A weekly review of the arts with interviews and discussions
Introduced by George MacBeth
In this edition it is hoped to include
Sidney Goodsir Smith in a recorded conversation with Anthony Thwaite about poetry in Lallans
Louis-Jacques Rondeleux (baritone)
Henri Sauguet (piano)
in this country
Written by MAURICE CRANSTON with Felix Aylmer as SIR HENRY MAINE Stephen Murray as MATTHEW ARNOLD Allan McClelland as JOHN MORLEY
Some of the most liberal intellectuals of the Victorian period viewed the coming of democracy with dismay, and its few champions were on the defensive. Time has perhaps vindicated the democratic case so far as England is concerned; but experience elsewhere may equally be seen as confirming the opinions of the critics of democracy. Production by Douglas Cleverdon : third broadcast
The Prometheus Ensemble Gareth Morris (flute) Leon Goossens (oboe) Jack Brymer (clarinet)
Gwydion Brooke (bassoon) Alan Civil (horn)
Max Salpeter (violin)
Herbert Downes (viola) Kenneth Essex (viola) Raymond Clark (cello)
Adriam Beers (double-bass)
: second broadcast
Facts and Figures about
Viewing and Listening
This is a report by the BBC Audience Research Department. In a series of twelve charts, each with an accompanying commentary, it illustrates facts and figures relating to television viewing, sound broadcasting, children's evening viewing of television, and the relationship between audience size and audience appreciation. An appendix briefly describes the methods used to obtain the information depicted.
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