Church Cantata No. 8: Liebster Gott , wann werd' ich sterben
URSULA BUCKEL (soprano)
HERTHA TÖPPER (contralto)
ERNST HAEFLIGER (tenor)
KIETH ENGEN (bass)
SOLOISTS ENSEMBLE OF THE ANSBACH FESTIVAL
Conducted by KARL RICHTER on a gramophone record
A series of scientific case-histories
8: The Peenemiinde Mystery by R. V. JONES Professor of Natural Philosophy,
University of Aberdeen
When the scientist strays from his narrow speciality into problems of more general concern, what distinctive Quality of thought-if any -does he bring with him? Professor Jones suggests an answer to this question by discussing a problem of wartime intelligence.
Second broadcast
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The first of four programmes recorded at last year's Edinburgh International Festival introduced by PETER CROSSLEY -HOLLAND
Two Morning Ragas played by ALI AKBAR KHAN (sarode) and ALL A RAKHA (tabla)
Recorded in the Freemasons' Hall.
Edinburgh, on August 21. 1963
A widespread superstition investigated by way of documents and of recorded interviews
The programme compiled and narrated by IAN RODGER
Readers:
NICOLETTE BERNARD and GARARD GREEN
Produced by TERENCE Tiller
Second broadcast
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Led by Norman Nelson
Conductor, Antal Dorati
Part 1
in 19th-century England by ASA BRIGGS
Professor of History in the University of Sussex
Professor Briggs looks backward from R. H. Tawney 's book in 1921 over the relation of religion and economics in Victorian England. In spite of great efforts by the Churches to convert England to Christianity the industrial working classes were estranged from ' formal Christianity.' Why? There are many answers and the subject needs investigating.
Part 2
A discussion occasioned by the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition Goya and his Times by DAVID SYLVESTER , ANDREW FORGE and BASIL TAYLOR
Introduced by GEORGE MACBETH
Second broadcast: originally heard in New Comment in December