Overture in G minor
, played by the Queen's Hall Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood on gramophone records
An enquiry into
Shakespeare's use of music
Written and produced by Douglis Cleverdon
The Players: Marjorie Westbury , Alan Wheatley. Dennis Arundell. Geoffrey Dunn Dudley Jones. Nicolette Bernard. Yvonne Coulette , Julian Orde. Anthony Jacobs. Mary O'Farrell. Gavin Gordon. Brian Nissen The Musicians The Dolmetsch Consort of Viols and Recorders (led by Carl Dolmetsch ); with Alfred Deller (counter tenor). Diana Poulton (lute). Joseph Saxby (virginals). John Wills (harpsichord)
Music supervised by Elizabeth Poston
General editor, Gerald Abraham
8—Palestrina and his Contemporaries
BBC Midland Chorus
Conductor, James Denny
Introduced by Alec Robertson
A weekly series of programmes, the first twelve of which are a résumé of those broadcast last year
A series of six lectures by Herbert Butterfield
Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge
4-Cataclysm and Tragic Conflict
The lectures are being given on Saturdays at this time before an invited audience :n . the Council Chamber. Broadcasting House. London This lecture will be printed in The Listener
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader. Paul Beard)
Conducted by Eduard van Beinum
Wilson Harris considers the issues raised by Sir Walter Moberly 's new book on the contemporary situation of British Universities
Mr. Harris is one ot the Members of Parliament for Cambridge University, and Editor of the Spectator
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
Frederick Stone (accompanist)
An den Mond
Du liebst mich nicht Der Zwerg
Erster Verlust Der Schiffer Wiegenlied
Talk by Compton Mackenzie
Quartet in E minor played by the Marjorie Hayward
String Quartet:
Marjorie Hayward (violin)
Irene Richards (violin)
Anatole Mines (viola)
May Mukle (cello)
A weekly talk on international affairs given by a BBC staff correspondent
(Thursdays recorded broadcast)