Lesson 25

In the South

Introduced by Douglas Clarke

In Memoriam Casey Jones: C. Malcolm Rostron tells the story of the accident on April 30, 1900, with records of American locomotive whistles.

On Mallard: P. Ransome-Wallis studies the performance of the most famous A4 in a recording made on her footplate.

Men and Diesels: Ian Waller introduces the talk of some of the men who work at Stratford Motive Power Depot (Eastern Region), where conversion to diesels is well advanced.

Terence Reese , Boris Schapiro
Jeremy Flint , and Ralph Swimer
(members of the British team) discuss prospects for the 1960 World Bridge Olympiad in Turin and bid and play the following exhibition hand:
Introduced by Harold Franklin

The One and the Many
Analytical comments on the Simultaneous Display by Svetozar Gligoric in January
4-Leonard Barden on Gligoric v. R. S. Scowen
The International Tournament in Switzerland
A report by C.H. O'D . Alexander
Points of Technique
23-Imprisoning the King
Gerald
Abrahams discusses this position
White to play: with what result?

Antony Hopkins
In this series of weekly programmes Antony Hopkins usually discusses a work to be broadcast during the week; sometimes he goes further afield in his choice of topic.
Repeated Monday at 9.25 a.m. (Home)