Listings
: Housewives' Choice
John Ellison introduces your request recordsContributors
Presenter:
John
Ellison
: Five to Ten
A story, a hymn, and a prayer: RHYTHMIC REVELS
John Madin at the organ of the Granada, Tooting, LondonContributors
Unknown:
John
Madin
: Music While You Work
Metropolitan Police Central BandConducted by Mr. Roger Barsotti
Director of Music
Contributors
Conducted By:
Mr. Roger
Barsotti
: MRS. DALE'S DIARY
Script by Jonquil Antony(Friday's recorded broadcast
Contributors
Script By:
Jonquil
Antony
: APPOINTMENT WITH MUSIC
Billy Mayerl and his Players with Alys Sherry (soprano)Contributors
Unknown:
Billy
Mayerl
Soprano:
Alys
Sherry
: MORNING STORY
' The Forgotten Yard by F. B. WaltonTold by Victor Maddern
Contributors
Unknown:
F. B.
Walton
Told By:
Victor
Maddern
: DONALD THORNE
at the BBC theatre organ: Music for Dancing
Victor Silvester and his Ballroom OrchestraContributors
Unknown:
Victor
Silvester
: Concert Hour BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA
(Leader, Philip Whiteway )Conductor, Rae Jenkins
Contributors
Leader:
Philip
Whiteway
Conductor:
Rae
Jenkins
: LISTEN WITH MOTHER
A programme for children under fiveNursery rhymes, stories, and music
The kitchen chairs are horses for " Ride-a-Cock-Horse " and Humpty Dumpty's wall and, for " This is the Way the Ladies Ride," the two children crash down into the ditch most realistically. "Pop goes the Weasel " is the current favourite, each trying to outdo the other in the loudest and most ear-splitting " PopI " ' Many lively pictures such as this show us how our under-fives take part in their own programme, and illustrate particularly how, though the broadcast is the same for all listeners, the effects of it are quite different and individual.
The kitchen chairs will be needed again this week, for ' Ride-a-Cock Horse' and 'This is the Way' are included in the programmes. The stories today and on Wednesday are ' Tommy's Garden ' by June Colbourne, and. The Little Stopping Train,' by Eileen Mathias , with storyteller Dorothy Smith ; tomorrow comes ' Winkie ' by Cicely Cole , told by Daphne Oxenford , and on Thursday and Friday, 'Taking Father's Dinner' by R. M. Ward and ' The Five Little Gibby Boys and Chum Chivers ,' by Elizabeth Sheppard-Jones , both told by Julia Lang ". Nursery rhymes and stories are introduced by Lorna Peeram Elizabeth A. Taylor
Contributors
Unknown:
Eileen
Mathias
Unknown:
Dorothy
Smith
Unknown:
Cicely
Cole
Told By:
Daphne
Oxenford
Unknown:
R. M.
Ward
Unknown:
Gibby
Boys
Unknown:
Chum
Chivers
Unknown:
Elizabeth
Sheppard-Jones
Told By:
Julia
Lang
Introduced By:
Lorna
Peeram
Introduced By:
Elizabeth A.
Taylor
: WOMAN'S HOUR
A daily programme for women at homeIntroduced by Jean Metcalfe and including
' This Week's Menu': Louise Davies suggests a menu for a well-balanced meal based on her recommendations in ' Week-End
Shopping Basket' last Friday
' Coming Shortly': H. M. Burton talks about some of the films that will be appearing soon in local cinemas.
A report on the Women's Amateur Athletic Association Championships by Marjorie Pollard
' How to Shop': Taking a few of the essentials of kitchen equipment as examples, Phyllis Garbutt , an authority on the subject, tells Ruth Drew the kind of points shoppers should look for.
(Continued in next column)
' Birds that Peck Windows ': R. S. R. Fitter examines some of the theories that have been put forward and suggests an explanation of this phenomenon
Serial : The Diary of Fanny Burney.' Extracts selected by Becky Cocking. Read by Mary O'Farrell
' Topic for Talk': Janet Grey opens a subject to start listeners talking
For the Woman Listener facing inside back cover
Contributors
Introduced By:
Jean
Metcalfe
Unknown:
Louise
Davies
Talks:
H. M.
Burton
Unknown:
Marjorie
Pollard
Unknown:
Phyllis
Garbutt
Unknown:
Ruth
Drew
Unknown:
Peck
Windows
Unknown:
R. S. R.
Fitter
Unknown:
Becky
Cocking.
Read By:
Mary
O'Farrell
Unknown:
Janet
Grey
: CONTINENTAL SERENADE
Eugene Pini and his Tango Orchestra with Julian Bream (guitar)Contributors
Unknown:
Eugene
Pini
Guitar:
Julian
Bream
: PLAIN ENGLISH
' Max's Magazine ' by J. E. Miles1 — ' Max's Advertisement Column'
The first of a series of four talks about an imaginary Forces newspaper in Germany. The British editorial staff of the newspaper are ill and Max, a German clerk, is left to produce one edition on his own. In it he publishes word for word what he is given by British contributors and fails to edit the material for grammar and style. The talks enquire into the cause and cure of the ' errors ' that Max has put into print
Contributors
Unknown:
J. E.
Miles
: MRS. DALE'S DIARY
Script by Jonquil AntonyLast week Dr. and Mrs. Dale had a dinner party. Apart from Mrs. Sandiman's open hostility, it was a great success. Mrs. Dale insisted that Mrs. Burgess, matron of the Brimscombe House Old People's Home, should leave because she was unfit for the post. During the week Mrs. Sandiman visited Mrs. Dale and said that unless she resigned from the committee, Mrs. Burgess, the cook, and two maids, would leave. Later Mr. Moss, the Chairman of the Home, telephoned to say that Mrs. Burgess and her friends had walked out, and would she go and see him immediately. David told Dr. Dale about his visit to Devonshire, and said that, as they had suspected, Sally had taken Tony Coppard to her cottage at Gimlet Green. During the week, while Mrs. Dale was lunching with Sally, she was appalled to hear Sally was going to re-marry Tony.
