An engraving by Eric Gill from a sketch by David Jones
An experiment in writing, prompted by what the writer saw and felt as an infantryman in the London Welsh Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, on the Western Front during the winter of 1915-16 Adapted for broadcasting and produced by Douglas Cleverdon
The boast of Dai spoken by Richard Burton
The music composed by Elizabeth Poston
A section of the Philharmonia Orchestra and of the Schola Polyphonica conducted by Henry Washington
('A Masked Ball')
An opera in three acts
Libretto by Antonio Somma
(after Scribe)
Music by Verdi
(sung in Italian) courtiers. flsherfolk, soldiers, sailors, conspirators, dancers
Chorus and Orchestra of Radio Italians, Milan
(Chorus-Master, Roberto Benaglio ) CONDUCTED BY FERNANDO PREVITALI
The action takes place at the court of a leventeenth-century autocrat
Act 1
Scene 1: A reception room in the palace Scene 2; A corner of the harbour
A poem written and read by James Kirkup
Act 2
Scene 1: The gallows hill. Midnight Scene 2: A room in Renato's house
Sir Ronald Storrs , speaks about the new book by Richard Aldington which seeks to display T. E. Lawrence in quite a new light.
Act 3
Scene 1: The Count's study Scene 2: The ballroom
by Ralph Kirkpatrick
The speaker, who regards himself primarily as a harpsichord player, recently devoted some years to his book Domenico Scarlatti. In this talk, recorded when he was last in England, he speaks about the writing of the book and about its reception.
Jean Fournier (violin) Antonio Janigro (cello)
Paul Badura-Skoda (piano)
The first of eight programmes Including all Beethoven's piano trios
Trio in G, Op. 1 No. 2: Feb. 9
A series of four talks
I-The Question of Conscience by Noel Annan
Fellow of King's College, Cambridge Noel Annan outlines some of the vexed questions about temporal and spiritual authority which later speakers will discuss.
Ralph Downes (organ)
The Leighton Lucas Orchestra
(Leader. Ronald Good )
Conductor, Leighton Lucas
Talk by Andrew Young
(The recorded broadcast of Sept. 30)
by Heinrich Funk
From the FraumUnster, Zurich