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THE ROYAL WEDDING, AND REITH LECTURES

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TODAY TO FRIDAY, MAY 6

Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret will be married to Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones in Westminster Abbey next Friday, May 6.

when they get there. A series of six programmes.

FACE TO FACE WITH KLAUS MEHNERT — Monday, 6.45 p.m.

The BBC has permission to the places to see, cost of living, broadcast and televise the the food and drink they'll find Wedding of the Year and al- though we in Hongkong won't be able to see the ceremony as it shall, actually takes place we through the medium of the General Overseas Service of the BBC whose transmission is. being relayed by Radlo Hong- kong - be able to hear it.

The BBC's team of commenta- tors Include Audrey Russell who will be inside Westminster Abbey to describe the ceremony at which the Archbishop of Canter- bury will officiate, David Lloyd James who will be outside the Abbey to describe the arrival of the bride and

and the guests their departure after the wedding, and Raymond Baxter and Alun Williams both of whom will be posted at vantage points along the processional route.

The broadcast begins at 11 a.m. British Summer Time and lasts two hours which means we shall hear it in Hongkong between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Here arc some other brlef notes

Radio Hongkong about programmes this week. "HAMLET"

of

Shake- This adaptation speare's tragedy was first pro- duced for Radio Hongkong by Timothy Birch last October as part of the Arts Festival.

It was

an ambitious venture which came off duccessfully and there have been a number of requests for this rebroadcast. At the head of a strong supporting cast stood Michel Meredith as Hamlet and Jand King as Ophelia. he was only 18 years old and a student at King George the recording V School when

was made; she has trained pro- fessionally for the theatre with the Arts Educational School in London and with the Bromley Repertory Company.

Ronald Oliphant puts ques- tions to the German author and

political reporter.

THE HONGKONG DERBY COM- MENTARIES- Saturday, 3.15

p.m.

Ted Thomas and Michael Bul- mer describe the race from Happy Valley Race Course,

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Toda

12.30 p.m. BUC BANDSTAND.

1.00 TIME SIGNAL, KEYBOARD

CAVALCADE.

1.13 WEATHER REPORT. 1.15 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS &

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. 1.30 LUNCHTIME MUSIC

Le

Corsaire Overture Op. 21 (Berlioz): Les Djinns (Cesar Franck); Valse de Concert No. F Major, Op. SI (Glazounov).

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2.00 WE SING FOR YOU. 2.30 EDUCATING ARCHIE. 3.00 MUSIC IN A LATIN AMERI-

CAN MOOD.

3.15 RACING, THE HONGKONG DERBY - Commentary by Ted Thomas.

OR-

3.40 IN THE GROOVE. 4.15 THE WOODCARVER'S WIFE

A Drama by Marjorie Pickthall. (Repeat). 4.45 THE LES BAXTER

CHESTRA, 5.00 SHERLOCK HOLMES-Part 2: Beryl Coronet." (Repeat). 5.30 THE BING CROSBY STORY. 6.00 THE GOON SHOW "The

Bridge. (Repeat).

JOCKEY The winner

6.30

DISK of

Radio Hongkong's Disk Jockey Competition Joe Yue plays his

selection own popular music.

-1.30 AFTERNOON CONCERT="La Forza Del Destini"--Overture (Verdi); "Namouna" Suite D'Orchestre No. 1 (E. Lalo). 2.00 THE ARCHERS - (Omnibus

cdition).

2.45 GUY

MITCHELL

FAVOURITES.

3.00 HOME AND HOSPITAL

QUESTS

RE

4.00 MUSIC FROM THE FILMS. 4.30 TEST ROOM EIGHT-Part 6

"The Final Experiment" (Final Fpisode) (Repeat).

5.00 WALTZ TIME.

5.30 STORIES FOR CHILDREN. 6.00 MELODIES AND MEMORIES 6.30 FORCES EVENING 'SERVICE. Rev. S. N. Roberts, C.F. 7.00 THE COMPOSER SPEAKS-

interviewed Benjamin Britten

by Joseph Cooper. 7.15 STRICTLY INSTRUMENTAL. 7.30 THE -REITH LECTURES —

"The Future of Man" by Pro- fessor P. B. Medawar, C.B.E.. F.R.S. No. 1 "The Fallibility of Prediction.

