A weekly review of the arts with interviews and discussions
Introduced by George MacBeth
This edition is devoted to the main theme arising from the festival
Poetry at the Mermaid which took piace in London last week
The programme includes
A reading of one of the Guinness commissioned poems, first by the author, Ted Hughes , and then by the actor, Gary Watson
A discussion on poetry as a spoken art between some poets and critics who took part in the festival, under the chairmanship of Anthony Thwaite
An independent review of the festival by Edward Lucie-Smith
A comedy as it was acted at the Queen's Theatre in the Hay-Market on October 30, 1705 by JOHN VANBRUGH 1664-1726
Cast in order of speaking
Scene: Covent Garden and its neighbourhood, 1705.
Radio adaptation and production by Raymond RAIKES
Aeolian String Quartet Sydney Humphreys (violin) Trevor Williams (violin) Watson Forbes (viola) Derek Simpson (cello)
The second of ten programmes including Mozart's ' Ten ' Quartets.
by Norman Hunt
Fellow of Exeter College. Oxford
How much did party count for? Mr. Hunt disagrees with some of Sir Lewis Namier 's views.
: second broadcast
