Beethoven
SYMPHONY No. 2. in D
Second of two illustrated talks by Jack Dobbs
Introduced by Robin Holmes
SPECIAL NOTICE: To the Islands, by Randolph Stow , reviewed by Gordon Gow
SIXTY YEARS OF SECOND-HAND BOOK BUYING: by Frederick Willis
LIBRARY LIST: Ian Rodger on some new books
QUOTATION: Richard Hurndall reads from The Letters. of John Keats edited by Hyder E. Rollins
(The first three items are recorded)
In last week's edition the speakers invited to make their Personal Choice of books in 1958 were Pamela Hansford Johnson , Dilya Powell , Lord Shackleton , Sir Arthur Bryant , Edgar Lustgarten , and Walter Allen.
Introduced by John Lade
Cedric Wallis in ' Building a Library' reviews the current recordings of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
John Warrack reviews some recent records of chamber music
A knock-out bidding contest for married partnerships
Round 1 (i)
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Moss (London) v.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. CORWEN (Leeds)
The following hand is bid:
Dealer, West : love-all
The partners, who are in different studios, speak their thoughts aloud. The programme is recorded and the players had no advance knowledge of the cards
Introduced by Terence Reese and Harold Franklin