A reading taken from ' Fifty Days to Easter' by A. S. T. Fisher it Reader, NORMAN MITCHELL
and Programme News
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
The Young Idea: a point of view from an under-thirty
Erskine Childers : talking about recent books on the desert
Family Business: three generations of Terrys in the theatre
Saving Lives: a consultant gynaecologist describes a scheme to prevent one form of cancer
Record Review
Contributed by JOAN CHISSELL and PHILIP HOPE-WALLACE
The Passion according to St. Matthew
Part 1
See top of page and page 14
and Programme News
The Emerald Isle
CHRIS MYLNE introduces four speakers from Dublin on birds in Eire:
DAVID CABOT
FRANK KING
A. G. MASON
J. T. R. SHARROCK
Produced by JEFFERY BOSWALL with the co-operation of Radio Eireann
The Passion according to St. Matthew
Part 2
Bach's St. Matthew Passion, sung in German: March 23 in the Third Programme
founder of the Royal Ballet told in six parts by ROBERT HELPMANN
6: The Vision Realised with DAME MARGOT FONTEYN
ARNOLD HASKELL and DAME NINETTE herself
Written by URSULA ROSEVEARE
Produced by PEGGY BACON
Four talks by THE REV. GWYNFRYN C. THOMAS
3: To conquer
and Programme News
followed by RADIO NEWSREEL
A summary of last week's s events
REGINALD LEOPOLD AND THE PALM COURT ORCHESTRA
Visiting artist,
VICTORIA ELLIOTT
by ALISTAIR COOKE
Introduced by ALAN KEITH with gramophone records of the most popular pieces of music chosen by listeners
Chairman, SIR GERALD BARRY
Broadcasting: H. A. L. CRAIG
Book: ALAN BRIEN
Art: J. M. RICHARDS
Film: EDGAR ANSTEY
Theatre: HAROLD HOBSON
He has borne our grief
St. Mark 10, vv. 35-45
Psalm 130 (Broadcast psalter) Isaiah 53
Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended? (BBC H.B. 500)
Philippians 2, vv. 5-8
played by TESS MILLER (oboe)
JENNIFER WARD CLARKE (cello)
COLIN TILNEY (harpsichord)
