Listings
: Let's Make a Date
Brian Reece says Let's Make a Date.The Song that Made the Star
with Benny Lee.
Look Who's Here
Up-to-date news and views from the world of entertainment.
Scored for the Screen
Music and an excerpt from the Twentieth Century-Fox Cinemascope production
"The Best Things in Life Are Free".
The Better Half
A well-known comedian's wife introduces her husband.
BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
From the BBC's North of England studios
Contributors
Presenter:
Brian
Reece
Singer (The Song that Made the Star):
Benny
Lee
Musicians:
BBC Northern Dance
Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by:
Alyn
Ainsworth
Script:
Jack
Bradley
Script:
Ray
Davies
Editor:
John
Ammonds
Producer:
Barney
Colehan
: Songs for the Asking
Rae Jenkins introduces and conducts Songs for the Asking.with Jacqueline Delman (soprano), James Milligan (baritone), Duncan Robertson (tenor)
Penarth Ladies Choir
(Chorus-Master, Hubert C. Williams)
Royal Welsh Male Choir
(Chorus-Master, Tom Griffiths)
BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader, Philip Whiteway)
Guest celebrity: Henry Sherek
Interviewer, Audrey Russell
Contributors
Presenter/Conductor:
Rae
Jenkins
Soprano:
Jacqueline
Delman
Baritone:
James
Milligan
Tenor:
Duncan
Robertson
Singers:
Penarth Ladies
Choir
Chorus-Master:
Hubert C.
Williams
Singers:
Royal Welsh Male
Choir
Chorus-Master:
Tom
Griffiths
Musicians:
BBC Welsh
Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Philip
Whiteway
Guest celebrity:
Henry
Sherek
Interviewer:
Audrey
Russell
Production:
Selwyn
Roderick
Production:
Charles R.
Rogers
: The Burns and Allen Show: Be My Guest
[Starring] George Burns and Gracie Allen in the film Be My GuestContributors
Himself:
George
Burns
Herself:
Gracie
Allen
: Sports Special
Sportsview film cameras bring you the highlights from the weekend's sport.Introduced by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Contributors
Presenter:
Kenneth
Wolstenholme
Editor:
Ronnie
Noble
Presented by:
Tom
Millett
: The Brains Trust
The Brains Trust meets every Sunday afternoon to answer questions sent by viewers.The members this week are: Sir Eric James, Marghanita Laski, James Fisher, Basil Spence.
Question-Master, Norman Fisher
Questions should be addressed to: "The Brains Trust", [address removed]
Contributors
Panellist:
Sir Eric
James
Panellist:
Marghanita
Laski
Panellist:
James
Fisher
Panellist:
Basil
Spence
Question-Master:
Norman
Fisher
Producer:
John
Furness
: Children's Television
Children's Television presents:Champion the Wonder Horse: Renegade Stallion
A herd of wild horses stampedes-and an old gold prospector is found dead. Was the old man killed by Champion who was leading the herd, or by two strangers in town who file a claim at the Assay Office? Ricky and Rebel try to answer the riddle, but the Sheriff has outlawed Champion-and a race against time begins.
5.25 Harry Corbett presents Sooty in Sooty, the Super Musician
5.35 Kidnapped: 6: Back to Shaws
by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Adapted and produced by Joy Harington as a serial in six parts.
Period, 1752
6.0 Sunday at Six
The Rev. E.P. Schofield introduces you to "Jimmy".
(to 18.10)
Contributors
The Wonder Horse:
Champion
Rebel, the dog:
Blaze
'Ricky' North, the boy:
Barry
Curtis
Sandy, his uncle:
Jim
Bannon
Puppeteer (Sooty):
Harry
Corbett
Author (Kidnapped):
Robert Louis
Stevenson
Adapter/producer (Kidnapped):
Joy
Harington
Dramatisation by (Kidnapped):
Kenneth
Andersen
Film sequences - Cameraman (Kidnapped):
Peter
Sargent
Film sequences - Editor (Kidnapped):
Ron de
Mattos
Designer (Kidnapped):
Lawrence
Broadhouse
Alan Breck:
Patrick
Troughton
David Balfour:
Leo
Maguire
Arhaid:
Sheila Shand
Gibbs
Mr Rankeillor:
John
Rae
Torrence:
Kenneth
McClellan
Ebenezer Balfour:
John
Laurie
Presenter (Sunday at Six):
The Rev. E.P.
Schofield
: Meeting Point: The Rights and the Wrongs of It
A Christian discussion on some topics of the day.Chairman, C. A. Joyce
From the BBC's television studio in Birmingham.
Contributors
Chairman:
C. A.
Joyce
Arranged for television by:
William
Purcell
Producer:
Barrie
Edgar
: What's My Line?
Television's most popular panel game with Isobel Barnett, Bob Monkhouse, Gilbert Harding and a guest.Eamonn Andrews in the chair.
Contributors
Panellist:
Isobel
Barnett
Panellist:
Bob
Monkhouse
Panellist:
Gilbert
Harding
Chairman:
Eamonn
Andrews
Presented by:
T. Leslie
Jackson
: Sunday Night Theatre presents: The Letter
by W. Somerset Maugham.Adapted for television by Michael Voysey.
