News, market trends, and current topics
Thursday's 7.50 talk
and Programme News
The morning magazine
Introduced by JOHN Timpson
Talks by THE REV. DR. NORMAN GOODALL
and Programme News
A programme in which musicians sketch in the background of their musical life and introduce the music
This week's programme is introduced by William Pleeth (cello) who with MARGARET GOOD (piano) plays
Vater braucht Erholung written by Hilde-Maria Kraus
Intermediate German series
Lesson 8:
Sur le Pont d'Avignon
An audio-visual course for secondary schools
Written by Raymond Escoffey
8: The great age of mammals
Written by Henry Marshall
A New Look at British Institutions
2: The House of Commons by NORMAN HUNT
and Programme News
For children under five
Today's story: ' Uncle Henry and the duckpond ' by MARY WILSON
Written by Michael Nyman
Travel Talks series
8: The Life and Message of Jeremiah
The first of two programmes written by The Rev. Charles Davey
The Bible and Life series
A story by Mary de Morgan adapted for broadcasting by Philippa Pearce
Stories and Rhymes series
Women and Work
Facts and guidance for teachers and other women who are thinking of returning to professional work
6: The practical home
MRS. JOAN WILSON talks about designing a home for the working wife and Correspondence column:
IRENE HILTON gives advice on points raised in listeners' letters
Introduced by IRENE HILTON
A radio correspondence column in which listeners add their comments to some of the views expressed in Any Questionsf
Thursday's broadcast in the Light Programme
A magazine of interest to all, but with older listeners specially in mind, including:
From Boy Soprano to Ballroom
Dancer: TREVOR SCHOFIELD talks to DEREK JONES
Wolf at my Door: RICHARD EASTON faces the coming winter in Savernake Forest
Folk Songs: sung by CYRIL TAWNEY
Flowers to Match the Party: STUART McHUGH talks to DAPHNE HUBBARD
Introduced by RALPH Wightman
From the West of England
by John Buchan dramatised in eight parts by JOHN KEIR CROSS with John Graham as Anthony Lammas
' It had none of the welcoming air of an inn; it was a place of desolation and of a nameless evil ... There was no sound, and when I pushed the door further I saw that the room was empty. A table held the old remains of a meal-and a great Quantity of papers. I moved forward with a beating heart to examine them..... -
6: The Road to the South
Produced by David DAVIS
and Programme News
played by the BBC Northern Ireland Light Orchestra
Leader, David Adams
Conducted by Arthur Anton
An illustrated study of the London Symphony Orchestra its history and achievements from 1904 to 1964 to celebrate the Orchestra's Diamond Jubilee
The speakers include Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Arthur Bliss, Colin Davis, Noel Goodwin - author, with the late Hubert Foss, of a book called London Symphony - Ernest Fleischmann, General Secretary of the London Symphony Orchestra, and four members of the orchestra.
The musical illustrations date from 1914, when they made what seems to be their first recording, the Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, to one of their latest recordings, Ma Mere l'Oye by Ravel (the last to be made with Pierre Monteux, their principal conductor from 1961 until his death in July 1964).
Narrator, John Glen
(A programme in the series 'Radio in Europe')
The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by NEWS-STANDHow the dailies have handled the week's news, the opinions they have expressed, and current trends in and out of Fleet Street, are analysed by JOHN CONNELL
A journalist from abroad looks at Great Britain this week
played by HAMISH MILNE (piano)
