A reading taken from ' The Noonday Devil ' by Bernard Basset , s.j.
Reader, REX PALMER
and Programme News
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Books and my food and summer rain: from the philosophy of NAOMI JACOB
The Liability of Professional Men: what does this mean and in there any remedy against bad service? ARTHUR COATES explains
The Slimming Business: ED-WINA COVEN reviews methods of losing weight
Brief Encounters: that left a deep impression on EVE ORME, GWYNEDD NUTTER, and JOYCE GRENFELL
A request programme of gramophone records
Symphonic Poem: Le rouet d'Omphale (Sainl-Saens)
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conducted by Sir THOMAS BEECHAM
11.31* Piano Concerto in G major ( Ravel)
ARTURO MICHELANGELI (piano) with the PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
Conducted by ETTORE GRACIS
11.54* Le festin de I'araignée ( Roussel)
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conducted by PAUL PARAY
and Programme News
A monthry programme reflecting life in the country with a Natural History contribution by ERIC SIMMS
Introduced by C. GORDON GLOVER
Produced by JOHN HASLAM
JOHANNA PETERS (contralto)
BBC NORTHERN ORCHESTRA Leader, Reginald Stead
Conductor, George HURST
Part 1
by JOHN BRAINE
'Since the age of five I've read, at the lowest estimate, half-a-dozen books a week. Allowing' for books read more than once, and books that took me more than one sitting to read. I arrive at a total of ten thousand.'
John Braine talks about some of these books and the influence they have had on his writing.
Part 2
and Programme News
A summary of last week's events
Jack SALISBURY
AND HIS Orchestra
Visiting artist, PATRICIA KERN
From the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
Patricia Kern broadcasts by permission of the Sadler's Wells Opera Company
by ALISTAIR COOKE
Introduced by ALAN KEITH with gramophone records of the most popular pieces of music chosen by listeners
In 1960 the Ministry of Education started a campaign to persuade married women teachers who had given up teaching to return to the schools. Thousands have done so. ROBERT KEE has talked to some of them to find out what is involved in combining the jobs of teacher and housewife. Who. if anybody, suffers?
Produced by NEIL CRICHTON-MILLER
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
5-Knowledge
Exodus 33, vv. 9-14
Psalm 139 (Broadcast psalter)
St. John 14, vv. 1-14
Blest are the pure in heart
(BBC H.B. 318)
1 John 3, v. 2
10.59 Weather forecast
Beethoven
String Trio in E flat major,
Op. 3
OROMONTE STRING Trio Perry Hart (violin)
Margaret Major (viola) Bruno Schrecker (cello)
Broadcast on December 10,
1963, in the Third Programme
