News and market trends
Thursday's 7.50 talk
The morning magazine
Introduced by JACK de MANIO
Food news from
HAROLD WILSHAW followed by an interlude
A talk by THE REV. DAVID EDWARDS
Second hearing of the broadcast at 7.40
by G. M. GLASKIN abridged by Barbara Henderson read by BEVERLEY DUNN
Last of fifteen instatments Broadcast in April 1962
by ELISABETH SHEPPARD-JONES
Whenever Elisabeth Sheppard -Jones goes anywhere by train, she has, through force of circumstances, to travel in the guard's van. This talk recounts some of her experiences on such journeys.
†ELIZABETH SIMON (soprano)
ERNEST LUSH (piano)
Prokofiev
Records, including the Classical Symphony
The Gough-Adams Music
with his
Record Express
WYNFORD VAUGHAN THOMAS tells the story of a six-day cycle ride along the whole length of the border between England and Wales, from the Severn to the Dee
5: Llanymynech to Bangor on Dee
Produced by ROWLAND LUCAS Broadcast on July 3 in the Welsh Home Service
Middlesex v. Derbyshire at Lord's
Surrey v. Warwickshire at The Oval
Third day
Reports by ROBERT HUDSON from Lord's and by JOHN ARLOTT from The Oval
An End to Hanging
Dr. Donald Soper answers questions and comments from an invited audience in the Corn Exchange, Lewes, Sussex
Chairman, BILL GRUNDY tThursday's broadcast in the Light Programme
Hospitals, with Dr. J. B. Ewen , from Ipswich, Suffolk
12.45 Announcements
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
GALE PEDRICK makes a personal selection of items from the many broadcasts on BBC sound and television during the past seven days Introduced by JOHN ELLISON
Repeated on Saturday at 3.10
Marvin Kane plays famous tunes by the artists who made them famous
with contributions by MARY DENISE and THE GRANVILLE SINGERS AND PLAYERS
Conducted by Lou WHITESON Introduced by JOHN SPURLING
Middlesex v. Derbyshire
Surrey v. Warwickshire
Commentaries from Lord's and The Oval
Voices I Remember
HECTOR BOLITHO recalls the voices of BERNARD SHAW
DEAN INGE
D. H. LAWRENCE with the aid of the BBC Sound Archives Produced by LESLIE PEROWNE
ALEXANDRE STEIN (cello)
BEROMUNSTER RADIO ORCHESTRA
Conducted by ERICH SCHMID
Recording made available. in connection with the British Industrial Fair and Fortnight at Zurich, by courtesy of Societe Suisse de Radioditfusion
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A dialogue story written by JOHN D. STEWART
' Mrs. Johnston moves in ' Introduced by CICELY MATHEWS
A series in which young people discuss their ideas and opinions on modern life
A serial play in four parts adapted by WENDY COOPER from her book
'The Cat Strikes at Night'
1:The Luminous Trail
1 Produced by PEGGY Bacon
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
Introduced by BILL LATTO with HARVEY TORRETT talking about the roach
Jack Watson introduces the stars who are beside the seaside with the resident star Reginald Dixon
BBC NORTHERN DANCE ORCHESTRA Conductor, BERNARD HERRMANN
Produced by JAMES CASEY Shortened version of the broadcast of June 23 in the Light Programme
Reginald Dixon is appearing at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool
Wagner
150th anniversary concert given by the Covent Garden Opera Company
A section of COVENT GARDEN OPERA CHORUS
Chorus-Master,
Douglas Robinson
ORCHESTRA OF THE
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN
Leader, Charles Taylor
Conducted by GEORG SOLTI
Part 1
Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde)
7.51* Siegfried's Journey to the Rhine (Gotterdammerung)
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PAUL ROGERS reads
Soft Voices at Passenham by T. H. WHITE
' Passenham is a good locality for ghosts, near Stony Stratford. They have more ghosts there than ratepayers.' Series arranged by Michael Hardwick
Part 2
Gotterdammerung: Act 3
by MAGGIE Ross
' Mycenae-a place of earth and stones where nothing grows. Someone scraped away the covering earth, exposing a citadel, and walls and tombs and treasure ...'
Maggie Ross talks about a day she spent wandering among these legendary ruins.
The News
Background to the News
People in the News
† SIMON STREATFEILD (viola) and ELIZABETH WINSHIP (piano)
