Listings
: MARKET REPORT
for farmers: LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS
Good for a LaughTalk by Father George Songhurst
Contributors
Talk By:
Father George
Songhurst
: WEATHER
: THE NEWS
: LORIN MAAZEL
conducting' the Berlin' Phalhanmondc OrchestraTwelve Kontretanae (Beethoven)
Scherzo: Queen Mab (Romeo and Juliet (Berlioz)
Spanish Caprice (Rimsky-Korsakov) on gramophone records
: LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS
Good for a LaughTalk by Father George Songhurst
6: The Laughing: Leader (John Bosco )
Contributors
Talk By:
Father George
Songhurst
Leader:
John
Bosco
: WEATHER
: THE NEWS
: FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
BBC correspondents throughout the world talk about the news, its background, and the people who make it: THE NEWS
: SCIENCE SURVEY
Work in the. world of scienceQUEEN SUBSTANCE by C. G. Butler
Rothamsted Experimental Station and R. K. Callow , F.R.s. National Institute for Medical Research
Dr. Butler and Dr. Callow describe the investigations that led to the discovery and identification of this remarkable substance. On it depends the regular social life of the hive.
Last Thursday's recorded broadcast in Network Three
Contributors
Unknown:
C. G.
Butler
Unknown:
R. K.
Callow
: VIOLA AND PIANO
Harry Danks and Robert ColletContributors
Unknown:
Harry
Danks
Unknown:
Robert
Collet
: THE WANDERING ALBATROSS
MARGARET LANE never supposed that an albatross would ever follow her ship, as it did the Ancient Mariner's; but in the Southern Ocean the huge and solitary bird appeared from nowhere and haunted her in a way she will never forget.Recording of broadcast on March 21
Contributors
Unknown:
Margaret
Lane
: THE DAILY SERVICE
The Lord ascendeth up on high(BBC H.B. 133)
New Every Morning, page 19 Psalm 1 (Broadcast psalter) Acts 11, vv. 19-30
Rise up. 0 men of God (BBC H.B.
364)
News Summary at 10.30
: ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
Trojan March (Berlioz)Detroit Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Paul Paray
The Song of the Nightingale
(Stravinsky)
Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Constantin Silvestri
Some recent gramophone records
Contributors
Conducted By:
Paul
Paray
Conducted By:
Constantin
Silvestri
: THE EYE-WITNESS
Reports from Britain and overseas: MOTORING AND THE MOTORIST
Introduced by Bill HartleyDo we need traffic courts?: a discussion between the Lawyer and Pat Gregory
Why not own a van?: some comments from Ray Westbrook
Remembrance of things pant: recollections of vintage Grands Prix from Sammy Davis
Contributors
Introduced By:
Bill
Hartley
Introduced By:
Pat
Gregory
Unknown:
Ray
Westbrook
Unknown:
Sammy
Davis
: IN TOWN TODAY
The magazine programme of the air, which invites you to meet some of the stars and personalities who are in town today Introduced by Nan Winton and Antony Bilbow Produced by Peter DuncanContributors
Introduced By:
Nan
Winton
Produced By:
Peter
Duncan
: WEATHER
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region: THE NEWS
: BEYOND OUR KEN
Kenneth Horne in a sort of radio show with Kenneth WilliamsHugh Paddick , Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee , Janet Waters
The Hornets
BBC Variety Orchestra Leader, John Jezard
Conductor. Paul Fenoulhet
Incidental music by Edwin Braden
Script by Eric Merriman
Produced by Jacques Brown
The recorded broadcast of Jan. 19 in the Light Programme
Contributors
Unknown:
Kenneth
Horne
Unknown:
Kenneth
Williams
Unknown:
Hugh
Paddick
Unknown:
Betty
Marsden
Unknown:
Bill
Pertwee
Leader:
John
Jezard
Conductor:
Paul
Fenoulhet
Music By:
Edwin
Braden
Script By:
Eric
Merriman
Produced By:
Jacques
Brown
: DESERT ISLAND DISCS
Kenneth Williams in a recorded programme discusses 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 islandProduced by Monica Chapman
Previously broadcast on May 22
Contributors
Unknown:
Kenneth
Williams
Unknown:
Roy
Plomley
Produced By:
Monica
Chapman
: AFTERNOON THEATRE
Beauty QueenA comedy by HOWARD THOMAS
Other parts played by the cast and members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company Produced by ARCHIE CAMPBELL
The action takes place in Posselthwaite, a Northern industrial town, and later in London.
