for farmers
The morning magazine
Introduced by Jack de Mario
June Jay gives, food news comment and suggestions for the household shopper
followed by an interlude
A talk by the Rev. John Brown
June Jay gives food news comment and suggestions
: second hearing of the broadcast at. 7.40 a.m.
by Andrew Garve abridged by Neville Teller read by John Westbrook
Fifth of fourteen instalments
by Maurice Fowler
As a schoolboy Maurice Fowler studied the story of the siege of Syracuse in the time of the ancient Greeks, and as a soldier in the second world war he visited the town. He was thus given two glimpses of Syracuse, one through his own eyes and one through the eyes of Thucydides.
Sonata in. F sharp. Op. 78 Sonata in A flat, Op. 110
Bagatelle in E flat, Op. 126 No. 3 played by Sheila Bates (piano)
MARY GILLHAM describes a visit to one of New Zealand's active volcanoes. Great colonies of sea-birds nest on its slopes and their young are ' cropped' each year by the Maoris.
Spohr and Paganini Gramophone records including Spohr's Violin Concerto No. 8, in A minor with Jascha Heifetz as soloist
by E. Badian
How the Greek ways of life and thought survived to shape the vastly different world which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great with readings by Gary Watson
The recorded broadcast of March 8 ir. Network Three
Ninth of ten programmes
Hervey Alan (base)
Josephine Lee (piano)
Richard Adeney (flute)
James Gibb (piano)
London String Trio
Emanuel Hurwitz (violin) Watson Forbes (viola) Vivian Joseph (cello)
Produced by John Manduell
Part of the recorded broadcast of August 28, 1960
Memories of days, past and occasions great and small
Introduced by Robert Gunnell
Forecast for land areas. foMowed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
Gale Pedrick selects highlights from BBC sound and television
Introduced by John Ellison Edited by Kenneth Pragnell
Stories based on the work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia KANGA TAKES A WALK with James McKcchnie as Dr. Chris Rogers
Bill Kerr as Tommy O'Donnell
Rosemary Miller as Mary Wes,t
Bettina Dickson as Sally MacAr.drew
Written, by Rex Rienits
Production by Vernon Harris
Recorded broadcast of June 16. in the Light Programme
Harry Davidson 's Orchestra
Conducted by Sidney Davey
Introduced by Ivan Samson Master of Ceremonies, Charles Crathorn
Produced by Fredric Bayco
The Dances: Waverley Twostep; Waltz Martine ; Lola Tango: Gains-borough Glide; Moonlight Saunter; Victorian Gavotte: Boston Twostep
A weekly exploration of the BBC Sound Archives
THE SONG OF A CITY
The city is Moscow and your guide, Irene Prador
Written by Irene Prador and John Powell
Produced, by John Powell
Frederick Grinke (violin)
BBC Northern Orchestra Leader, Reginald Stead
Conductor, George Hurst
A programme for the fives to eights
Alexander Armstrong
A serial dialogue story by John D. Stewart
45: First Week at School
Introduced by Cicely Mathews
The book by Charles Kingsley arranged as a serial for broadcasting in six parts by Nan Macdonald
2: How Hereward won his magic sword, Brain-Biter, and was wrecked upon the coast of Flanders
Production by Herbert Smith
Forecast for land areas. followed by detailed forecast for the South-East
Myra Hess (piano)
Malcolm Williamson (organ)
London Philharmonic Orchestra Leader. Henry Datyner Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
From the Royal Albert Hall. London
Part 1
Beethoven
Symphony No. 8, in F
Piano Concerto No. 4, in. G
Three programmes of poems about animals
Arranged and introduced by George MacBeth
2: The Creatures of the Air
Including verses on a sparrow, an Indian tomineios (' the least of birds '), a pelican, a humming bird. and a falcon
Readers: Hugh Dickson
Brenda Dunrich , Anthony Jacobs Gary Watson , and Zelie Morris
The News
Background to the News
People in the News
by Frarces Gray Patton read by David March
The last of twelve instalments
Previously broadcast on Oct. 19. 1960
Weber
Quintet played by Thea King (clarinet) and the English String Quartet Nona Liddell (violin)
Eleanor St. George (violin) Marjorie Lempfert (viola) Helen Just (cello)
The recorded broadcast of April 27
