E. M. Forster reads his own short story
Mass for Three Voices sung by the Choir of Brompton Oratory Director, Henry Washington
Public interest has been aroused in Charles Dickens as a story-teller and social reformer by the recent filming of several of his novels. Colm Brogan , who holds that Dickens was the greatest novelist of his century, considers that he was a mere social protester rather than the social reformer his admirers claim him to be
A dramatised account of Lord Cochrane's attempt to expose the Admiralty Court at Malta in 1811 Written for radio by J. E Taylor
Production by Maurice Brown
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Admiral Thomas Cochrane tenth Earl of Dundonald, was born in Lanarkshire in 1775. At the time of the Malta affair he was thirty-six. He was a great fighting seaman, a giant of a man whom men followed joyfully. He was crazily daring, but quarrelsome and fiercely Intolerant-a contrary man, but greatly admired and liked
Conducted by Carlo Zecchi
Enrico Mainardi (cello)
From Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Part 1
Sir Cyril Radcliffe takes a visit to the Courtauld Exhibition as a starting point for his reflections on collectors, and in particular on private collectors of pictures
(Concert continued)
Scientists who have been discussing various topics, including cosmic magnetism and recent developments in natural philosophy are introduced by A. W. Haslett
Das Wohltemperierte Clavier
Book 1
Six Preludes and Fugues: in A; in A minor; in B flat; in B flat minor; in B; in B minor played by Louis Kentner (piano)
Last of four recitals
Introduced by Professor Geoffrey Tillotson
Produced by James McFarlan
Feltkamp Trio