A comedy by Aldous Huxley , presented in two parts. Produced by Mary Hope Allen
The play was first performed in London in 1931 The whole action takes place in the drawing-room of the Wenhams' house in the country
Part 1
by Peter Ustinov
Part 2
Elsie Suddaby (soprano)
Margaret Rolfe (contralto)
Ren6 Soames (tenor)
Stanley Riley (bass)
BBC Chorus
Arnold Goldsbrough (organ)
Ernest Lush (harpsichord)
London Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, George Stratton )
Conducted by Leslie Woodgate
Part l
A serial survey of contemporary verse—1
The Poet: W. J. Turner
The Critic : Gerald Bullett
The new sequence with which this series is resumed is in unusual form, owing to the death of the poet in November last
In the first of three programmes the Critic expresses his persona) estimation of W. J. Turner 's poems. On the two subsequent Saturdays he will introduce two separate selections from Turner's published works
Presented by E. J. King Bull
Part 2
Martin Cooper talks about the aims and achievements of the group of French composers known as ' Les Six '
Sinclair Logan (baritone)
Eric Hope (piano)
Frederick Stone (accompanist)
Song Cycle by William Busch :
There have been happy days The Soldier
The Goldfinches The Kitbag The Promise Piano:
Tema con variazioniVan Dieren
Songs by Van Dieren :
Song from the Cenci Dream Pedlary Madchenlied Last Days Der Asra
With Margerain gentle
This week Professor E. N. da C. Andrade, F.R.S., introduces Sir Howard Florey , F.R.S., Professor of Pathology in the University of Oxford, on ' Penicillin in Perspective '; and Professor D. R. Hartree , F.R.S., Professor of Mathematical Physics in the University of Cambridge, who talks about automatic calculating machines