Listings
: Housewives' Choice
Sam Pollock introduces your request recordsContributors
Presenter:
Sam
Pollock
: Five to Ten
A story, a hymn, and a prayer: RHYTHM IN THE RAIN
Stanley Tudor at the organ of the Gaumont Theatre, Manchester Medley: At the PalaisContributors
Unknown:
Stanley
Tudor
: Music While You Work
Metropolitan Police Central BandConducted by Mr. Roger Barsotti, Director of Music
Contributors
Conducted By:
Mr. Roger
Barsotti
: MORNING STORY
' Just as it should be by Holloway HornRead by Olive Gregg
Contributors
Read By:
Olive
Gregg
: ERIC SPRUCE
at the BBC theatre organ: Concert Hour BBC SCOTTISH ORCHESTRA
(Leader, J. Moulahd Begbie )Conductor, Ian Whyte
Contributors
Leader:
J. Moulahd
Begbie
Conductor:
Ian
Whyte
: LISTEN WITH MOTHER
A programme for children under fiveNursery rhymes, stories and music
'Her favourite rhyme is " See Saw "
When can we have " This is the way the ladies ride "? It is my favourite.' ' Her greatest favourites are " Tinken Bells ," and "The Grand Old Jink of Hork " And so we could go on. What makes a favounte? A variety of reasons, it seems, among them. its opportunities for spontaneous and inventive play. A girl saw the possibilities of ' The Grand Old Duke ' when she asked for it on her birthday ' because Granny has promised me a drum '; a boy goosesteps up and down, ringing a very small bell, and singing ' Jingle Bells '; while another girl is sometimes worried because we do not give her time to fix her piece of string to the chair she ' drives ' to the same song. Such activities may indeed sometimes involve what amounts to a real discovery.
These ' favourite ' rhymes, and others too. will be heard again this week, sung, as usual, by Eileen Browne and George Dixon.
Contributors
Unknown:
Tinken
Bells
Unknown:
Grand
Old
Unknown:
Eileen
Browne
Unknown:
George
Dixon.
: WOMAN'S JOUR
A daily programme for women at homeIntroduced by Mary Fenguson and including
' Reading Your Letters': a programme of the Latest letters from listeners
' A Tale of Two Sisters ' : Rosemary Seligman ard Monica Lemaire talk to Joan Yorke about living in many different parts of the world
' Under One Roof': Elizabeth St. Johnston talks about eight friends who solved their housing problem by setting up a communal household
' Today is an Anniversary ' :three years ago today Florence Cox, a retired schoolteacher, left England by air for Australia. (BBC recording)
Serial: The Matchmaker,' by Stella Gibbons. Abridged by Evelyn Gibbs. Read by Gladys Young
Contributors
Introduced By:
Mary
Fenguson
Unknown:
Monica
Lemaire
Unknown:
Joan
Yorke
Unknown:
Stella
Gibbons.
Abridged By:
Evelyn
Gibbs.
Read By:
Gladys
Young
: MUSIC FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Billy Mayerl and his Players with Gregori Tchemiak (balalaika) accompanied by Geoffrey Sisley (guitar)Contributors
Unknown:
Billy
Mayerl
Balalaika:
Gregori
Tchemiak
Guitar:
Geoffrey
Sisley
: PLAIN ENGLISH
Sentences1-Full Stopby Ian Watt
How long is a sentence? To introduce a series of talks on the way sentences are put together, Mr. Watt talks about the proper use of the full stop.
Contributors
Unknown:
Ian
Watt
: MRS. DALE'S DIARY
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings In the. life of her familyScript by Lesley Wilson
To be repeated tomorrow at 11.0 a.m. Last week Maud French, Alec, and Bob went to Cornwall to try to persuade Miss Pink to return. When they arrived, the hotel was unable to accommodate them so they all spent an uncomfortable week-end at Miriam's cottage. Bob did persuade Miss Pink to return and Alec decided to spend a few more days with Miriam. Mrs. Dale, worrying because of all the things still to be done before Gwen's wedding, received a letter from Grandfather Dale , saying that he was coming to stay for a week before the wedding. In spire of Mrs. Date sending him a telegram asking him not to come, he arrived and upset the Dale household by annoying Mrs. Freeman and eating a great deal. Maud French's Chinese cabinet arrived and was even bigger and uglier than everyone had expected.
