A reading taken from ' The Bread-Breaking' by Valerie. Pitt
Reader, John Wood

Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
April Notebook: reviews of new topics and events
Press Conference: Cecil Harms-worth King interviewed by Anne Scott-James and Katharine Whitehorn
Secrets of Discipline: Edward Blishen on the track of a school mystery
Advice to Someone Else's Daughter: Kenneth More talks about strong drink

A weekly review edited by Anna Instone and Julian Herbage
Introduced by Julian Herbage Liszt's Faust Symphony by Humphrey Searle
Walton and the Concerto by Colin Mason
Musical Profile: Sallac Dnalrethus by John Amis
Form and Performance book review by Peter Stadlen

Chairman, T. C. Worsley Film: Edgar Anstey
Theatre: Richard Findlater
Broadcasting: A. Alvarez
Book: J. W. Lambert
Art: Bryan Robertson

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Do birds sing because they enjoy it? CHARLES HARTSHORNE , the American ornithologist, after nearly fifty years of world-wide study expresses his belief that birds have a genuine musical sense.
The programme is illustrated with recordings of the world's most gifted bird musicians from six continents.
Produced by Lillian Lang and Jeffery Boswall
Recorded in the BBC's New York studio

Elise Cserfalvi (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Paul Beard
Conductor, Rudolf Schwarz Part 1
C

Figure Painting
1: Masaccio (1401-1427)
MADONNA AND CHILD
Speaker, Michael Ayrton

Part 2

piano
Music by Albeniz and Villa-Lobos on a gramophone record

A play in three parts written by MAIDA STANIER
1: Schoolroom at War
Continued in next column
Other parts played by members of the cast
Songs by the Madrigal Group of King Edward's Five Ways School, Birmingham
Produced by SHIRLEY FRANKLIN

by HENRY WILLIAMSON adapted for broadcasting by Michael Hardwick read by Paul Rogers
First of thirteen instalments

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followed by RADIO NEWSREEL
A summary of last week's events

Reginald Leopold and the Palm Court Orchestra
Visiting artist, Stephen Manton

by Alistair Cooke

by ANTHONY TROLLOPE adapted for radio in thirteen episodes by H. Oldfield Box
Episode 1
Produced by WILLIAM GLEN-DOBPEL

We preach Christ crucified Prayer of Manasses
Psalm 31. vv. 1-6 (Broadcast psalter) Colossians 1, vv. 9-23
The royal banners forward go (BBC
H.B. 91)
1 Corinthians 1, vv. 23-25
10.59 Weather forecast

Haydn
Piano Trios
No. 2, in F sharp minor No. 9, in A major played by the Judy Hill Trio
Judy Hill (violin)
Olga Hegedus (cello)
Bernard Roberts (piano)