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SOUTH AFRICAN PROBLEM

AND TWO RECITALS

On May 31 last year, the Union of South Africa was fifty years old. To mark the occasion Laurence Gilliam, Head of BBC Features, and the South six-week African-born writer David Lytton paid ɑ

visit to the Union to interview people of every colour and every shade of opinion about the country's problems and future.

The result was two-hour-long such things as suitable cosmetics programmes called "The South for toning up dry skins, slimming African Dilemma," which will be without starvation, and clothes broadcast on, Radio Hongkong for the coming summer season. this Sunday and next, at 8.00 pm Speakers will include Anne Lett The programmes reflect faithfully and Joy Todd

Issues the amouldering burst into flame at Sharpeville just after the BBC team left.

which

Today

The first programme reviews the politics of the Union's first fifty years, leading to the elec tion. victory of the Nationalists In 1948 and the emergence of Dr Malan's policy of apartheld. 12.13 pm BIG BAND SHOW.

Listeners will hear a wide cross- section of opinions on the ten- sions that affect the country, be- tween Boer and Briton, between European and non-European

FROM THE CONCERT HALL: Tuesday 8.30 pm and Wednesday 8.30 pm-Radio Hongkong offers two recitals this week by Inter- nationally known artists, play- Ing "From the Concert Hall." The first, on Tuesday, is by the alstinguished American planist Abbey Simon,

Mr. Simon received his musical education In New York and Philadelphia and is well-known to Asian audiences, having made tour of India, an extensive Ceylon and Indonesia two years ago.

Then on Wednesday, the American husband and wife team, Beta and Ján Popper, will give a recital of lleder by Ger. man, French and Czech com « (mezzo. Beta Popper posers. soprano) Is American. by birth' and sings with the San Francisco Opera Company. She is well- known to radio and television audiences. Dr Jan Popper (plano) is a Czech-born Ameri- can, and is a conductor as well as a planist As Fullbright Professor he set up the Opera School in Japan, and has con- ducted the first: performances of,

operas on many contemporary the West Coast of the United States

11.53 am, #OSIAH WEDGWOOD-A portrait of a potter, by David Lytton.

12.50 RACING, PEARCE MEMORIAL CUP AT HAPPY VALLEY- Commentaries by Victor Price. Michael ·Bulner and Roa Whitehead.

1.11 WEATHER REPORT. 1.15 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS. 1.30 AFTERNOON

RECITAL—12

Etudes Op. 10 (Chopin); No. 3 E Major, No. 4°C Sharp Minor. No. 6 G Flat Major. No. 6 E flat minor, No. 7 C major, No. 8 F Major, No. 10 A-flat major, Impromptu No. 1 A Flat Major-- Op. 29, Impromptu No. 3 F sharp major Op. 36; Ruth Slenczynska (Piaño).

2.00 HANCOCK'S

HALF HOUB-

(Repeat Series). 230 MAINLY MUSIC. 3.00 YOU AND L

3.30 ANNA KARENINA—By.

Leo

Tolstoy (Repeat Series). 4.00 RHYTHM IS THEIR BUSI-

NESS.

30 GUILTY PARTY (Repeat). 5.00 TEA DANCE.

6.00 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS. 6.15 THE SOUNDS OF VENICE -

.by. James Morris.

6.30 COMPOSER CAVALCADE. 6.58 WEATHER REPORT, 7.00 TIME SIGNAL,

COMMENTARY.

THE NEWS,

7.15 TINS WEEK-A lookback at the people and events in the news this week.. Compiled and introduced by Timothy Birch.

7.45 FIRST HEARING.

8.15 SPORTSCAST—Introduced by

Victor Price.

8.43 INTERLUDE

FOR MUSIC-

Cy. Grant. 8.58 WEATHER REPORT: 9.00 TIME - SIGNAL,

THE_NEWS, NEWS ABOUT BRITAIN, 9.15 SING SOMETHING SIMPLE. 9.45 THE ROLE OF THE DIREC

TOR:=TYRONE · GUTHRIE Interviewed by Peter Duval Smith. 10.00 IN THE COOL, COOL,

COOL OF THE EVENING. WEATHER REPORT.. TRIE

10.58

11.00

SIGNAL,

RADIO

NEWSREEL.

