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JACK HULBERT PROKOFIEV Conquer) of Oliver in ' The Dover Road' by A. A. Milne First English performance of his Sixth A new production Goldsmith's (Wednesday) Symphony (Thursday) classic comedy-first staged in 1773, the year before-his death-is of the successes 'THE BROWNING VERSION' RUTLAND BOUGHTON of the current Old Vic season at the New Theatre, . Home Service listeners vrith Mary Ellis and Eric Portman His The Queen of Cornwall ' on Friday (Monday) on afternoon can hear a radio adaptation made by Hugh Hunt, Director 'OKLAHOMA!' GUIDES' 'THINKING DAY' of Company, and Raymond The In this scene from the microphone visits Drury Lane on Thursday Chief Commissioner speaks on Wednesday Raikes. theatre pro- duction are (left to right) Michael Aldridge, Michael Redgrave, Miles Malleson, Diana BROADCASTING THE ELECTION RESULTS Churchill, Walter Hudd, Yvonne Mitchell, Angela Baddeley, and Nigel Stock who will BBC's special plans, page three-List of Constituencies, four and five pages be unable to' take part in the broadcast FEBRUARY H Eric Portman and Mary Ellis in ' The Browning Version,' oy THE WEEK IN BRIEF 19 to 25 Monday, 9.15 p.m. II-llome Service I-Lilaill Programme T - Third Programme L Jack Hulbert in ' The Dover Road,' by A. A Milne Wednesday, 8.0 p.m. H The Old Vic Theatre Company in ' She Stoops to Conquer,' by H Gladys Young and Patricia Laffan in Oliver Goldsmith Sunday, 2.40 p.m. ' Corinth House,' by Pamela Hansford H 'Hello, Guides' ' a Thinking Day programme... Wednesday, 5.0 p.m. Johnson Saturday, 9.15 p.m. L An excerpt and music trom The Theatre Guild's production of 'Oklahoma! ' from Drury Lane, London...... Thursday, 7.30 p.m. TALKS T The H Britain at the Polls Thursday, 9.15 p.m. Contemporary Theatre, by Christopher Fry Sunday, 6.20 p.m. T 's play ' The Queen of Cornwall,' set as a music H Personal Pleasures: One Thing and by Rutland Boughton, with soloists, the BBC Opera Chorus and Another, by Peter Fleming Orchestra, conductor, Friday, 6.50 p m. Sunday, 9.15 p.m. H H The General Election: First a of Einstein Sums Up, by J. Bronowski impressions, programme opinions 9.15 8.0 Tuesday, p.m. on the results of the Election ...... :...... Friday, p.m. T The Idea of International Understanding, by Dr. J. C. Beaglehole RELICIOIS SERVICE* T Bach organ recital by Geraint Jones Thursday, 7.25 p.m. H 'Worship and Life': a service about the Thursday, 6.0 p.m. T Life in Madrid, by Honor Tracy Christian's worship in Church. and its T Prokofiev's Symphony No. 6, played by the Friday, 6.30 p.m. meaning for his daily life, from St. Matthew London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor, H Crisis in Tibet, by A. J. Hopkinson Moorfields, Sunday, 9.30 a.m. Eduard van Beinum Thursday, 8.40 p.m. Friday, 6.45 p.m. H ' How to Pray ' : a service from Wilpshire T Lszt : ' The Legend of St. Elizabeth,' Part T The Nature of the Universe: Man's Place Methodist Church, near Blackburn 1 : with soloists, Goldsmiths' Choral Union, in the Expanding Universe, by Fred Hoyle Sunday, 7.45 p.m. Choir of East Ham Girls' School, BBC Saturday, 8.0 p.m. MUSIC Symphony Orchestra, conductor, Sir Adrian L Godfrey Winn talks on ' My Week' T Orchestral Concert: Walter Lear. Leighton, Boult...... Saturday, 8.50 p.m. Saturday, 8.0 p.m. Lucas Orchestra, conductor, Lei�hton Lucas Rivier, Satie, Ihert, Sauguet, Poulenc VARIETY FEATURES Sunday, 7.40 p.m. L Band Parade ...... Sunday, 5.45 p.m. H Radar: The Story of a Secret Weapon H Sunday Symphony Concert: Paul Tortelier, L Variety Bandbox, with Frankie Howerd, Sunday, 6.15 p.m. BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Hanson and Sylvia Welling, Peter T James McKechnie in ' Portrait of Marjory Igor Markevitch: Mozart. Havdn. Mussorg- Brough and , , Fleming,' by Terence Tiller sky Sundav, 9.30 p.m. Ivy Benson, Three Imps....Sunday, 9.0 p.m. Monday, 8.5 p.m.; Thursday, 7.45 p.m. T Contemporary Music: works by Aaron L Donald Peers with the BBC Variety H The Undefeated: Mai Zetterling in 'The Copland, Denis Aplvor, Beniamin Frankel, Orchestra...... Wednesday, 7.30 p.m. Mother Tuesday, 8.0 p.m. and Roberto Gerhard, conducted by L Variety Fanfare...... Friday, 8.45 p.m. L Focus on Disablement....Tuesday, 9.0 p.m. Constant Lambert Tuesdav. 7.45 p.m. H Music-Hall, with Len Marten, Winifred \ H Orchestral Concert: BBC Symphony Buckle, Horace Kenney, Arnie Kitson, Orchestra, conductor. Sir : Ronald Frankau, Phyllis Robins, Harry SPORT Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Bizet. Beethoven Mooney with Victor King..Saturday, 8.0 p.m. H Rugby Union Football: France v. , Wednesday, 8.0 p.m. from Paris...... Saturday, 3.10 p.m. T Chamber Orchestral Concert: Paul Tortelier, PLAYS L Association Football: Charlton Athletic v. , conducted by T James Joyce: ' Exiles,' a play adapted for United...... Saturday, 4.0 p.m. Walter Goehr: Schubert. Hindemith, Ravel broadcasting by John Keir Cross H Rugby Union Football: Ireland v. , Wednesday. 9.55 p.m. Sunday, 9.0 p.m.; Wednesday. 8.10 p.m. from Dublin Saturday, 4.5 p.m.