7.58 WEATHER REPORT, 8.00 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS. 8.10 HOME NEWS FROM BRITAIN, "The 8.15 SHERLOCK HOLMES →→→

Neble Bachelor."

CONCERT - SUNDAY 8.15 THE

Concerto Grosso in C Major. Op. 8. No. 1 (Gluseppe Torelli: (Beeth- Ah, perfido! Op. 63 oven); Symphony No. 2 in D. On. 43 (Sibellus) -Pierre Monteux conducting The Lon- don Symphony Orchestra. 10.00 TIME SIÒNAL, THE NEWS &

COMMENTARY. 10.15 CORTOT PLAYS DEBUSSY. 10.30 SIR RALPH RICHARDSON IN

THE FIRST OF TWO JOSEPH CONRAD STORIES No. 1

"The Tale." 10.58 WEATHER REPORT.

11.00 TIME

SIGNAL &

NEWSREEL.

RADIO

11.15 THE EPILOGUE, INTERLUDE. 11.30 CLOSE DOWN.

Monday

7.00 2. TIME SIGNAL, MARCH,

TOP OF THE MORN. 7.15 NEWS SUMMARY. 7.20 TOP ON THE MORN. 7.45 WEATHER ·REPORT. | 7.55 DIARY FOR TODAY. 7.58 WEATHER REPORT.

8.00 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS. 8.10 PROGRAMME PARADE. 3.15 MUSIC FOR YOU.

8.59 REPEAT HEADLINES. WEA-

THER REPORT.

9.00 CLOSE DOWN,

12.30 p.m. BANDBOX,

1.00 TIME SIGNAL,

1.13 WEATHER REPORT.

1.15 TIME'

SIGNAL,

THE NEWS, SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. 1.30 THE AFTERNOON CONCERT Serenade in E Major for String Orchestra, Op. 22.

2.00 CLOSE DOWN.

5.30 FOR THE VERY YOUNG. 5.45 MEDIEVAL BRITAIN," 6.00 TIME FOR JAZZ. 6.30 THE ARCHERS. 6.45 FACE of

TO

FACE Ronald Oliphat talks 10 Klaus Mehnert, the German author, and political reporter. 7.00 FILM FOCUS.

7.00 A CENTURY OF SONG

Featuring popular songs of the past hundred years. Part 1 "Long Long Ago."

1

7.30 PEOPLE TALKING - A new

series

ries presented by Timothy Birch.

7.58 WEATHER REPORT.

8.00 TIME BIGNAL, THE NEWS. 8.10 COMMENTARY.

8.15 THIS WEEK A 1ookback at the people and events in the news this week.

8.45 SPORTS CAST. 9.00 PAULA TEMPLE

AND THE CONRAD CASE — Part 4 "A Visit to Innsbruck.“

9.30 CHOPIN-"ANNIVERSARY 1810

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9.58 WEATHER REPORT. 10.00 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS, HOME NEWS8' FROM BRITAIN. 10.15 LATE NIGHT DANCE MUSIC. 10.58 WEATHER REPORT.

TIME SIG

SIGNAL, RADIO NEWS REEL. BBC 11.15 GOODNIGHT MUSIC. 11.30 CLOSE TOWN,

THE REITH LECTURES - The Future of Man Sunday, 7.30 a.m. P.B. Medawar, C.B.E., Fellow of the Royal Society, and Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Com- parative Anatomy at University 11.00 College in the University of London, is the man the Invited to give the 1959 Reith Lectures. — an annual series: named after the first Director- General of the BBC, and con- Colved with the intention of gtimulating thought and contri- byting to knowledge,

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In his six lectures Professor Medawar examines the processes of reasoning whereby hope to gain a better understand- Ing of the many separate and differing problems contained in bo one all embracing. question about the biological future of the human race. The first talk looks at the problem of predicting and regulating population growth..

HOLIDAY MAGAZINE — Wod- nesday, 0.30 p.m.

unday

SIGNAL, 8.00 am. TIME

WEA- THER REPORT, SUNDAY ATHING SONG,**** 8.58 WEATHER REPORT. 0.00 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS, SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, SPORTS RESULTS,' 9.15 PROGRAMME PARADE. 9.30 FORCES FAVOURITES. 10,39 strp~ MORNING-

MUSIC-

Quartet No. 1 Op. 16 In C Minor for Pianoforie: Violin; Viola & Cello (Gabriel Fauro). 11.00 SERVICE FROM ST JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL..

