by William Shakespeare
Text edited and introduced by M. R. Ridley and Other parts played by Basil Jones Cyril Gardiner and Ronald Sidney
Produced by Val Gielgud.
Part 1

Symphonic Studies played by Solomon (piano)

Part 2

Joan Alexander (soprano)
Alfred Deller (counter-tenor)
Rene Soames (tenor)
Trevor Anthony (bass)
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate. )
Josephine Lee (harpsichord)
Ralph Downes (organ) A Chamber Orchestra
(Leader, Colin Sauer )
Conducted by Arnold Goldsbrough.
Programme devised by Thurston Dart
(Continued in next column)
First of a aeries of three programmes

Talk by Wilfred Thesiger
Since the war Wilfred Thesiger has madt three journeys of exploration through those deserts and mountains of Southern Arabia still virtually unknown to any but the Arabs. He has previously reported on the first two journeys. Tonight he describes his third expedition-in the south-eastern corner of Arabia, the territory of Oman.

Sonata No. 2, in A minor for violin and piano played by Frederick Grinke (violin)
Kendall Taylor (piano)

reads a selection of his own poetry

(soprano) with Frederick Stone (piano)
Songs by Hugo Wolf
Poems by MOrlke:
Begegnung
Im FrUhling
Erstes Liebeslied elnes Madchans
Poems from the Spanish Songbook
(Heyse and Geibel):
MUhvoll komm' ich und beladea Bitt' thn, 0 Mutter
Bedeckt mich mit Blumen
Poem by Eichendorft:
Nachtzauber
Poems from the Italian Songbook
(Heyse):
Was soil der Zorn. mein Schatz? Mein Llebster singt Ich hab' in Penna