Principal characters this week:
Contributors
Script By:
Jonquil
Antony
Unknown:
Tony
Coppard
Mrs Dale:
Ellis
Powell
Dr Dale:
Douglas
Burbidge
Bob Dale:
Leslie
Heritage
Gwen Owen:
Beryl
Calder
David Owen:
Frank
Partington
Mrs Freeman:
Dorothy
Lane
Sally Lane:
Alvys
Maben
Mrs Morgan:
Grace
Allardyce
Isabel Fielding:
Thea
Wells
Mrs Mountford:
Vivienne
Chatterton
Mr Curtis:
W E
Holloway
Mr Appleyard:
Martin
Lewis
Mrs Briggs:
Mary
Morrell
Monument:
Charles
Lamb
Edward Fielding:
Keith
Pyott
Maggs:
Jack
Howarth
Paul Vernon:
Brian
Smith
Richard Fulton:
Norman
Chidgey
Maud French:
Gwen Day
Burroughs
Mrs Dolly:
Susan
Richards
Bill Donaldson:
Richard
Hutton
: Monday Matinee Gladys Young in 'THE SILVER CORD'
by Sidney HowardAdapted and produced by Frederick Bradnum
Contributors
Unknown:
Sidney
Howard
Produced By:
Frederick
Bradnum
Mrs Phelps:
Gladys
Young
David Phelps:
Victor
Ptatt
Robert Phelps:
Derek
Hart
Christina:
Audrey
Mendes
Hester:
Yvonne
Hills
: Monday Matinee ' THE SILVER CORD '
(Continued): PIANO PLAYTIME
Steve Race at the piano: The Archers
A story of country folk.: Sport
Including cricket close of play scores: Vera Lynn with Tony Fayne and David Evan* in LET'S MEET AGAIN
accompanied by The George Mitchell Choristers Augmented BBC Revue OrchestraConducted by Robert Busby
Script by Ronald Wolfe
Produced by Dennis Main Wilson
Contributors
Conducted By:
Robert
Busby
Script By:
Ronald
Wolfe
Produced By:
Dennis Main
Wilson
: Brian Reece and Joy Shelton in ' THE ADVENTURES OF P.C. 49'
Another incident in the career of Police-Constable ArchibaldBerkeley-Willoughby
Script by Alan Stranks
7-' The Case of the Summer Storm '
Produced by Vernon Harris
Contributors
Unknown:
Police-Constable
Archibald
Script By:
Alan
Stranks
Produced By:
Vernon
Harris
P C 49:
Brian
Reece
Joan:
Joy
Shelton
Chief Inspector Wilson:
Leslie
Perrins
Detective-Sergeant Wright:
Eric
Phillips
Tatty Ogle:
Charles
Lamb
Jakey Castle:
Alfle
Bass
Socker Ford:
Sydney
Taller
Mr Rundle:
Humphrey
Morton
Bill Mason:
Eric
Francis
Dolly Mason:
Daphne
Madox
: ' THE LUCK OF THE VAILS'
A serial insixparts by Lester PowellBased on the novel by E. F. Benson
5-' Detective Work '
Characters in order of speaking:
Produced by Norman Wright
Contributors
Unknown:
Lester
Powell
Novel By:
E. F.
Benson
Produced By:
Norman
Wright
Geoffrey Langham:
Richard
Hurndall
Lord Vail:
Laurence
Payne
Templeton:
John
Hussey
Uncle Francis:
John
Wyse
Dr Godfrey:
Oliver
Burt
Caroline Aylwin:
Jeanette
Tregarthen
Lady Oxted:
Fabia
Drake
Receptionist:
Freda
Falconer
: CALLING ALL FORCES
Charlie Chester and Tony Hancock introduce a programme for Forces everywhereThe Forces try to stump
Leslie Welch , the Memory Man
Mr. Music Master
Johnny Dankworth
Your Request Favourite
Harry Secombe , the star you asked to hear
Carole Carr sings songs of the Servicemen's choice
The Mitchellaires
The Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Stanley Black
Script by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Produced by Jacques Brown and John Hooper
Contributors
Unknown:
Charlie
Chester
Unknown:
Tony
Hancock
Unknown:
Leslie
Welch
Unknown:
Johnny
Dankworth
Unknown:
Harry
Secombe
Unknown:
Carole
Carr
Conducted By:
Stanley
Black
Script By:
Bob
Monkhouse
Script By:
Denis
Goodwin
Produced By:
Jacques
Brown
Produced By:
John
Hooper
: TED HEATH
and his Music with Dickie ValentineLita Roza , and Dennis Lotia
Contributors
Unknown:
Dickie
Valentine
Unknown:
Lita
Roza
Unknown:
Dennis
Lotia
: A BOOK AT BEDTIME
' No Other Tiger' by A. E. W. MasonReader, Felix Felton
6 — ' News of Archie Clutter '
Contributors
Reader:
Felix
Felton
Unknown:
Archie
Clutter
: Music Tapestry
Dulcet Strings directed by Frank Stewart with Bernard Bowen (piano)Contributors
Directed By:
Frank
Stewart
Piano:
Bernard
Bowen
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