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Leader, J. Mouland Begbie Conductor, Guy Warrack
Mozart's so-called ' Haffner' Symphony originated in a serenade composed in 1782 at his father's request for a festivity at the house of his
Salzburg friends, the Haffners. It was written in great haste; so great, that when his father returned the score to him, Mozart was quite surprised ' at its effectiveness
The six-movement Serenade was cut down to a symphony the following year by the omission of the introductory march and one of the minuets, but the serenade-like character of part of the finale reminds one of the origin of the work.

Contributors

Leader:
J. Mouland Begbie
Conductor:
Guy Warrack

@ Junior English
A Programme of Folk Tales arranged by Jean Sutcliffe :
' The Proud Mouse ' and ' The Man without a Beard ' read by Carleton Hobbs
3.5 @ Interval Music
3.10 Topical Talks and @ Feature Programmes
' Kippers '
In today's Feature Programme listeners will hear how herring are caught and brought to the fish market. Many of these herring are sold in this country, while others are salted and sent abroad. But a great many go to factories to be made into kippers
(Scottish)
3.30 @ Interval Music
3.35 Talk for Sixth Forms
@ ' America '-2
ALISTAIR COOKE
(From America)

Contributors

Arranged By:
Jean Sutcliffe
Read By:
Carleton Hobbs
Unknown:
Alistair Cooke

by Mabel and Denis Constanduros
Everyday happenings in an everyday household
The second incident:
' A visitor takes tea ' (by permission of Payne-Jennings and Phillips Holmes)
Production by Howard Rose

Contributors

Unknown:
Denis Constanduros
Production By:
Howard Rose
Mr Robinson:
Ralph Truman
Mrs Robinson, his wife:
Mabel Constanduros
Their children: Joan:
Elizabeth Gilbert
Peter:
Harold Reese
Estelle Parker, a piece:
Ena Moon

A pageant of entertainment, past and present, at Britain's most historic
Variety theatres
No. 1—The South London Palace
Eighty years of music and laughter at the old ' Sarth ' !
The story is told by John Watt as compere in the studio, and Bryan Michie as interviewer at the theatre, and illustrated in song and speech by Dick Francis Bertha Willmott John Rorke Audrey Cameron Ernest Sefton George Bailey Joe Wood James Scott Harry Davis
Archibald Haddon Together with records of some of the old stars
The BBC Revue Chorus and The BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Charles Shadwell
Concluding with a broadcast from tonight's performance at the theatre, including
Leon Cortez and his Coster Pals
Script written by Leslie Baily
Production by Roy Speer

Contributors

Told By:
John Watt
Told By:
Bryan Michie
Unknown:
Dick Francis
Unknown:
Bertha Willmott
Unknown:
John Rorke
Unknown:
Audrey Cameron
Unknown:
Ernest Sefton
Unknown:
George Bailey
Unknown:
Joe Wood
Unknown:
James Scott
Unknown:
Harry Davis
Unknown:
Archibald Haddon
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell
Unknown:
Leon Cortez
Written By:
Leslie Baily
Production By:
Roy Speer

(Section D)
Leader, Paul Beard
Conducted by Albert Coates
The history of Borodin's Second Symphony is closely linked with that of his opera Prince Igor. The first ideas for the symphony occurred to him early in 1869, but in April of that year Stassov suggested the opera subject to him, and for a time he devoted all his energies to Igor. Then he decided (temporarily) that the subject was unsuitable. ' Don't worry about it ', he wrote to Stassov. 'The material won't be wasted. It will all go into my Second Symphony.'
Accordingly the first movement of the symphony was written in 1871. During the period 1874-76 he was working at both opera and symphony, and the last two movements of the symphony were based on themes originally intended for an epilogue to Igor.

Contributors

Leader:
Paul Beard
Conducted By:
Albert Coates

' L'Art de Dire '
Yvette Guilbert
Madame Yvette Guilbert is on one of her periodic visits to this country, and, as on previous occasions, will take the opportunity to broadcast. As a diseuse she is internationally famous, and her conception of ' Vart de dire', for which there is no satisfactory translation in English, may fairly be described as unique. Today's broadcast is the first of the new weekly series of French Talks and Readings, and it may be considered fortunate that it is being given by someone who has so complete an understanding of the spoken word. Madame Yvette Guilbert will be introduced at the microphone by E. M. Stephan.

Contributors

Unknown:
Yvette Guilbert
Unknown:
Madame Yvette Guilbert
Unknown:
Madame Yvette Guilbert
Unknown:
E. M. Stephan.

National Programme Daventry

About National Programme

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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