A reading taken from
' The Place of Understanding' by Nathaniel Micklem Reader, PRESTON LOCKWOOD
Jesus Christ is risen today followed by THE NEWS
Jesus Christ is risen today followed by THE NEWS
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Enid Bagnold considers tasting success and failure
Evelyn Laye and Nancy Spain answer questions from ALICE HOOPER BECK on ' How mature are you? '
Prisoners of Conscience: an enquiry into the work of Amnesty International
Christopher Fry: with a letter to a small godson
for Easter Day from
Southernhay Congregational Church, Exeter
Conducted by the Minister, THE REV. DAVID GEDDES
Preacher,
THE REV. JOHN HUXTABLE
Lessons: Isaiah 25, w. 1-9;
St. John 20, vv. 1-18
Psalm 47 (Chant 832 C.P.) Easter Carol (C.P. 726)
Hymns (from C.P.): Christ the Lord is risen today (145); Good Christian men rejoice and sing (149); Come, ye faithful, raise the strain (140)
Organist, C. Bray
A week'y review edited by Anna Instone and Julian Herbage
Introduced by JULIAN HERBAGE Record Review
Contributed by EDWARD GREENFIELD PHILIP HOPE-WALLACE and JOHN WARRACK
A request programme of gramophone records
Overture: Iphiggnie en Aulide (Gluck, rev. Wagner)
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA Conducted by OTTO KLEMPERER
Concertstiick in F minor, Op. 79 (Weber)
CLAUDIO ARRAU (piano) with the PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA Conducted by ALCEO GALLIERA
Symphonic Poem: Till Eulen spiegel (Strauss)
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN
† Chairman, SIR GERALD BARRY
Art: DAVID SYLVESTER
Film: ROGER MANVELL
Theatre: T. C. WORSLEY
Broadcasting: JOHN GROSS
Book: KARL MILLER
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
The Language of Birds EDWARD ARMSTRONG introduces a wide range of recordings to illustrate the many and varied songs and calls of birds and explains their meaning
Coming Back to Answer Questions: The Officer of the National Assistance Board
More Helpful Publications: discussed by JANET McLEOD
Crime and Compensation: IAN SHIRLEY explains the legal position of the victim
Marginal Relief : EDWARD LEADER deals with some tricky income-tax points Introduced by ROBIN HOLMES
Introduced by FRANKLIN ENGELMANN
Members of the Woodhouse Park Garden Society, Manchester, put their problems to
FRED Loads, BILL SOWERBUTTS and ALAN GEMMELL
On the Scientific Side
ALAN GEMMELL describes some recent research from Australia and Germany which provides valuable information about the causes of bitter pit in apples and blossom end rot in tomatoes
RAYMOND NILSSON (tenor)
DAVID KELLY (bass) with MARGARET HORSFALL (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Scottish ORCHESTRA Leader, Peter Gibbs
Conductor, NORMAN DEL MAR
Part 1
† COLIN GIBSON moved last year from the heights of Hampstead to the hills of Deeside. He describes his first winter-a very snowbound winter-of rural isolation
Part 2
David Kelly broadcasts by permission of the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Ltd.
Built by Henry VIII and destroyed in the reign of Charles II by Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, Nonsuch Palace was described by a sixteenth-century writer as ' the house of houses as the rose is the flower of flowers.'
ALAN GIBSON introduces
SIR JOHN SUMMERSON
MARTIN BIDDLE and JOHN DENT who have recently helped to shed new light on Nonsuch, one of the most important buildings in the history of English architecture
Also taking part: GEORGE CORNELIUS
GEOFFREY EARLE and HEDLEY GOODALL Produced by JOHN BLUNDEN
' The Myrtle Tree ' by E. Lucia TURNBULL told by ANNE CATCHPOLE and ' Little Amen' by LINWOOD SLEIGH told by DAVID
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH looks at the world in spring with the help of recordings from the BBC Sound Archives Produced by LESLIE PEROWNE
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
A summary of last week's events
REGINALD LEOPOLD and the PALM COURT ORCHESTRA
Visiting artist, THOMAS ROUND
Continued in next column
by ALISTAIR COOKE
Appeal on behalf of Delves House by Lord BOOTHBY, K.B.E., LL.D. Contributions (preferably by crossed postal order or cheque) will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed].
Delves House provides a dignified and comfortable retirement for 145 elderly men and women in eight Kensington houses. The single rooms may be furnished by their occupants and there is nursing attention for minor ailments. In response to great demand a ninth house has been purchased and it is towards the cost of this that the appeal is being made.
by Charlotte Bronte
Dramatised for radio in twelve episodes by Helena Wood
with Sheila Grant as Lucy Snowe
Dr. John's letter arrives and he writes Lucy several more. He takes her to the theatre where there is a fire and he rescues a young lady. Lucy has no letter for seven weeks, then one comes from her godmother asking her to meet some 'auld acquaintances.'
Written and compiled by LESLIE BAILY
The voices of SIR COMPTON MACKENZIE
LADY DIANA COOPER
SIR ADRIAN BOULT
ENRICO CARUSO
NEVILLE CARDUS
G. M. YOUNG
GEOFFREY DORMAN and other men and women who remember the life of the times in town and country with DUDLEY ROLPH
RITA WILLIAMS , BENNY LEE Narrators:
FREDDY GRISEWOOD and PHILIP GUARD
THE AMBROSIAN SINGERS
BBC REVUE ORCHESTRA
Leader, Julien Gaillard
Conducted by ALAN PAUL
Orchestal arrangements by Alan Paul
Produced by VERNON HARRIS Broadcast on January 23
Piano Concerto No. 1, in B flat minor played by SVIATOSLAV RICHTER (piano) and the VIENNA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN on a gramophone record
by His Grace
The Archbishop of Canterbury
JOHN LAMBERT (organ)
ORPINGTON JUNIOR SINGERS Conductor, SHEILA MOSSMAN From St. Vedast's Church.
Foster Lane, London
