A reading by John Laurie from George Crabbe 's poem ' The Borough '

BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
Kathleen Long (piano)

A serial survey of some contemporary verse-1
The Poet: Arthur Waley
The Critic: James Laver
A sequence of programmes is devoted to each Poet and Critic. In the first programme of the present sequence the Critic expresses his personal attitude to poetry, and his appreciation of the Poet. Next week, he introduces a selection of his poems. In the third programme the Poet replies to the Critic
Presented by E. J. King Bull

Part 2

' Music for the Church': a talk by Alec Robertson , with illustrations recorded by the BBC Singers from the works of Britten, Poulenc, Tippett, Pizzetti, Vaughan Williams , and Rubbra

Violin Sonata in F, Op.24
Violin Sonata in E flat, Op. 12 No. 3 played by Szimon Goldberg (violin) and Stefan Askenase (piano)

A collector's piece compiled by Denis Constanduros , with music by Roy Douglas
Produced by Michael Barsley
Singers, Dennis Arundell and Marjorie Westbury