: a new production of the play previously broadcast in 1941
Contributors
Comedy By:
Howard
Thomas
Produced By:
Archie
Campbell
Mrs Ball:
Janet
Burnell
Mr Ball:
Peter
Claughton
Mr. Wharton, Chairman of the Posselthwaite Hat Manufacturer's Association:
Julian
Somers
Mrs Wharton:
Gladys
Spencer
Bill:
Derek
Blomfield
Jenny:
Elizabeth
Weaver
Bessie Butterworth, a factory hand:
Carole
Ward
Her mother:
Mary
Quinn
News Editor:
Ralph
Hallett
Vicar:
Arthur
Gomez
Joe Entwistle:
Andrew
Irvine
Dora:
Sheila
Grant
Saleswoman:
Freda
Dowie
London Reporter:
Anthony
Viccars
: PICK OF THE WEEK
From the many broadcasts on BBC sound and television during the past seven days Gale Pedrick selects highlights that listeners may have missed or might like to hear againIntroduced by Alexander Moyes Edited by Richard Burwood
Contributors
Unknown:
Gale
Pedrick
Introduced By:
Alexander
Moyes
Edited By:
Richard
Burwood
: MUSIC OF THE MASTERS
Tessa Robbins (violin)BBC Scottish Orchestra Leader, Peter Gibbs
Conducted by James Lockhart
Contributors
Violin:
Tessa
Robbins
Leader:
Peter
Gibbs
Conducted By:
James
Lockhart
: LISTEN ON SATURDAY
A programme for children under five with music by Ann DriverPeter Hawkins introduces today's items which include 'The King of France,' and ' Topsy Turvy Land,' a nonsense rhyme sung to the guitar
Contributors
Music By:
Ann
Driver
Introduces:
Peter
Hawkins
: REGIONAL ROUND
The Inter-RegionalGeneral Knowledge Contest concocted by Geoffrey Dearmer conducted by David Davis and cheerfully contested by competitors in! all seven regions
Contributors
Unknown:
Geoffrey
Dearmer
Conducted By:
David
Davis
: VISITING DAY
Wilfred Pickles visits Harlow Wood Orthopaedic Hospital, Mansfield, and invites some of the young patients to choose a recordContributors
Unknown:
Wilfred
Pickles
: WEATHER
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region: THE NEWS
: SPORTS SESSION
GolfReport from Turnberry on the last day of the Amateur Championship Cycling
News of the final stage of the Tour of Britain
Cricket
Latest scores and a summary of the highlights in today's first-class matches, with a special reference to those of south-eastern counties
Introduced by Jacob de Vries Produced by Gerald Sinstadt
Contributors
Introduced By:
Jacob
de Vries
Produced By:
Gerald
Sinstadt
: THE WEEK IN WESTMINSTER
Lord Shackleton gives his impressions of what he heard and saw in ParliamentContributors
Unknown:
Lord
Shackleton
: THOSE WERE THE DAYS
Harry DavidEon and his Orchestra with Stephen Manton. (tenor)Introduced by Ivan Samson
Master of Ceremonies, Charles Crathorn
Produced by Fredric Bayco
The dances: Imperial Twostep; Pride of Erin; Midnight Tango; Felice Foxtrot : Georgella Blues; The Heather Waltz
The songs: Serenade; I Love a Lassie
Tickets for this programme are available on application to [address removed], enclosing stamped addressed envelope.
Contributors
Unknown:
Harry
Davideon
Tenor:
Stephen
Manton.
Introduced By:
Ivan
Samson
Unknown:
Charles
Crathorn
Produced By:
Fredric
Bayco
Unknown:
Felice
Foxtrot
: HOLIDAY MUSIC-HALL
in whichCyril Fletcher invites the family to listen, to
Bob Andrews
Pauline DarroU
Joan Turner
Leon Goossens
Bruce Trent
Bob MonJthouse and Denis Goodwin
Country Calendar Percy Edwards
Calypso Time with Cy Grant
Memories in Music with Rawicz and Landauer
The Adam Singers
Directed by Cliff Adams
BBC Variety Orchestra Leader, John Jezard
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet Produced by Bill Worsley
Contributors
Unknown:
Cyril
Fletcher
Unknown:
Bob
Andrews
Unknown:
Pauline
Darrou
Unknown:
Joan
Turner
Unknown:
Leon
Goossens
Unknown:
Bruce
Trent
Unknown:
Bob
Monjthouse
Unknown:
Denis
Goodwin
Unknown:
Percy
Edwards
Directed By:
Cliff
Adams
Leader:
John
Jezard
Conductor:
Paul
Fenoulhet
Produced By:
Bill
Worsley
: SATURDAY-NIGHT THEATRE
Ripple in Texas by ARNOLD YARROWProduced by MARTYN C. WEBSTER
Contributors
Unknown:
Arnold
Yarrow
Produced By:
Martyn C.
Webster
Lew Duvert:
Ronald
Wilson
Angie, his wife:
Ann
Murray
Stanley 'Ham ' Bacon:
Kim
Grant
Ella Mae; his wife:
Beverley
Dunn
Bob Cherry:
Jerry
Stovin
Helen Stafford:
June
Tobin
Wax]ow Cherry:
David
March
Drayton Townsend, the Sheriff of Ripple County:
John
Glen
Cyrus Branch, proprietor of the Hotel Ripple:
Hartley
Power
: THE NEWS
: THE WORLD OF BOOKS
News of books and their makers in reviews, quotations and interviewsProfessor Asa Briggs speaks on footnotes
Introduced by Michael Vowden
Contributors
Unknown:
Professor Asa
Briggs
Introduced By:
Michael
Vowden
: LIGHTEN OUR DARKNESS
Evening Prayers conducted by the Rev. Johrr Elphinstone-FyffeContributors
Unknown:
Rev. Johrr
Elphinstone-Fyffe
: THE NEWS
followed by late weather forecast: MUSIC AT NIGHT
Music in two versionsBrahms
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 played by Maurice Cole and the English String Quartet Nona Liddell (violin)
Eleanor St. George (violin) Marjorie Lempfert - (viola) Helen Just (cello)
Contributors
Played By:
Maurice
Cole
Violin:
Nona
Liddell
Violin:
Eleanor St.
George
Viola:
Marjorie
Lempfert
Cello:
Helen
Just
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