Broadcasting the Results of the General Election THIS week the nation goes to .the polling will be given at intervals until 10.45 when the Division-is the form of wording that will be Sooths to choose its servants and repre- Home Service will again join the Light Pro- used in the broadcasting of the election results sentatives in the new Parliament. The gramme for a single programme of dance and Put simply: the first letter of the first word in decision it makes will have historic consequences, light music which will continue until 5 o'clock, the name of a constituency as it is announced and all parties have fought a strenuous campaign. except during the Schools periods from 11 till over the air is the key to where it will be found On Thursday evening the tumult and the shout- 12 noon and from 2 till 3. The single pro- in our list. You will find further details at the ing will die. The candidates, the canvassers, the gramme will be interrupted throughout the top of the following page. leaflets, posters, and hoardings, the broadcast morning and afternoon to broadcast results as election addresses and newspaper reports and they come in and to give the State of the Parties The ' Party Gains and Losses' leading articles will have done their work; at regular intervals: The Light Programme will Owing to the redistribution of seats under the millions of slips of paper will have been dropped open as Usual at nine o'clock on Friday. Listeners Representation of the People Act of 1948, the into the ballot-boxes; the, counting of the votes will find the detailed arrangements in our pro- great majority of constituencies in England and wait- will be in progress and everyone will be gramme columns for Thursday and Friday. , and some in Scotland and Northern ing anx'ously for the verdict of the electors. The BBC's Television Service will be reflect- Ireland, have had their boundaries re-drawn This we shall gradually learn as the voting ing a national event of this kind for the first since the last election. The total number of figures for the six hundred and twenty-five con- time. On Election night at 9 o'clock it will seats in the new House of Commons will be stituencies in the become broadcast the chimes of Ben Ben and the Home reduced to 625, as compared with 640 in the old known, voting figures which the voice of the Service news bulletin. At 10.30 viewers can see These alterations, which come into force for the BBC will carry to all corners of the land as soon a special newsreel and election results will then first time at this week's General Election, will as they are available. be given as they come in, alternately from the make impossible any exact comparison of con- On Election night the BBC's Home Service studio with the visual aid of maps and charts stituency results in this contest with those of and Light Programme will remain open until and from Trafalgar Square, where viewers will 1945. Results in particular constituencies could 3.0 a.m. to broadcast the results and the State see the latest returns as they are flashed on a be reported this time in terms of party gain of the Parties. From 10.15 p.m. the two huge screen. and loss only where the boundaries had remained Services combine and there will be a continuous The BBC will broadcast election results to unaltered. But the unaltered constituencies are programme of gramophone records and light listeners overseas in the European and Empire too few and scattered to bulk significantly in music which will be interrupted for the short-wave services. the results at any stage. It has therefore been announcement of the results as they come in. decided not to attempt to indicate party gains Our List of Constituencies Fron 1.0 to 1.15 a.m. the Light Programme and losses in the BBC's broadcasts of election will break away from the Home Service to We thought that listeners would like to have results.. broadcast an election newsreel. by them on Thursday and Friday a list of the One last point: a panel in which listeners The Third Programme will broadcast the Constituencies simply arranged so that they can can note the progress of party fortunes is printed State of the Parties in the intervals between its jot down the winning party for each seat as the on page seven. As we go to press it is impossible normal programmes and close down at 11.55 p.m. results come in. This list is printed on the two to say under what headings the State of the On Friday the Home Service will open as following pages. The name of each constituency Parties will be announced so we have left space usual at 6.30 and will at once give a summary in our alphabetical list-which has been prepared for listeners to fill in the names of the successful of the State of the Parties. Further summaries with the co-operation of the BBC's News parties. '' Chart for Easy Recording of the Gloucestershire: Cirencester and Tewkesbury BROADCAST ELECTION RESULTS South Gloucestershire...... This is c complete list of the United Kingdom's 625 Borough and County constituencies. arranged in alphabetical order for the benefit of listeners who may Stroud � Thornbury wish to record the results as they are broadcast on Thursday and Friday. West Gloucestershire...... The divisions of Counties are placed under County headings (for example Devon, Tornngton) and this will be the method of announcing the title of these ;- Gosport � Fareham...... constituencies when results are broadcast. The announcement of the Borough constituencies will always be that indicated our list below (e.g. Greenock...... Manchester, Exchange-not, Exchange, Manchester). The London Boroughs will a/ways be preceded by the word London Grimsby...... A : North...... Coventry East...... East Ham: North...... Aberdare...... 11 South North...... 11 South H Halifax Aberdeen: North Blyth South...... East Sussex Hampshire South...... Bolton. East Crosby...... Eastbourne...... Aldershot Aberdeenshire West Croydon East East Grinstead Basingstoke East Aberdeenshire flootle � North Lewes...... Eccles New Forest West Aberdeenshire Bournemouth East and West Edinburgh Central , Petersf ield Accrington...... Christchurch Cumberland: East...... Winchester Acton...... Bournemouth West Penrith � The Border...... Leith Harrow: Central Altrincham � Sale Bradford Central Whitehaven North ...... East Anglesey East Workington Pentlands 7 " West...... Angus � Kincardine : North...... � South D South Hartlepools North Angus � Mearns..... " Dagenham...... South . Brecon �Radnor...... West...... Hastings Angus...... Darlington Hayes � Antrim Brentford �Chiswick Edmonton...... Harlington Dartford Hendon: North Antrim .. Brighouse � Spenborough Enfield : East North Denbighshire: . South Antrim...... Brighton: Kemptown ., West ,.... South Denbigh...... Herefordshire: 11 Pavilion Essex Argyll Wrexham...... Hereford...... Bristol: Central Billericay Armagh...... Derby North...... Ashton under North-East. Chelmsford Leominster Lyne South... Hertfordshire: � Bute: North-West Colchester Ayrshire Derbyshire- Barnet Ayr South...... Epping Belper Hemel Hempstead Bute � North Ayrshire � South-East Harwich Bolsover Hertford...... Central Ayrshire � West...... Maldon High Peak...... Hitchin...... "'''''''''' ...... Kilmarnock . Bromley Saffron Walden Ilkeston St. Albans...... South Ayrshire Buckinghamshire: Thurrock...... North-East Derbyshire...... South-West Herts Aylesbury Eton � Slough South-East Derbyshire...... Heston � Isleworth B Buckingham West Derbyshire...... Exeter Banff...... South Hornchurch '. Buckinghamshire Devon Barking...... Wycombe F Hornsey Honiton Hove Barnsley Burnley North �S. Barrow-in-Furness Devon Fermanagh Tyrone Huddersfield: East Bury � Radcliffe...... Tavistock Fife. Bath West...... Tiverton.... East Fife \ Batley � Morley .". Huntingdonshire Torrington West Fife Bebington c Finchley Caernarvonshire Totnes Beckenham...... Flintshire I Caernarvon Dewsbury Bedfordshire: East Flint llford:North Bedford...... Doncasfer Conway West � South...... Dorset Flint Mid-Bedfordshire Caithness � Sutherland Inverness-shire � Ross North South-Bedfordshire Dorset and South Dorset...... G Cromarty: : East . Cambridgeshire Inverness...... North ...... : North...... ;...... West Dorset Gateshead: East...... Ross � Down Cromarty � South...... " South-East...... West...... Western Isles North Down...... � West West Gillingham Ipswich South Down...... Berkshire Cardigan...... Glamorganshire: Isle of Ely \ Droylsden Abingdon Carlisle ; Aberavon Isle of Wight: Newbury Carmarthenshire: Dudley Barry Windsor Carmarthen ;. Dumbartonshire: Caerphilly... East Wokingham Llanelly Dumbartonshire Gower K Berwick �East Lothian West Dumbartonshire...... Keighley Cheltenham Neath Bexley Cheshire: Dumfries...... Ogmore...... Ashford Bilston Cheadle Dundee: East Pontypridd Canterbury Birkenhead...... City of Chester...... � West...... Bridgeton Chislehurst : Aston Crewe Dunfermline � Camlachie Durham: Dover � Edgbaston...... Knutsford...... � Cathcart...... Bishop Auckland...... Faversham � Erdington...... Macclesfield � Central Blaydon Folkestone � Hythe " Hall Green Northwich...... Gorbals Chester-le-Street . Gravesend...... � Handsworth...... Runcorn � Govan...... Isle of Thanet � King's Norton...... Stalybridge � Hyde...... Consett.r. Hillhead Maidstone � Ladywood...... Wirral Durham ,;* Kelvingrove Orpington � Northfield Chesterfield Easington...... � Maryhill Sevenoaks � Perry Bar Coatbridge � Airdrie Houghton-le-Spring Pollok Tonbridge � Small Heath...... Cornwall Jarrow...... North-West � Scotstoun...... �ingston-upon-Hull: ,. Bodmin Durham...... Sparkbrook...... � Shettleston Central Stechford...... Falmouth � Camborne...... Sedgefield � Springburn...... East...... � North Yardley Cornwall E � Tradeston...... � Blackburn: St. Haltemprice East Ives Ealing: North � Woodside...... North...... West...... Truro ,, South Gloucester (ingsfon-upon-Thames London � continued : Kirkcaldy , Norfolk: s Twickenham Kirkcudbrightshire and Fulham: East Central Norfolk St. Helens * Ty nemouth Wigtownshire: Fulham: West King's Lynn Salford ; East Galloway Greenwich North Norfolk � West...... Hackney: South South Norfolk...... : Attercliffe w Hammersmith: North South-West Norfolk " Brightside...... Wakefield L Hammersmith: South Yarmouth Hallam Wallasey Lanarkshire: � Northampton...... Wallsend Bothwell Heeley...� Holborn �St. Pancras S...... Northamptonshire and the Soke Walsall Hamilton � Hillsborough Islington: East of Peterborough: Walthamstow: East Lanark � Neepsend...... Islington: North West...... Motherwell Kettering...... Park Islington: South-West Peterborough Warrington North Lanarkshire Shropshire: Kensington: North South Northants...... Ludlow Warwickshire: Rufherglen * Kensington: South Nuneaton...... Lancashire: Wellingborough Oswestry Lambeth: Brixton Northumberland: . Rugby Chorley...... , ...... Shrewsbury Lambeth: Norwood Berwick Tweed The Solihull Clitheroe upon Wrekin...... Lambeth: Vauxhall Hexham Smethwick Stratford Darwen...... Lewisham : North Sctton Coldf ield Farnworth Morpeth...... : Lewisham: South Norwich : North Warwick �Leamington Heywood �Roytort Bridgwater Lewisham : West South North Somerset...... Huyton Paddington: North...... Nottingham: Central Taunton Wednesbury Ince Paddington: South...... East...... Wells Wembley: North...... Lancaster Poplar North-West Weston-super-Mare South Middleton � Prestwich St. Marylebone South...... Yeovil West Bromwich Morecambe �Lonsdale St. Pancras North Nottinghamshire: Southatt...... West Ham: North Newton Shoreditch �Finsbury...... Bassetla w Southampton: Itchen South...... North Fylde w * Southwark Broxtowe...... Test West Lothian Ormskirk Stepney Carlton Southend: East Westmorland...... South Fylde Stoke Newington and Mansfield West West Sussex: Arundel � Westhoughton Hackney North Newark...... Southgafe Shoreham...... Widnes...... Wandsworth: Central Rushcliffe Southport Chichester : Central Wandsworth: Clapham South Shields...... Horsham North � Wandsworth: Putney Staffordshire: Wigan í. North-East...... Wandsworth: 0 Willesden: East Streatham...... Brierley Hill...... ,...... ,.. � North-West Oldbury and Halesowen West Woolwich: East Burton South ...... Oldham:East Wiltshire Woolwich: West Cannock }, South-East...... � West...... Chippenham Londonderry Leek ,. West Orkney and Shetland Devizes...... Luton -. Lichfield �Tamworth Leicester: North-East Oxford ; Salisbury Stafford �Stone North-West...... Oxfordshire: Westbury...... M �Clackmannan: � South-East...... Stirling Wimbledon Manchester: Ardwick Banbury Clackmannan �East South-West Wolverhampton: North-East..... Henley Stirlingshire Leicestershire: Blackley South-West.... West Bosworth � Cheetham Stirlingshire Woodford P Stirling �Falkirk Harborough...... � Clayton Wood Green...... Paisley North Loughborough...... � Exchange Stockport: Worcester...... Fembroke South...... Melton . Gorton Worcestershire: � Moss Side...... Perthshire and Kinross-shire: Stockton-on-Tees Leigh , Kinross and Bromsgrove � Withington...... West Perthshire.. Stoke-on-Trent: Central Kidderminster ...... Leyton Perth and East Lincoln � Wythenshawe..... Perthshire..... North...... South Worcestershire...... Plymouth: South Lincolnshire and Rutland: Merioneth Devonport Worthing � Brigg Merthyr Tydfil Sutton Stretford Gainsborough...... Merton and Morden...... Pontef racf Suffolk: St. Grantham Middlesbrough: East Poole Bury Edmunds...... Portsmouth: Y Holland-with-Boston West Langstone...... Eye...... York South...... Lowestoft Horncastle Middlesex: Yorkshire, East Riding: West...... Sudbury �Woodbridge...... Louth...... Spelthorne Bevsrley Preston: North [ : North Rutland and Stamford Uxbridge �. Bridlington Midlothian and Peebles � South South Liverpool: Edge Hill Yorkshire, North Riding: Mid-Ulster Pudsey ; � Exchange...... Cleveland Mitcham Carshalton Richmond � Garston...... Monmouthshire: Chertsey Scarborough � � Kirkdale R Whitby...... Dorking Thirsk � � Scotland Abertillery Reading: North...... Malton East Surrey...... West Toxteth Bedwellty � South Yorkshire, Riding: Barkston Ash Walton EbbwVale Renfrewshire: Epsom Monmouth Renfrewshire...... Esher Colne Valley � Wavertree East Ponty pool West Renfrewshire...... Farnham...... Dearne Valley � West Derby ...... Guildford Don London: Montgomery...... Rhondda: East...... Valley Battersea North Moray and Nairn...... West Reigate...... Goole Battersea South...... Richmond (Surrey)...... Woking Harrogate Sutton �Cheam...... oo. Hemsworth...... Bermondsey N Rochdale Swansea : East Normanton Bethnal Green...... Nelson andColne Rochester and Chatham...... West Penistone Camberwell: Dulwich Newcastle-under-Lyme Romford Swindon Camberwell: Peckham...... Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Central.. Rossendale Ripon Rother Chelsea East...... Rotherham...... Valley Cities of London and North.... Rowley Regis and Tipton T Shipley Westminster...... West..... Roxburgh and Selkirk . Torquay Skipton Deptford Newport Ruislip-Northwood I Tottenham Sowerby RUTLAND BOUGHTON tells the story behind his opera ... 'The Queen of Cornwall'

