Listings
: BRIGHT AND EARLY
Gramophone records: General Weather Forecast
for land areas: General Weather Forecast
for land areas: MORNING MUSIC
The Leighton Lucas OrchestraConductor, Leighton Lucas
Contributors
Conductor:
Leighton
Lucas
: MUSIC FOR SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY
Cynthia Glover (soprano) Clifton Helliwell (piano)Carter String Trio:
Mary Carter (violin) Anatole Mines (viola)
Eileen McCarthy (cello)
Contributors
Soprano:
Cynthia
Glover
Piano:
Clifton
Helliwell
Violin:
Mary
Carter
Viola:
Anatole
Mines
Cello:
Eileen
McCarthy
: FOR THE SCHOOLS
how THINGS BEGAN. 2-Metalsmiths at Work. Script by Rhoda Power.Contributors
Script By:
Rhoda
Power.
: THE DAILY SERVICE
St. George's DayAway with our fears (BBC H.B. 147) New Every Morning, page 44 Psalm 139 (Broadcast Psalter) Galatians 1, vv. 1-12
Lord. while for all mankind we pray
(BBC H.B. 432)
: MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK
Troise and his Banjoliers: FOR THE SCHOOLS
SINGING TOGETHER, by William Appleby11.20 THE WORLD OF WORK. Building: Herbert Hunter interviews trainees and those who train them. (BBC recording)
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH. ' Excursion a Fontainebleau': la famille Morel decide de profiter d'un beau samedi apres-midi pour partir en excursion. Texte d'Emile Harven
Contributors
Unknown:
William
Appleby
: DISC DOODLING
by Flotsam at the piano with the help of records: MIDDAY MUSIC-HALL
AugmentedBBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
George Fierstone and his Quintet
Maurice Allen , Tom Mennard
Barbara Lyon , Arthur English
Presented by Bill Worsley
Contributors
Leader:
John
Jezard
Conductor:
Paul
Fenoulhet
Conductor:
George
Fierstone
Unknown:
Maurice
Allen
Unknown:
Tom
Mennard
Unknown:
Barbara
Lyon
Unknown:
Arthur
English
Presented By:
Bill
Worsley
: The Weather
General weather forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England: DESERT ISLAND DISCS
John Nevillediscusses with Roy Plomley the gramophone records he would choose to have with him if he were condemned to spend the rest of his life on a desert island
Produced by Monica Chapman
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Neville
Produced By:
Monica
Chapman
: FOR THE SCHOOLS
FOR COUNTRY SCHOOLS. ' Going Abroad.' Script by Henry Marshall2.0 THE music box, by Gordon Reynolds
2.10 ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS. First Movement: second of two illustrated 'talks by John Russell
2.30 let's hear IT AGAIN. Overture, Ruslan and Ludmilla. by Glinka: and movements from Bach's Suite No. 2, in B minor
Contributors
Script By:
Henry
Marshall
Unknown:
Gordon
Reynolds
Unknown:
John
Russell
: THE DISTANT SCENE
A series of readings from books of travel and discovery2-'The Robbers of Mount Pindus 'taken from ' Visits to
Monasteries in the Levant' by Robert Curzon
Reader, -Valentine Dyall
In 1833 little was known about Albania except that it was in constant rebellion against the Turks and infested with bandits. Robert Curzon describes his adventures with these robbers who controlled the mountain passes he had to cross on his way to the remote monasteries of Meteora.
Contributors
Reader:
Robert
Curzon
Reader:
Valentine
Dyall
: FOR THE SCHOOLS
PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. ' Christabel ' Part 1, by S. T. ColeridgeContributors
Unknown:
S. T.
Coleridge
: THE MAJESTIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by Lou Whiteson with Laurie PayneContributors
Conducted By:
Lou
Whiteson
Unknown:
Laurie
Payne
: THE BEST OF YESTERDAY
3-The Zeebrugge Raid by Admiral Sir Roger KeyesOn the night of April 22, 1918, after months of anxious planning, Sir Roger Keyes led the Dover Patrol into this historic naval action which put an end to the enemy submarine menace in the Channel.
