David Jacobs introduces your request records
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Harold Smart at the BBC theatre organ
Arthur Dulay and his Cameo Orchestra
Omnibus edition
(BBC recording)
Frank Baron at the piano
What's on today
A magazine programme including:
League Football: Charles Buchan selects as his match of the day the First Division game between Arsenal and Middlesbrough
Scottish League: a preview of the outstanding matches, by Harry Hoggan
Rugby Union: Rex Alston reports from Paris on the prospects for the match between France and Scotland
The Football Manager: an interview with James Seed, manager of Charlton Athletic F.C.
A Christmas holiday programme
Saturday Showboat
with Billy Mayerl and his Rhythm Players
Tollefsen (accordion)
Mary and Geraldine Peppin (two pianos)
Harry Dawson
Guest conductor, Eric Ball
The Malcolm Mitchell Trio
and his Metropole Orchestra
with Ronnie Joynes
(electric guitar) and Netta Rogers
Norwich City v. Aldershot
A commentary on the second half by Raymond Glendenning
From Carrow Road Norwich
BBC West of England Light Orchestra
Conductor, Frank Cantell
David Southwood describes a continuous excerpt from the Two Cities production
'Highly Dangerous' starring Margaret Lockwood, Dane Clark, Marius Goring
From the Odeon Theatre, Harrogate
(Recorded during a public performance)
including football results
Football League: Arsenal v. Middlesbrough, by W.J. Hicks; Chelsea v. Newcastle United, by Geoffrey Peck; Manchester United v. Tottenham Hotspur, by H. D. Davies; Portsmouth v. West Bromwich Albion, by Arthur Vickerage; Sunderland v. Bolton Wanderers, by A. T. Davies; Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Blackpool, by Tommy Glidden
Scottish League: Harry Hoggan on an outstanding match of the day
Rugby Union: a report from Paris by Rex Alston on the International match between France and Scotland
Talking Sport: J.L. Manning and Peter West on topics of the moment
Return Visit
Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band in a programme of two-beat music
Music for a small group
Introduced by Steve Race
Dudley Perkins explains what is meant by providing a will; or, where there is no will, who can apply for Letters of Administration. He also talks about some other duties of executors and administrators
on today's football
(Winter Series)
Gwen Catley (soprano)
Campoli (violin)
Gonzalo Soriano (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard)
Conducted by Basil Cameron
From the Royal Albert Hall, London
He sings to a small guitar
Nights in the Gardens of Spain, for piano and orchestra - Falla
9.48 app. Tone Poem: Finlandia - Sibelius
The lovely title of Manuel de Falla's three Nocturnes gives a true indication of their character; listening to them, we seem to be transported to the very heart of Andalusia. Although the work is not a concerto, since the piano is treated as an instrument of the orchestra, the part allotted to it is so important and intricate that it demands an artist of high skill. Completed in 1916, the work was first given in this country at a concert in London in 1921, when the composer played the piano and the conductor was Edward Clark. Falla said that his intention was "to evoke the memory of places, sensations, and sentiments, and the themes employed are based on the rhythms and figures which distinguish the popular art of Andalusia. The music is expressive rather than descriptive, and something more than sounds of festivals and dances have inspired these "evocations in sound", for melancholy and mystery have their part also". The first movement is called after the Generalife, "the garden of the architect" on a hillside overlooking the Alhambra, said to be the most beautiful place in the whole of Granada. The second Nocturne is described as "a dance in the distance", and the last is called "In the gardens of the Sierra de Cordoba", where revels are in progress, with gypsy musicians and dancers taking part.
Harold Rutland
Tickets from 7s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. (Promenade, Arena or Gallery, 2s. at doors only) may be obtained from Royal Albert Hall and the usual agents
The best of today's songs played by Stanley Black and the Augmented Dance Orchestra with Dick James, Diana Coupland, Marie Benson, Teddy Johnson, The Stargazers, The Top Hatters
Introduced by Cliff Michelmore
(Jack Jackson is appearing in "Aladdin" at the Empire Theatre, Portsmouth)