which is to be broadcast in the Third Programme on Friday and the following Monday. Rutland Houghton will always be remembered for the wealth of lovely melodies in his opera ' ' which ran for more than three hundred performances in London in the 1920s and was recently revived

WHEN Hardy's Queen of Cornwall was formance we quickly smuggled the party away to suggested to me as suitable for a tea at home. music-drama I was doubt- He went to see the work again when it had ful. Wagner's finest work was based on the its first orchestral performance at Bournemouth, same legend. But I found that the Hardy work Dan Godfrey being similarly concerned for the Rutland was as far from realism from old man's him to his seat after Wagner's as wishes, ushering Houghton idealism. the hall lights had been dimmed. But again after Wagner had treated the subject as a meta- the show he refused to respond to the clamour physical problem. His Tristan faces a mystery, of the audience of George Lfoyd. Indeed the future of explores it, teaches Isolde and then learns from He was, I think, right to refuse such response. British opera now seems secure if only we treat her. while Mark is a dear old fellow who seemed Dramatic authors and opera-composers always foreign operas as honoured guests rather than as quite ready to allow Isolde to divorce him if look absurd when they take public calls and, displaced and domineering persons in our only Melot had not so rudely interfered. And iudging by my own experience, they feel fools musico-dramatic life. the climax of work is not but as well. It is not their job to intrude a Wagner's tragedy upon for Our fulfilment. scene where, if the performance has had real Advice Opera-conductors There was little metaphvsic :n Hardy's play. life, their own ideas have been' considerably Our composers have begun to play their part. There the problem was of two interlocked developed and modified by the performers. It remains to ensure that vested interests in triangles with tragedy for its only solution. Those early productions were, like all the foreign works do not continue to displace us; Hardy's Tristram was loveable enough unless Glastonbury affairs, fortunate in the generous to insist that our opera-conductors acquaint pushed too hard. physically courageous, but help of principals and other workers. The themselves more fully with technical stage- evasive and sentimental He thought his songs Tristram was played by that fine baritone Frank matters, and our producers have a musical well worth the breaking of his own life as well Phillips, who is now so well known as a BBC understanding that they may serve their subjects as the broken hearts of the two Iseults-the announcer; Iseult of Cornwall was one of my instead of imposing irrelevant stunts upon them. one so wild, the other so gentle, while his Mark own singing pupils, and Iseult of Brittany a The only other problem concerns our singers. was a coarse tyrant who had every right to be Chilean soprano (now Mrs. Rudolph Mayer) The Italian language offers special opportuni- domestically betrayed. whose delicate foreign accent gave an additional ties for vocal quantity as well as quality, �o that Then there was in Hardy a fine choral back- and suitable flavour to her part. Frederick Wood- singers often seem more important than -the ground. That, and the Arthurian subject, made house, a Glastonbury stalwart, was the Mark. works they sing. The folly of performing Wagner the work in some ways suited to the Glaston- The setting and costumes by Christina Walshe with open orchestras has resulted in another, and bury experiment. Less convenient were a were remarkable in that she devised for the more damaging, standard of vocal quantity. By repetitiveness, due to the author's lack of chorus of Cornish ghosts costumes which melted degrees, as the vocal values of our own tongue dramatic experience, and the fact that, given a into the castle walls, so that it seemed as if the are understood, planned for, and developed, our musical form, there would be exposed only one very stones were involved in the tragedy. audiences will learn to prefer that kind of vocal vital character. His Tristram was a real per- It is those aspects of our life which demand art which most fully reveals the dramatic inten- sonality, but unless some way were found of not only national subjects for our English tion. Then we shall outgrow the folly that giving fuller emotional development to the musical stage-works, but our national musical regards the thrill of vocal tone as the end instead other characters they would be mere masks idiom, and a various usage of choral technique- of the means. declaiming round a single human being. it is those aspects which seemed to me most One word to radio listeners of The Queen of However, those others had appeared time and urgent in the development of our operatic art. Cornwall. The dramatic development is here and again in Hardy's own novels and verse. If he We have still much to learn from Purcell, as there carried on by the orchestra without the use would consent to certain cuts in the dialogue, well as from Mozart, Wagner, and Verdi; but of words. At such moments the listeners' the insertion of passages from his poems, and that we are now learning is, I think, proved by imaginations must supply the missing visual the provision of a vulgar drinking song for such works as Hugh the Drover, Peter Grimes, elements of pose, gesture, facial expression, Marks rabble knights-then there could be The Olympians, and the seldom performed lighting, and choral movement. made the sort of libretto for which I should like to mak$music. Those suggestions were. duly put to him. and Hardy asked me to stay a day or two at Max Gate to discuss the matter. We got to work the first evening, and he seemed astonished that so many of his verses had so direct an application to his play. He agreed to all the cuts and all the insertions, but refused to make a vulgar drinking song. On that we had to compromise. Mark and his men must be so far gone in their cups that they could only articulate a la-la tune. So Hardy carefully marked my copy of The Queen with the agreed changes. (The Germans duly destroyed that copy in their attack on Bristol.) He came with Mrs Hardy and T. E. Lawrence to see the first production of the musical version at Glastonbury. His wife asked that their seats should be as secluded as possible because the old man was bothered by public attention. (Hardy told me after the show that it was Lawrence who was shy.) However, we fixed up seats for them just inside the women's dressing room, the door of which gave directly on to the hall, there being no costume changes in the course of the work; and after the per- THURSDAY The Home Service 342.1 m. (877 kc/s)

