Market trends, news, weather

Wednesday's "Ten to Eight".

and Programme News

Radio's breakfast-time look at life around the country and across the world
Introduced by JACK pe Manio

Habits and Human Beings
More reflections by The Rev. Colijj Semper

and Programme News

Revised second edition of the breakfast-time magazine

Readings by Gaby Watson from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Broadcast in A Book at Bedtime. 1664

for Primary Schools
Introductory Music

Praise to the Holiest in the Height (Tune, Richmond — C.H. 32)
Story: Signs of Life. 3 — Light The Prayer for Understanding 0 worship the King (Tune,
Hanover— S. P. 61S) tTuesday's Service

Reproduction
2: Starting a family by Michael Smee

Stage 1 by RACHEL PERCIVAL
Music selected and arranged by Vera Gray
Tuesday's broadcast

New Every Morning, page 58
1 bind unto myself today (BBC
H.B. 170)
Psalm 93
St. Mark 9. vv. 30-50
Be thou my Vision, 0 Lord of my heart (BBC H.B. 316)

ART AND DESIGN
Colour
2: Thinking in Colour by Robebt Brazil

Mr. Wazdir takes the Time and Tune listeners on an underground expedition.
Introduced by JOHN Camburn
Written and produced by Jenyth Worsley

by Philip HOLLAND
Geography series

Follow-up
Practice in musical activities begun in the Music Workshop
Written and produced by William Murphy

From the BBC Sound Archives
' Mr. Middleton '
C. H. Middleton , gardener (1887-1945)
Introduced by Leslie Pebowne

Johnny Morris with memories of people, places, and happenings
Produced by David Allan

An open discussion of subjects on which men and women tend to disagree with Michael Denison and Dulcib Gbay
JOHN Boulting , Juliet Harmeb
Chairman, Kenneth Horne
Produced by Richard Dingley
Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray are in ' An Ideal Husband ' at the Strand Theatre, London

and Programme News

The News and Voices and Topics in and behind the headlines
Introduced by William HARDCASTLE

Wednesday's broadcast (Light)

Today's story:
'The Boasting Whistling Kettle ' by I. W. Roberts

by William Mayne adapted by Silvia Goodall
The story of a choirboy at a cathedral school
2: The Bees
Living Language series

3: Birds and birdsong by R. Hinde
Introduced by Desmond Morris
Science Work Units scries

1628-S8
Written by Margaret Boys
Stories from British History sariM

Ideas in Education
19: Streaming and Unstreaming
A discussion between
PROFESSOR Brian Simon of the University of Leicester School of Education
M. G. Powell-Davies
Secretary to the Education Commiuee. National Union of Teachers
WALTER James
Editor of The Times
Educational Supplement
Produced by Robert Hutchison

Chairman. Philip HOPE-WALLACE
Sunday's broadcast

from the BBC Sound Archives
Sir Juhan Huxley introduces a selection of recorded voices of his acquaintance including
Commander A. B. Campbell
WALTER Elliot , Aldoi'S HUXLEY
Ludwig KOCH , William Temple
Produced by Denys Gueroult
Broadcast on Dec. 28, 1B65

from
Northern
Ireland on St.
Patrick's
Day with Moobe Wasson , Jimmy Hughes
. cam Hanna Bell andMichael Murphy
Kay Rice and her harp
Introduced by Maurice O'Callaghan

A story of the Island of Mull abridged from the book by Campbell K. Finlay
John Macinnes is happy in his life as an island shepherd until his Uncle Donald writes from New Zealand, inviting John to join him.

and Programme News

Today's news and the stories behind the news — Name in the News — Scotland Yard Calling-Sport — Preview
Introduced by Derek Parker
Produced by the South-East news unit

LONDON Studio STRINGS
Leader, Reginald Leopold
Conducted by JAMES Robertson with Marcosignori
(accordion and cordovox)
Introduced by Bbian Pirzim *

BBC Northern Orchestra
Leader, Reginald Stead
Conductor, George Hurst
Given before an invited audience in the Royal College of Advanced Technology, Salford

An epic for radio by Robert Graves from his translation of Homer's "Iliad"

This shortened version of the production originally broadcast in 1964 was the BBC entry for literary and dramatic works which won the Radio Italiana Prize for 1965.

(see facing page)

Radio Italiana Prize 1965
The Anger of Achilles
An epic for radio by Robert Graves from his translation of Homer's Iliad

Scene: A Greek courtyard. time: 650 B.C.

"Sing, Mountain Goddess, sing through me
The anger which most ruinously
Inflamed Achilles ..."

So begins the greatest of all epic poems - the "Iliad" - written down in about the ninth century B.C. How did we set about making this 'epic for radio' which won the Radio Italiana Prize in A.D. 1965? It was quite by chance we heard that Robert Graves would be interested in making a broadcasting adaptation of his own racy, vivid translation - he wanted to do this as a first step to making a dramatisation for the stage, for television and the films. And when the script arrived, there was a letter from Graves which read: 'It needs a good musician and a good director.'
I couldn't do much about the latter, but I was determined to ask Roberto Gerhard to write a score for symphony orchestra and radiophonics: both would be needed here. This was his reply: "Am enthusiastic This promises to be a great radio-show!" Then with the BBC Welsh Orchestra conducted by Rae Jenkins - my first choice for this assignment because of his split-second timing when it comes to fitting music to words - and with a cast of hundreds of singers, actors, and technicians rehearsals began.
And then another letter arrived from Robert Graves: "Homer should be grateful for our having let him have his story without any clever embellishments. I feel that this performance is going to bring us good luck!" His words were prophetically true: originally serialised on three hot Sunday afternoons in May 1964, I shortened and tautened it for revival as one programme in the Third (June 1965), and the version you will hear tonight was awarded the prize in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence last September.
(Raymond Raikes)

from the University of Liverpool
Answers to listeners' question* about science and technology
In the chair.
PROFESSOR G. P. WELLS panel:
W. E. Kershaw
Department of Entomology
H. K. King
Department of Biochemistry
G. W. H. Leytham
Department of Psychology
A. W. Merbison
Department of Physics
Arranged by Archie Clow

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on behalf of the CONSERVATIVE AND
UNIONIST PARTY
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Part 2
This extended edition of T«« O'clock includes full coverage of world events as well as a special survey of significant developments in the General Election.

by Lady Henriqiies
4: The Thirties
Broadcast on January 20
Friday: Today and Tomorrow

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Part I: Pip's Early Ycorj
Read by Gary WATSON
Fourteenth of fifteen instilments

ROBERT COLLET (piano)