Market trends, news, weather
Friday's 'Ten to Eight'
and Programme News
A Christian angle on the news
and Programme News
from the BBC Sound Archives
Sir Henry Tizard, F.R.S. (1885-1959) on Lord Rutherford
Introduced by LESLIE PEROWNE
by ARTHUR MARSHALL
The first of two illustrated programmes in which Arthur Marshall makes his own selection from the large range of books available in paperback
Produced by Paul Stephenson
New Every Morning, page 64
Come. Holy Ghost, our souls inspire (BBC H.B. 151)
Psalm 97
Acts 9, vv. 19b-31
Lord, pour thy Spirit from on high (BBC H.B. 224)
The Changing Seasons by C. B. WILLIAMS , F.R.S.
The first cuckoo of spring never fails to stimulate the odd letter to the newspapers. But seasonal changes in both plants and animals can be undertaken systematically. Scientists call it phenology, and it is the subject of Dr. Williams's talk.
Introduction to Chinese
A course of ten lessons in spoken Mandarin for complete beginners
Programme I
Introduced by LUCIA Liu with the help of Terry Chang
Last Tuesday's broadcast (Study)
A booklet and pronunciation record are available.
Everyday German by Radio
A series of twenty programmes based on Erich Kastner 's novel Drei Manner im Schnee
11: Herr Schulze auf der Eisbahn
Introduced by SABINE MICHAEL and DIETER GEISSLER
Last Wednesday's broadcast (Study)
A booklet and records are available
The sixteenth of the main series of eighteen programmes for adults taking the G.C.E. O-level examinations in English Language and Literature, planned in association with a National Extension College correspondence course.
Radio tutor, DAVID GRUGEON
Last Thursday's broadcast (Study)
A weekly survey of the world of motoring
A ' Crossroads ' edition
Members of the Cirencester Car Club put questions to:
COURTENAY EDWARDS
Motoring Correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph
PATRICK GREGORY
Chief Executive of .the Royal Automobile Club
LES LESTON ex-racing driver, commentator, and motor accessory expert
JOE LOWREY
Rally driver and technical writer on automobile engineering
Chairman, BILL HARTLEY
Produced by Jim Pestridge
Recorded in the Boutflour Hall of the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester
The latest news of Roads and Traffic
Listen at leisure to selected star items from the week's editions of radio's famous breakfast-time magazine
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
Members of the public and invited personalities put questions to
Jimmy EDWARDS , TED RAY
TOMMY TRINDER , CYRIL FLETCHER
In the chair, McDoNALD HOBLEY
Special guest, ERIC BARKER from an idea by Jimmy Edwards
Produced by Edward Taylor
The Battle Before Alamein
A play for broadcasting by Arthur Swinson
Shortly before the Battle of Alamein in 1942 the Public Health Officer of Port Said reports an outbreak of pneumonic plague to the Naval Medical Officer of the Port Area. The Eighth Army is grouped in the desert 150 miles away. The play -based on a true Incident-tells the story of the measures taken to remove a danger which could have decimated General Montgomery's forces.
Principal characters in order of speaking:
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Produced by JOE BURROUGHS
A Saturday Supplement to Woman's Hour
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
A Compulsive Composer: MAL-COLM WILLIAMSON talks about his work
Monkey Business: thoughts on some of the primates from DR. DESMOND MORRIS, LEONARD WIL LIAMS, MRS. GOODALL, and DR. RICHARD ANDREW
Mead: MARGERY SHARP recalls a drive by ponycart in the Isles of Scilly
Based on Vienna: SARAH GAIN-HAM talks about her new novel Night Falls on the City
New Line on Rheumatism: NETTA MARTIN speaks to the leader of the Edinburgh Research Team who isolated the unknown bacteria from the joints of arthritic patients
gramophone record
Conductor, JAMES LOUGHRAN
and Programme News
DAVID LLOYD-JONES conducts the BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA Leader, Colin Staveley in a programme of music for all the family with MARGARET CABLE (mezzo-soprano)
EILEEN BROSTER (piano)
Introduced by IWAN THOMAS
Produced by Moelfryn Harries and Gareth Walters
The programme includes music from Faust (Gounod), La Favorita (Donizetti), and the Tarantella from the Piano Concerto No. 2, in C minor by Saint-Saens.
Given before an invited audience in the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, Llandaff
Tickets may be obtained from [address removed]
An Empty Seat by Ken Jago with June Tobin
Produced by BETTY DAVIES
Bach
JANE DAVIS (flute)
STANISLAV HELLER (harpsichord) Preludes and Fugues (' 48 '
Book 2)
C sharp minor; F sharp major
Sonata in B minor, for flute and harpsichord (S.1030)
Seventh of a weekly series