CHILDREN'S HOUR In Other Regions 5.0 P.m. ' Puffing Peter' MIDLAND (296.2 m.; 1.013 kc/s) A play in five puffs 6.15-6.30 News. sport. 6.30-6.45 Foot- by Kim Taylor ball Round-up. 7.30-8.30 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The Third Puff: ' Peril at the Pig and Whistle' NORTH (449.1 m.t 668 kc/s) Peter Patricia 6.15-6.30 News, sport. 6.30-7.0 Jack Hayes Hardy's Little Orchestra. 7.0-7.30 Monsieur Merci Ian Sadler Amateur Theatre: members of the Colonel McBlade...... Norman Shelley Bradford Civic Playhouse in excerpts Miss Reed Virginia Winter Anton from The Proposal,' by Benny Bottle...... Ivan Samson Chekhov. 7.30-8.0 The Air's the Limit.* 8.0-8.30 Oliver Vella (); Innkeeper Stephen Jack Sheila Dixon (piano). Mr. Binns, a customer...Eric Anderson Aunt Agatha Vivienne Chatterton N. IRELAND (285.7 m.t 1,050 kc/s) Uncle John...... Laidman Browne Hour: 5.0-5.55 Children's including Produced by David Davis a dialogue story. 6.15-6.30 News. sport. 6.30-8.0 As North. 8.0-8.30 The companions of the Whistle are joined Feature: ' The Cattle Industry.' by yet another: Benny Bottle, a chipped and humble old bottle,' but with a good SCOTLAND (391.1 m.; 767 kc/s) head on him and a stout heart. ' The trumpet sounds for the last time for 6.15-6.30 News. sport. 6.30-7.0 Coun- Colonel McBlade. try' Music.' 7.0-7.30 Gaelic play: Caimbeulach na Cille-Moire.' 7.30- Summer in the Canadian 8.30 BBC Scottish Orchestra. 5.40 Arctic,' by Peter Scott. 3�' The 7.30 THE «A A WALES (373.1 m.; 804 kc/s) Friendly Eskimos.' (Recording) 10.0 GreenwichNEWS 5.0-5.55 Children's Hour: including THURSDAY CONCERT a Welsh quiz, and a nature story. .Mascia Predit (soprano) 6.15-6.30 News. sport. 6.30-6.45 Newyddion. 6.45-7.0 For Welsh John Wills (accompanist) 10.15 VICTOR SILVESTER Frenni 5.55 General Weather Forecast Farmers.* 7.0-7.30 Bois y Martin String Quartet: and his Ballroom Orchestra mewn rhaglen o Done a Chlonc. 7.30- and forecast for farmers and shipping 8.30 Music Hour: 'Chu Chin Chow.' David Martin (violin) Neville Marriner (violin) WEST (307.1 m.; 977 kc/s Eileen Grainger (viola) 10.45 MELODY MIXTURE and 216.8 m.; 1.384 kc/s) Greenwich Time Signal Bernard Richards (cello) A programme of light music 6.15-6.30 News. sport. 6.30-6.45 6.0 NEWS Quartet in B flat. Op. 103 Haydn arranged and Listeners' requests (records). 6.45- played by 7.0 Discussion: ' Modern Methods of Songs: Jack Byfield and his Players The Milk Production.'* Lark; Memory Glinka with Frederic Curzon at the 6.15 Oh never sing to me again organ Sport Rachmaninov Forget-me-nots; Tilimbom Stravinsky 11.30 THE CASINO PLAYERS Quartet in F, Op. 96 Dvorak 6.20 First House Given before an audience in the Conducted by Reginald Kilbey AND PIANO Concert Hall, . VOICE, VIOLIN, London A singing guest Ben with 12 midnight Big ELECTION RESULTS Pini Eugene 8.30 TWENTY QUESTIONS and and Alan Paul Anona Winn, Daphne Padel, Jack Light music and dance music on Train, and Richard Dimbleby ask gramophone records all the questions; and Kenneth Home knows all the answers (' Twenty Questions' is broadcast by 3.0 a.m. app. Close Down arrangement with Maurice Winnick) To be repeated on Sunday at 11.0 a.m. (Light); Wednesday at 4.30 (Home)

Big Ben Minute 9.0 NEWS

9.15 BRITAIN AT THE POLLS An up-to-the-minute cross-section BETTY HUNTLEY-WRIGHT picture of Election Day scenes in takes part in the cavalcade of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern with musical comedy at 6.45 Ireland, descrip- tive accounts by the BBC's team of news reporters 6.45 MEMORIES OF MUSICAL COMEDY Cavalcade of theatre favourites 9.30 , with and in Betty Huntley-Wright ' ' Max Kirby with BBC Chorus Leslie Wallas Eaton, Alan Dean (Chorus-Master, Woodgate) The and Keynotes BBC Revue Orchestra Mark Lubbock and his Augmented Orchestra Conductor, Frank Cantell PETER SCOTT. The programme includes excerpts 5.40 the third his Children's from Sally ' by Jerome Kern; Script by gives at of ' Words and Music ' by Noel Coward; and Hour talks about last year's scientific ' Magyar Melody' by Grun ; ' Briga- to the Canadian Arctic. lie doon by Loewe; The House that Produced by Charles Maxwell expedition Jack Built' by Arthur Schwarz; and (Recording of Tuesday's broadcast in is seen here with one of the rare tule a selection from Lehar's operettas the Light Programme) geese brought back by the expedition Light Programme THURSDAY 1,500 m. (200 kc/s) 261.1 m. (1,149 kc/s)

Introduced by John Ellison 11.30 THE CASINO PLAYERS From the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Conducted by Reginald Kilbey Act 1, Scene 1 7.45 Musical interlude from the studio Other tunes from the show played by the BBC Revue Orchestra 12 midnight Big Ben Conductor. Frank Cantell ELECTION RESULTS 8.0 app. Continuation of Act 1. Scene 1 from the theatre and light music and dance music on gramophone records

8.30 FAMILY FAVOURITES Greenwich Time Signal Tunes you have asked us to play 1.0 ELECTION NEWSREEL 9.0 WELSH RAREBIT Nancy Bateman, 1.15 ELECTION RESULTS Ossie Morris, Ann Walters and light music and dance music on records Frank James, Sarah Leigh gramophone Frank Davison, Dilys Lloyd The Girls in Harmony The Lyrian Singers 3.0 a.m. app. Close Down * The Adventures Greenwich Time of 5.0 p.m. BBC SCOTTISH 7.0 Signal Tommy Trouble' VARIETY ORCHESTRA News and Script by E. Eynon Evans Tommy...... Gunstone Jones Conductor, Kemlo Stephen Willie E. Eynon Evans 7.25 Llew Tom Jones Sport Jimmy w. P. Thomas 5.45 ULSTER SERENADE Our Songs A Henrietta Byrne (soprano) weekly medley 7.30 An excerpt and music from of British song successes Victor Thornburrow (oboe) The Theatre Guild's production of Nelson and Turtle This week Havelock May the is Dawson (two pianos) 'OKLAHOMA ! ' singer Harry A musical Welsh Orchestra Singers play based on Variety ' Green Grow the (Leader, Morgan Conductor, Edgar Boucher Lilacs ' Lloyd) Produced Jones 'BBC Northern Ireland by Lynn Riggs by Mai Music Richard Light Orchestra by Rodgers Book and lyrics Conducted by Vilem Tausky by 10.0 Greenwich Time Signal Oscar Hammerstein II NEWS Laurey Isabel Bigley Curly Jack Kilty 6.15. MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK Jud Fry Alfred Cibelli VICTOR Aunt Elier Jennie Gregson 10.15 SILVESTER The Kursaal Orchestra Ado Annie Bettv Jo Jones and his Ballroom Orchestra Directed by Louis Voss Ali Hakim Harry Ross Will Parker...... Victor Griffin Andrew Goodwin Carnes...... Laurence Jack Killy and Isabel Bigley as Gertie Cummings Pam Marmont 10.45 MELODY MIXTURE Curly Ike Skidmofe Lionel Baker and Laurey, the young hero and heroine 6.45 DICK BARTON- Jack Byfield and his Orchestra Players of Oklahoma!' The microphones go SPECIAL AGENT. directed by Reginald Burston with Frederic Curzon at the to Drury Lane at 7.30 to bring you an (BBC recording) (Continued in next column) organ excerpt from this record-breaking show

