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'Life and Work '—
'Brazil-nuts from the Amazon Forests'
FRANK COLLIER
Travel talks continue. And today Mr. Frank Collier is to tell Schools about the impenetrable forests of the Amazon. The difficulty of travel has been solved by flying, and Mr. Collier will describe some of the difficulties of the residents that remain to be solved-especially the difficulty of floods.
They will hear about the climate, the people, the houses they live in ; about hard times for rubber cultivators, about the castenheira tree, and especially about Brazil nuts. Schoolboys and girls saw plenty of them at Christmas, and probably ate a few. Today they will hear how they are gathered and shipped to Britain and other parts of the world.

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Collier
Unknown:
Mr. Frank Collier

This evening Mr. Middleton is bringing Mr. A. E. Burgess to the microphone, and the talk will deal mainly with weeds and the troubles of lawns. Listeners will remember that in October last Mr. Middleton discussed with Mr. Burgess the matter of a new lawn. They have had so many letters asking for advice that this evening's discussion has been arranged in the best way to answer them.
Mr. Burgess is Superintendent of the Horticultural Department of the Surrey County Council.

Contributors

Unknown:
Mr. A. E. Burgess

(Section D)
Led by LAURANCE TURNER
Conducted by Sir GRANVILLE BANTOCK
Ballet Music, The Great God Pan
Bantock
I. Revelry of Pan and the Fauns; 2. Dance of Pan and the Satyrs; 3. Revelry of Fauns and Satyrs; 4. The wounded Faun; 5. Entry and Dance of Maenads
Two Episodes from the Kalevala Sibelius i. The Swan of Tuonela; 2 The Return of Lemminkainen
THE KALEVALA is a great Finnish epic poem, running into fifty cantos, and, like all Finnish legend, magic plays an important part throughout. Sibelius, a true Finn, has been considerably influenced by his country's mythology, and he has described in terms of music several episodes of the Kalevala. ' The Swan of Tuonela ' is prefaced with the following description : ' Tuonela, land of death, a hell of Finnish mythology, is surrounded by a river with black waters and a rapid current, on which the Swan of Tuonela floats majestically, singing '. This work is scored for the unusual combination of cor Anglais solo, one oboe, one bass clarinet, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, harp, timpani, bass drum, and muted strings. The last-mentioned are divided and sub-divided into many parts forming a rich and picturesque texture of string background. The music is full of mystery and not a little gloom.
' The Return of Lemminkainen ' is a direct contrast to ' The Swan of Tuonela ', since the music is scored, with brilliant effect, for full orchestra, and the tempo is extremely rapid. It is intended to describe the return of Lemminkainen from his unsuccessful expedition against Pohjola.

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurance Turner
Conducted By:
Sir Granville Bantock
Unknown:
I. Revelry
Unknown:
Kalevala Sibelius

At 8.50 Jeanne de Casalis is to give her first broadcast for eight months as Mrs. Feather-in a typical Mrs. Feather sketch. She is just back from a provincial tour.
At 9.0 listeners will be able to amuse themselves guessing the solutions in ' Queries and Quatrains '. The rhyme referring to ' The Voice' and the rhymes referring to ' The Places ' will be found on page 13.
At 9.15 Bob Lively , who has a great reputation in the States as a radio artist, will sing songs of his own composition, accompanied by his wife, Betty Laidlaw. at the piano

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeanne de Casalis
Unknown:
Bob Lively
Unknown:
Betty Laidlaw.

ISAAC FOOT, M.P.
Tonight's speaker has been Liberal M.P. for the Bodmin Division of Cornwall since 1929, and also represented it from 1922 to 1924. A solicitor by profession, Mr. Isaac Foot was a Member of the Round Table Conference on India, 1930 to 1931, and is a Member of the Joint Select Committee. He will support the White Paper Policy with reservations.

Contributors

Unknown:
Mr. Isaac Foot

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National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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