* A reading from ' Thoughts on the Divine Love', by the late Archbishop Frederick Temple

Maundy Thursday
Lord, teach us how to pray aright (A. and M. 247)
Psalm xxxii
John xiv, 1-13
Bread of the world, in mercy broken (Palestrina)
Bread of the world, in mercy broken,
Wine of the soul, in mercy shed;
By whom the words of life were spoken;
And in whose death our sins are dead;
Look on the heart by sorrow broken,
Look on the tears by sinners shed,
And be thy feast to us the token
That by thy grace our souls are fed.

at the Organ of the Ritz Cinema,
Belfast and James Johnston (tenor)

Fantasiestiicke, Op. 12 (Schumann)
Harold Bauer (pianoforte):
Warum? (Why ?) ; Fabel (Fable) ; Traumeswirren (Confused Dreams)

at Westminster Abbey

Processional Hymn, Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven (A. and M. 298; S.P. 623)
Sentence
Lord's Prayer, Versicles and Responses
Psalm xci
Prayer
Anthem, Lord, for thy tender mercies' sake (Farrant)
Prayer
First Lesson, St. John xiii, 1-16
First Distribution, during which will be sung the anthem, Wash me throughly from my wickedness (Wesley)
Second Lesson, St. Matthew xxv, 31-46
Second Distribution, during which will be sung the anthem, If ye love me, keep my commandments (Tallis)
Anthem, Zadok the priest (Handel) Prayers
Hymn, All people that on earth do dwell (A. and M. 166; S.P. 443)
Blessing
National Anthem

As explained by Lawrence Tanner in an article on page 11, the annual ceremony of Maundy Money, which has as its origin Christ's example of humility in washing the feet of his disciples, goes back through many centuries of English history. This morning the selected applicants will assemble on each side of the choir in Westminster Abbey for the colourful ceremony. John Snagge will act as observer and will describe the first and second distributions of the specially-struck money, and outline the meaning of the awards.

Leader, Philip Whiteway
Conductor, Walton O'Donnell

Ian Stewart

on gramophone records

The BBC Singers (A):
Margaret Godley Margaret Rees Doris Owens Gladys Winmill Bradbridge White Martin Boddey Stanley Riley
Samuel Dyson Conductor, Leslie Woodgate

by Jane Austen
A serial reading arranged for the microphone and read by Tom Chalmers
1—'The Ball at Meryton '
There is so little in Jane Austen that is superfluous ; there is so much that, insignificant in itself, yet contributes essentially to the whole. With an eye on the clock and the calendar, however, the adaptor of ' Pride and Prejudice ' has hardened his heart and cut Jane Austen 's petit point with ruthless shears.
For the first few occasions it is his intention to present one incident per reading, in order to introduce the chief characters and make plain the general situation ; subsequently the tempo will be slowed to allow the story of Wickham's villainy and of Elizabeth's wooing by the proud Darcy to be told as nearly as possible in the words of Jane Austen herself.

Leader, Harold Fairhurst
Conductor, Richard Austin
Solo pianoforte, Lamond from the Pavilion, Bournemouth (Soloist, LAMOND)

' By Bus across America '
Mabel Hewlett

A programme of gramophone records
Presented by Robin Duff

Presented by Frank Stewart

including Weather Forecast

' Pig Marketing'
Anthony Hurd

The Cembalo Trio:
Andre Mangeot (violin)
Beatrice Huckell (violin)
John Ticehurst (harpsichord)

at the BBC Theatre Organ

1—' Biological Heredity'
F. A. E. Crew, D.Sc.,
Professor of Animal Genetics in the University of Edinburgh
The theory of heredity has long exercised the mind of man, though it is only .within recent years that research has been able to provide answers to the question as to whether or not physical, mental, and other qualities can be handed down from parent to child.
This evening's broadcast is the first of a group of six talks in which various experts will examine the case for heredity in each of its many aspects. Their survey will not be confined to heredity in human beings, but will also deal with the inherited traits of various animals. The talks are planned for an opportune time, preceding as they do the International Congress on heredity that will be held in Edinburgh during the summer.

with Reg Pursglove and his Orchestra

Summing up:
' The Present Situation '
C. K. Webster ,
Stevenson Professor of International
History, London School of Economics
During the past weeks various social, political, and economic problems in connection with the continents and islands of the Pacific have come up for discussion by a wide range of expert speakers. Professor C. K. Webster has interrogated in turn authorities on almost every aspect of the countries washed by this vast ocean. Tonight Professor Webster will gather together the threads of previous talks and will put into contemporary perspective the many problems that have been discussed, and the many facts that have been disclosed.

including Weather Forecast and Forecast for Shipping

Leader, Alfred Barker
Conductor, H. Foster Clark

Conducted by the Rev. W. H. Elliott
Organist, Reginald Goss-Custard from St. Michael's, Chester Square

with Beryl Davis , Billy Nicholls ,
Harry Davis , Garry Gowan from the Palais de Danse,
Hammersmith

on gramophone records