Principal characters this week:
(Continued in next column)
Contributors
Script By:
Lesley
Wilson
Unknown:
Grandfather
Dale
Mrs Dale:
Ellis
Powell
Dr Dale:
Douglas
Bunbidge
Gwen Dale:
Beryl
Calder
Bob Dale:
Leslie
Heritage
Mrs Freeman:
Dorothy
Lane
Sally Lane:
Thelma
Hughes
Mrs Morgan:
Grace
Allardyce
Miriam Dale:
Gwen
Dante
Alec Dale:
Stuart
Nichol
David Owen:
Frank
Partington
Isabel Fielding:
Olga
Dickie
Mrs Mustoe:
Elsa
Palmer
Mr Owen:
Kenneth
Evans
Mrs Owen:
Hilda
Bayley
Sylvia Williams:
Jane
Grahame
Grandfather Dale:
Jack
Shaw
Robin:
David
Enders
Jenny Owen:
Julia
Braddock
: Monday Matinee presents Howard Marion-Crawford in ' THE BLACK KING'
by Anthony ArmstrongOther parts played by: Joan Clement , ScottAlban Blakelock , Dorothy Smith , Charles Hunt. and Geoffrey Barrie
Produced by Ayton Whitaker
Contributors
Unknown:
Anthony
Armstrong
Played By:
Joan
Clement
Played By:
Scottalban
Blakelock
Played By:
Dorothy
Smith
Played By:
Charles
Hunt.
Played By:
Geoffrey
Barrie
Produced By:
Ayton
Whitaker
Superintendent Gullidge:
Richard
Williams
Jimmie Rezaire:
Howard
Marion-Crawford
Domani:
Marne
Maitland
Nay lor:
MacDonald
Parke
Harry Hysiop:
Basil
Dawson
Joan Naylor:
Violetloxley
Alf Hawkins:
Victor
Maddern
Plumer:
Peter
Claughton
Masters:
Heron
Oarvlc
Dora:
Sarah
Leigh
Mac:
Ian
Sadler
Ballarat:
Ernest
Jay
Dakers:
Russell
Napier
Lopez:
John G
Heller
: Monday Matinee 'THE BLACK KING '
by Anthony Armstrong(Continued)
Contributors
Unknown:
Anthony
Armstrong
: ELTON HAYES
He sings to a small guitar: The Younger Generation UNDER-20 PARADE
A slice of life!What We Want in Our Programmes
Listeneprs discuss their likes and dislikes and Tony East outlines the sfhiape of things to come
You're Only Young Once
A new series of everyday adventures in the Caldicott family
Script by Edward J. Mason
1 — ' A Letter from Blackpool'
: The Archers
Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason.A story of country folk.
Contributors
Writer:
Geoffrey
Webb
Writer:
Edward J.
