and Weather Forecast

Conducted by ERNEST ANSERMET with RUGGIERO Rieci (violin)
Overture: Ruy Bias (Mendelssohn)
8.13* Symphonic Poem: Sadko
(Rimskv-Korsakov)
8.24* Tzigane for violin and orchestra (Ravel)
8.35* Jo'a aragonesa (Glinka)
8.45* Suite: The Fair Maid of Perth (Bizet) on gramophone records

and Weather Forecast

PAMELA BOWDEN (contralto) KENNETH Bowen (tenor) Richard STANDEN (bass)
AMBROSIAN SINGERS
BERNARD BROWN
(trumpet obbligato) Richard POPPLEWELL (organ continuo) JOHN CONSTABLE
(harpsichord continuo)
STANLEY MANT (cello continuo) FRANCIS BAINES
(double-bass continuo)
PHILOMUSICA OF LONDON Leader, Carl Pini
Conducted by DAVID LLOYD-JONES
Cantata No. 174: Ich liebe den
Hochsten
9.28* Cantata No. 86: Erfreut euch

Introduced by JOHN LADE
Building a Library: Chopin's Waltzes by JOAN CHISSELL
Recent Orchestral Records: reviewed by EDWARD GRUNFIELD

Leader. Arthur Leavins
Conductor. Vilem TAUSKY

Introduced by Humphrey Lyttelton.

introduced by MICHAEL DE MORGAN
Directed by Alec Turnbull
Timings may be altered by events
12.30 Your Afternoon Forecast direct from the London Weather Centre followed by SPORTS PARADE
Introduced by LIAM NOLAN
1.0 SPORTING CHANCE
Second Round
The Resident Team: Alun Williams MAURICE EDELSTON Neil DURDEN-SMITH v. Northampton Grammar School
Question-Master, JOHN ARLOTT
Produced by Geoff Dobson
From Northampton Grammar School. Northampton
First broadcast on March 22 In the Light Programme
RACING
1.30 The National
An investigation by BILL GRUNDY
Previously broadcast on March 24 In the Home Service
3.0 The Grand National
A handicap chase over 4 miles 856 yards
Commentary by PETER BROMLEY from the Grandstand; JOHN PENNEY at the second fence; MICHAEL O'HEHIR at Becher's Brook; and MICHAEL SETH SMITH at the twelfth fence, with a summary by Roger MORTIMER
From Aintree Racecourse. Liverpool
4.55* Racing Results
*
INDOOR BOWLS
2.0: 235: 4.42
Reports by CEDRIC SMITH on the National Indoor Singles and Pairs Championships
From Croydon Indoor Bowling Club
RUGBY UNION
2.5 The Lions' Tour
A discussion on the forthcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand by the recently selected British Isles team and ROBERT HUDSON
3.40 Wales v. France
A brief visit to Cardiff Arms Park for commentary by G. V. WYNNE-JONES and GILBERT BENNETT and score Sashes throughout the game
2.30 ARCHERY
MICHAEL Asm takes a look at archery with the help of experts and with beginners in mind
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
3.55 F.A. Cup: Sixth Round
Commentary on the second half of one of today's matches by ALAN CLARKE and BRIAN MOORE
5.0 SPORTS REPORT
Introduced byLIAM NOLAN
Produced by ANGUS MACKAY
Classified Football Results at 5.0 and 5.50

played b.y the tDELME STRING QUARTET
Granville Jones (violin) Jurgen Hess (violin)
John Underwood (viola) Joy Hall (cello)

The last of three programmes under the general editorship of DR. G. J. WHITROW of the imperial College of Science and Technology, London The Last Years (1933-1955)
The principal contributor to this programme is
PROFESSOR W. B. BONNOR of Queen Elizabeth College, London
Others include:
BERTRAND RUSSELL , O.M.
PROFESSOR BANESH HOFFMAN
PROFESSOR HERMANN Bondi
PROFESSOR J. A. WHEELER
PROFESSOR BERNARD COHEN
PROFESSOR NATHAN ROSEN
DR. PETER BERGMANN
DR. E. G. STRAUS and DR. MEYER WEISGAL
Produced by » CHRISTOPHER SYKES
Second broadcast

An opera in five acts Music by Gluck
Libretto by CALZABIGI English version by ARTHUR JACOBS
Cast in order of singing:
BBC NORTHERN SINGERS Chorus-Master.
Stephen Wilkinson
BBC NORTHERN Orchestra Leader, Reginald Stead
Conducted by RUDOLF SCHWARZ Produced by Leo Wurmser
The action takes place in and near Sparta
Acr 1 The reashore
ACT 2 A Hall in the Royal Palace

What is the response to the issues?
Three former speakers in the Personal View series
Uwe Kitzinger Nigel Nicolson John Roberts discuss the campaign In the last of three Saturday programmes
Chairman,
Karl Heyer London correspondent of The Washington Post

ACT 3
A large courtyard in the Royal Palace

with translations by NICHOLAS BETHELL
The Russian poetess, who died on March 5, reads a selection of her work, which she introduces in French
Each poem is preceded by an English translation read by MARY WIMBUSH
Produced by NICHOLAS BETHILL
Second broadcast

ACT 4
Helen's apartment
ACT 5
Scene 1 A garden
Scene 2 The seashore
Second broadcast