11.15

11,45

SATURDAY NIGHT HOP. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

A commentary on the second half of one of the day's Sixth Round Cup Ties WEATHER REPORT.

"FREE FALL": Monday, 9.15 pm The BBC tends to specialise In making radio adaptations of the powerful novels of William Golding "Lord of the Flies" and

Martin" "Pincher

made memorable radio in the past, and 12.45 "Free Fall" is the third of the 12.47 NEWS HEADLINES.. sérlés. It concerns a man who 12.48 TIME SIGNAL, CLOSE DOWN

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN, has lost his free will and goes back over his former life to find out at what point he stopped -being a free agent. Paul Scofield takes the principal role, and pro- of duction (Involving the use electronic sound)

Is by the Former Assistant Head of BBC Drama, Donald McWhinnie.

TYRONE GUTHRIE ON THE ROLE OF THE DIRECTOR: Tonight 9.45 pm-Tyrone Guthrie admired Js one of the most

Sunday

FIRST

7.00 am TIME - SIGNAL,

DAY FAVOURITES. 7.13 NEWS · SUMMARY, 7.20 FIRST DAY FAVOURITES. 7.58 WEATHER REPORT. 8.00 TIME SIGNAL, HOLIDAY FOR

STRINGS.

8.58 WEATHER-REPORT. 9.00 TIME SIGNAL,

THE NEWS,

SPORTS RESULTS..

theatre directors today, and In tonight's programme he discussed 9.15 PROGRAMME PARADE. with Peter Duval Smith how he 9.30 FORCES FAVOURITES. goes about producing a play, 10.30 A MOZART CONCERT.

*11.13 CELEBRATION. OF MASS some ending with

advice to

FROM ST JOSEPH'S CHURCH, GARDEN ROAD-Preacher: young men who want to become

Rev. J. Collins, SJ. directors.

12.15 pm ARMENGOL AND HIS

ORCHESTRA.

FITNESS, HEALTH · AND BEAUTY: Woman's World," Tuesday and Thursday, at 2.00 pmThese are the main themes throughout the month of March In Radio Hongkong'a bl-weekly programme for women, produced by Murray Leavitt and Thelma Stuart, As well as regular fea. stures, the emphasis will be on

1.00 TIME SIGNAL, GOING TO

THE PICTURES. - 1.13 WEATHER REPORT. 15 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS. - 1.30 THE. AFTERNOON CONCERT -Suite from "A MidsuTATLET Night's Dream" (Mendelssohn): Ernest Ansermet conducting L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.

2.00 THE ARCHERS---(Omnibus

edition).

2.43 THE

BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTED BY ARTHUR FIEDLER- Lullaby (Khachaturian), Syn- copated clock (Leroy Ander- son), Jolly Fellows Waltzes (Vollsted).

3.00 TIME SIGNAL, HOME AND ·**

HOSPITAL REQUESTS.

4.00 REPORT ON REVOLUTION—

A firsthand history of events

in Russia in the year 1917.

- Narrated - by - Edward - Ward. Edited and produced by Terence Tiller. 5.00 SING IT AGAIN. 5.30 JOURNEY INTO · SPACE-

Written and produced by Charles Chilton. "Operation Luba" No. 10 (Repeat Šeries). 6.00 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS. 6.10 INTERLUDE.

6.15 FROM THE WEEKLIES. 630 EVENSUNG-Conducted

by

Rev. 9. N. H. Roberts, CF. 6.58 WEATHER REPORT. 7.00 TIME SIGNAL, THE NEWS,

COMMENTARY.

7.15 CHRIST THE KINGA series of Religious talks for Lent No. 3 "Christ and Human Wis- dom" by Rev. N. Fehl.

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