[Starring] Celia Johnson, Roland Culver, Norman Wooland
Contributors
Author:
W. Somerset
Maugham
Adapted for television by:
Michael
Voysey
Producer:
Michael
Elliott
Designer:
Roy
Oxley
Chinese flute played by:
Wilfred
Smith
Geoffrey Hammond:
David
Peel
Leslie Crosbie:
Celia
Johnson
Head boy:
John A.
Tinn
Howard Joyce:
Roland
Culver
Mrs Joyce:
Barbara
Lott
Robert Crosbie:
Norman
Wooland
John Withers:
David
Terence
Ong Chi Seng:
Patrick
Cargill
Mrs Parker:
Barbara
Everest
Chung Hi:
Cameron
Hall
Chinese woman:
Rita
Stevens
Judge:
Keith
Shepherd
Deputy Clerk:
Eric
Thompson
Attorney General:
Willoughby
Goddard
Interpreter:
Andy
Ho
Other parts played by:
Hilary
Bays
Other parts played by:
Mary
Henderson
Other parts played by:
Joan
Lovelace
Other parts played by:
Clive
Carson
Other parts played by:
Cyril
Renison
Other parts played by:
Gladys
Beggs
Other parts played by:
A.
Ming
Other parts played by:
John
Abbass
Other parts played by:
Chong
Choy
Other parts played by:
C. A. Da
Rocha
Other parts played by:
A.
Lowe
Other parts played by:
Jogindar Singh
Sohdl
: Revels of 1956
Featuring members of the Grand Order of Water Rats.Including: Ernest Arnley, George Buck, Max Bacon, George Betton, Peter Cavanagh, Peter Colville, Terry Cantor, Frank Cowley, Billy Colton, Charlie Chester, Cyril Dowler, George Doonan, Fred Emney, Norman Evans, Fred Ferrari, Freddie Foss, Tommy Fields, Serge Ganjou, Vic Gordon, Nat Jackley, Davy Kaye, Johnny Lockwood, Lupino Lane, Len Lowe, Harry Morris, Nat Mills, Dave O'Gorman, Bob Pearson, Alf Pearson, Jon Pertwee, Wilfred Pickles, Cardew Robinson, Clarkson Rose, Ted Ray, Harry Seltzer, Four Smith Brothers, Arthur Scott, Jack Train, Harry Tate Jnr., Albert Whelan, Jimmy Wheeler, Ben Warriss and other members of the Order.
Guest artist include: Tessie O'Shea, Jimmy Jewel, and Joan Manning
The Littlewood Songsters
The Welwyn Garden City Male Voice Choir
The Television Toppers
The Band of the Coldstream Guards, Director of Music: Major Douglas A. Pope
Contributors
Comic dancer:
Ernest
Arnley
Comedian:
George
Buck
Comedian:
Max
Bacon
Performer:
George
Betton
Impressionist:
Peter
Cavanagh
Comedian:
Peter
Colville
Performer:
Terry
Cantor
Performer:
Frank
Cowley
Performer:
Billy
Colton
Comedian:
Charlie
Chester
Comedian:
Cyril
Dowler
Comedian:
George
Doonan
Comedian:
Fred
Emney
Comedian:
Norman
Evans
Singer:
Fred
Ferrari
Performer:
Freddie
Foss
Singer:
Tommy
Fields
Dancer:
Serge
Ganjou
Performer:
Vic
Gordon
Comedian:
Nat
Jackley
Comedian:
Davy
Kaye
Entertainer:
Johnny
Lockwood
Comedian:
Lupino
Lane
Comedian:
Len
Lowe
Performer:
Harry
Morris
Comedian:
Nat
Mills
Comedian:
Dave
O'Gorman
Singer:
Bob
Pearson
Singer:
Alf
Pearson
Comedian:
Jon
Pertwee
Performer:
Wilfred
Pickles
Comedian:
Cardew
Robinson
Performer:
Clarkson
Rose
Comedian:
Ted
Ray
Dancer:
Harry
Seltzer
Singers:
Four Smith
Brothers
Performer:
Arthur
Scott
Comedian:
Jack
Train
Comedian:
Harry Tate
Jnr.
Singer:
Albert
Whelan
Comedian:
Jimmy
Wheeler
Comedian:
Ben
Warriss
Entertainer:
Tessie
O'Shea
Comedian:
Jimmy
Jewel
Singer:
Joan
Manning
Singers:
The Littlewood
Songsters
Singers:
The Welwyn Garden City Male Voice
Choir
Dancers:
The Television
Toppers
Musicians:
The Band of the Coldstream
Guards
Director of Music:
Major Douglas A.
Pope
Orchestra conducted by:
Eric
Robinson
Additional material:
Bryan
Blackburn
Additional material/Devised and produced by:
Richard
Afton
Dance direction:
Larry
Gordon
Designer:
George
Djurkovic
: Time for Prayers
Conducted by the Rev. Roy McKay.Contributors
Prayers conducted by:
The Rev. Roy
McKay
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