News and market trends
Wednesday's 7.50 talk
The morning magazine
Introduced by ANDREW GEMMILL
followed by an interlude
A talk by PATRICK HAMILTON Editor of The Layman
followed by an interlude
by G. M. GLASKIN abridged by Barbara Henderson read by BEVERLEY DUNN
Fourth of fifteen instalments
Broadcast in April 1962
† by SIR HERBERT THOMPSON
For many years city magistrate of Peshawar, in India, Sir Herbert Thompson here describes an unusual escapade of his youth-a bit of cloak-and-dagger skulduggery with the ' Al Capone of the North-West Frontier '
A Charm of Lullabies
A cradle song
The Highland Balou Sephestia 's lullaby A charm
The nurse's song
Come you not from Newcastle?
Little Sir William
Sweet Polly Oliver sung by RUTH LITTLE (contralto) with IAN PARTRIDGE (piano)
Richard Strauss
Records of the symphonic poem ' Don Juan ' conducted by TOSCANINI, and excerpts from ' Der Rosenkavalier'
New Every Morning, page 99
The head that once was crowned with thorns (BBC H.B. 132)
Psalm 118, vv. 15-24
Acts 21, vv. 27-36
Who are these, like stars appearing (BBC H.B. 236)
News Summary at 10.30
played by CHRIS ALLEN AND HIS SEXTET
The Orchestra broadcasts by permission of the Edmundo Ros Club, London
Answers to listeners' questions about science
PROFESSOR G. P. WELLS , F.R.S. puts your questions to
T. E. ALLIBONE
J. W. L. BEAMENT
B. J. MASON
R. H. Nimmo-Smith
Arranged by ARCHIE CLOW
Broadcast on April 18
† JEANNETTE SINCLAIR (soprano)
BBC SCOTTISH ORCHESTRA Leader. Trevor Williams
Conductor, NORMAN DELMAR
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
From the Leas Cliff Hall , Folkestone
Wednesday's broadcast
Ballads of all times sung by ELLA CHESHIRE (soprano) JOHN MITCHINSON (tenor)
Accompanist, FREDERICK STONE
Introduced by ALAN DENT
Broadcast on June 3
CLIFFORD CURZON (piano)
Impromptu in F minor (D.935,
No. 1) (Schubert)
Scenes from Childhood
(Schumann) on gramophone records
Chairman, JOHN METCALF
Broadcasting: LIONEL HALE
Book: RICHARD MAYNE
Art: EDWARD LUCIE-SMITH
Film- EDGAR ANSTEY
Theatre: BARBARA BRAY
Sunday's broadcast
A series of gramophone programmes
Introduced by TREVOR HARVEY This week: Fritz Busch
Painting as a Pastime from the book
Thoughts and Adventures by WINSTON S. CHURCHILL arranged by Michael Hardwick
Reader, PATRICK WYMARK
Sir Winston Churchill's celebrated essay on the delights awaiting anyone who takes up paint brush and oils for the first time.
Broadcast on June 3
Songs by CYRIL TAWNEY
1 ' Little Claws and the Prize
Piglet ' by THETIS SPALEK read by ROSINA ENRIGHT who introduces the programme
with ALUN WILLIAMS
In the fourth programme In the series you are invited to join the commentator on a journey aboard one of the newest forms of transport, the Hovercraft
Arranged by JOHN ADAMS and PATRICK WHITEHOUSE
Engines on the Romney, Hythe, and Dymchurch Railway
A Metre Gauge Mineral Line
Swan Song of the A4 Pacifies and Spot the Mistake!
Introduced by PEGGY BACON
Produced by SHIRLEY FRANKLIN
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
MAX JAFFA introduces and conducts
THE SPA ORCHESTRA with JACK BYFIELD at the piano
From the Spa Grand Hall
meets on Thursday, and brings leading figures to the Conference Table for the discussion of current issues
The News
Background to the News
People in the News
A play for radio by Antony Brown
This is a story that happened in Su Yen, which tells how H'Wen Kai , the Emperor's beloved, saved the life of Chou Wang , the lute player.
Music specially composed by WILLIAM BARDWELL and played on the lute by DESMOND DUPRE
Singer, KENNETH BOWEN
Produced by JOHN TYDEMAN
Sonata in D major
(Carl Stamitz )
EMIL SEILER (viola d'amore) ILSE BRIX-MEINERT (viola)
Cassation in C major (Haydn)
WALTER GERWIG (lute)
ILSE BRIX-MEINERT (violin) JOHANNES KOCH
(viola da gamba) on gramophone records
