A lecture by T. S. Eliot , O.M.
(A recording of the eleventh annual lecture of the National Book League, delivered on November 19 at the Central Hall. Westminster: previously broadcast on December 23)
(harp)
by Emyr Humphreys
Produced by Rayner Heppenstall
Also taking part:
Oliver Burt , Olive Gregg
Stanley Groome , Basil Jones
Charles Leno. David Peel
William Trent , Lewis Wilson
The date is May 1593
by John Gay being the sequel to
' The Beggar's Opera '
A new musical version realised from the original airs by John Addison
Indiana, pirates, women of the town
(Continued in next column)
The Actors:
Denise Bryer. Rupert Davies
Trevor Martin , Catherine Fleming
Stanley Groome. Emrys Leyshon
John Cazabon. Janet Burnell
Barbara Couper , Hestor Paton Brown
Elizabeth London and Cyril Shaps. Geoffrey Wincott
Frank Tickle , Allan Jeayes
Norman Claridge
The English Opera Group
Chorus and Orchestra (Leader. Olive Zorian)
CONDUCTOR, NORMAN DEL MAR
Adapted and produced by Martyn C. Webster
RepetLteur, Bryan Balkwill
Part 1
Talk by Michael Grant
Michael Grant , Professor of Humanity at Edinburgh University, speaks of rhe work of Gilbert Murray , O.M., as an interpreter of Greek civilisation. Dr. Murray's broadcast talks on Hellenism and the Modern World were recently published as a book.
Part 2
Talk by Honor Tracy
A new selection of Edward Lear's Nonsense Verse, Teapots and Quails, was published recently. In this talk Honor Tracy considers the possibilities of Edward Lear as a ' wonderfully runcible husband.'
Fantasy in F minor, Op. 103 played by Paul Badura-Skoda and Joerg Demua
(piano duet) on gramophone records