This blog entry below goes up to the end of May. Happy Listening!
There will be a bit of confusion perhaps because I am unsure of exactly how many episodes of "A Mouse and His Child" there are. I am assuming there are 16. We'll find out in due course. Also, the reading of "Sons and Lovers" was originally to last for 4 evenings, and it is now being spread over 8.
A precis of this schedule appears at the end of the entry.
Tuesday: 5th March, 2013
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: The Mouse and His Child Pt 10
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life with the Lyons; Come To The Fair
6.30 Remember This? An item each week at this time from the Vast Historical Archives of Wireless
7.30 Concert Piece: Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No 2, Ashkenazy/London Symphony/Previn
9.00 Reading: D H Lawrence, Sons and Lovers Pt 6
Tuesday: 12th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: The Mouse and His Child Pt 11
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life with the Lyons; No Rest For Ben
7.30 Concert Piece: Schubert, Trio No 2 in Eb maj, Y Menuhin, H Menuhin, M Gendron
9.00 Reading: D H Lawrence, Sons and Lovers Pt 7
Tuesday: 19th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: The Mouse and His Child 12
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life with the Lyons; Christmas Shopping
7.30 Concert Piece: Bizet, Patrie Overture, and Suite from Fair Maid Of Perth, Paris Orch/Barenboim
9.00 Reading: D H Lawrence, Sons and Lovers Pt 8
Tuesday: 26 th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: The Mouse and His Child 13
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life with the Lyons; ‘Twas the Night before Christmas
7.30 Concert Piece: Beethoven, Symphony No 4 in Bb, London Symphony Orch/Dorati
9.00 Reading: Gavin Maxwell, Ring Of Bright Water Pt 1/8
Tuesday: 2nd April
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: The Mouse and His Child Pt 14
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life with the Lyons; Who Gave Me That
7.30 Concert Piece: Schumann, ‘Renish’, Symphony No 3 in Eb, New York Philharmonic/Walter
9.00 Reading: Gavin Maxwell, Ring Of Bright Water Pt 2/8
Tuesday: 9th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: The Mouse and His Child Pt 15
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life With the Lyons; Once Upon a Mime
7.30 Concert Piece: Opera; Chopin, 12 pieces for piano chosen by Funk and Wagnell
9.00 Reading: Gavin Maxwell, Ring Of Bright Water Pt 3/8
Tuesday: 16th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Story; The Mouse and His Child Pt 16 (Final?)
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life with the Lyons; Love Sneaks Up On Richard Lyon
7.30 Concert Piece: Opera; Mozart, “Posthorn” Serenade, London Mozart Players
9.00 Reading: Gavin Maxwell, Ring Of Bright Water Pt 4/8
Tuesday: 23rd
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: (Story, Robin Hood?)
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life with the Lyons; Father’s Day
7.30 Concert Piece: Fauré; Sonnets from William Shakespear’s works, by Dame Edith Evans
9.00 Reading: Gavin Maxwell, Ring Of Bright Water Pt 5/8
Tuesday: 30th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: (Story, Fred, the Big Red Fire Engine?)
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life with the Lyons; Let The Kids Do It
7.30 Concert Piece: Lehar, Seven Waltzes for Concert Orchestra
9.00 Reading: Gavin Maxwell, Ring Of Bright Water Pt 6/8
Tuesday: May 7th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Musical Adventure-Tchaikovsky In America Pt 1/2
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life with the Lyons; I Hear You Calling Me
7.30 Concert Piece: Brahms, Concerto in A min for Violin and ‘cello, Campoli, Halle Orch/Barbirolli
9.00 Reading: Gavin Maxwell, Ring Of Bright Water Pt 7/8
Tuesday: 14th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Serial story; Musical Adventure-Tchaikovsky In America Pt 2/2
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life with the Lyons; The Unlucky Winner
7.30 Concert Piece: Opera-Rossini, The Barber Of Seville Pt 1/3
9.00 Reading: Gavin Maxwell, Ring Of Bright Water Pt 8/8
Tuesday: 21st
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Story, Roger Rabbit
6.00 Classic Comedy:: Life with the Lyons; My Hat
7.30 Concert Piece: Opera-Rossini, The Barber Of Seville Pt 2/3
9.00 Reading: Sarah Henderson, From Strength To Strength Pt 1/8
Tuesday: 28th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Songs from Sesame Street
6.00 Classic Comedy: Life With The Lyons; Robin’s Birthday
7.30 Concert Piece: Opera-Rossini, The Barber Of Seville Pt 3/3
9.00 Reading: Sarah Henderson, From Strength To Strength Pt 2/8
Precis of above from beginning of March to the end of May:
At 5.30 each Tuesday is an item specifically for younger ears; we conclude the serial The Mouse and
his Child, and have some other stories, some songs, and a fantastical story of the composer
Tchaikovsky visiting America
At 6 pm is an episode of Life with the Lyons from the BBC, first aired in the 50s, and it followed a 6.30
every Tuesday by an item of interest out of our archives. A BBC interview with author Douglas Adams will be aired in this slot during April.
A longer piece of classical music is played at 7.30 and will include music by Bizet, Schubert, Schumann,
Brahms and Prokofiev, Beethoven and Mozart. A recording of an entire Rossini opera will be played.
For St George’s Day (also known as Shakespear Day) we’ll have some of the bard’s sonnets from
Dame Edith Evans.
After the 9pm news is a book reading (or similar) and will feature the concluding episodes of “Sons and
Lovers”. New readings will be from Gavin Maxwell’s “Ring of Bright Water” and Sarah Henderson will
read her autobiography , “From Strength To Strength”.
Usually notices and information for local listeners is broadcast between the end of the reading and
10pm, but could be heard at anytime during the evening.
