A reading taken from 'The Lord' by Romano Guardini translated by Elinor Castendyk
Reader, JOHN FOREST
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Guests of the Week-in Woman's Hour chosen from the New Year's Honours List: FRANCIS CHICHESTER, GEORGE GARRETT. and OWEN BRANNIGAN
The Happiest Days of their Lives: recollections of school
My Life and Hard Cars: remembered by A. ALVAREZ
The Confidential Friend: SYLVIA CLAYTON takes a glance at personal advice columns round the world
A request programme of gramophone records
Overture: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage (Mendelssohn) VIENNA PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA
Conducted by CARL SCHURICHT
Three Songs: The Tryst: And I questioned; Spring is flying (Sibelius)
KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD (soprano) LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conducted by ØIVIN FJELDSTAD
Sinfonie Singulière in C major (1845) (Berwald)
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by IGOR MARKEVITCH
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
Hibernation
Many animals are now in the depths of a long winter sleep. Why do they do it. and what happens to them?
MAXWELL KNIGHT discusses the subject with MAURICE BURTON and GWYNNE VEVERS
Produced by RICHARD BROCK
BBC WOMEN'S CHORUS
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Leader. Hugh Maguire
Conducted by Ernest Ansermet
Part 1 Nuages; Fetes; Sirenes
† EDDIE WILLIAMS , who first started acting as Superintendent Registrar in 1938, reflects on the changed attitude towards civil weddings
Part 2
Given before an invited audience in BBC Studio 1, Maid* Vale, London. Requests for tickets may be sent to [address removed] enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.
by Khachaturyan, Ravel, Falla
Played by the PARIS CONSERVATOIRE ORCHESTRA on gramophone records
Six programmes about men and women who have devoted their lives to their fellow men
Written and narrated by STEPHEN GRENFELL
6: Sister Kenny
' Her hands are remarkable. They are full of healing.' with GINA CURTIS , OLIVE KIRBY OLIVE GREGG , STEPHEN JACK
Produced by MORAGH LEVENTON
The Men Behind the Gospels Four talks by THE REV. MICHAEL MEECH Minister of St. Andrew's Methodist Church,
Wythenshawe, Manchester
1: John Mark
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, JEAN ALLISTER
by ALISTAIR COOKE
Introduced by ALAN KEITH with gramophone records of the most popular pieces of music chosen by listeners
2: WATTEAU 1684-1721
Les Plaisirs du Bal painted 1719 in the Dulwich College Picture Gallery, London
Speaker, ROBERT MEDLEY artist and Head of Department of Painting and Sculpture, CamberweU School of Art, London
Produced by RODNEY BENNETT
For details of subscription scheme. see page 49
Repeated on Friday at 7.10 in the Third Network '
These talks are being printed in ' 'The Listener'
A close examination of Midas, the new scientific device already contributing greatly to i safety in the air
Written and narrated by CHARLES CHABOT
Produced by JOHN BRIDGES
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness St. Matthew 21, vv. 10-13
Canticle 10 (Broadcast psalter) Isaiah 58, vv. 1-14
Take up thy cross, the Saviour said (BBC H.B. 369)
St. Matthew 5, v. 6
Debussu
Préludes, Book 1
Danseuses de Delphes Voiles
Le vent aans la plalne
Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir
Les colllnes d'Anacapri Des pas sur la neige
Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest La fille aux cheveux de lin La serenade interrompue La cathédrale engloutie La danse de Puck Minstrels played by Lamar Crowson (piano)
