Thomas Hemsley (baritone)
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master. Leslie Woodgate )
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard)
Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
Part 1
by Michael Aaronson
The launching of a satellite and the possibilities of space travel have presented a new problem of regulation which will become urgent quite soon.
Part 2
by J. Isaacs
Professor of English Language and Literature at Queen Mary College,
London University
The Clarendon Press is at present compiling a new supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary. Professor Isaacs talks about the evolution of the English dictionary and the principles that have guided lexicographers.
(The recorded broadcast of Oct. 28)
The second of two programmes, devised by Charles Mackerras and Fritz Spiegl , based on contemporary evidence showing how Mozart's music was performed by singers of his day
Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano)
Alexander Young (tenor)
The Goldsbrough Orchestra (Leader. Emanuel Hurwitz )
Conductor, Charles Mackerras
Introduced by Fritz Spiegl
(The recorded broadcast of March 25)