Six Preludes and Fugues
(1953-1954)
(from Twelve Preludes and Fugues) Nos. 1 in C; 2 in G; 3 in F; 4 in A; 6 in E; 6 in E flat played by the composer
(First broadcast performance)
A monthly report on the arts, science, and politics abroad
Compiled by Alan Pryce-Jones
A secular oratorio in three acts
Words by Congreve
Music by Handel
(Continued in next column)
Katharine Thomson (harpsichord)
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
Boyd Neel Orchestra (Leader, Erich Gruenberg )
CONDUCTED BY ANTHONY LEWIS
Act 1
Previously broadcast on Monday
Talk by Colin Clark
Recent statistical investigations, in this and other countries, have suggested the surprising fact that our entire stock of capital including houses may only represent about two years' national income. This figure is much lower than has previously been supposed. The speaker examines the consequences of this discovery for economic policy.
Act 2
A talk by Irving Sarnoff, Ph.D.
Senior Psychologist, Student Health
Service, University of Michigan
Dr. Fredric Wertham, in his recently published book, ' Seduction of the Innocent,' gives an account of American ' crime comics,' and of what he regards as their widespread and pernicious influence. In this talk Irving Sarnoff relates the ' crime comics ' to the general conditions of American life.
Act 3
Talk by Edward Scobie with illustrations bv
Russ Henderson 's Trinidad Steel Band
In recent years Trinidadians have discovered that attractive music can be produced by hitting the sawn-off end of steel oil drums. There are today over five thousand steel bandsmen in Port of Spain alone.
of Dante Alighieri
