News, market trends and current topics
Thursday's 7.50 talk
and Programme News
The morning magazine
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
WILLIAM NEIL talks about
The Bible Today as a guide to life
5: What we should do
and Programme News
The Coniedian's Art
What is the difference between a joke told by the man in the pub and the same story expertly presented by a comic artist?
CYRIL FLETCHER examines, with the help of recordings from the Sound Archives, the whole business of making people laugh
Produced by Denys Gueroult
Ein Frühlingsausflug
Written by Heinrich Minden
tLesson 23: Revision
An audio-visual course for secondary schools
Written by Raymond Escoffey
† 11: What we have learned
Written by Leonard Cottrell
Observer sequence by Rhoda Power and Honor Wyatt
Current Affairs: a broadcast on a subject of topical interest
JOHN ELLISON introduces this midday 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 broadcasts
Correspondents are invited to write to: Listening Post. BBC. Broadcasting House. London. W.I.
Thursday's broadcast in the Light Programme
and Programme News
For children under five
Today's story: Trundle the, Tractor: Hooray for Trundle by J. ATKINSON
Written by Erskine Childers
† Travel Talks series
Four programmes on the personal problems of young people in the years leading up to marriage and in the early years of marriage itself
4: Marriage
The Bible and Life series
by Hans Christian Andersen adapted for broadcasting by Sally Blake
Stories and Rhymes series
by STEWART WAVELL
1: The Kingdom of Langkasuka Stewart Wavell 's recently published book The Naga-King's Daughter tells the story of the Cambridge expedition to Malaya and Thailand in search of the remains of two ancient kingdoms. He introduces many recordings he made for the BBC Sound Archives during the journey
Produced by Denys Gueroult
The Kingdom of Tambralinga: April
A radio correspondence column in which listeners add their comments to some of the views expressed in Any Questions'
Thursday's broadcast in the Light Programme
FRANKLIN ENCELMANN recently visited
Brierley Hill, Staffs
Produced by Richard Burwood
A magazine of interest to all. with older listeners especially in mind, including:
Towards Another Freedom: RAY HAYWARD reports on progress at the Likuni Farm Institute in Malawi which was set up by the City of Bristol tA Cottage Conquers Loneliness: ENID WILLIAMS talks about her efforts to establish a safe and secure home
Songs of the West: Sabine Baring-Gould collected Devon folk songs and wrote hymns now well-known. EDITH WHEELER has chosen some of particular interest
Litter in the Kitchen:
DEIRDRE WHEATLEY talks about her bull-terriers
Introduced by RALPH WIGHTMAN from the West of England
The Toilers of the Sea
A radio play in fifteen parts by LANCE SIEVEKING based on the novel by VICTOR HuGO
At last Gilliatt managed to lift the engine of La Durande on to his sloop and sailed back to St. Peter Port to claim Déruchetteonly to find that he was too late.
Part 14
Theme music by RONALD BINGE
Produced by JOHN POWELL
and Programme News
A radio competition for bands semi-final: 1
In which two bands compete for a place in the final on April 16
The Judges:
HARRY MORTIMER GILBERT VINTER
A talk by VINCENT WAITE
Part
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
BENNY GOODMAN
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
CHARLIE PARKER , DIZZY GILLESPIE
ANNIE Ross with the GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET
ART TATUM
BENNIE MOTEN 'S
KANSAS CITY ORCHESTRA on gramophone records
