Kenneth Ashen talks about Coleman Hawkins the great tenor-saxophonist.
Illustrated with gramophone records
Among this week's items are:
News Comment: by David Skinner.
The Churches in Australia: The Rev. Edwin White, a Congregational Minister who this year visited the United Kingdom after an absence of ten years, talks to Hubert Hoskins about church life in Australia today.
The Holy Bible for the Family: Father Agnellus Andrew, O.F.M., talks about some recent Roman Catholic English versions and editions of the Bible, in particular the illustrated Holy Bible for the Family, published this year with a commendation from the late Pope Pius XII.
Carols for Christmas: Gordon Reynolds, with the choir of St. Bride's, Fleet Street.
(The second and fourth items are recorded)
David Jenkin, F.R.I.B.A., A.M.T.P.I., considers the pros and cons of some of the more luxurious items to install in the home.
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.
Scenes and speeches from The Winter's Tale and The Tempest
[Starring] John Gielgud
with Jean England
A scene from The Winter's Tale
[Starring] Dorothy Tutin and members of the 1958 Stratford-upon-Avon Memorial Theatre Company
(BBC recording)