Listings
: Housewives' Choice
Bruce Belfrage introduces your request recordsContributors
: Five to Ten
A story, a hymn, and a prayer: ULSTER RHYTHM
Stanley Wyllie at the organ of the Ritz Cinema, BelfastContributors
: MORNING STORY
' Leave it to Jimmy' by Enid Spilsbury 'Told by Alan Reid
Contributors
: ARTHUR LORD
at the BBC theatre organ: DICK JAMES
on gramophone records: ERIC WINSTONE
and his Orchestra with Julie Dawn , Joan Anderson Franklyn Boyd , the Highwaymen and the StagecoachersContributors
: LISTEN WITH MOTHER
A programme for children under five: TUNES FOR EVERYBODY
BBC Midland Light Orchestra(Leader, Frank Thomas )
Conductor, Gilbert Vinter
Yvonne Catterall (piano)
Contributors
: TALKING OF MUSIC
' What Makes a Melody?An illustrated talk by Joseph Cooper
Contributors
: CITIZENSHIP
Crisis-Threat to LibertyA series of illustrated talks on invasion crises in English history, by H. E. Howard
3—1805: ' Britannia Rules the Waves '
The speaker describes the events leading up to the battle of Trafalgar and the naval victory that put an end to Napoleon's hopes of invading England.
Contributors
: SONGS FOR SALE
A collection of words and music offered by Louise Traill , John Hanson and Arthur Richards with the Spa OrchestraDirected by Tom Jenkins
Introduced by Michael Brooke
Contributors
: MELODY FAIR
Northern Variety Orchestra(Leader, Norman George )
Conducted by Vilem Tausky with songs by Les Howard
Contributors
: THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Latest results and commentaries by Max Robertson and Rex AlstonFrom the All England Club.
Wimbledon
Contributors
: The Archers
Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason.A story of country folk.
Contributors
: News and RADIO NEWSREEL
followed by: Sport
including cricket close of play scores: Variety Fanfare
High-speed Variety from the North of Englandwith the Kordites, Harold Smart, Morecambe and Wise, Jimmy Young, Gladys Morgan, Ken Frith and his magic pianos, Littlewood's Girls' Choir, Ken Platt
Augmented Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Vilem Tausky
Contributors
: SURPRISE PARTY
(By arrangement with Radiodiffusion et Television Frangaise): Arthur Askey with Brian Reece in ' ARTHUR'S INN'
with Sally Ann Howes and Diana DeckerThe Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Stanley Black
Script by Bob Block and Bill Harding
(Arthur Askey , Brian Reece , and Sally Ann Howes are appearing in ' Bet Your Life ' at the London Hippodrome; Diana Decker is appearing in ' The Globe Revue at the Theatre Royal, Brighton)
Contributors
: Wynford Vaughan Thomas Reporting on ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE
Wynford Vaughan Thomas tries to find out whether crimes with violence are on the increase, whether sterner measures should be taken, and whether we are doing enough to prevent the development of violence among younger peopleProduced by R. D. Smith
Contributors
: BBC DANCING CLUB
You are invited to join Victor Silvester and his Orchestra. During the programme there is another simple lesson by Victor SilvesterProduced by David Miller
Contributors
: A BOOK AT BEDTIME
" Herself Surprised ' by Joyce CaryReader, Marjorie Westbury
2 — ' A Visit from Rozzie '
Contributors
: MELODY FOR LATE EVENING
Restful music from the Pavilion, BournemouthHarold Coombs (organ)
Harold C. Gee (violin)
Guest: Mervyn Saunders (tenor)
Contributors
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