Listings
: WEATHER
: THE NEWS
: THE ORCHESTRA DANCES
Music by Donizetti Waldteufel , Faure and Malcolm Arnold on gramophone recordsContributors
Music By:
Donizetti
Waldteufel
Unknown:
Malcolm
Arnold
: WEATHER
: THE NEWS
: MUSIC FOR A HOLIDAY
Records of music by Chabrier and Albeniz: SELECTED AT SIX
by JOAN GOLDMAN abridged by Eileen Capel read by SHEILA MITCHELL First of ten instalmentsTwenty-four backward six-year-olds must learn to read and write in a year, and gaily and grimly teacher and tots get to work.
Contributors
Unknown:
Joan
Goldman
Abridged By:
Eileen
Capel
Read By:
Sheila
Mitchell
: THE NEWS
: TALKING ABOUT THE PROMS
ALEC ROBERTSON Sunday's broadcast in NetworkThree
Contributors
Unknown:
Alec
Robertson
: THIS WEEK'S COMPOSER
MendelssohnRecords of the overture ' Ruy Bias ' and the Rondo brillant for piano and orchestra
Contributors
Unknown:
Ruy
Bias
: DAILY SERVICE
New Every Morning, page 47The Church of God a kingdom is (BBC H.B. 183)
Psalm 126
Acts 16, vv. 16-34
Breathe on me (BBC H.B. 148)
: FRANKLY SPEAKING
Sir Learie Constantine His ExcellencyThe High Commissioner for Trinidad and Tobago talks to
REX ALSTON and DOUGLAS BROWN about his career as a cricketer, lawyer, and politician Broadcast on May 1
Contributors
Unknown:
Sir Learie
Constantine
Unknown:
Rex
Alston
Unknown:
Douglas
Brown
: LAUGH WITH ME
BASIL BOOTHROYD plays some light-hearted gramophone recordsContributors
Unknown:
Basil
Boothroyd
: THE ENCHANTED APRIL
A serial in five parts dramatised by Thea Holme from the novel by the author of ' Elizabeth and Her German Garden 'Part 5: The end of the story
Produced by MOLLIE HARDWICK Broadcast in October 1960
Contributors
Dramatised By:
Thea
Holme
Produced By:
Mollie
Hardwick
Lotty Wilkins:
Janet
Burnell
Rose Arbuthnot:
Thea
Holme
Lady Caroline Dester:
Penelope
Lee
Mrs Fisher:
Kathleen
Helme
Francesca:
Gladys
Spencer
Domenico:
Lee
Fox
Mr Briggs:
Keith
Buckley
Frederick:
Philip
Morant
Mellersh:
Haydn
Jones
: VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA
STEVEN STARYK (violin)BBC NORTHERN ORCHESTRA Leader, Reginald Stead
Conducted by MAURICE HANDFORD
Contributors
Leader:
Reginald
Stead
Conducted By:
Maurice
Handford
: WEATHER
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East: THE NEWS
: Desert Island Discs
Ian Fleming novelist and journalist discusses with Roy Plomley (in a recorded programme) the eight records he would take to a desert island.Contributors
Guest:
Ian
Fleming
Presenter/Host:
Roy
Plomley
Producer:
Monica
Chapman
- Desert Island Discs: Ian Fleming 9 minutes
: CRANBOURN TOWERS
You are invited to look in on this select private hotel at Westbourne-on-Sea to meet the two old gentlemen and other friends as portrayed by ERIC BARKERKENNETH CONNOR
DERYCK GUYLER
PEARL HACKNEY CHARLOTTE MITCHELL
Script by ERIC BARKER Produced by CHARLES MAXWELL
Contributors
Unknown:
Eric
Barker
Unknown:
Kenneth
Connor
Unknown:
Deryck
Guyler
Unknown:
Pearl
Hackney
Unknown:
Charlotte
Mitchell
Script By:
Eric
Barker
Produced By:
Charles
Maxwell
: ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD
Scenes fromOffenbach's operetta
The cast includes:
JUNE BRONHILL as Eurydice
KEVIN MILLER os Orpheus
JON WEAVING as Pluto and ERIC SHILLING as Jupiter with the SABLER'S WELLS THEATRE CHORUS and ORCHESTRA
Conducted by ALEXANDER FaRIS on a gramophone record
Contributors
Unknown:
Kevin
Miller
Unknown:
Eric
Shilling
Conducted By:
Alexander
Faris
: AFTERNOON THEATRE
The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat adapted for radio by STEPHEN GRENFELL with Jack HawkinsThe men are the stars of this story; the only heroines are the ships; the only villain is the cruel sea itself.