Contributors
Unknown:
Admiral Sir Roger
Keyes
: Orchestral Hour BBC NORTHERN ORCHESTRA
(Leader.Reginald SteadConducted by Vilem Tausky
Contributors
Leader:
Reginald
Stead
Conducted By:
Vilem
Tausky
: CHILDREN'S HOUR
For Children of Most Ages* The Reluctant Dragon ' by Kenneth Grahame
Arranged for broadcasting as a dialogue story
Produced by David Davis
' They set off up the hill arm-in-arm, the saint, the dragon, and the boy. The lights in the village began to go out, but there were stars and a late moon. Snatches of an old song were blown back on the night breeze. I can't be certain which of them was singing, but I think it was the dragon.'
5.30 For Older Children
' Now Showing in London
A review by Eric Gillett of some of the new films and plays
5.50 The week's programmes
Contributors
Unknown:
Kenneth
Grahame
Produced By:
David
Davis
Review By:
Eric
Gillett
The Storyteller:
William
Devlin
St George:
Ivan
Samson
The Boy:
Douglas
Hankin
The Shepherd:
Derek
Prentice
The Dragon ::
Norman
Shelley
: The Weather
General weather forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England: THE WORLD AND OURSELVES W. N. Ewer
comments on events abroad and our relations with other countries: David Jacobs puts the ACCENT ON STRINGS
with rhythmic records for the early evening: Alec Robertson introduces MUSIC TO REMEMBER
BBC Scottish Orchestra(Leader, J. Mouland Begbie )
Conductor, Ian Whyte
Olive Groves (soprano)
Music for St. George's Day
Contributors
Leader:
J. Mouland
Begbie
Conductor:
Ian
Whyte
Conductor:
Olive
Groves
: AN ABSENCE OF DRAGONS
An enquiry forSt. George's Day
Prosperity, speed, religion, politics — in this programme speakers express their opinions on these and other topics as they affect the English today
Arranged and produced by Colin Shaw
Contributors
Produced By:
Colin
Shaw
: Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin are STARSTRUCK
again by Arthur Askey , David NixonJune Whitfield , Dickie Valentine
Geraldo and his Orchestra
Written by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Production by John Hooper
Contributors
Unknown:
Arthur
Askey
Unknown:
David
Nixon
Unknown:
June
Whitfield
Unknown:
Dickie
Valentine
Written By:
Bob
Monkhouse
Written By:
Denis
Goodwin
Production By:
John
Hooper
: Dorothy Holmes-Gore and Harrictte Johns in * THE SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE'
by Emily EdenAdapted for radio by Thea Holme
Cast in order of speaking:
Music arranged and composed by Lionel Salter
Pianist, Lionel Salter
Produced by Mary Hope Allen
The action takes place in the elegant suburb of Dulham on the Thames in the fifties of the last century.
Contributors
Unknown:
Emily
Eden
Unknown:
Thea
Holme
Composed By:
Lionel
Salter
Pianist:
Lionel
Salter
Produced By:
Mary Hope
Allen
Narrator:
Thea
Holme
Lord Chester (Arthur):
David
King-Wood
Lady Chester (Blanche):
Harriette
Johns
Rose:
Beth
Boyd
Janet:
Annette
Kelly
Mrs Hopkinson, their mother:
Dorothy
Holmes-Gore
Captain Hopkinson their father:
Alban
Blakelock
Charles Willis, the Hopkinson's son-in-law, a widower:
Godfrey
Kenton
Aileen Grenville, twin-sister to Lady Chester:
Patricia
Brent
Little Charlie:
Elaine
MacNamara
Baroness Sampson:
Patience
Collier
Baron Moses, her son:
Hugh
David
Rachel Monteneros, the Sampsons' niece:
Janette
Richer
Baron Sampson:
Peter
Bennett
Mr Greydon, curate at Dulham:
Denis
Goacher
Colonel Hilton:
Allan
Cuthbertson
Captain Harcourt:
Hugh
David
: News Summary
followed by late weather forecast for land areas: MARKET TRENDS
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