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@ Junior English
'The Story of Roast Pig'
A play by JEAN SUTCLIFFE
This afternoon's play is based on an idea taken from Charles Lamb 's famous essay, ' Dissertation on the Origin of Roast Pig '. How much of the story is fact and how much fable will probably never be known, though Lamb himself claimed that it was discovered in an ancient Chinese manuscript. At all events, it is the naive and whimsical story of how, in long-ago China, Bo-Bo, the loutish son of Ho-ti, was left at home to look after a sow which had just farrowed. Bo-bo, fond of fire, plays with it once too often on this occasion, and the house goes up in flames. Anxiously endeavouring to haul the burnt and blackened sow from the inferno, he repeatedly licks his fingers to cool them ; the taste is delicious, and the result one in which, for many weeks to come, the whole countryside burns down its houses whenever it wants to taste roast pig.
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A programme built round the events of the past week
3.30 Interval Music
3.35 Talk for Sixth Forms
@ Foreign Affairs-3
Sir FREDERICK WHYTE , K.C.S.I.

Contributors

Play By:
Jean Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Charles Lamb
Unknown:
Sir Frederick Whyte

Harold Sandler, brother of Albert Sandler, the famous violinist, is by now well known to listeners, having been broadcasting for approximately eighteen months with his Viennese Octet. He is also a popular figure in many of the leading West-End hotels and restaurants, of which his characteristic gypsy and Continental music are a feature. He decided to form the Viennese Octet after spending some time on the Continent, when he was struck by the possibilities of bringing to England many of those gay and carefree tunes typical of Central Europe.
Like his brother, Harold Sandler plays the violin. His Octet consists of two violins, one viola, cello, bass, two clarinets, trumpet, and piano. The use of two clarinets enables him to obtain a vivid contrast in solos, and, together with the trumpet, a fullness which is very effective.

Contributors

Musicians:
Harold Sandler and his Viennese Octet

(All the above items arranged by Frederick Kell )
The Clarilyn Sextet is an ensemble for clarinet and five strings. It was founded in June this year by Frederick Kell , a well-known York musician. He finds and arranges all the music, and organises the Sextet, which broadcasts regularly from London and specialises in quiet music.

Contributors

Arranged By:
Frederick Kell
Unknown:
Clarilyn Sextet
Unknown:
Frederick Kell

(' The Strolling Players ')
An opera with words and music by R. Leoncavallo
New English translation by Proctor Gregg
Cast
Chorus of villagers and peasants
The BBC Theatre Chorus, the BBC Theatre Orchestra, leader Tate Gilder , conductor Stanford Robinson
The scene is laid in Italy, near Montalto in Calabria, on the Feast of the Assumption
Period: Between 1865 and 1870 Narration written by Wilfrid Rooke Ley
Spoken by Kaye Seely
Production by Stanford Robinson in collaboration with Gordon McConnel , Rex Haworth , and Charles Groves
The story of this opera is briefly told in an article on page 25
' Pagliacci' will be broadcast again in the Regional programme at
8.30 on Tuesday, November 29

Contributors

Music By:
R. Leoncavallo
Translation By:
Proctor Gregg
Leader:
Tate Gilder
Conductor:
Stanford Robinson
Written By:
Wilfrid Rooke Ley
Spoken By:
Kaye Seely
Production By:
Stanford Robinson
Unknown:
Gordon McConnel
Unknown:
Rex Haworth
Unknown:
Charles Groves
Nedda (in the play Columbine) a strolling player:
Joan Hammond
Canio (in the play Punchinello) husband of Nedda and master of the troupe:
Arthur Carron
Tonio (in the play Taddeo) the clown:
Ernst Urbach
Peppe (in the play Harlequin):
Bernard Howson
Silvio, a villager:
John Hargreaves

' How the Aeroplane is Changing the World'
Nigel Norman
Tonight's talk will be of a general character, surveying the various social and economic changes which have been wrought by the aeroplane, and speculating as to future probabilities. Modern commercial advantages might be illustrated by the speed with which it is possible to write to and get a reply from Australia, while social change may be shown in predicted plans whereby week-ends in North Africa for Englishmen may shortly be a possibility.
Nigel Norman , himself an enthusiastic pilot, takes a keen interest in the effect of aviation on society. He was responsible for the construction of Heston Airport, which has been much praised as an example of forward-looking aerodrome design. The speaker is also chairman of the Aviation Committee of the London Chamber of Commerce.

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Norman
Unknown:
Nigel Norman

(Section E)
Led by Manus O'Donnell
Conducted by Herbert Menges
In 1909 Vaughan Williams composed an overture and incidental music for a production of Aristophanes's comedy The Wasps. The overture is based on some of the tunes of the choruses in the play. The music, particularly in the opening, graphically suggeMs the angry buzzing of the wasps. The principal subject of the overture, heard on the solo clarinet and bassoon, is imbued with the spirit of comedy.

Contributors

Unknown:
Manus O'Donnell
Conducted By:
Herbert Menges
Unknown:
Vaughan Williams

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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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