BACH 6.0 P-m- 9.40 SONGS BY GOUNOD in Todcsbanden Christ lag Third Absence; 0 ma belle bewein' dein Sunde gross rebelle: Sere- 0 Mensch, Programme nade; Venise; Au rossignol; Tombez Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor 514.6 m. (583 kc/s) 203.5 m. (1,474 kc/s) mes ailes; Depart; Aimons-nous: Le soir; Viens, les gazons sont played by verts sung by Suzanne Danco Geraint Jones (organ) (soprano) 7.25 THE IDEA OF with Frederick Stone at Stein- 8.40 PROKOFIEV (piano) (Recorded from the church INTERNATIONAL kirchen by courtesy of Nordwest- Symphony No. 6 followed by an interlude a.t 10.10 deutscher Rundfunk) UNDERSTANDING played by the Eighth of a series of programmes Talk by Dr. J. C. Beaglehole, London Philharmonic Orchestra Next February 27 10.15 THE programme: Senior Research Fellow, Victoria David (Leader, Wise) CULMINATION OF AN ART University College, New Zealand Conductor, Eduard van Beinum Illustrated talk by Burnett James on The speaker analyses what is, or may be, From the Royal Albert Hall, London Beethoven's with A SILK PARASOL quartets, particular 6.30 meant by international understanding. (first performance in England) emphasis on the third period author of ' How can one whol, nation understand Jack McLaren. My To be repeated on March 1 followed by an interlude at 10.46 a another? He stresses the difference between Crowded Solitude,' talks about First performance in England of visit to a leper settlement on Peel sharing another country's outlook, and Prokofiev's Symphony No. 4 : March 11 it has that which Island in the Bay of Brisbane appreciating why outlook, See ' Music Diary' on page 6 10.50 BEETHOVEN more difficult and more is both valuable. Quartet in E flat, 127 (Previously broadcast in the Home towards international Op. The first step unity, played the Service on May 13, 1949) is for each state to look to 9.30 JAMES JOYCE by he suggests, Hungarian Strmg Quartet its own cultural level-we should ' culti- A passage from vale our own gardens.' ' Anna Livia Plurabelle' (BBC recording) Thirteenth programme: tomorrow, 11.0 6.45 KODALY Read by the author followed by an Interlude at 11.30 Missa Brevis (gramophone record) James McKechnie in BBC Chorus 7.45 (Previously broadcast on February 14) 'PORTRAIT OF See also Saturday at 10.25 11.35 EXPLORING Leslie Woodgate) (Chorus-Master, MARJORY FLEMING' THE LEARNED REVIEWS London Symphony Orchestra Darsie Gillie on current and speaks (Leader, George Stratton) Written produced by Election Results periodicals Terence Tiller Ralph Downes (organ) Summaries will be broadcast in (The recorded broadcast of Jan. 12) the (Recording of Monday's broadcast) the Third Programme in the Conducted by composer intervals between the programmes (BBC recording) followed by an interlude at 8.35 11.55 Close Down FRIDAY The Home Service 342.1 m. (877 kc/s)

6.30 a.m. Big Ben 8.20 MORNING MUSIC BRIGHT AND EARLY BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra Joseph Seal Light at the BBC theatre organ Conducted by Vilem Tausky (BBC recording) (BBC recording)

6.55 General Weather Forecast and forecast for farmers and shipping 8.50 DAVID STANION TALKING 7.0 Greenwich Time Signal ' Half-Time ' NEWS (BBC recording)

7:10 Programme Parade 9.5 SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS 7.15 RECORD ROUNDABOUT Prayer A Hail to the Lord's Anointed (A. and gramophone miscellany The bulletins of General Election news broadcast by tht M. 219, omitting v. 3; S.P. 87, vv. 1, 3, 6; C.H. 154, vv.1, 3, 5: Tune, BBC are copyright-and intended for private reception only LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS! Cruger) 7.50 Interlude: 'Albert Schweitzer' Bible with reading, comment, by Prayers; the Prayer for Happiness; the Rev. F. C. Bryan, of Tyndale the Lord's Prayer Baptist Church, Bristol. (St. Thine arm, 0 Lord, in days of old 9.25 JEAN MACKIE 1.15 FOOTLIGHT FAVOURITES Mark vv. 16-21) (omitting v. 2) (A. and M. 369; S.P. BBC Welsh Orchestra 1, 287; C.H. 86: Tune. St. Matthew) (piano) Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39 Brahms Conductor, Mansel Thomas Blessing Lea Les Weather Forecast caresses de Grand'maman; Nancy Bateman (soprano) 7.55 General Dr. Albert Schweitzer was born in Alsace petites voisines en visite (En and forecast for farmers and shipping in 1874 and soon achieved an international Vacances)...... de Siverac (For details see Light Programme) reputation as a theologian, philosopher, f and musician. At the age of thirty, moved Greenwich Time Signal inflicted 8.0 by the sufferings by the white 9.55 FOR THE SCHOOLS FOR THE SCHOOLS NEWS men on the people of the Belgian Congo, 2.0 he abandoned his brilliant career, trained PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. TRAVEL TALKS. Man and the as a doctor, and sailed for Lambarene, to ' Flush in a from rest of his life Italy': passage Earth. ' The Hunza People and 8.10 Programme Parade devote the to the African. read His work, which is still going on, illustrates ' Flush,' by Virginia Woolf, their Apricots.' Script by Jo the saying of Christ: ' Preach the word ... by Gladys Young Manton, based on material from GOOD HEALTH heal the sick ... cast out devils; freely (BBC 8.15 have received, freely give ' (St. Matthew recording) the book ' Language Hunting in a doctor ye by 10, vv. 7 and 8). 10.5 News commentary the Karakoram,' by E. 0. Lorimer 2.20 LET'S JOIN IN. Paul and the 10.15 Steam Roller': based on the story Feast of St. Matthias picture book by D. M. Chapman 2.40 Fight the good fight (A. and M. 540; LOOKING AT THINGS. The S.P. 491) Story of the Adam Brothers': a New Every Morning, page 99 dramatic programme about four Psalm 118 (Broadcast Psalter) Scottish brothers who lived in the Romans 12, vv. 9-21 eighteenth century and designed Brief life is here our portion (A. and and furnished some of the finest M. 225; S.P. 459) houses in Britain. Script by Freda Lingstrom 10.30 DANCE MUSIC on gramophone records 3.0 TOP OF THE BILL 10.45 PIANO PLAYTIME Today's Variety on records Monia Liter at the piano

BREAK FOR MUSIC Greenwich Time Signal 3.30 11.0 Joe Loss and his Orchestra FOR THE SCHOOLS 0 MUSIC AND MOVEMENT II, by Eele. Marjorie (BBC recording) 4.0 MUSIC AT TEATIME 11.20 CITIZENSHIP. Workers in Fred Alexander and his Players Local Affairs. 1� 'The Council- and Ann Trevor (soprano) lor.' Script by R. N. Armfelt (For details see Light Programme) (BBC recording) 11.40 TALKS FOR SIXTH FORMS. Current affairs 4.30 JACK LEON and his Orchestra 12.0 FELTON RAPLEY at the BBC theatre organ (For details see Light Programme)

12.15 LONDON LIGHT CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by Michael Krein In Other with Archie Camden (bassoon) Regions details see (For Light Programme) SCOTLAND (391.1 m.; 767 kc/s) 11.40-12.0 For the Schools: This is My Country. 12.55 General Weather Forecast and forecast for farmers and shipping WALES (373.1 m.t 804 kc/s) 8.20-8.35 Ben Bore.* 11.0-11.20 I Ysgolion Cymru: Storiau i'r Plant Greenwich Time Signal Lleiaf. 1.0 NEWS Light Programme FRIDAY 1,500 m. (200 kcls) 261.1 m. (1,149 kc/s)

