George Pizzey (baritone)
Jean Pougnet (violin)
James Whitehead (viola da gamba)
Clifton Helllwell
(harpsichord)

Talk by Donald Thomson
Research Fellow in the University of Melbourne
In his second talk on anthropological field-work among the aborigines in the Northern Territory of Australia, Dr. Thomson describes his exploration of the Arafura Swamp-an inland basin hidden in an uncharted part of the Territory— and gives an account of the culture of a tree-dwelling people hitherto unknown in Australia.

Forsyth Hardy writes on page 4

R.I.A.S. Symphony Orchestra of Berlin
Conducted by Ferenc Fricsay
Prokofiev's Scythian Suite, dating from 1914, was written for a mythological ballet (which was never produced) based on the life of the Scythians, who inhabited the southern confines of Russia in prehistoric times. The music is scored for an exceptionally large orchestra, with eight horns.
H.R.

Talk by Riccardo Aragno
The speaker, who is London correspondent of the Italian paper La Stampa, describes some industrial and social developments that struck him during a recent visit to northern Italy.

William Primrose (viola) Arthur Benjamin (piano)

A dialogue between John Wisdom , Fellow of Trinity College, Cam-bridge, and Pamela Wisdom
This dialogue is a new version of three talks broadcast in the spring

Spanisches Liebeslieder, Op. 138 The Music for Awhile Ensemble:
June Wilson (soprano)
Lily Kettlewell (contralto)
Andrew Gold (tenor)
Gordon Holdom (bass)
Robert Keys (piano)
(Gordon Holdom is appearing at .the New Royal Theatre, Bournemouth)

A picture of everyday sounds

Variations on Scottish, Russian and Irish themes
0 thou art the lad of my heart, Willy
(Op. 107 No. 9)
Air de la Petite-Russie (Op. 107 No. 3) The Last Rose of Summer (Op. 106
No. 4) played by Peter Stadlen (piano)

Talk by Steven Runciman '