Introduced by George MacBeth
This week's programme considers the theme of War and The Writer in three countries: the United States. Great Britain, and France Jim Mohan comments on the development of the group hero in American novels of the Second World War
John Gross considers the British myth of the Blitz and how its fictional treatment has altered since 1940
Olivier Todd discusses the French novelist's changing image of the army since the outbreak of the war in Algeria

A conversation piece by ROBERT BALDICK based on the Goncourt Journals
Edmond de Goncourt CARLETON HOBBS
Produced by RAYNER HEPPENSTALL

Eleven Jewish Songs, Op. 79 Lament for the dead children
(duet for soprano and contralto)
Anxious Mama and Aunt
(duet for soprano and contralto)
Cradle song: My little son
(contralto solo)
Before a long separation
(duet for soprano and tenor)
A warning (soprano solo) A father's plea
(duet for contralto and tenor)
Song of need (tenor solo) Winter
(trio for soprano, contralto, and tenor)
A good life (tenor solo)
Song of the maiden (soprano solo) Happiness
(trio for soprano, contralto, ana tenor) first broadcast performance in this country of the complete cycle sung by Patricia Clark (soprano)
Johanna Peters (contralto) Gerald English (tenor) with Clifton Helliwell (piano)

New York Painter
Self Portrait, Part 2
' You try to paint for yourself but there's a big tide and you go along with it. I'm being dragged, I keep saying. But they keep pulling.'
: second broadcast

Alexander Kok (cello)
Daphne Ibbott (piano)