Main characters in order ot speaking:
Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX assisted by Amna Smith and Desmond Briscoe Third broadcast
Contributors
Unknown:
Nicholas
Monsarrat
Unknown:
Stephen
Grenfell
Unknown:
Jack
Hawkins
Produced By:
Charles
Lefeaux
Assisted By:
Amna
Smith
Assisted By:
Desmond
Briscoe
Lt -Cmdr George Eastwood Ericson , R.N.R:
Jack
Hawkins
Sub-Lieut Keith Lockhart R.N.V.R:
Laurence
Payne
Sub-Lieut Ferraby, R N V R:
Martin
Starkie
Lieut James Bennett, R A N V R:
Russell
Napier
Chief E R A Watts:
Andrew
Crawford
Petty Officer Tallow:
Deryck
Guyler
Leading Signalman Wells:
Victor
Maddern
Vice-Admiral Sir Vincent Murray-Forbes, K C B , D S O, R N:
Kynaston
Reeves
A B Gregg:
Peter
Howell
Sub-Lieut Morell, R N V R:
Brian
Haines
Second Officer Julie Hallam W.R.N.S:
Heather
Stannard
Fourth Officer John Ericson:
Barry
McGregor
: INDIAN SUMMER
For retired and older people and those concerned for their welfareA special Bank Holiday edition from the Midlands
Introduced by BOB ARNOLD Produced by MICHAEL FORD
Contributors
Introduced By:
Bob
Arnold
Produced By:
Michael
Ford
: FOR THE YOUNG COUNTRY DANCE PARTY
from the County Secondary School, CirencesterMaster of Ceremonies, BERNARD Fishwick
Caller, NIBS MATTHEWS
Songs from PAT SHAW
THE JOLLY WAGGONERS BAND
Led by NAN FLEMING-WILLIAMS Produced by BRIAN PATTEN
Contributors
Produced By:
Brian
Patten
: PONY PARADE
A magazine for pony-lovers everywhereIntroduced by HILARY PATERSON Riding Number
ANNELI DRUMMOND HAY on ' Riding to the Top'
A visit to a Pony Club camp in the Borders
News from the Royal International Horse Show
' The Trials of Thomas ' by GEORGIE HENSCHEL
4: Thomas loses his temper
Contributors
Introduced By:
Hilary
Paterson
Unknown:
Anneli
Drummond
: WEATHER
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East: THE NEWS
: IN THE SOUTH-EAST
South-East News: Sports Session
Introduced by BRIAN MOOREProduced by GERALD SINSTADT
Contributors
Introduced By:
Brian
Moore
Produced By:
Gerald
Sinstadt
: SHANTY TIME
Shanties, songs and a tale of the sea with FREDERICK HARVEYCYRIL TAWNEY
UFFA Fox
COMMANDER TOM THOMPSON
THE Looe SHANTYMEN
Conductor, BERT MIDDLETON
ALF EDWARDS (concertina)
EDDIE FARGE (accordion)
Introduced by ALAN GIBSON
Produced by BRIAN PATTEN Broadcast on April 27 in the Light Programme
Contributors
Unknown:
Frederick
Harvey
Unknown:
Cyril
Tawney
Unknown:
Uffa
Fox
Unknown:
Commander Tom
Thompson
Conductor:
Bert
Middleton
Conductor:
Alf
Edwards
Accordion:
Eddie
Farge
Introduced By:
Alan
Gibson
Produced By:
Brian
Patten
: HENRY WOOD PROMENADE CONCERT
VerdiRequiem Mass
PAULINE TINSLEY (soprano)
ANNA REYNOLDS (mezzo-soprano) Richard LEWIS (tenor)
DAVID WARD (bass)
PHILHARMONIA CHORUS
Chorus-Master, Wilhelm Pitz
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA Leader, Hugh Bean
Conducted by CARLO MARIA GIULlNI
From the Royal Albert Hall , London
Part 1
Contributors
Soprano:
Pauline
Tinsley
Tenor:
Richard
Lewis
Chorus-Master:
Wilhelm
Pitz
Leader:
Hugh
Bean
Conducted By:
Carlo Maria
Giullni
Unknown:
Albert
Hall
: * The Interval AN ITALIAN VISIT
and other poems aboutVerdi's and Giulini's country chosen and read by C. DAY LEWIS and his wife, JILL BALCON
Contributors
Read By:
C. Day
Lewis
Unknown:
Jill
Balcon
: * Requiem Mass
Part 2 followed by an interlude: JOHNNY MORRIS
in Johnny's JauntThe first of two programmes describing his journey through Spain last September
The Costa Brava to Valencia A shortened version of the programme broadcast last December
: A CRICKET ANTHOLOGY
A programme of quotations from English, Australian, and West Indian writers on cricket in the West Indies and exciting matches in England and AustraliaProduced by ALVA CLARKE Originally broadcast in the BBC General Overseas Service
Contributors
Produced By:
Alva
Clarke
: THE NEWS
: A BOOK AT BEDTIME
The Childhood of David Copperfield by CHARLES DICKENS abridged by Donald Bancroft read by GARY WATSON Eleventh of fifteen instalmentsContributors
Unknown:
David
Copperfield
Unknown:
Charles
Dickens
Abridged By:
Donald
Bancroft
Read By:
Gary
Watson
: MUSIC AT NIGHT
STUTTGART CHAMBER ORCHESTRAConducted by KARL MÜNCHINGER
Marcia alia francese (Divertimento in D major, K.251) (Mozart)
Concertino No. 2, in G major
(attrib. Ricciotti)
Concerto Grosso No. 8, in G minor (Christmas Concerto) (Corellt) on gramophone records
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