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' When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd
A Requiem For those we love' on the poem by Walt Whitman
Janet Howe (mezzo-soprano)
George Hancock (baritone)
, BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard)
Conducted by the composer
(Also broadcast on Friday)

Contributors

Unknown:
Walt Whitman
Mezzo-Soprano:
Janet Howe
Baritone:
George Hancock
Chorus-Master:
Leslie Woodgate

sung by Marguerite Taos
Marguerite Taos , who recorded these songs in Paris, comes from the Kabyl, a mountainous region east of Algiers. The programme is introduced by Gilbert Rouget , who is in charge of African music at the Musee de I'Homme, Paris.

Contributors

Sung By:
Marguerite Taos
Sung By:
Marguerite Taos
Introduced By:
Gilbert Rouget

(Pamphilus's Tale on the Fourth Day)
Fifth of twelve stories from Boccaccio's Decameron in the anonymous translation of 1620 Arranged for broadcasting by Sasha Moorsom and Rayner Heppenstall with Bee Duffell and Felix Felton Produced by Rayner Heppenstall

Contributors

Broadcasting By:
Sasha Moorsom
Broadcasting By:
Rayner Heppenstall
Unknown:
Bee Duffell
Unknown:
Felix Felton
Produced By:
Rayner Heppenstall
Paraphilus:
Max Adrian
Andreana:
Claire Bloom
Gabriello:
William Fox

Third Programme

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More