David Sylvester talks about the particular comment Francis Bacons paintings make on the world of today

Sonata No. 3, in G sharp minor played by Reginald Paul (piano)
First of six programmes of piano music by Bax.

reads five of his poems
'Luis de Camoes. ' ' San Juan de la Cruz ,' ' Tristan da Cunha ,' ' The Fight,' and ' Dedication '

Operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss
(on gramophone records) The opera introduced by Philip Hope-Wallace
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Clemens Krauss
Act 1: A room in Eisenstein's house

A comment by Alfred Schenkman on the social sciences in the U.S.A.
Mr. Schenkman has held the post of Teaching Fellow in Social Science at Harvard University

Act 2: Prince Orlofsky's ballroom

Talk by G. L. Arnold
Simone Weil 's posthumous book ' L'Enracinement' has recently been published in an English translation under the title 'The Need for Roots.'

Act 3: Director's room in the prison

or The Birth of 'George Eliot '
A conversation piece by Lawrence Hanson

London Harpsichord Ensemble :
John Francis (flute) Hans Geiger (violin)
Marjorie Lavers (violin)
Bernard Davis (viola)
Ambrose Gauntlett (cello)
Millicent Silver (harpsichord)

Talk by Raymond Spottiswoode
The speaker believes that the th eedimensional film is more than another technical device of service to film-makers and is in fact a potent medium of increased expression.