A reading from
Who is my Brother? by Theo Westow
Reader, RAF de LA TORRE
and Programme News
Hymns and sacred music
Introduced by SANDY MACPHERSON with MICHAEL RIPPON , HAZEL HUNT
CHARLES SMART at the organ
A weekly discussion on cinema, theatre, books, broadcasting, and art
This week:
ROGER MANVELL , JOHN METCALF
BRYAN ROBERTSON
KATHARINE WHITEHORN
In the chair, JOHN HOLMSTROM
Produced by Carl Wildman
and Programme News
Joyce Grenfell actress writer and broadcaster recalls the war years 1939-1945 as the time of her life.
It was the time when she played in several of Herbert Farjeon 's revues: was welfare officer in a Canadian Red Cross hospital: and entertained the troops in Northern Ireland, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and India.
Joyce Grenfell was playing in Noel Coward 's Sigh No More when the war ended; she introduces songs from this and other revues. and many of the popular songs of the time, as well as straight music and the voices of many well-remembered wartime broadcasters.
Produced by Tony Gould
Archaeologists talk about their work in the field this summer
3: The Saxons are coming-but how?
The century after the Roman legions left Britain has left no reliable literary record. But recent excavations are providing new evidence which may eventually solve the mystery of what happened in Eastern England. Were the Saxons mercenaries who rebelled, invaders, or peaceful settlers? What happened to the Romano-Britons?
SONIA HAWKES and NOEL MYRES describe recent advances in our knowledge of this dark period.
Introduced by VINCENT WAITE
Produced by Roger Laughton from the South and West
† FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited
Portishead, Somerset
Produced by Phyllis Robinson
News of the weekend's events
Introduced by JACOB DE VRIES
Motor Cycling: Race of Aces: ALAN CLARKE from Snetterton
World Cycling Championships: JOHN BURNS on the fifth day's track event finals from the Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam Broadcast by arrangement with Netherlands Radio Union
European Horse Trials: a report by MICHAEL O'HEHIR from Punchestown, Eire
Broadcast by arrangement with Radio Telefis Eireann
Cricket: report on a vital County Championship match
Yachting: Little America's Cup: KEN SYKORA looks forward to the international Catamaran Championships at Thorpe Bay
and Programme News
by ALISTAIR COOKE
ANTONY HOPKINS introduces gramophone records of Ravel's L'enfant et les sortileges
National Library for the Blind by VIOLET CARSON O.B.E.
Please send donations to Violet Carson , O.B.E., National Library for the Blind, [address removed]
This Library, founded In 1883, lends books in Braille and Moon types to thousands of blind readers in Britain and overseas, free of charge. It prides itself on giving personal and individual service to each reader. Service of this quality is inevitably expensive.
Crest of the Wave
The second of four programmes in which Iwan THOMAS retells the magical and glamorous Novello story with memories from former friends and colleagues and music from
ELIZABETH SIMON
STUART BURROWS with PAULINE JONES
HENRY ELLIS EVANS
THE GLENDOWER SINGERS
BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA Leader. Colin Staveley
Conducted by RAE JENKINS
Also taking part: Gareth Bowen Linda Seen , Frank Baker
Script by Frank Baker
Produced by ARNOLD LEWIS
Broadcast on January 30
The story of Oliver Goldsmith
1728-1774 by FELIX FELTON in collaboration with THEO THIPTHORPE with Jack HacGowran
Robert Eddison , Felix Felton
Other parts: Christopher Bidmead Douglas Hankin , Carol Marsh and Geoffrey Wincott
Music arranged by John Beckett played by JOHN FRANCIS (flute) HEATHER FRANCIS <harp)
Produced by DAVID THOMSON
The peace of God - St. John 14, v. 27
Psalm 85. w. 4-14
A reading from ' The Cost of Dis. cipleship ' by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Ephestans 2. vv. 13-22 Hebrews 13. w. 15-21
Father of peace (BBC H.B. 488) Philippians 4, v. 7
ALAN LOVEDAY (violin)
LEONARD CASSINI (piano)
