Gramophone records of music for Easter Morning
A programme of music from West Africa, including the ' talking- ' drum, music by African composers for Nigerian choirs, and a hymn for drum, organ, and choir
Presented by Fela Sowande
Director of Music.
Nigerian Broadcasting System Interviewed by Lionel Satter Produced by Leonard Cottrell
(accordion) with rhythm accompaniment
The Sunday supplement to Woman's Hour
Percy Edwards gives impressions of some of the bird songs to be heard at Easter time
An episode in the life of the Buggins family by Mabel Constanduros
Good Health by a doctor
Minnie Pallister talks about her Utopia
F. H. Grisewood reads his own short story ' The Celestial Gardener'
Compere, Marjorie Anderson
You are invited to listen to folk songs and music still sung and played in the British Isles
2-Scotland
Francis Collinson and Seamus Ennis introduce songs from Galloway and Skye
Flora MacNeil sings songs from the Island of Barra
Musical arrangements by Francis Collinson
Edited by Marie Slocombe
Produced by Harold Rogers
A radio adaptation from the sound-track of the Louis de Rochemont production, distributed by British Lion, starring Niall MaeGinnis
Radio adaptation by D. H. Barber
Programme produced by Denys Jones
visits Tullibody,
Clackmannanshire,
Scotland with Mabel at ' the table ' and Harry Hudson at the piano
Presented by Stephen Renaud Williams
'Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him'
(St. Mark 16, v. 6)
The Divine Victory
Service from Wesley Methodist Church, Newbridge, Monmouthshire, conducted by the Minister, the Rev. Geoffrey L. Treglown
For serving men and women stationed abroad and their families at home
Presented from London and Cologne by Jean Metcalfe and Dennis Scuse
with Dick Katz , Marion Ryan
The Ray Ellington Quartet
The Edmundo Ros
Latin-American Orchestra
Script by Johnny Speight Produced by John Browell
Anona Winn , Joy Adamson
Jack Train , Richard Dimbleby ask all the questions and Kenneth Home knows some of the answers
in which
Frankie Howerd introduces
The vitality of The Tanner Sisters
The voice of Lee Young
The versatility of The Hedley Ward Trio
Apologises for:
Gladys Morgan , Billy Ternent
Presents that glamorous singing star:
Joan Regan and is proud to welcome this week
Denholm Elliott
Margaret Rawlings offers the poems she has chosen for friends old and new at Eastertide
by Eric Crozier
Old Moses Storkey had only one enemy in the village of Snowfold; but the trouble began when his ferry-boat blew up.
Produced by David H. Godfrey
Franklin Engelmann , with a BBC mobile recording unit. visits Elgin to meet local people who talk about their lives and jobs and choose their favourite music
Produced by Phyllis Robinson
(continued)
at the piano
by Stella Margetson
Episode 7:
'Child Star'
Caroline Witherby's great-grand-daughter, wee Susie Wilson, is staying with her father in a big London hotel in the year 1938.
Ted: ' We never had any trouble choosing a career for Susie..... She just walked right into the heart of the American people with her pretty little ways.....
Production by Audrey Cameron
A summary of events of the past week
Star Bill presents the best in Britain's show business
Introduced by Nicholas Parsons
The star guests include:
Arthur English
Vanessa Lee
Rawicz and Landauer
Lee Lawrence
The George Mitchell Glee Club
Music directed by Stanley Black and his Concert Orchestra
Written by Lio Harris and Richard Waring with Nicholas Parsons
Produced by Douglas Moodie
Community hymn-singing from St. Ninian's Parish Church, Arbroath, sung by the United Choirs of Arbroath, Carnoustie and District Churches, introduced by the Rev. Colin T. Day
(Continued in nfxt column)
Theme: ' Easter-Jesus Lives!'
Jesus Christ is risen today (Tune.
Easter Hymn)
0 sing a new song to the Lord
(Tune. St. Magnus 114)
Christ the Lord is risen today
(Tune. St. George's Windsor)
The Saviour dy'd. but rose again
(Tune. St. Andrew 99)
Jesus lives! (Tune. St. Albinus)
Bless'd be the everlasting God
(Tune. Bishopthorpe 32)
The Lord is risen indeed (Tune,
Old 134th: St. Michael)
Ye gates, lift up your heads (Tune.
St. George's Edinburgh 190)
Conductor. Andrew Morrison
Organist. D. W. Jackson
Jean Pougnet and the Palm Court Orchestra with Roderick Jones
Christian opinion on some of the things we talk about
Speaker: Stanley Maxted
finding songs and melodies of the highways and by-ways of familiar music with the BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Produced by Frank Hooper
A programme of gramophone records in which Lilian Duff invites you to travel the world from your own armcflair