12.15 pm. FULK SONGS - Damny hoy; Goin' one; On Wings of Song Op. 34, No. 2; At Dawn

I

I

Michael Bulmer la producar 12.39 app with the help of Allegn Bekker and Ronald

Ing. Op. 20, No. 1 The Roger Wagner Chorale,

MUSIC IS FOR EVERYONE No. 12. "The Symphone Until Beethoven:"

GOING TO Oliphant 1.00 TIME SIGNAL,

THE PICTURES, 1.13 WEATHER BLEONT. How and where to spend homo 1.18 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS * and loon leaves, how to get thera,

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

gives listenore some Ideas about

7.30 LONDON CALLING. 758 WEATHER REPORT. 8.00 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS. 8.10 COMMENTARY.

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8.15 RADIO HONGKONG ACTORS STUDIO PRESENTS "THE TRAGICAL HISTORIE OF HAMLET. PRINCE OF DEN- MARKE" BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE — The play adapted for radio and produced by Timothy

Birch. Special effects by Ronald Minhinnet. (First Broadcast Last Year During the Arts Festival). 10.58 MUSIC IN A QUIET MOOD. 11.15 RADIO NEWSREEL. 11.29 WEATHER REPORT. 11.30 CLOSE DOWN.

Tuesday

7.00 a.m. TIME SIGNAL, MARCH, MELODY ON THE MOVE.

7.15 NEWB- SUMMARY:

7.45 WEATHER REPORT.

1.55 DIARY FOR TODAY.

7.58 WEATHER REPORT.

8.00 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS.

8.10 PROGRAMME PÄRADE.”

8.15 TUESDAYS - TUNE); ***

D.00 CLOSE "DOWN.NE

12.15 p.m. MID-DAY PRAYERS. 12.30 APERITIF,***

1.00 TIME 'BIGNAL.

113 WEATHER REPORT.

1.15 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS & SPECIAL" ANNOUNCEMENTS. 1.30 MUSIC IN MINIATURE. 2.00 CLOSE DOWN.ESSEN

5.30 FOR THE VERY YOUNG. 8.8 ZUTEN AND TEAUIS 0.00

SURE FRAN-

0.30 THE "ARCHERS,/

6.45 FROM THE WEEKLIES.

7.00 LUCKY DIP-Presented by

Mary

2.58 WEATHER REFORT. 8.00 TIME CIONAL, HE NEWS. 8.10 COMMENTARY.

*

LYONS- FRICA-

8.15 LIFE WIFI TUE

Strike it Right."

8.45 LETTER" FROM

By Altair Cooly

MOTORING MAGAZINE

9.00 pro by Timothy Birch.

.

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9.30 ALDEBURGH TESTIVAL - OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS-1959 -Church music of the 18th and 17th centuries. 1. Motels by William Byrd. 9.58 WEATHER REPORT. 10.00 TIME' SIGNAL, THE NEWS & HOME NEWB ROM BRITAIN. 10.15 STRING ALONG WITH BILL. 10.58 WEATHER REPORT. 11.00 TIME SIGNAL, RADIO' NEWS-

REEL.

11.15 AND 80 TO BED. 11.30 CLOSE DOWN.

Wednesd

7.90 a.m. TIME SIGNAL, MARCH,

RISING NOTES,

7.15 NEWS SUMMARY,

7.45 WEATHER REPORT. 7.55 DIARY FOR TODAY. 7.58 WEATHER REPORT.

8.00 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS. 8.10 PROGRAMME PARADE. 8.15 MID-WEEK MELODIES. 8.59 REPEAT' 'HEADLINES,

THER REPORT. 9.00 CLOSE DOWN.

12.30 p.m. STAGE AND

MELODIES.

WEA-

SCREEN

1.00 TIME SIGNAL. 1.13 WEATHER REPORT. 1.15 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS,

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. 1.30 THE AFTERNOON CONCERT

"Il Segreto Di Susanna" Overture (Wolf-Ferrari). "Rus- sian

and Ludmilla" - Sulle (Glinka).

2.00 CLOSE DOWN.

5.30 p.m. FOR THE VERY YOUNG, 3.45 SPEAKING GENERALLY, 6.00 JAZZ HALF HOUR.

6,30 THE ARCHERS.

6.45 INTERLUDE FOR MUSIC. 7.00 AROUND

MUSIC.

THE

7.15 EXPLORATION

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