12.0 FELTON RAPLEY 2.30 Bandstand at the BBC theatre organ NATIONAL MILITARY BAND the Results in the General Election will be announced during The Red Sombrero Binge Conductor, Arthur Barnes summaries of Ecstasy Rapley French Military March (Algerian morning and afternoon. The Home Service will give Amourette Reginald King Suite) Saint-Saens Selection: Look for the Silver Lining Overture: Pique Dame Suppé the state of the parties at 6.30 a.m., in the early morning News Kern, arr. Zalva Waltz: Morning Papers...... J. Strauss Three Dances (Henry VIII) a.m. From 10.45 a.m. to 5 Edward German bulletins, and at 9.30 and 10.30 p.m. Ballet Music: William Tell Rossini (except during the Schools periods) the Home Service and Light 12.15 LONDON LIGHT music. CONCERT ORCHESTRA 3.0 Greenwich Time Signal Programme will share a programme of light music and dance Conducted by Michael Krein TOP OF THE BILL of results This programme will be interrupted for the announcement with Archie Camden (bassoon) Variety on gramophone records as at intervals. Overture: The Impresario...... Mozart they come in. Summaries will be included frequent The Girl with Flaxen Hair...Debussy Passepied Tomlinson 3.30 BREAK FOR MUSIC ON PAGES 4 AND 5 Comedian's Galop Kabalevsky Joe Loss and his Orchestra ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CONSTITUENCIES Andante and Rondo (Bassoon Con- certo in F) Weber Suite: the Love, Magician Folio 4.0 FRED ALEXANDER and his Players Forces Educational Broadcast with Ann Trevor 9.0 a.m. Big Ben 10.30 (soprano) CURRENT AFFAIRS 12.55 General Weather Forecast Alicante Ricardo NEWS and forecast for farmers and shipping Madonna Cassen This morning, with the result of Love, here is my heart Silesu the General Election uppermost Cascade of Stars Moderna Chester Rumanian Songs and Dances 9.10 HOUSEWIVES' CHOICE in everyone's mind, Wil- trad., arr. Yascha Krein mot and Ernest Watkins Greenwich Time Roy Rich analyse Signal Villa Lehar ' How a New Parliament Gets to 1.0 NEWS Romance Green introduces your request records Maytime Severne Work' Malaguefia Lecuona

10.0 Greenwich Time Signal 10.45 PIANO PLAYTIME 1.15 FOOTLIGHT FAVOURITES 4.30 JACK LEON MELODY MOMENTS Monia Liter at the piano BBC Welsh Orchestra and his Orchestra Andrew Fenner Conductor, Mansel Thomas at the BBC theatre organ Nancy Bateman (soprano) March: The Call van Alstyne 11.0 OSCAR RABIN Fiddler in the Barn Myers Selection: H.M.S. Pinafore....Sullivan Remember These? and his Band I can give you the starlight (The My Melancholv Baby Burneth Dancing Years) Novello Blues...Hamm and Bennett Bye-bye Berlim Selection: The Vagabond King.. Friml How deep is the ocean? Will In the Land of 11.30 FODEN'S you remember?. Romberg BeginClarke Again and Myer Waltz Song (Tom Jones) Strutter' Ball MOTOR WORKS BAND Edward German The Dark Town Brooks Shelton Fred Selection: The Lilac Domino.Cuvillier Bounce Conductor, Mortimer Jersey and Johnson Music for the Plater, Bradshaw, and Grosz Royal Fireworks. Handel Isle of Capri Kennedy A Scottish Fantasy Denis Annabelle Wright Miss Richman Suite: Yorkshire Moors..Arthur Wood Clare, Pollack, Lee and Richman 2.0 Greenwich Time Signal The Love Parade Nidderdale (Knaresboro') Selection: and MUSIC FOR DANCING Schertzinger Grey Airedale (Kirkstall Abbey) The Liberty Boys Casson Wharfedale (Ilkley Moor) Victor Silvester Music of Today Ballroom March: Semper Fidelis Sousa (BBC recordings) and his Orchestra

FRIDAYand SATURDAYGerman Dances by Schubert ( From the Continent 405 m., 315.8 m.). 9.15 2.20 Radio Chamber from the Stockholm Philharmonic Society: p.m. Concert by the London Belgian Friday. p.m. Divertimento in Piano Quartet: Quarte. in E flat, Orchestra, conducted by Roelof Krol: B flat by Mozart; Violin Op. 47, in B flat by Handel; Concerto No. 2 in E by Bach; Ballade by Schumann ( 483.9 m.). Concerto Grosso for 'Fantaisie contrapuntique by Lekeu; Strings by Arthur Benjamin (Stock- Divertimento for small orchestra by Osieck holm 426.1 m., Falun 276.2 m., Horby Saturday. 2.20 p.m. Concert of music (Hilversum 416 m.). 265.3 m.). by Boccherini, given by the Radio Cham- ber conducted Chamber Music: Clarinet 7.15 p.m. Symphony Concert by the Radio Orchestra, by Roelof. Krol, 3.50 p.m. conducted Rudolf with Antonio Janigro (cello): Symphony Quintet by Weber, played by Martin Orchestra, by Michl, with LudwigBus (violin): ' A Faust Over- in C, Op. 16 No. 30 in Hellwig and the Giesen String Quartet; B flat 416 from the Serenade in E flat ture' by Wagner; Violin Concerto by (Hilversum m.). Andante No. 5 in E minor by , played by the Wind Dvorak; Symphony by 5.0 p.m. Symphony Concert by the Rome Ensemble of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Tchaikovsky (Saarbrilcken 222.5, 236.8 m.). Orchestra of the Italian Radio, conducted (Hamburg 332 m., Hanover 8.0 p.m. Symphony Concert by the by Fernando Previrali, with Ludovico 225.6 m.). Bremen State Philharmonic Orchestra, Coccon (viola): Symphony in C minor by Helmut with Bellini; Suite for viola and orchestra by S.O p.m. Extracts from Manon Lescaut, conducted by Schnackenburg, Turin Orchestra Patricia Travers (violin): Overture: ' Pales- Ernest Bloch; Symphony. No. 1 in C minor opera by Puccini: Lyric Violin Brahms Red Network of the Italian Radio, conducted by Tito trina ' by Pfitzner; Concerto by by (Italian 420.8, Petralia (Italian Blue Network 491.8. 368.6, Brahms; Symphony No. in B flat by 230.2, 221.1 m.). Schubert (Bremen 569 m.).. 304.3, 238.5 m.). 6.0 p.m. Organ recital by Marie-Louise Concert from the of L'Oratoire du 6.30 p.m. Excerpts from the incidental 8.0 p.m. Symphony Girod, organist Louvre, Mozart Conservatorio , given by Paris (Brussels 483.9 m.). music to ' King Thamos,' by Orchestra of the ( 228.6 m.). the Turin Symphony 8.15 La Duchessa del Bal Italian Radio, conducted by Carlo Zecchi: p.m. Tabarin, 6.45 String Quartet No. 3 in B flat 9 in C Suite operetta by Lombardo. Turin Lyric p.m. Symphony No. by Schubert; of the Italian by Brahms, played by the String Quartet Le Tombeau de Couperin ' by Ravel; Orchestra Radio, conducted of Radio Rome (Italian Red Network The Sicilian Vespers ' by Verdi by Cesare Gallino (Italian Blue Network Overture ' 491.8, 368.6, 304.3, 238 5 m.). 420.8, 230.2, 221.1 m.). (Italian Blue Network 491.8, 368.6, 304.3, 7.0 p.m. Jenufa, opera by Janacek: Chorus 238.5 m.). 9.15 p.m. Symphony Concert by the and Orchestra of the Municipal Theatre 8.15 p.m. Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Nordwestdeutscher of Cologne, conducted by Richard Kraus, conducted by Willem van Otterlod. with Rundfunk, conducted by Hans Schmidt- with Trude Eipperle and Margarethe Klose the Radio Choir and soloists: The Choral Isserstedt: Symphony No. 3 in D by (Hamburg 332 m., Hanover 225.6 m.). Fantasy, Op. 80, by Beethoven (Hilver- Schubert (Hamburg 332 m., Hanover 225.6 m.). 7.0 p.m. Platée, comedy-ballet by Rameau, sum 301.5 m.). given by the Symphony Orchestra and the 9.10 p.m. Franken Chamber Orchestra, 10.15 p.m. Maastricht Municipal Orches- Flemish Choir of the Belgian National Kurt Demmer, with Eugen tra, conducted by André Rieu: Overture Fernand conducted by Radio, conducted by Lamy Gugel (oboe): Concerto Grosso in C by ' ' and Symphony No. (Brussels 321.9 m.). Handel; Symphony No. 2 in E flat by 33 in B flat (K.319) by Mozart; ' F6te 7.5 D.m. Public Concert by the Boyd Neel Vogel; Oboe Concern in C by Haydn; chez les Capulets ' from ' Romeo and Orchestra, with Maurice Clare (violin), Symphony in D (The Haffner) by Mozart; ' Juliet ' by Berlioz (Hilversum 301.5 m.). FRIDAY The Home Service 342.1 m. (877 kc/s)

