Introduced by Sam Heppner
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Robinson Cleaver at the organ of the Granada, Tooting, London
National Military Band
Conductor, Arthur Barnes
(Leader, Norman George )
Conducted by Ray Martin with Leslie Howard
' 'Amlet's Tragedy or Mine '
Written and read by Eric Roberts
at the BBC theatre organ
(Leader, J. Mouland Beghie )
Conducted by John Hopkins
A programme for children under five
Today's story for our under-fives is ' The Fairy,' by Jean Sutcliffe. For our small listeners the whole world is, in a sense, a fairy world, inasmuch as they are as yet too young to have sorted out clearly the real from the unreal, the actual from the imaginary. For them, animals may talk and dolls have lives of their own. Their imaginary companions are invented from the life around them; they are their own re-creations of things they know or have heard of. On the rare occasions, therefore, when, as in today's story, fairies invade our programmes, they are matter-of-fact little creatures, not markedly distinguishable from the children themselves, for our under-fives, have no need of exotic beings from a world as yet unsuspected. For the remainder of this week we are kept unquestionably in the real world by the true -and by now well-known — exploits of ' Jacko the Monkey,' also written by Jean Sucliffe.
Had there been a ' Listen with Mother ' programme in 1851, what would our childrtn have heard? Mothers-and fathers— may be amused at a possible answer if they tune to the Third Programme on Friday at 10.0 p.m. or on Saturday at
6.40 p.m., to ' Listen with Mamma.'
Elizabeth A. Taylor
Introduced by Mary Hill and including
' How We Met': Grace Chamey tells of a romance In her girlhood.
' A Meal for a Party,' by Primrose Hubbard
' Over the Hills and Far Away.' ' The Magical Years': Patricia Bartley describes life in India during childhood, when ' everything is more vivid than it ever is again'
' Wanted—20,000 Parents.' The story of Britain's children in need, and the way in which some of them are being given a fresh start by foster-parents. Written by Eileen Hots
- Serial : ' Emma ' by Jane Austen.
Abridged by Ursula Wood. Read by Julia Lang
Light Music String Ensemble directed by Max Jaffa with Gladys Palmer (contralto)
You and the News
4— ' What Makes It Interesting? '
C.G. Stuttard talks about the presentation of news in newspapers, bulletins. and newsreels, and the use of headlines, photographs, and placards to catch our interest
Eric Winstone and his Orchestra
Script by Joan Carr-Jones
To be repeated tomorrow at 11.0 a.m.
Dr. Dale and Bob spent last week-end making a new hen-house for Mrs. Dale's chickens. Gwen and David took Stan Skeats out to dinner. Afterwards Gwen discovered she had left Richard Fulton 's manuscript behind in the restaurant and when she went there early on Monday morning there was no sign of it. Mr. Fulton was furious. Michael Fanshawe eventually discovered that the American who had been sitting near Gwen had picked up the manuscript by mistake. Colonel Butterworth asked Mrs. Freeman to lunch with him. She expected him to propose to her again but to her surprise it was to meet his new wife.
(Continued in next column)
Principal characters this week:
by Lionel Brown
Adapted for broadcasting and produced by Martyn C. Webster
by Lionel Brown
(Continued)
at the BBC theatre organ
Music for St. George's Day
An on-the-spot broadcast about some of the methods used by the Army to waterproof vehicles and equipment for beach landings. The broadcast takes place during a routine waterproofing trial in which Army vehicles are driven straight from the ramps of landing craft and plunged into water
Commentators: Frank Gillard
Raymond Baxter , Patrick Beech
Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason.
A story of country folk.
25—' Family Affair '
(Ben Lyon broadcasts by permission of Twentieth Century-Fox)
St. George's Day Edition
Tunes you have asked us to play
A series of three trials reconstructed by Christianna Brand and Lester Powell and narrated by Valentine Dyali
2-Franz Muller
Production by Cleland Finn
Heralding Variety in the North with Taylor and Thomas
George Moon
John McHugh
Ethel Manners
Felix King
Arthur Askey
Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Ray Martin
Presented by Bowker Andrews
The Johnnie Kerrison Samba Band with Bobbie Young
From the Cafe de Paris, London
10.40 Sydney Lipton and his Orchestra with Primrose Hayes
From Grosvenor House. London
* A Damsel in Distress' by P. G. Wodehouse
Reader, Richard Hurndall
11—'A
Dreadful Misunderstanding'
Don Caple directs
The Moonrakers with Rosemary Squires
