A Broadcasting Calendar

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28th 5.t5 Russian Christmas Music : Medvedeif's Balalaika Orchestra N.

6.3o Beethoven : Professor Tovey's Keyboard Talk .. N. 7.15 In Your Garden : C. H. Middleton .. .. N.

7.3o Folk Carols : Ernest J. Potts .. N.R.

7.35 Kentucky Minstrels .. • . .. N.

8.00 Oliver Twist-a radio version .. .. Regionals io.00 The Cart of Death, adapted and translated from Selma Lagerlof .. N.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29th

5.00 Hansel and Gretel : Children's Hour version of I iumper- dinck's opera .. . • • •.. L.R.

6.;o Sporting Events of 1934: Howard Marshall .. N.

7.00 In Town Tonight .. „ . N.

8.3o Music. Hall ..N. 8.3o Here are Prophets-a broadcast forecast : J. L. Hodson,

R. A. Watson Watt, Miss'Garland of Vogue, Sir Malcolm Campbell, Geoffrey Crowther, Ritchie Calder, C. W. A.

Scott, R. H. Naylor. Regionals 9.25 Bethlehem-Rutland Bought.on's setting Of. the Coventry

Nativity Play. .. W.R.

10.00 Organ Recital from Brpadcas. House : 'Maurice - Vinde.nN

SUNDAY, DECEMBER ;oth 5.00 Mary the Motber-1 play by Mona Swann ..

5.3o Chamber Music : Brosa String Quartet .. .. N.

6.10 How I Spend My Sunday-a summing up. S.R. 6.45 The Palestine Gendarmerie : Douglas V. Duff. A." day's 7.o5 Recital : John Coates and Samuel Kutcher N. 7.55 Service from Cant.erbury Cathedral : Archbishop of

Canterbury .. N., &c. 9.00 Hansel and Gretel-a Children's Hour production of Humperdmck s opera.. N. 9.00 American Points of View : Professor Walton H. Hamilton L.R. to.00 Modern Hebrew Songs : Cantor Wolf Lewi and Elsa M.R.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31st 10.45 Tales of a Scientist : Professor Allen Ferguson .. .. N. moo Schoolboys' Exhibition, Agricultural Hall-opening by Mr. J. H. Thomas .. - .. N.

3.45 Sonata Recital (Mozart) : Bessie Rawlins and Reginald Paul N. 6.3o Science in the Making : Gerald Heard .. N.

6.45 The Cinema : Alistair Cooke N. 8.0o Opening Night of Winter " Proms," Queen's Hall : B.B.C. Symphony Oichestra, conductor Sir Henry Wood. Wagner Programme N. 8.15 Samuel Taylor Coleridge-radio-dramatic survey of his life Regionals .00 Hail and Farewell 1934-1935. New Year's Eve programme All Stations 11.45 Watchnight Service from Winchester Cathedral .. All Stations iz.00 Big Ben, &c... All Stations TUESDAY, JANUARY 1st 4.20 Nancy Phillips String Quartet. Haydn, Debussy, &c. .. N. 5.15 New Year's Day at the Zoo : the Zoo man .. L.A.

6.5o Review of Disarmament-1934-1935 : H. Wilson Harris . N. 8.00 Promenade Concert - Haydn-Mozart programme : Suggia, etc. .. Regionals 8.3o Songs from the Films-including Walt Disney's Pied

8.45 Northern Cockpit-i. Housing in Industrial Areas-a

discussion N.R.

10.00 India-r. Sir Samuel Hoare N.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY and 10.45 Would you Change ?-x. J. C. A. Willis, a window cleaner N.

2.5o To Unemployed Clubs : John Newsom, B.B.C. spiral

correspondent .. .. N.

3.15 Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra and Moiseiwitsch .. N.

6.3o Books in General : G. K. Chesterton .. N.

6.45 For Farmers Only : John Morgan .. .. N. 7.00 Carriages at Midnight : Lady Tree and Barry Ferguson Regionals 7.3o Bach's Christmas Oratorio from Lincoln Minster .. Regionals 7.3o Organ Recital from Broadcasting House : G. Thalben Ball N.

8.x5 Back to Methuselah, Part'I : Bernard Shaw .. 1 N.

10.10 Young Men in Industry-Deep-sea Fishing- S. Croft- THURSDAY, JANUARY 3rd ;.00 Light Music from Geneva .. .. Regionals 5.15 The Quest of the Golden Fleece-play by L. du Garde Peach.. L.R. 6.3o James Elroy Flecker programme .. M.A.

6.5o Spoken En lish : Professor A. Lloyd James .. .. N.

8.00 Back to Methuselah, Part I-repeat performance .. Regionals

8.15 Surprise Item ..N.

8.3o Pianoforte Recital : Moiseiwitsch. Liszt music ..

9.15 Yorkshire String Quartet. Haydn and Brahms N.R. 10.15 Chamber Music and Poetry : Lyra Quartet and Robert Speight : Rameau, Matthew Arnold, &c.

Foundations of Music-Handel Celebration.. .. .. N.

December 31st (7.5), January xst (6.3o), January and (7.5). January 3rd (6.3o). Harpsichord Suites : Alice Ehlers. N.