Arthur Reckless (baritone)
BBC Northern Orchestra
Conducted by Clarence Raybould

Talk by Henri-Charles Puech
Read by Darsie Gillie
In 1946 Egyptian peasants discovered a large collection of papyrus manuscripts hidden in a jar at the foot of a hill in the Nag Hammadi district of Upper Egypt. These proved to be Gnostic writings of the third and fourth centuries A.D., though many of the works may be much older in origin. Professor Puech considers the significance of Gnosticism in the history of Christianity, and the importance of this discovery.

Quartet in D, Op. 18 No. 3 played by the Griller String Quartet

A passage from
' Anna Livia Plurabelle ' read by the author
(gramophone record)

A Sacred Trilogy
Words and music by Hector Berlioz
English version by Paul England
The Bach Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, George Stratton )
Conducted by Reginald Jacques
Part 1: The Dream of Herod
Recit. (The Narrator): When in Judah of old
A March by Night
Recit. and Air (Herod): Again, that vision
Chorus: The Soothsayers of Judah
Cabalistic Dance and Evocation of Spirits
Chorus of Soothsayers: The dream Is true, 0 King
Air (Herod): 'Tis done, 'tis done
Chorus (male voices): Yes, by the sword
Duet (Mary and Joseph): See, darling child
Chorus (unseen angels): Joseph and Mary; Hosanna
(Continued in next column)
Part 2: The Flight into Egypt
Overture
Chorus: Thou must leave thy lowly dwelling
The Repose of the Holy Family
Air (The Narrator): How are the weary pilgrims led

E. H. Carr reviews the book by Geoffrey Gorer and John Rickman

(continued)
Part 3: The Arrival at Sais
Air (The Narrator): Through burning sands they took their weary way
Duet (Mary and Joseph): Here in this teeming city
Air (The Father of the Family) and Chorus: Be welcome, friends
Chorus of Ishmaelites: Bind up their wounded feet
Chorus: Therefore be persuaded Trio, for harp and two flutes
Trio (Mary, Joseph, and the Father) and Chorus: Npw take thy rest
Epilogue
Recit. (The Narrator): So by the hand of strangers
Final Chorus: 0 my soul

His Historical Significance by F. C. Copleston, s.J., Professor of the History of Philosophy at Heythrop College
Last of a group of four talks

Part 1
The story of the making of a vintage burgundy from the planting of the vine to the opening of the bottle. Written by Andre Simon and John Chandos
Part 2
' Les Trois Glorieuses de Dijon'
A selection of recordings made during the banquets last November introduced by Wynford Vaughan Thomas
The annual Wine Auction at the Hospice de Beaune is preceded by a banquet of the Chevaliers du Tastevin at Clos Vougeot, and followed by another in the cellar of the Hospice at Beaune and a third given by the wine growers of Meursault. Speeches in praise of wine and traditional Burgundian songs decorate these festivities.
Programme produced by Laurence Gilliam

Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Book 1
Six Preludes and Fugues
C; C minor; C sharp; C sharp minor; D; D minor
Hans Brandts Buys (harpsichord)