Harold Truscott (piano)
Sophie Wyss (soprano) Wilfred Brown (tenor)
BBC Women's Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate ) Virtuoso Chamber Ensemble:
Edward Walker (flute) Sidney Fell (clarinet)
John Burden (horn)
Andrew McGavin (horn)
Osian Ellis (harp)
Lionel Bentley (violin)
Gwynne Edwards (viola)
Willem de Mont (cello)
by the Rt. Hon. Sir Oliver Franks
G.C.M.G., K.C.B.
5-The Balancing Act
'Britain,' Sir Oliver Franks points out, ' sustains a great role in the world with less to sustain her than any other great power.' Moreover, her influence in the counsels of the nations rises and falls with the strength or weakness of her economy. How can Britain achieve that right balance in her economy, and particularly in her trading abroad, which will enable her to maintain the political relationships essential to her future as a great power?
La Mer: three symphonic sketches
De l'aube a midi sur la mer Jeux de vagues
Dialogue du vent et de la mer played by the NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Arturo Toscaninl on gramophone records
R. D. Barnett , Deputy Keeper in the Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum, speaks about Henri Frankfort 's posthumous work The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Near East, published as a volume in the Pelican History of Art.
Sonata in A minor, Op. 143 played by Solomon (piano)
First of a series of ten programmes of piano music by Schubert
by Albert Camus
Translated and adapted by Sasha Moorsom
Music composed by Roberto Gerhard
Production by D. G. Bridson
(The recorded broadcast of July 18) During the interval (9.30-9.40 app.):
Pierne
Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire played by the Marcel Mule Saxophone Quartet on gramophone records
String Quartet in C, Op. 76 No. 3 played by the Quatuor Haydn
Talk by W. A. Robson
Professor of Public Administration in the University of London
