by Robert Noehren
From the Royal Festival Hall.
London
Birds, Insects, and Man-by John Treherne , Ph.D. Unit of Insect Physiology,
Department of Zoology. in the University of Cambridge
Do birds benefit man? It is widely believed that certain species do because they live on harmful insects. But Dr. Treherne discusses this belief in the light of recent research on the effects of birds on populations of insect pests.
5—Folk Songs and Children's Tunes
The programmes are presented by Jacques Brunius , who introduces the subject in English, comments in French and English on points of interest, and presents the chosen texts, songs, or extracts from plays and films.
Devised and produced by Elsie Ferguson
Introduced by John Lade
Cedric Wallis in ' Building a Library' compares the available recordings of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci
John Warrack reviews some recent orchestral records
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