Paris: the Song of a Great City
(Nocturne for Orchestra) played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by S Thomas Beecham. Bt. on gramophone records

The speaker has been closely concerned with the establishment of university colleges in the Colonies, particularly in West Africa, which he visited with a small delegation appointed to choose the sites for the first colleges of Nigeria and the Gold Coast.

Piano Sonata in C minor. Op. 13
(Pathetique)
Piano Sonata in A flat. Op. 110 played by Backhaus

Readings from
' The Prophecy of Famine '
Readers:
Richard Humphrey , Douglas Campbell
Ian Catford , Molly Rankin Production by R. D. Smith

Opera in four acts
Libretto by E. Scribe and E. Legouve
Adapted by A. Colautti
Music by Francesco Cilea
(Continued in next column)
194 m. (1,546 kc/s)
Chorus and Orchestra of Radio Italiana, Milan
(Chorus-Master, Roberto Benaglio )
Conductor. Alfredo Simonetto
(Recording made available by courtesy of Radio Italiana, Milan)
Note on the opera-page 11 Scene: Paris in March 1730
Act 1
The green room of the Comidle Francaise Act 2
The villa at La Grange Batellere

Monthly reports on the arts, sciences, and politics abroad
Chosen by Alan Pryce-Jones

Act 3
The palace of the Prince of Bouillon
Act 4
The home of Adriana

V. C. Clinton-Baddeley talks about the national anthem and the Georgian theatre
(The recorded broadcast of Nov. 11)

Quartet in A flat, Op. 105 played by the BarylLi String Quartet:
Walter Barylli (violin)
Wolfgang Poduschka (violin)
Alfons Gruenberg (viola) Wilhelm Winkler (cello)