Listings
: Five to Ten
A story, a hymn, and a prayer: MAINLY RHYTHM
Robinson Cleaver at the organ of the Granada, Tooting, LondonContributors
: MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK
Troise and his Banjoliers: SPRING MELODY
BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, George Deason )Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
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: MORNING STORY
' Mouse in the House' by J. Jefferson FarjeonTold by Nicholas Hannen
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: KEN MACKINTOSH
and his Orchestra with Irene MillerKenny Bardell , Gordon Langhorn
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: Concert Hour BBC NORTHERN ORCHESTRA
(Leader, Reginald Stead )Conductor, John Hopkins
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: LISTEN WITH MOTHER
A programme for children under five: WOMAN'S HOUR
Introduced by Margaret Hubble and including' Brightening up the Home,' by W. P. Matthew. 1—' Floors '
' Reading Your Letters': a programme of opinions from the Woman's Hour postbag
' Regarding a Child's School Report': a talk from Cardiff by Mrs. K. J. Webb
' At School on the Stage': Patricia Brent records a visit to a school for children who hope to make the theatre their career.
Serial: Poor Miss Finch' by Wilkie Collins. Abridged by Ursula Torday. Read by Helen Burns
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: MUSIC'S MY JOB
1-' The Composer 'An illustrated talk by Antony Hopkins
Introduced by Michael Bell
In this series various kinds of professional musicians speak about their work, their daily routine, and the special problems they have to face-about everything that does not meet the eye or ear of the concert-goer.
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: CITIZENSHIP
Britain at Work, 1952Reports on key industries by Wayne Mineau and Norman Michie
2-' Prospect for Coal'
Why are we short of coal? What .do the coalminers think about it? What can be done? These are some of the questions the speakers discuss on their return from a visit to a mining district in the Midlands.
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: MRS. DALE'S DIARY
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her familyScript by Lesley Wilson
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: MELODY ON STRINGS
Light music string ensemble directed by Max Jaffa with Alexander Henderson (bass)Contributors
: MELODY ON STRINGS
(Continued): SANDY MACPHERSON
at the BBC theatre organ: RENDEZVOUS
Commonwealth artists entertain featuringLeslie Andrews and Marie Campbell
Harry Rabinowitz
Dennis Lotis
Wilfrid Thomas
(accompanied by Ivor Mairants )
BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader, David Paget )
Conductor, Robert Busby
Introduced by Peter King
Produced by David Miller
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: PIANO PLAYTIME
Pat Dodd at the piano: SAY THE WORD
from Norwood with the Quiz Team :Ruth Drew , Daisy Pain and Sam Pollock with Neville Williams representing
Norwood E. Arnot Robertson , the word expert
Chairman, Fielden Hughes
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: The Archers
Written by Edward J. Mason and Geoffrey Webb.A story of country folk.
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: FAMILY FAVOURITES
Tunes you have asked us to play: Song of Vienna
See article on page 7Devised by Kenneth Pakeman
Written by Maurice Corham
With a personal note by Lehar's friend and colleague, Paul Knepler
1: The Bandmaster's Son
The Players: Narrator Ivan Samson Dvorak Charles Maunsell Lehar, as a boy......John Charlesworth His mother..........Nan Marriott-Watson Lehar. as a man Peter Finch Emperor Franz-Josef Arthur Ridley Colonel Charles Maunsell Karczag Leonard Sachs Leon Peter Bathurst Other parts played by Duncan Mclntyre and Rosamund Greenwood
The Singers: Doris Gambell, Kyra Vayna John lianson Jan Van der Gucht
BBC OPERA CHORUS (Trained by Alan G. Melville)
BBC OPERA ORCHESTRA (Leader, John Sharpe)
Conductor, STANFORD ROBINSON
PRODUCED BY KENNETH PAKEMAN AND ARCHIE CAMPBELL
From 1870 to 1910: Lehar's early life among the music of the gypsies and in the military bands of the old Austrian Empire... praise from Dvorak and Brahms... his early opera 'Tatiana'... his famous waltz 'Gold and Silver'... and the operettas that brought him success 'The Tinker,' The Merry Widow,' and 'Gypsy Love'
: Sally Rogers, Dick Bentley and Jimmy Edwards in 'TAKE IT FROM HERE'
with Wallas EatonThe Keynotes
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Robert Busby
Script by Frank Muir and Denis Norden Produced by Charles Maxwell
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: EDWARD WARD REPORTING
on JapanA picture of Tokyo as a leave city for the troops of the United Nations; a visit to the Commonwealth base hospital at Kure; and a look at some of the Japanese industries that are now coming into competition with our own
Based on Edward Ward 's recent stay in Japan
Produced by Marjorie Banks
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: R.A.C. RALLY OF GREAT BRITAIN
Raymond Baxter reports from BlackpoolContributors
: CYRIL STAPLETON
and his Orchestra with Jean CampbellDavid Carey , Monty Norman and the Staplejacks
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: A BOOK AT BEDTIME
'The Egoist' by George MeredithReader, Walter Hudd
2—' The Betrothed'
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: MELODY FOR LATE EVENING
Restful music from the Pavilion, Bournemouth played by Harold Coombs (organ) Harold C. Gee (violin)Guest artist,
Margot Andersen (soprano)
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