played by Clara Haskil (piano)

An extravaganza adapted by Denis Freeman and Mary Hope Allen from ' Les Maries de la Tour Eiffel' by Jean Cocteau , translated by Hugh Hare
Produced by Mary Hope Allen
The action takes place in the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Music under the direction of Walter Goehr
followed by Interlude

Alexandra Trianti (soprano)
Gerald Moore (piano)
Max Rostal (violin)
Franz Osborn (piano)
Part 1

An appreciation of his poetry by Terence Tiller. Reader, David King-Wood

Part 2
From the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House. London

5—' Hecuba '
A talk by J. T. Sheppard , Litt.D. Provost of King's College, Cambridge

Variations on a theme of Paganini (Books 1 and 2) played by Michelangeli (piano)

William Glock reviews new books on music and musical scores

Blech Quartet:
Harry Blech (violin), Lionel Bentley (violin), Keith Cummings (viola), Douglas Cameron (cello)
Joan Davies (piano)

Every week one of the best talks of past years is repeated in the Third Programme. This week a recording of ' The Taxi Driver's Point of View ' by Harry Anderson