Listings
Fred Alexander and his Players
Contributors
Unknown:
Fred
Alexander
* Wear and Tear in Daily Life'
Talks by Canon Stephen McGill , Rector of St. Mary's Roman Catholic College, Blairs, Aberdeen
2--It's hard to forgive
Contributors
Unknown:
Canon Stephen
McGill
Eric Jupp and his Orchestra
Contributors
Unknown:
Eric
Jupp
R. R. Johnston describes how as an undergraduate he spent his leisure in touring Northern Ireland with a quartet of amateur musicians
Contributors
Unknown:
R. R.
Johnston
Mary Valentine (piano)
Solange de la Motte (soprano)
Clifton Helliwell (piano)
Contributors
Piano:
Mary
Valentine
Soprano:
Solange
de la Motte
Piano:
Clifton
Helliwell
SCHUMANN
Records of songs and instrumental music, including movements from the Piano Quartet
Come, Holy Ghost (BBC H.B. 608) New Every Morning, page 47 Psalm 143 (Broadcast Psalter) Acts 24, vv. 1-15
0 holy Spirit, Lord of grace (BBC
H.B. 167)
Phil Tate and his Orchestra
Contributors
Unknown:
Phil
Tate
Maurice Denham reads selections from
' Charlotte's Web ' the story by E. B. White
Arranged for broadcasting in three parts
1—' Wilbur is Lonely '
Contributors
Unknown:
Maurice
Denham
Story By:
E. B.
White
Sonata No. 6, in E played by Campoli (violin)
George Malcolm (harpsichord) on gramophone records
Contributors
Violin:
Campoli
Harpsichord:
George
Malcolm
by H. Rider Haggard
(to be read in twenty instalments) Abridged by Jocelyn Bradford
Read by Derek Birch
12 — ' At Dread of Night'
Contributors
Unknown:
H. Rider
Haggard
Abridged By:
Jocelyn
Bradford
Read By:
Derek
Birch
England v. Australia
Last day
Commentaries by Rex Alston , John Arlott , and Michael Charl ton, with summaries by E. W. Swanton
From Old Trafford, Manchester
Contributors
Unknown:
Rex
Alston
Unknown:
John
Arlott
Unknown:
Michael
Charl
Unknown:
E. W.
Swanton
from the British Sailors' Society, East London
with Jack Simpson, Bernard Spear, Elizabeth Larner, Ethel Revnell
James Moody (piano) Bert Weedon (guitar) Max Abrams (drums)
Presented by Bill Gates
(Elizabeth Larner is appearing in "Kismet" at the Stoll Theatre; Bernard Spear in ' "Plain and Fancy" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London; Jack Simpson in "Lighting Up the Town" at the Hippodrome, Brighton)
Contributors
Unknown:
Jack
Simpson
Unknown:
Bernard
Spear
Unknown:
Elizabeth
Larner
Unknown:
Ethel
Revnell
Pianist:
James
Moody
Guitarist:
Bert
Weedon
Drummer:
Max
Abrams
Presented by:
Bill
Gates
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
Script by Godfrey Harrison
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont
(The recorded broadcast of Dec. 28)
Contributors
Script By:
Godfrey
Harrison
Conducted By:
Paul
Fenoulhet
Produced By:
Leslie
Bridgmont
David Bliss:
George
Cole
Anne Fellows:
Diana
Churchill
Tony Fellows:
Colin
Gordon
Mrs Griffin:
Gladys
Henson
Psyche, the dog:
Percy
Edwards
A commentator's programme about people and places
Introduced and sung by Bing Crosby on gramophone records
Contributors
Sung By:
Bing
Crosby
Written and produced by Eileen Capel
Narrator, Hugh Burden
Those taking part:
Sir Basil Henriques C.B.E.
J.P. Ysanne Churchman , Eric Francis
Patricia Hayes , Doreen Keogh
Charles Leno , Molly Rankin
James Thomason , Michael Turner and Marjorie Westbury
There are nine members of the Robinson family. They live unhappily in two rooms. This is the story of the work of the Family Service Units who help the Robinsons and other families like them.
