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Part 1
LISZT
Two Goethe settings:
Uber alien Gipfeln ist Ruh Freudvou und Leidvoll
JUDIT SANBOR (soprano) MARGIT LASZLO (soprano) MAGDA FREYMAN (piano)
8.12* BERLIOZ
Symphonie fantastique
FRENCH NATIONAL RADIO ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIR THOMAS Beeciiam gramophone records

Contributors

Soprano:
Margit Laszlo
Piano:
Magda Freyman
Conducted By:
Sir Thomas Beeciiam

Part 2
LISZT
Symphonic Poem: Orpheus
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by SIR THOMAS BEECHAM gramophone record
9.16* Piano Sonata in B minor played by VICTORIA POSTNIKOVA
Recorded at the Leeds International Piano Competition 1966
See also Sunday at 9.4 a.m.
40 9.49' A Faust Symphony
ALEXANDER YOUNG (tenor)
BEECHAM CHORAL SOCIETY
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC Orchestra
Conducted by SIR THOMAS BEECHAM gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Sir Thomas Beecham
Played By:
Victoria Postnikova
Tenor:
Alexander Young
Conducted By:
Sir Thomas Beecham

Introduced by JACOB DE VRIES
Directed by Geoff Dobson
Timings may be altered by events
12.30 Your Afternoon Forecast from the London Weather Centre followed by SPORTS PARADE
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RACING
1.25 The Sussex Novices' Chase (Div. II)
1.55 The Hidden Mystery Handicap Chase
2.25 The Westerham Handicap Chase
Commentary by Peter BROMLEY with summaries by ROGER MORTIMER
From Lingfield Park
4.54* Racing Results
1.45 PRIZE QUIZ
An opportunity for listeners to win premium bonds for answering a few simple sporting questions
RUGBY UNION
2.55 : 3.35 : 4.40
Ireland v. Australia
Commentary by ROBERT HUDSON and SAMMY WALKER with comments and summaries by CYRIL TOWERS
From Landsdowne Road, Dublin
CRICKET
3.10 South Africa v. Australia Commentary on the closing overs of the second day of the Third Test Match
From Durban
Broadcast by arrangement with the South African Broadcasting Corporation
3.50 ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
Commentary by BRIAN MOORE and SIMON SMITH on the second half of one of today's English League games
»
5.0 SPORTS REPORT
Produced by ANGUS MACKAY
Classified Football Results at 5.0 and 5.50

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jacob de Vries
Directed By:
Geoff Dobson
Commentary By:
Peter Bromley
Unknown:
Roger Mortimer
Commentary By:
Robert Hudson
Commentary By:
Sammy Walker
Commentary By:
Brian Moore
Commentary By:
Simon Smith
Produced By:
Angus MacKay

String Quintet in C major, Op.
29
AEOLIAN STRING QUARTET
Sydney Humphreys (violin)
Raymond Keenlyside (violin) Margaret Major (viola) Derek Simpson (cello) with GWYNNE EDWARDS (viola)

Contributors

Violin:
Raymond Keenlyside
Cello:
Derek Simpson
Viola:
Gwynne Edwards

Aspects of child development 4: Ability and Social Class by COLIN HINDLEY of the Centre for the Study of Human Development University of London
It has been known for some time that a child's ability is in some way related to his social class. But how early do these differences appear? Dr. Hindley summarises some recent evidence, and draws a practical conclusion.
Second broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Hindley

Piskot
A Black Comedy by Ludvik Askenazy
Translated from the Czech by VERA BLACKWELL
Music composed by STEPAN LUCKY with Dorothy Tutin and Patrick Troughton
' I dreamt I was frying the trout and suddenly it began to sing-straight out of the pan —soprano.'
EDWARD DARLING (tenor)
ELLEN DALES (soprano)
The action takes place in Czechoslovakia during the last war.
Produced by JOSEF CERVINKA
Second broadcast
As part of an exchange of producers Josef Cervinka came to England from Czechoslovak Radio to produce a play here in English. Ludvik Askenazy is a leading Czech radio playwright and A Christmas Trifle was awarded a prize in the Czech Radio Drama Competition of 1964.

Contributors

Comedy By:
Ludvik Askenazy
Unknown:
Vera Blackwell
Composed By:
Stepan Lucky
Unknown:
Dorothy Tutin
Unknown:
Patrick Troughton
Tenor:
Edward Darling
Soprano:
Ellen Dales
Produced By:
Josef Cervinka
Unknown:
Josef Cervinka
Unknown:
Ludvik Askenazy
Roskot:
Patrick Troughton
Albert:
Hector Ross
Klima:
Haydn Jones
Commandant's Wife:
Dorothy Tutin

A Chinese fable in two acts after Gozzi
Words and music by Ferruccio Busoni
English translation by LIONEL SALTER
Cost in Order of singing:
A lady of the court
ELISABETH ROBINSON (soprano)
BBC NORTHERN SINGERS
Chorus-Master,
Stephen Wilkinson
BBC NORTHERN Orchestra Leader, Reginald Stead Conducted by LAWRENCE LEONARD
Produced by LIONEL SALTER
Second broadcast
The scene is Peking in legendary times
ACT 1
Scene 1 Outside the Imperial
Palace
Scene 2 The throne-room of the Palace

Contributors

Music By:
Ferruccio Busoni
Translation By:
Lionel Salter
Soprano:
Elisabeth Robinson
Chorus-Master:
Stephen Wilkinson
Leader:
Reginald Stead
Conducted By:
Lawrence Leonard
Produced By:
Lionel Salter

Read in English translations, and in the original Spanish
The poems selected, translated. and introduced by J. M. COHEN
Readers:
FRANK DUNCAN
DENIS COACHER
JOSE MIGUEL LLORET
Produced by Terence Tiller followed by an interlude at 10.55

Contributors

Introduced By:
J. M. Cohen
Readers:
Frank Duncan
Readers:
Denis Coacher
Produced By:
Terence Tiller

Network Three

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