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(Purcell)
Characters in order of their appearance
Chorus of Courtiers and People,
Witches and Sailors
Charles Kennedy Scott's
A Capella Singers
Harpsichord-Bernhard Ord
Conductor-Clarence Raybould Recorded under the direction of Hubert J. Foss
Act I-Scene 1, The Palace. Scene 2,
The Cave
Act 2, The Grove Act 3, The Ships
Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas, has often been called the one flawless masterpiece of music-drama composed by an Englishman ; in design and conception it was far in advance of its age. In his preface to Dido and Aeneas Purcell expressed views showing it was no accident that it was
'a perfect opera'. Dido was written to a libretto by Nahum Tate , then
Poet Laureate, for performance at a boarding school for young ladies a Chelsea. There was a notable revival of the opera in 1895, two hundred years after Purcell's death, and it has since been frequently performed in England and quite lately in Germany.

Gramophone records of popular tunes you all remember

Conductor, William Pethers
from the New Hippodrome Theatre, Coventry

Lili Krauss (pianoforte),
Simon Goldberg (violin): Sonata in C (K. 296) (Mozart)
Heinrich Rehkemper (baritone):
Der Rattenfanger, Auftrag, and Der Feuerreiter (Wolf)

European Zone-First Round
Great Britain v. Rumania
A commentary on the first day's play, by Thomas Woodrooffe from the Royal Hall Courts,
Harrogate
Since 1933 Great Britain, as holders of the Davis Cup, have played only in the challenging round, but, having lost the cup last year to America, now have to play right through the competition. Woodrooffe, in his first broadcast on lawn tennis, will describe the play in the singles today between Great Britain and Rumania. There will be another broadcast on May 9, when the doubles will be played, and if the match is not then decided there will be a further broadcast on May 10.

SALFORD v. BARROW
A running commentary on the second half of the match by Hubert Bateman from the Empire Stadium, Wembley
(by permission of the Rugby League
Council)
Hubert Bateman , who is to give the commentary on the second half of the Rugby League Cup Final, was one of the commentators last year, when Keighley and Widnes were the finalists. The first half of today's match, described by F. H. Pember ton, is being broadcast at 3.30 on the Northern wavelength.

European Zone-First Round
Great Britain v. Rumania
A commentary on the first day's play, by Thomas Woodrooffe from the Royal Hall Courts,
Harrogate

with SHIRLEY LENNER
FRANCIS WALKER

including Weather Forecast

The BBC Orchestra
(Section E)
Led by Laurance Turner
Conducted by Hugo Kramm
Theme and Variations
Ludwig Irgens Jensen
Snapshots from a Circus
Pauline Hall
1 Parade. 2 The animals are asleep. 3 Dancing Clowns
Norwegian Rhapsody, No 2
Johan Halvorsen
Hugo Kramm , who is the principal conductor and musical director of the Norwegian State Broadcasting, was born in 1890. He studied both the violin and piano and became a first-rate exponent of each instrument, making his public debut as soloist both in Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Piano Concerto No. 5, in E flat. For some years he played in string quartets and eventually in 1919 he was appointed conductor of the Municipal Theatre Orchestra in Stavanger. In 1924 he became conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Society, and three years later he took over his present post with the Norwegian State Broadcasting at Oslo.

5th Season
158th Editton
Produced by C. F. Meehan

JACK WARMAN
Sacked Again
JENNY HOWARD the Comedy Girl assicted by Percy King
WEE GEORGIE WOOD the Peter Pan of Vaudeville
(by permission of George Black) assisted by Dolly Harmer
MR. FLOTSAM AND
MR. JETSAM
TESSIE O'SHEA
Just Bubbling Over
(by permission of George Black
THE BBC VARIETY
ORCHESTRA conducted by CHARLES SHADWELL
Presented by JOHN SHARMAN

including Weather Forecast and Forecast for Shipping

A weekly commentary on American affairs
Raymond Gram Swing
(From America)

A discussion between medical men on the status of medical practitioners and voluntary hospitals
Chairman, John Maude

Helen Henschel presenting a programme of gramophone records with a kick

The Finish
A commentary by Stewart MacPherson from the Empire Pool and Sports
Arena, Wembley
A broadcast of the Six Days' Bicycle Race at Wembley was given on Monday afternoon on the National wavelength fifteen hours after the start. Stewart MacPherson gave a second commentary on Wednesday afternoon on the Regional wavelength when the race was not quite half-way through. Tonight he will be giving the most exciting commentary of all, for this great race, which began at midnight last Sunday, is due to finish in ten minutes' time— on the stroke of I 1 p.m.

with ELSIE CARLISLE
DINAH MILLER
FRED LATHAM from Ciro's

including Weather Forecast