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by W. B. Yeats
An old man, an old house, and an old tale of violence with Cyril Cusack as The Old Man
Nigel Anthony as The Boy Produced by R. D. Smith Second broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
W. B. Yeats
Unknown:
Cyril Cusack
Unknown:
Nigel Anthony
Produced By:
R. D. Smith

BARBARA ELSY (soprano)
PAULINE STEVENS (contralto) IAN PARTRIDGE (tenor)
MICHAEL RIPPON (bass-baritone)
ALAN HARVERSON (organ) BBC CHORAL SOCIETY
POLYPHONIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Leader, William Armon
Conducted by PETER GELLHORN
Part 1
Overture in G minor (1863)
Four Motets:
Ave Maria (1861)
Christus factus est (1884) Virga Jesse (1885)
Vexilla Regis (1892)
Psalm 112 (1863) first performance in this country

Contributors

Contralto:
Pauline Stevens
Bass-Baritone:
Michael Rippon
Bass-Baritone:
Alan Harverson
Leader:
William Armon
Conducted By:
Peter Gellhorn
Unknown:
Virga Jesse

LORD BRIDGES a former Secretary to the Cabinet and Permanent Secretary of the Treasury comments on the three conversations broadcast earlier this year in which Dr. Norman Hunt talked with Mr. Harold Wilson , Mr. Jo Grimond , and Mr. Enoch Powell about various ideas for reform in the Civil Service and in methods of Cabinet Government

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Hunt
Unknown:
Harold Wilson
Unknown:
Jo Grimond
Unknown:
Enoch Powell

by John Clare
June
A reading by HUGH DICKSON and BASIL JONES from Clare's original version of the poem, edited by Eric Robinson and Geoffrey Sum merfield Introduced by ERIC ROBINSON

Contributors

Unknown:
John Clare
Reading By:
Hugh Dickson
Reading By:
Basil Jones
Edited By:
Eric Robinson
Edited By:
Geoffrey Sum
Introduced By:
Eric Robinson

Third Programme

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More