A reading taken from ' Soundings ' edited by A. R. Vidler
Theology and Self-Awareness' by H. A. Williams Reader, OLIVE GREGG
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
The Professor has Thirty-Three Daughters: EILEEN WALTERS tells a story of initiative in Italy
My View of a County: TED Moult on Derbyshire; Richard CHURCH on Kent"; HUGH BARRETT on Suffolk; WILLIAM TAYLOR on Yorkshire
Continued in next column
Keeping Flowers Fresh: suggestions from SHEILA MACQUEEN In Partnership: JEAN WALLACE and CORNEL WILDE
A request programme of gramophone records
At the castle-gate; Melisande; and Entr'acte (Pelleas and Melisande) (Sibelius)
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by SIR THOMAS BEECHAM
Symphony No. 5 (1922) (Nielsen)
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Chairman, WALTER ALLEN
Film: ROBERT ROBINSON
Theatre: PHILIP HOPE-WALLACE
Broadcasting: STEPHEN POTTER
Book: J. G. WEIGHTMAN
Art: BRYAN ROBERTSON
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
A monthly programme reflecting life in the country with a Natural History contribution by ERIC SIMMS
Introduced by C. GORDON GLOVER Produced by ARTHUR PHILLIPS
He could afford to give a pound note to every man, woman, and child in the world. He could pay this year's income-tax for everyone in Britain. He could spend £ 275,000 each day until he is 100-and still have a bit put by for a rainy day....
A sound version of the programme ' The Solitary Billionaire ' shown on BBC Television on February 24 Edited by WILFRED DEATH
See page 12
Benjamin Britten conducts the ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Leader, Emanuel Hurwitz
PETER PEARS (tenor) ALAN CIVIL (horn)
GERVASE DE PEYER (clarinet)
From Blythburgh Parish Church
Part 1
TYLER WHITTLE talks about fishing as his second favourite recreation
SIDNEY HARRISON talks about music, with illustrations at the piano and on records
3: Upstairs, downstairs
A series of six programmes about men and women who have won the Nobel Prize
3: Storyteller from the East
He came from the East; his tales about soldiers, children, beggars, and animals enchanted the world.
Written and narrated by STEPHEN GRENFELL with Mary WIMBUSH
KEITH BANKS, GODFREY KENTON
PRESTON LOCKWOOD
JOHN WESTBROOK Produced by ELIZABETH BROWN
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
Summary of last week's events
REGINALD LEOPOLD and the PALM COURT ORCHESTRA
Visiting artist, HELEN WATTS Continued in next column
by ALISTAIR COOKE
by Mary Renault adapted in five episodes by CEDRIC MESSINA
Episode 4: Crete
In Crete, Theseus, elected leader of the youthful bull-fighters known as ' The Cranes ' attracts the attention of the Goddess-on-Earth. Ariadne, daughter of King Minos.
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Music by CHRISTOPHER WHELEN Produced by ARCHIE CAMPBELL
Supplementary Talk
MICHELANGELO 1475-1564
Virgin and Child with St. John marble relief carved between 1501-05 in the General Assembly Room Royal Academy, London Speaker, L. D. ETTLINGER
Durning Lawrence Professor of the History of Art
University College, London
These broadcasts are part of a scheme for subscribers who are supplied with a colour print of the painting to be discussed together with background notes and illustrations in black and white. This year the material will be dispatched quarterly, and subscribers will also receive a stiff-backed folder in which to keep the year's reproductions. Subscriptions, which are now 30s., should 'be sent to [address removed] Repeated on Thursday at 7.20 in Network Three
Seven sonnets set to music by BENJAMIN BRITTEN sung by PETER PEARS (tenor) with the composer (piano) on a gramophone record
Jesus said: Feed my sheep
Ezekiel 34, vv. 11-16
Psalm 23 (Broadcast psalter) St. John 21, vv. 1-19
The Lord my pasture shall prepare (BBC H.B. 477)
St. John 10, vv. 27-28
played by the NEW LONDON WIND ENSEMBLE David Sandeman (flute) Ian Wilson (oboe)
Keith Puddy (clarinet) Timothy Brown (horn) Cecil James (bassoon)
