by Peter le Huray
From Salisbury Cathedral
Second Series
Programme 6
Script by S. J. W. Salame
Production by W. R. H. Carling
A Listen and Learn series
Introduced by John Lade
Building a Library:
Beethoven's Symphony No. 8, in F by Burnett James
Recent instrumental and chamber music records reviewed by Joan Chissell
Work in the world of science
TOUCH by J. A. B. Gray
Professor of Physiology
University College, London
The sensation of touch depends on the brain receiving information from the skin. It is a physiological mechanism with engineering parallels. The mechanisms that transmit the signals are, in principle, like those built by engineers, but there are important differences, some of which are discussed by Professor Gray.