CHILDREN'S HOUR In Other Regions 5.0 p.m. 'The Island of Maru ' MIDLAND m.; 1.013 kc!s) (296.2 A serial play by Marjorie Wynn- 6.15-6.30 News. sport. 6.30-7.0 Topi- Williams, further cat 7.0-7.45 Radio Ruffles. describing magazine. adventures of 7.45-8.0 Marjorie Hazlehurst and Professor Mallory Philip Cranmer (two pianos). 9.20- and Philip Lorn and their friends 10.5 Town Forum from Welling- borough. Northants. 3�' Tabu ! ' Professor Roger Mallory..Ivor Maddox NORTH (449.1 m.; 668 kc/s) Jane, his niece Helen Miller 5.0-5.55 Children's Hour. 6.15-6.40 Philip Lorn...... John Darran News. sport. 6.40-6.50 Records. 6.50- David Gray Basil Jones 7.20 Have a Go!* 7.20-7.30 The Par- John Jenkins Peter Edwards son Calls.' by Wilfrid Garlick. 7.30-8.0 Brighouse and Rastrick Band.* Dr. Yago...... Norman Wynne Harry Hello...... Simon Smith N. IRELAND (285.7 m.; 1,050 kc Is) Tambipunda Bernard O'Brien 5.0-5.55 As North. 6.15-6.40 News. Momolu Glyn Hardwicke A programme of opinions on the results of the Election sport. 6.40-7.30 As North. 7.30-7.50 Nike Vera Meazey 7.50-8.0 Sport.* Eddie Pearl (piano) Produced by Lorraine Davies The Chairman, WILLIAM PICKLES, introduces views- from: SCOTLAND (391.1 m.; 767 kc/s) One tragedy has already fallen upon Pro- fessor and his friends in their 5.0-5.55 Children's Hour. 6.15-6.30 Mallory VOTERS in five constituencies: News. sport. 6.30-7.0 Bowhill Collierv efforts to solve the mystery surrounding the and District Silver Band. 7.0-7.30 It's missing bacteriologist, Dr. Kells, and his In a West-Country interviewed All Yours!' town, by Raymond Baxter 7.30-8.0 Sportsreel. 10.5- strange ' Ingredient X.' But this is only 10.20 Book review. 10.20-10.40 Learning In a Scottish city, interviewed Munro Gaelic.* 10.40-10.50 Gaelic news. 10.50- the beginning of their troubles. Accidents by Sandy and a sickness come and 11.0 Story. upon them, they In a Lancashire industrial town, interviewed Eric incur the vindictive wrath of the natives by Jolly WALES (373.1 m.; 804 kc/s) when they commit the unforgivable offence In a Welsh County constituency, interviewed by Alun Williams 6.15-6.45 6.45-7.0 Gwas- of the sacred Tabu of Kalan- News. sport. breaking In the industrial anaeth Hwyrol. 7.0-7.30 Gwen Hirst gaili. , interviewed by David Martin (contralto); Reginald Paul (piano). 7.30-8.0 Learning Welsh. PASSERS-BY in a street in the centre of London interviewed by WEST m.; 977 kc/s (307.1 5.55 General Weather Forecast Wynford Vaughan Thomas and 216.8 m.; 1.384 kc/s) and forecast for farmers and shipping 6.15-6.45 News, sport. 7.0-7.30 Bristol CANDIDATES in North Hendon, a constituency in Middlesex: Easton Road Salvation Armv Band. 7.30-7.50 Listeners' letters. 7.50-7.55 Mrs. Barbara Ayrton Gould C. Ian 7.55-8.0 Book review.* Orr-Ewing Anniversary.* Greenwich Time Signal (Labour) (Conservative) 9.20-10.5 Any Questions? From Devizes. 6.0 NEWS Edward Martell Mrs. M. Pollitt (Liberal) (Communist)

6.15 Sport EDITORIAL OPINIONS from the weekly Press: Kingsley Martin C. V. Wedgwood Collin Brooks The New (' Statesman ') (' Time and Tide (' Truth ') 6.20 FIRST HOUSE A HISTORIAN: H. G. Nicholas, Fellow of Exeter presents College, Oxford, who is the results for Nuffield The Malcolm Mitchell Trio analysing College Hill Benny PARTY OFFICIALS in the London studio, who will intervene from Maria Perilli time to time: Introduced by Wallas Eaton Morgan Phillips Miss M. Maxse Lord Moynihan Augmented Dance Orchestra (Labour) (Conservative) (Liberal) Conducted by Stanley Black Produced by Dennis Main Wilson -TONIGHT AT 8.0-

Ben Minute 10.5 THE 6.45 CRISIS IN TIBET 9.0 Big NEWS FRIDAY RECITAL Talk by A. J. Hopkinson Betty Bannerman (mezzo-soprano) of the Indian Political Service Frederick Stone (accompanist) 9.20 LETTER The speaker was until recently in charge Paul Tortelier (cello) of the Sikkim Residency and responsible FROM AMERICA Gerald Moore (piano) for the conduct of relations between Tibet by Alistair Cooke Sonata in C, Op. 102 No. 1, for cello and the Indian Dominion Government. He and piano Beethoven talks about the country and the To be repeated Monday at 9.25 a.m. political Songs..Les Debussy situation there. cloches; Beau sotr; Mandoline; Le faune; En sourdine; Chevaux de bois 9.35 WE BEG Sonata in G minor. Op. 117, for cello 7.0 FLOTSAM TO DIFFER and piano Fauré A ' free sonata ' was C. Beethoven's own (B. Hilliam) Kay Hammond description of his Op. 102 No. the presents fourth of his five sonatas for cello and Gladys Young piano. It consists of two movements, each Records of a Rhymester pt which is prefaced by an extended slow Joyce Grenfell introduction; and immediately before the finale there Charmian Innes is a brief allusion to the andante theme heard at the opening. In 7.30 CALLING John Clements the words of Dr. Ernest Walker, the Sonata (which dates from 1815) ' alternates ALL SPORTSMEN Gilbert Harding between deep brooding tenderness and humour that ranges from sheer fun to Items of topical interest In the chair, Roy Plomley volcanic brusqueness.' Introduced by Howard Marshall Production by (BBC recording) Greenwich Time Signal THE (Kay Hammond and John Clements are News Summary 8.0 appearing in ' The Beaux' Stratagem' at GENERAL ELECTION the Lyric Theatre, London) To be repeated tomorrow at 7.30 (See above) (Light) 11.3 app. Close Down TALK OF THE WEEK By 'THE SCANNER'