(The recorded broadcast of April 10)
Contributors
Narrator:
Eileen
Capel
Narrator:
Hugh
Unknown:
Sir Basil
Henriques C.B.E.
Unknown:
J.P. Ysanne
Churchman
Unknown:
Eric
Francis
Unknown:
Patricia
Hayes
Unknown:
Doreen
Keogh
Unknown:
Charles
Leno
Unknown:
Molly
Rankin
Unknown:
James
Thomason
Unknown:
Michael
Turner
Unknown:
Marjorie
Westbury
For Younger Listeners
' Once Upon a T!me ...'
Stories from
' The Blue Fairy Book '
Retold by Andrew Lang
3-' Felicia and the Pot of Pinks '
Read by Jo
5.25 For Older Children
' As I Before my Cottage Door ...'
Random Rural Thoughts by C. Gordon Glover
Produced by David Davis
Contributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Lang
Unknown:
C. Gordon
Glover
Produced By:
David
Davis
Forecast for land areas. followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader, Antony Gilbert )
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Introduced by Douglas Smith
Produced by Frank Hooper
Contributors
Leader:
Antony
Gilbert
Conductor:
Harry
Rabinowitz
Introduced By:
Douglas
Smith
Produced By:
Frank
Hooper
with The Kordites
Tom Mennard , Tommy Reilly
Chic Murray and Maidie Joan Regan
Morecambe and Wise
Augmented
BBC Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Introduced by Alan Clarke
Produced by Eric Miller
Contributors
Unknown:
Tom
Mennard
Unknown:
Tommy
Reilly
Unknown:
Chic
Murray
Unknown:
Maidie Joan
Regan
Conducted By:
Alyn
Ainsworth
Introduced By:
Alan
Clarke
Produced By:
Eric
Miller
A return journey to Bath by Robert Pocock
Other parts played by Bernard Fishwick , Noel Johnson
Edgar Harrison , William Eedle and Billy Poeton
Produced by Peter Duval Smith in the BBC's West of England studios
(: a new production of the programme broadcast in the West of England Home Service on February 9)
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Pocock
Played By:
Bernard
Fishwick
Played By:
Noel
Johnson
Unknown:
Edgar
Harrison
Unknown:
William
Eedle
Unknown:
Billy
Poeton
Produced By:
Peter Duval
Smith
The author:
James
McKechnie
Young Bobby:
David
Spenser
Will Burge:
Wilfred
Babbage
Old Sammy:
Geoffrey
Wincott
Harry Benson:
Frank
Duncan
Doreen:
June
Barrie
Connie:
Pat
Pleasance
The Editor:
Francis
Lunt
Denis Clarke:
Geoffrey
Matthews
Goldie:
Douglas
Leach
A talk about our attitudes towards spoken English by Randolph Quirk Ph.D. ,
Reader in English in the University of Durham
'Here,' said Francis Bacon in The Advancement of Learning, ' is the first distemper of learning, when men study words and not matter..... It seems to me that Pygmalion's frenzy is a good emblem ... of this vanity.'
Contributors
Unknown:
Randolph
Quirk Ph.D.
Unknown:
Francis
Bacon
with Benny Lee , Annie Ross
Franklyn Boyd
Nat Temple and his Orchestra
Announcer. Ronald Fletcher
Script by Ray Gatton and Alan Simpson
Produced by Pat Dixon
Contributors
Unknown:
Benny
Lee
Unknown:
Annie
Ross
Unknown:
Franklyn
Boyd
Unknown:
Nat
Temple
Announcer:
Ronald
Fletcher
Script By:
Ray
Gatton
Script By:
Alan
Simpson
Produced By:
Pat
Dixon
A twice-weekly survey of current affairs
Song Cycle: Dichterliebe, Op. 48 sung by Peter Pears (tenor) with Benjamin Britten (piano)
Contributors
Sung By:
Peter
Pears
Piano:
Benjamin
Britten
late weather forecast for land areas
A review of today's overseas commodity and financial news. and the London Stock Market closing report