn Surplice
Desmond Nethersole-Thompson describes the spring displays of some of the wading birds that return to nest each year near Ms home in the Scottish Highlands
JUNIOR TIME
A programme for the fives to eights
Up Above the World seHigh
Songs and tunes about things you can see in the sky
Introduced by Graham Gauld
5.t5 GEORDIE
The novel by David Walker adapted by Ian G. Ball
1: 'Write for
- My Only Unique Course
Geordie was vexed because everyone called him Wee Geordie , and he took steps to see they didn't go on doing it.
Produced by Ian Wishart
See page 39
.5.40 THE HOBBIT
The book by J. R. R. Tolkien abridged, by Barbara Henderson
Read in thirteen instalments by David Davis
19: 'A Welcome in. Lake- Town '
All the dwarves were imprisoned in dungeons by the Elvenking. Bilbo, who had been overlooked because he was wearing his magic ring, found a way to rescue them. He led them out, while the gaoler slept, and stowed them into empty wine barrels which were thrown out of the elves' fortress
* to drift down to Lake-Town, where the wine came from.
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
A series of five-round contests between. London and the Regions
LONDON v. SCOTLAND
Round 4
London
Denis Brogan, Hubert Phillips
Quiz-Master,
Lionel Hale Scotland
Sir James Ferg-usson Jack House
Quiz-Master, Kevin FitzGerald
Arranged by Patrick Harvey
BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Paul Beard
Conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
From the Royal Festival Hall, London
Part 1: Mozart
SYMPHONY No. 29. in A (K.201)
J. M. Wober recalls an unusual job he had in Canada-working at night with a torch
Part 2 : Bruckner
Symphony No. 8, in C minor
The News
Background to the News
People in the News
Four talks, for Lent by the. Rev. Donald Kennedy aboub some key words in Christian belief
2: HOPE
Rosemarie Wright (piano)