News, market trends, and current topics
Wednesday's 7.50 talk
and Programme News
The morning magazine
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
Prirafe Collection
JAMES MITCHELL with a brief anthology
and Programme News
3: Base 12 Numbers by James Hawthorne
Mathematics series
Stage 1 by RACHEL PERCIVAL
Music selected and arranged by VERA GRAY
Tuesday's broadcast
New Every Morning, page 15
The Father's sole-begotten Son
(BBC H.B. 67)
Psalm 33, w. 13-21
1 Kings 18, vv. 17-29
City of God, how broad and far (BBC H.B. 173)
The Fascination of Whafs Difficult
GILBERT PHELPS takes the title of a poem by W. B. Yeats as his theme in examining, with the help of recordings from the BBC Sound Archives, the various kinds of challenge faced by travellers and explorers in different parts of the world
3: Jungles
Produced by David Allan
Written by Jenyth Worsley and presented by John Camburn
Shipbuilding
Written by Philip Secretan
Geography series
Practice in musical activities begun in the Music Workshop
Written by William Murphy
Short story by CYRIL HARE
Read by ALEXANDER JOHN
Having retired. Det.-Inspector William White has to investigate an unusual occurrence and he comes to somewhat unusual conclusions.
NAN WINTON introduces this middav 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.
Wednesday's broadcast in the Light Programme
and Programme News
For children under five
Today's story: ' The Unusual
Birthday Party '-Part 1 by HILDA RAWCLIFFE
by Augusta Walker adapted by Sam Langdon
Part 1:
Beng Gow acquires two goats Adventures In English series
Written by Garry Lyle
Stories from British History serin
From the BBC Sound Archives
On March 11, 1702, the first daily London newspaper. Daily Courant, was issued
263 years later
DEREK JEWELL takes a look at Fleet Street and the making of a newspaper
Produced by Steve Allen
Originally broadcast on March 12
See facing page
Chairman: T. C. WORSLEY
Book: CHRISTINE BROOKE-ROSE
Art: GEORGE MELLY
Film: EDGAR ANSTEY
Theatre: PHILIP HOPE WALLACE
Broadcasting: BARBARA BRAT
Sunday's broadcast
A magazine of interest to all
The Steady Flame: Toe H began in 1915 in the Ypres Salient. Derek Cooper looks at its work fifty years later
Cordon Rouge: GEORGEVILLIERS in the kitchen tLetter to my Grandfather: from MALCOLM BUSH
Your Letters
You Asked Us To play ... record requests
Introduced by KEN SYKORA
The Dragon Star
A science-fiction serial by ANGUS MACVICAR
2: House of a stranger
Professor Johnson and Jeremy Grant investigate the ruins of Tiahuanaco on the Bolivian Altiplano.
Produced by Ian Wishart
and Programme News
BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire
Conductor, Antal Dorati
Part 1
Biographical notes assembled and introduced by DONALD MITCHELL
Part 2
The Rite of Spring Stravinsky Recorded at a public concert given in Carnegie Hall. New York. on May 15 followed by an interlude
The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
† KENNETH KENDALL introduces this evening's edition of a programme designed to reflect listeners' own views on current topics. Letters on public affairs and issues of policy are specially welcome
played by Peter WALLFISCH (piano)
