by Bernard Shaw
Introduced by St. John Ervine
The play produced by Esme Percy
During the interval (7.26-7.35 app.):
Dinu Lipatti
Sonatina for left hand played by Bela Siki (piano) on gramophone records
(Transcribed and edited by John Stevens )
The Schola Polyphonica
Director, Henry Washington
Alleluia-Now may we mirthes make: Of a rose sing we; Nowell, nowell; Saint Thomas honour we; Marvel not, Joseph; The Boar's Head Carol ; Ave Domina cell regina; The Agincourt Song
(Recording.) Second of two programmes
A monthly review of current questions in architecture and planning
Building for the Nations Talk by J. M. Richards
The speaker describes the latest developments in the proieot for a UNESCO headquarters in Pans, when has been the subject ot heated controversy in recent months. He relates the UNESCO project to previous attempts at international collaboration over architecture.
Quartet in D minor
(Death and the Maiden) played by the Amadeus String Quartet:
Norbert Brainin (violin) Siegmund Nissel (violin)
Peter Schidlof (viola) Martin Lovett (cello)
See also Thursday at 6.40
Arthur Jacobs ' . Music Diary ' — page 5
A discussion between
F. W. Bateson
Editor of ' Essays in Criticism '
W. W. Robson
Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford and John Wain
Lecturer in English Literature at Reading University
The short poem by William Blake popularly known as ' Jerusalem ' is widely understood from the conventional Chr.stiian point of view. Blake's intentions were very different. The problem, therefore, is to decide how much the appreciation of a poem is bound up with a knowledge of rhe poet's intentions.
Serenade in F played by the London Wind Players
(with double-bass)
Conductor, Harry Blech
by Hilaire Belloc
Reader, Carleton Hobbs
Every word I have written of him is true.' So Hilaire Belloc ends this account of what happened to a soldier of his regiment on a certain Christmas Eve in the Forest of Ardennes.
(The recorded broadcast of Dec. 24)
Magelonelieder
Keinen hat es noch gereut; Traun! Bogen und Pfeil sind gut fur den Feind: Sind es Schmprzen. sind es Freuden; Liebe kam aus fernen Landen; So willst du des Armen dich gnadig erbarmen?; VerzweitJung-So tonet denn. schaumende Wellen sung by Julius Patzak (tenor) with Ernest Lush (piano)