W.E.A. Talks from 1YA

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 4, 5 August 1932, Page 5

W.E.A. Talks from 1YA

The Plays of John Galsworthy, A series of 4 talks to be broadcast from. LYA on Wednesdays, commencing August 10, 1932,. by Rev Wm. _ stable, M.A. | No. 1--John Galsworthy, born 1867, trained for the Bar, but practised very little. Although he has travelled exe tensively, his roots are essentially Eng» lish ; & novelist first, since 1906 has filled the double role of novelist and dramate ist. For that year saw "The Man of Property," the first novel of the fanious "Forsyte Saga" and "The Silver Box," his first and one of his best plays, which reveals his use of contrasts, his judicial fairness, accurate realism, and strong. humanity. No. 2.-"Strife," in 1909, a play of nit industrial deadlock, one of his best works, notable for its characterisation of the two protagonists, Roberts and Anthony. "Justice," a social tragedy, containing an indictment of the prisow System by the barrister Frome, who voices Galsworthy’s genuine feelings and opinions. No. 3.-"The Fugitive" and "The Bids est Son" show a falling-off in his dramua tie work, but "The Pigeon," whilst. not so intensely dramatic, is the most-self» revealing of his plays. Its underlying aim is to create a sympathetic understanding of even the most hopeleag cases, and it does this with a humour that is more effective than pathos. No. 4--A brief study of his later plays, which show a decided falling-off, with the exception of a few plays like "Loyalties" and "Hscape." Conclusion Comparison with Bernard Shaw. An Introduction to the Understanding of Architecture A series of 4 talks to be broadcast from IVA on Thursdays, commencing August 11, 1932, by Mr. R. A, Lippincott, B.Arch., EN. ZA. No. Aspect of Architesture. No. 2.-How to.appreciate and judge architecture. No. 8.-The architecture of the mom ern dwelling. No. 4.-Some architectural aspects af town planning.