Mainstream Journey
In the first of two record programmes Stanley Dance talks about a recent visit to New York

'By the Waters of Babylon': This pageant by Janet Lacey deals with the plight of refugees and displaced persons in the modern world. R. T. Brooks presents recorded comments on the production (sponsored by the Oldham Council of Churches at the Empire Theatre. Oldham) and on the author's handling of her theme
Choosing a Nativity Play: Carina Robins , national adviser to the Religious Drama Society, recommends some new or little-known plays suitable for performance by church groups and local drama societies during the Christmas season
What Hymn Shall We Choose ! : Dr. George Thalben-BaH and the BBC Singers
News Comment: by the Rev. A. W. Dowle
(First and third items are recorded)

Some Effects of Gas on Paint
Speaker, David Roe and Simple Ways of Making Shelving and Other Storage Space
Speaker, Peter Heard

Ten programmes in which leading scholars and men and women of the theatre speak about various aspects of Shakespeare's life and work, illustrated by excerpts from his plays and poems.
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Shakespeare's Theatre
Speaker, Michael MacOwan
Principal, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The Plays in Production
Speaker, Tyrone Guthrie
Edited and produced by Robert Gittings and John Allen