Yfrah Neaman (violin)
Howard Ferguson (piano)
Four illustrated talks by George Rylands
2—John Donne
Taking Donne to represent those poets who use words primarily for their meaning, George Rylands speaks of the challenge offered to anyone who reads this kind of poetry' to an audience. The talk is illustrated with recordings made by John Gielgud. Anthony Quayle , and Raf de la Torre.
(The recorded broadcast of Sept. 10)
Next talk: Wednesday at 10.0
Margaret Field-Hyde (soprano)
Elsie Suddaby (soprano)
David Martin (violin)
Frederick Grinke (violin) James Whitehead (cello) Boris Ord (harpsichord)
(Continued in next column)
Talk by J. N. D. Anderson
Reader in Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies in the University of London
In the fifth of the series of talks on Islam, J N. D. Anderson discusses its legal system and the problems raised by modern changes in the structure of society.
A verse play for radio by Terence Tiller
The music composed by Anthony Smith-Masters
String Quartet No.'l played by the Peter Gibbs String Quartet:
Peter Gibbs (violin) Kelly Isaacs (violin)
Patrick Ireland (viola) Bruno Schrecker (cello)
Quartet No. 2: Wednesday at 7.5
First of two talks by J. B. Ward Perkins
Director of the British School at Rome
The speaker has recently visited the excavations that have been carried out since 1940 underneath St. Peter's in Rome on and around the traditional site of St. Peter's tomb. In this talk he describes the Roman cemetery found underneath the Basilica of Constantine (the building that preceded the present church), and he examines such evidence as has come to light on the question of whether St. Peter was buried there.
On Thursday at 10.5 Mr. Ward Perkins considers the influence of the early Christian basilicas of Rome on' tater Western architecture and comments on the way in which the history of architecture reflects contemporary events and aspirations.
Overture, A May Night: played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham , Bt.
Symphony No. 2, Op. 9 (Antar): played by the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, conducted by Piero Coppola on gramophone records
'Of the French Omelette and Ancient Rome '
First of three talks on cookery by Lady Vischer
(The recorded broadcast of August 9) ' About the Perfect Steak ': September 21
(piano)