BBC Singers
Conductor, Leslie Woodgate
John Ticehurst (harpsichord)

' On being a Sewer Rat,' by Sam Hawkins
Few people walking down Oxford Street realise that under their feet is a network of drains and sewers, where Sam Hawkins and his fellow-workers are flushing and scrubbing. dodging hot bath-water, and keeping a weather eye open for chemicals coming down from hospitals, in order that the channel may be kept clear. Tonight Sam Hawkins talks about his work

The Ondricek Quartet:
Richard Zika (violin), Jaroslav Pekelsky (violin), Vincenc Zah-radnik (viola), Bedrich Jaros (cello)
Oda Slobodskaya (soprano)
John Wills (piano)
Slavonic music
Part 1

An anthology of poetry arranged by Terence Tiller. Readers, Peggy Ashcroft and Douglas Leach

Slavonic music
Part 2
Songs:
Clouds in the Sky; I love him still;
Resignation; The Charming
From the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, London

Part 1

Song Cycle, The House of Life
Lovesight; Silent Noon; Love's Minstrels; Heart's Haven; Death-in-Love; Love's Last Gift sung by George Parker (baritone)
(Accompanist, Josephine Lee )

Week by week the Third Programme will let listeners hear again the best talks of past years.
This evening, a recording of Learie Constantine on 'My Grandparents were Slaves'
(First broadcast on September 3, 1943)

Brahms
Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38, played by Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) and Arthur Rubinstein (piano) on gramophone records