A weekly programme made up of letters from listeners about talks and discussions in the Third Programme
Frank Birch, editor of the programme, presents this week's selection from your comments and rejoinders

General editor, Gerald Abraham
Series presented by Basil Lam
14-The Madrigal in Italy
Editor, Edward J. Dent
BBC Singers
Conducted by Anthony Bernard
Programme introduced by Alec Robertson

A talk by Professor W. C. Lowdermilk, who was formerly Assistant Chief of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service

visits Newcastle
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard)
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
(Continued in next column)
Part 1
God Save the King

A talk by John Lehmann '

Part 2
From the City Hall. Newcastle

An exchange of views and, comments on the Victorian revolution in man's thinking about his place in the world
The speakers are Herbert Dingle. Professor of History and Philosophy of Science in the University of London; V. A. Demant, D.Litt. Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral; and L. L. Whyte, author of ' The Next Development in Man '

Quartet in C, Op. 59 No. 3 played by the Amadeus String Quartet:
Norbert Braipin (violin) Siegmund Nissel (violin)
Peter Schidlof (viola) Martin Lovett (cello)