News, market trends, and current topics
Thursday's 7.50 talk
and Programme News
The morning magazine
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
Unity in Practice
5: In Devon
Speaker,
THE REV. DAVID WARDROP
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From the BBC Sound Archives
Victoriana
DEREK PARKER compiles a patchwork of memories of the Victorian Age
(Queen Victoria died on January 22. 1901)
Produced by LESLIE PEROWNE
Der Bankraub
Written by Heinrich Minden
Intermediate German series
Lesson 13: La Tempête
An audio-visual course for secondary schools
Written by Raymond Escolfey
1: Man the toolmaker
Written by Leonard Cottrell Observer sequence by Rhoda Power
Some Problems of Management
1: What makes a good manager? by JOHN MARSH
† LESLIE SMITH introduces this morning's edition of a series designed to reflect listeners' own views on current topics. Letters on lively talking points of any kind are welcome for these midday broadcasts
Correspondents are invited to write
Thursday's broadcast in the Light Programme
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For children under five
Today's story:
' The Adventures of Pinger by MRS. P. MAY MILLER
Written by Garry Lyle
Travel Talks series
1: The Splinter and the Beam
Written by Jack R. King
The Bible and Life series
From the story by Edouard Laboulaye
Adapted for broadcasting by F. A. Carter
Stories and Rhymes series
Women and Work
Facts and guidance for teachers and other women who are thinking of returning to professional work
11: Return to Nursing
COL. DOUGLAS DE CENT gives a general picture of the nursing services today
CHRISTINE BROWN considers ways of meeting the shortages and the need for further recruitment
ELIZABETH WEST talks about the use of part-timers and A MATRON describes her use of part-time staff
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
Gramophone records
Introduced by C. B. REES
A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Playwright in Wales: N. C.
HUNTER talks to LINDSAY EVANS
Discovering Kilvert: HARRY
SOAN introduces the famous Victorian diarist
Songs with a guitar: from
ESME LEWIS
Introduced by PHILIP PHILLIPS from Wales
A radio play in fifteen parts by LANCE SIEVEKING
Based on the novel by VICTOR HUGO
Part
Lethierry has discovered that Alphonse Rantaine has robbed him of his life savings-fifty thousand francs. He tells Captain Clubin of his dream of being the first to have one of the new steam-driven ships.
Other parts played by members of the BBC
Drama Repertory Company
Theme music by RONALD BINGE
Produced by JOHN POWELL
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A radio competition for bands
Round
From Scotland:
SCOTTISH C.W.S. BAND
Conductor,
ROBERT OUGHTON
From Northern Ireland: TEMPLEMORE AVENUE BAND
Conductor,
ALFRED E. BELL
The Judges:
HARRY MORTIMER and GILBERT VINTER
Yfrah Neaman (violin)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Leader. John Georgiadis
Conductor, Hugo Rignold
†Part 1
† VAUGHAN JEFFREYS on School Speech Days
Before he retired a few months ago, the speaker was Professor of Education at Birmingham University and consequently was often asked to present the prizes at various schools. He found that these occasions had their hazards
Part 2
Symphony No.8, in F major
Beethoven
John Robinson follows the transformation from stage to screen with Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Wilfrid Hyde White, Stanley Holloway, Gladys Cooper, Cecil Beaton and a report from Peter Noble on last night's film premiere
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The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by NEWS-STAND
How 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 WILLIAM HARDCASTLE
A journalist from abroad looks at Great Britain this week
with WOODY HERMAN 'S ORCHESTRA
THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET
STAN GETZ
DJANGO REINHARDT and JIMMY WITHERSPOON on gramophone records