Mason
Editor:
Godfrey
Baseley
Producer:
Tony
Shryane
Daniel Archer, the farmer:
Harry
Oakes
Doris Archer, his wife:
Gwen
Berryman
Philip Archer, their younger son:
Norman
Painting
Christine Archer, their daughter:
Pamela
Mant
Jack Archer, their elder son:
Denis
Folwell
Peggy Archer, his wife:
June
Spencer
Mr Fairbrother, a farmer:
Leslie
Bowmar
Grace Fairbrother, his daughter:
Monica
Grey
Walter Gabriel, Dan's neighbour:
Robert
Mawdesley
Simon, the farm worker:
Eddie
Robinson
Bill Slater, Peggy's cousin:
John
Franklyn
Mrs Perkins, Peggy's mother:
Pauline
Seville
: Round the British Isles with TOP OF THE FORM
John Ellison and Robert MacDermot are the question-masters in this inter-country contest between representative teams from girls' and boys' schools in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland2-England
The High School, Rugby (Girls) v. Wolverhampton
Grammar School (Boys)
Produced by Joan Clark
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Ellison
Unknown:
Robert
MacDermot
Produced By:
Joan
Clark
: Valerie Hobson and James McKechnie in ' THE GAY GALLIARD'
with John LaurieDavid Peel and Robert Rietty
The love story of Mary Queen of Soots by Margaret Irwin
Dramatised as a play for radio in four parts by Spike Hughes with incidental music composed by Frank Cordell
2—' Lovers' Meeting '
(Continued in next column)
Lute player, Freddie Phillips
The Orchestra
Conducted by Frank Cordell
Production by Douglas Moodie
The first meeting of Mary, Queen of France and Scotland, and the Earl of Bothwell, took place on the hunting field at Fontainebleau; this was quickly followed by a private audience at which he impressed his young Sovereign more by his viral personality than by his charm of manner. Within a year, and a few months after the death of her boy-king husband, Francois, she set sail for Scotland escorted by Scotland's Lord High Admiral, the Earl of Bothwell. There she faced her strongest opponent, the fanatical John Knox. But he was not the only trouble-maker. The Earl of Arran, out of hia wits for love of the Queen, planned to abduct her. For being implicated in this affair, Bothwell was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle, but escaped and fled to the Continent where he remained for more than two years.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Laurie
Unknown:
David
Peel
Unknown:
Robert
Rietty
Unknown:
Margaret
Irwin
Unknown:
Spike
Hughes
Composed By:
Frank
Cordell
Unknown:
Freddie
Phillips
Conducted By:
Frank
Cordell
Production By:
Douglas
Moodie
Unknown:
John
Knox.
Mary Stuart:
Valerie
Hobson
Earl of Bothwell:
James
McKechnie
John Knox:
John
Laurie
Henry, Lord Darnley:
David
Peel
David Rizzio:
Robert
Rietty
Maitland of Lethington:
Peter
Creswell
Lord James Stuart:
Derek
Birch
Earl of Huntly:
Robert
Urquhart
Lord Ruthven:
Donald
Bissett
: Variety Bandbox
Introduced by Jimmy HanleyThe Beverley Sisters, George Williams, Harry Locke, Arthur English, James Moody and Winifred Davey
Star for a Day: An understudy sings a song his or her star has made famous
and your resident comedian Al Read
Cyril Stapleton and his Orchestra
(BBC Recording)
Contributors
Presenter:
Jimmy
Hanley
Singers:
The Beverley
Sisters
Performer:
George
Williams
Performer:
Harry
Locke
Comedian:
Arthur
English
Pianist:
James
Moody
Pianist:
Winifred
Davey
Comedian:
Al
Read
Musicians:
Cyril Stapleton and his
Orchestra
Producer:
John
Foreman
: Election Broadcast
The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill, O.M., C.H., F.R.S., Leader of the Conservative PartyContributors
Speaker:
Winston S.
Churchill
: Music Tapestry
' Muted Strings 'Directed by Reg Pursglove with Ivor Dermis (piano)
Contributors
Directed By:
Reg
Pursglove
Piano:
Ivor
Dermis
: A BOOK AT BEDTIME
' The Silver Spoon * by John GalsworthyReader, Ronald Simpson
11 — ' Circuses No Longer Amuse'
Contributors
Reader:
John
Galsworthy
Reader:
Ronald
Simpson
: TED HEATH
and his Music with Dickie ValentineLita Roza , and Dennis Lotis
Contributors
Unknown:
Dickie
Valentine
Unknown:
Lita
Roza
Unknown:
Dennis
Lotis
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