Television and the Election Results

TIELEVISION takes part in re- adaptation of one of his earliest porting General Election news novels, written in 1926. The novel for was Craven and this was the first time on Thursday. House, Reid It will be an important landmark in fashioned into a play by his sister, . Billy the history of vision broadcasting as Diana, some four years ago. Un- and a medium of news information, and it fortunately, there was no theatre will be an interesting experiment in available in London at the time, so Dorothy Squires the use of visual aids to convey in- the play was produced on tour by in B. A. formation as simply and speedily as Diana Hamilton's husband, Music-Ilall from and Peter possible. Meyer, Daubeny. Tuesday's the Poplar will Ian be the As the night's arrangements production by Atkins will Civic Theatre interfere with the of the . first to be seen in London. reproduction on radio news bulletin-normally trans- The Hamilton family has made a Saturday mitted after the evening's programme considerable contribution to the -it has been decided for this night theatre since the 1920s. Diana, well- creasingly advanced experimental jewellery and ways of transforming it only to depart from the usual practice known actress for some years and the types of gas-turbine engined aircraft, into modem brooches and other items and take the nine o'clock bulletin original Ann in Outward Bound, has but the September show presented of adornment. a jointly with the Home Service. This several plays to her credit, including number of fully developed military An interesting aspect of this pro- will enable viewers to follow the Honour Thy Father and Fear No and civil aircraft incorporating these jected programme is the smallness of evening's television programmes with- More, and a year or so ago she ,new forms of power unit, both pure some of the objects to be televised. out being cut off from the events of adapted a story of another brother, jet and propeller-turbine. The film It means that special magnifying the day. It will not be until 10.45, Bruce, for radio's Saturday Night lays special emphasis on the develop- lenses will have to be fitted to the after the special edition of the Tele- Theatre; it was Middle Class Murder. ment of propeller-turbines� or ' turbo cameras. vision Newsreel, which will cover the props � which are particularly suit- events of the past three weeks, that able for civil air liners. A Crossword by Flotsam the Alexandra Palace election plan B1. C. HILLlAM-Flotsam to will be put into action. ' Music-Hail ' at Poplar t millions of listeners has Koon At the time of writing all arrange- a lot of work on a new ments have not been completed-in a RICHARD AFTON'S Music-Hall, putting in version of Flotsam's task of this nature there are invari- now a familiar monthly feature Follies, that radio ably last-minute details-but the in television light entertainment-you light-hearted, unsophisticated combined resources of both studios never know how the Maids ' will programme which has now exceeded and of one O.B. unit will be used for announce the next artist-makes a eighty editions. On Monday Walton Anderson the fullest possible coverage of the move on Saturday. The programme presents this new version as Flotsam's results and for a regular survey of will be staged at Poplar's modern Follies' first television the state of the parties, probably Civic Theatre. Newcomers to tele- appearance. The cast will be rather different from that every fifteen minutes. vision taking part include Joyce in radio, but will At the moment it is planned that Golding, a comedienne originally dis- include Ivor Dennis (with ' Flotsam ' at the second throughout the transmission, lasting covered for radio by Cecil Madden piano), Arthur Richard- son and Helen into the early hours, the scene will and more recently a success at the Clare, who has sung in at least alternate between Trafalgar Square, Casino, and Howard De Courcey, the sixty of the radio pro- where the Daily Mail will also be JEAN CADELL conjurer. Many of you may remem- grammes. Film results on a giant screen, and will play the part of Miss Hall, the ber the Trio Grossetto in New to You sequences are to be used in flashing this either of the two studios at the Craven House ' about a year ago. This act, which is visual edition of the Follies and proprietress of Flotsam Palace. One of the studios will have appearing on Saturday, is one of says he is hoping to make a success of a new an open telephone line communicat- the fastest juggling teams in the style crossword; Among the television cast who the clues will be ing directly with Broadcasting House country and has just returned from a apparently sung and played in the tour of Craven viewers will be News Room throughout the transmis- original Continental tour. given time to puzzle House are Helena sion. Jean Cadell, out the answers before they are given and One of the most studio Pickard, Rosamund Greenwood. in the studio. important Yesterday's Todav devices can be best described as a Jewellery scoreboard and this will IT is quite the thing, so they tell cricket-type Progress in the Air Sir show the progress of the parties. .:ne, for women to pick up a bar- Heneage ONE of the films being shown gain in the way ot an old-fashioned before the nine o'clock news brooch or necklet and adapt it for Ogilvie A Hamilton Adaptation bulletin on Thursday is a record of use with modern clothes. Apparently writes on the PATRICK HAMILTON'S work the of British husbands are be Society Aircraft Con- expected to handy facing has well known to viewers page become structors' Show held at Farnborough with the soldering iron. Women will about with the production of, among other last September. It includes many be interested, then, in a Made by Monday's plays, Rope, Gaslight, and The Duke action shots of aircraft in flight and Hand programme being arranged by programme, in Darkness. There will be another is an impressive survey of the in- Caryl Doncaster. It will be the next ' Hatters example of his plot-weaving on Tues- dustry's latest machines. Previous in the series after Tuesday's feature of and Death ' day, interesting in that it will be an S.B.A.C. shows have disclosed in- on violins, and will deal with antique Life W E D N E S DAY-February .22 FRIDAY 24 The are ddvided Demonstration Film 11.0-12.0 Demonstration Film Championships 11.0-12.0 8.0 NEWSREEL into two classes by age: Class . � � � ' A ' from 15 to 16 and Class ' B ' to 17. the � � � from 16 Tonight 8.15 ELECTION ANALYSIS 3.0 YOUR WARDROBE winners of the four Divisional A survey by R. B. McCallum, Mary Malcolm discusses with Championships meet at the 3,0 ' TANKS A MILLION' various David Butler, and Chester Wil- Elspeth Wilding the ways Empire Stadium, Wembley An American film best comedy mot, illustrated by maps and in which you can get the Commentators: The winner of all the radio quiz andmated diagrams service from your sewing machine Peter Wilson and programmes is to the for called-up Margot Lovell goes shopping Tony van den Berg American army where, since he you already knows all the manuals 8.30 Marie Ney, Catherine Lacy Produced by S. E. Reynolds and instructions off by heart, he and David Markham 8.30 PICTURE PAGE finds hdmself unpopular with his in fellow soldiers 3.30 'CARING FOR A Topical Magazine 'THE FAMILY REUNION' CHILDREN' Edited and introduced A pliay in verse by T. S. Eliot A film of interest to women Joan Gilbert EXPLORING FOR OIL' by 3.50-4.5 ' Produced by Steiphen Harrison Interviewer: Leslie Mitchell A film showing how oil was first (Second performance : for details see used by men, where it seeped to at 3.40-4.0 Charlie Chaplin in Produced by S. E. Reynolds Sunday 8.30) the surface, and how it is now 'HIS TRYSTING PLACE ' located deep in the earth by In this early Keystone comedy modern methods 10.10-10-25 NEWS (sound only) film Charlie finds himself in 9.15 BOXING trouble in the park A further visit to the Empire Stadium, Wembley, to see the * * * closing bouts in the A.B.A. Youth Championships 8.0 BOXING 25 A.B.A. Youth Championships SATURDAY During the last month eliminat- NEWSREEL 10.0 NEWISREEL ing tournaments have been taking of Monday's edition) 11.0-12.0 8.30 MUSIC-HALL to (Repeat place all over the country (Composite edition) From for the titles decide who shall box Poplar Civic Theatre of Youth Champions of 1950 � � � 10.15-10.30 NEWS (sound only) (Continued in next column) featuring 2.55-4.40 app. ASSOCIATION Monsewer Eddde Gray FOOTBALL and Fourth Round F.A. Amateur Cup Reid and 23 Billy Dorothy Squires THURSDAY This afternoon the television Joyce Golding cameras visit one of the Cup Tie matches being played in the Peter Brough and Fourth Round of the F.A. Archie Andrews ELECTION RESULTS. draw for GENERAL Amateur Cup. As the Howard De this round is not known at the Courcey will be as come in Results of 's poll given they time of going to press, full The Trio Groseetto Illustrated and by maps diagrams details of this afternoon's pro- Eva Kane gramme will be announced at the Commentators: end of Thursday and Friday Leslie Roberts' Music Hall Maids R. B. McCALLUM evenings' transmissions Eric Robinson of Pembroke and author of Commentators: Fellow College, Oxford, and his augmented Orchestra ' The British General Election of 1945 ' Jimmy Jewell and Peter Lloyd Produced by Richard Afton DAVID BUTLER Research student of Nuffield College -NEXT WEEK- ' GAY ROSAWNDA the popular CHESTER WILMOT Strauss operetta, with Jack Buchanan 9.30 SATURDAY-NIGHT (Sund-ay) STORY to Viewers can also join the crowds in Trafalgar Square, ' THE PECKHAM EXPERIMENT '� A second visit (Monday) told by are thrown on to the illuminated screen watch results as they THE BRITISH MUSEUM � More Algernon Blackwood treasures on view (Tuesday) Your television is Richard Dimbleby ' guide THERESE RAQUIN '�Zola master- piece, with Nancy Price (Thursday) to 1.0 a.m. 9.45 NEWSREEL 10.45 p.m. (app.) ICE SKATING (Friday) of KEMPTON PARK RAOING (Friday (Repeat Friday's edition) 'BOOGIE DOODLE' and Saturday afternoons) 11.0-12.0 Demonstration Film 8.50 A danadian cartoon film by Norman RUGBY FOOTBALL�NAVY v. ARMY either cameras (Saturday afternoon) 10.0-10.15 NEWS (Sound only) * McLaren made without * * or recording apparatus. The picture and the ' sound ' are drawn on the film itself 3.0-4.10 THE MISSING PEOPLE' Ben Minute with Will Fyffe. Patricia Roc and 9.0 Big Ronald Adam. The film of Edgar NEWS Wallace thriller The Mind of Mr. (Broadcast in sound only from the J. G. Reeder ' Home Service)

�� .� � 9.15 ' KELLY THE SECOND ' An American comedy film, star- 8.30 BRITISH AIRCRAFT ring Patsy Kelly and Charley REVIEW 1949 in which a truck driver made the Shell Film Chase, This film, by becomes a prize fighter Unit, is a complete record of the Society of British Aircraft Con- structors' Show held at the Royal 10.25 Interlude Aircraft Establishment's airfield at Farnborough in Hampshire, at 10.30 NEWSREEL the beginning of September 1949 Election Edition Besides showing almost all the ai.r- Special craft on the ground and flying over- A survey of the past three weeks head the film also conltains a large number of shots of the aircraft off the from ground, taken accompanying a.m. (app.) machines 10.45-1.0 Directed by Bill Mason GEtNERAL ELECTIOLN RESULTS