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Hail the day that sees him rise
The morning magazine
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
Ascension Day
Family Prayers
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Hail the day that sees him rise
4: Binary Numbers by JAMES HAWTHORNE
† Mathematics series
Stage by RACHEL PERCIVAL
Music selected and arranged by Vera Gray
Tuesday's broadcast
from the Church of All Saints, Margaret Street , London, W.I. Celebrant, The Vicar,
THE REV. K. N. Ross
Readings: Acts 1, vv. 1-11; St.
Mark 16, vv. 14-20
Setting: Missa in honorem
S. Dominici (Rubbra)
Creed (Plainsong) Hymns (E.H.)
Ye men of Galilee (689), Hail the day that sees him rise (143, v. 6 only), Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour (319)
Organist and Choirmaster. MICHAEL FLEMING
Written by Jenyth Worsley
Introduced by JOHN CAMBURN
Agriculture
Compiled and introduced by GEOFFREY BOWNAS
† Geography series
† Practice in musical activities begun in the Music Workshop Written by William Murphy
JAMES OTTAWAY found that a day spent selling flags on a busy London station taught him quite a lot about people-and not a little about himself
† ANNE ALLEN 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.
Wednesday's broadcast in the Light Programme
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For children under five
Today's story:
' Three Little Hens'by ELIZABETH HAY
by Augusta Walker adapted by Sam Langdon 2: Beng Gow goes away Adventures In English series
4: On the Anzio Beachhead (1944)
Written by Wynford Vaughan Thomas
Stories from British History sertes
LORD NORWICH describes some of the contents of his Commonplace Book, a collection of his favourite literary fragments
SIR THOMAS BEECHAM conducts Music from Operas on gramophone records
In West Berlin
Her Majesty The Queen replies to the Address of Welcome by the Mayor, Herr Willy Brandt
The scene described by Robert Hudson
Broadcast by arrangement with West Berlin Radio
followed by Musical Interlude: records
A magazine of interest to an, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
†A Woman in Riesi:
IRENE WIGLEY talks to JAMES McNEISH about some of the problems of a social worker in Sicily
My Grandmother: A pen portrait by LEILA PASHA Your Letters
You asked us to play.... record requests
Introduced by POLLY ELWES
The Dragon Star
A science-fiction serial by Angus MacVicar
3: Angels from Space
In Tiahuanaco, Jeremy and Professor Johnson are transported back 20,000 years by the angels from space.'
Produced by IAN WISHART
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BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA
Leader, Philip Whiteway
Conducted by ALBERTO BOLET
An account of the secret marriage of Charles Brandon,
Duke of Suffolk, with the younger sister of Henry VIII. the Princess Mary Rose
Compiled from contemporary documents by ALISON PLOWDEN
Others taking part:
Eric Anderson , Noel Howlett Basil Jones. Godfrey Kenton
Allan McClelland. Frederick Treves
† Produced by JOE BURROUGHS
The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
KENNETH KENDALL Introduces this evening's edition
† DEREK BELL (oboe)
HAVELOCK NELSON (piano)
NORMAN WATSON (guitar)