Listings
: Housewives' Choice
David Jacobs introduces your request recordsContributors
Presenter:
David
Jacobs
: Five to Ten
A story, a hymn, and a prayer: Music While You Work
Band of the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)Conducted by Capt. David McBain
Director of Music
Contributors
Conducted By:
Capt. David
McBain
: MRS. DALE'S DIARY
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her familyScript by Jonquil Antony
Contributors
Script By:
Jonquil
Antony
: MORNING STORY
' The Criminal Type ' by Richard CarpenterRead by John Slater
Contributors
Read By:
John
Slater
: Music for Dancing
Strict tempo dance music played by Victor Silvester and his Ballroom OrchestraContributors
Musicians:
Victor Silvester and his Ballroom
Orchestra
: CHARLES SMART
at the BBC theatre organ: Concert Hour BBC MIDLAND LIGHT ORCHESTRA
(Leader, Frank Thomas )Conductor, Leo Wurmser
Lance Dossor (piano)
Contributors
Leader:
Frank
Thomas
Conductor:
Leo
Wurmser
Piano:
Lance
Dossor
: LISTEN WITH MOTHER
A programme for children under fiveNursery rhymes, stories, and music
It is not only our ' under fives ' who sometimes realise a loss when they go to school and have to give up their programme; it may happen to mothers, too. ' Much to my surprise,' writes one, 'I found a big lump in my throat when I happened to turn on the programme one day. The sudden realisation that these happy times of listening together were over came as a great shock. But it is happy feature of our young audience that, as some of its members move away, others are drawn in. There can hardly be a day when the attention of some very small child is not caught, for the first time, by some part of the programme. Thus mother finds herself again ' rushing to tune in at 1.45.'
This week, today and on Friday, brings
Daphne Oxenford with ' Five Baby Pigs ' by Nesta Nuttall , and 'The Dolly that was Lost,' by Marjorie Mitchell ; tomorrow, Julia Lang with ' The Newspaper House,' by Emily Buxton ; and on Wednesday and Thursday, Dorothy Smith with ' The Little Engine who was Afraid of Tunnel's,' by Molly Thorne , and ' Patrick and the Milkman's Horse,' by Charlotte Mitchell. Elizabeth A. Taylor
Contributors
Unknown:
Daphne
Oxenford
Unknown:
Nesta
Nuttall
Unknown:
Marjorie
Mitchell
Unknown:
Julia
Lang
Unknown:
Emily
Buxton
Unknown:
Dorothy
Smith
Unknown:
Molly
Thorne
Unknown:
Elizabeth A.
Taylor
: WOMAN'S HOUR
A daily programme for women at homeIntroduced by Marjorie Anderson and including:
' Around and About Britain': news from the West of England, including an interview with Pat Smythe, who, in her early twenties, has become one of Britain's leading show-jumpers
' Woman's Hour Microscope': a weekly examination of new products for the home. 4 — ' More Floor Coverings '
' The Daily Mail National Radio Awards': Mary Hill meets some of the panel of judges
' Reflections from the Screen Gordon Gow on the events of the month in films
' I Knew Her': Mary Agnes Hamilton, C.B.E., recalls some memories of Beatrice Webb
Serial: ' Vanity Fair ' by William Makepeace Thackeray Abridged by Becky Cocking. Read by Ronald Simpson
Contributors
Introduced By:
Marjorie
Anderson
Unknown:
Beatrice
Webb
Unknown:
William
Makepeace Thackeray
Abridged By:
Becky
Cocking.
Read By:
Ronald
Simpson
: MUSIC IN THE HOME
Southern Serenade OrchestraDirected by Lou Whiteson
Giba de la Fuente (soprano)
(Continued in next column)
Contributors
Directed By:
Lou
Whiteson
Soprano:
Giba
de la Fuente
: MRS. DALE'S DIARY
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her familyScript by Jonquil Antony
Last week the Dales' grandfather clock stopped and Dr. Dale set about repairing it. Bob helped him to dismantle the works and laid all the parts on the dining-room table. In the midst of this operation Dr. Dale was called out to an accident, and left word that no one was to use the dining-room. Unfortunately the window cleaner called and let Jemima's kitten into the room-who playfully scattered the parts all over the room. When Dr. Dale eventually reassembled the clock it was still found to be inaccurate, so he took it to a watch-maker, who explained that a small wheel was missing. Dr. Dale in a determined effort to find the wheel searched through the dustbins.
Bob took" up his new position with Malcolm Reeves. Mrs. Sandiman tried to persuade the Dales to take part in a Coronation Pageant which she was endeavouring to organise. Later Mrs. Freeman told Mrs. Dale that the bank manager was also producing a pageant.
Contributors
Script By:
Jonquil
Antony
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
Tony Coppard:
Ronan
O'Casey
Miss Simmons:
Evelyn
Moore
Mrs Skeats:
Joan Clement
Scott
Mrs Mount ford:
Vivienne
Chatterton
Mrs Sandiiman:
Gwen
Nelson
The Auctioneer:
Rolf
Lefevre
Isabel Fielding:
Thea
Wells
Richard Fulton:
Norman
Chidgey
Trudi Baume:
Daphne
Maddox
Miss Pink:
Viola
Merritt
Stan Skeats:
Lewis
Stringer
Marleen:
Violet
Loxley
Tiggy Fielding:
Sheila
Moloney
: Monday Matinee presents Claire Bloom in ' THE WITCH'
by H. Wiers-Jenssen with Clive Morton , Robert Eddison and Gladys YoungAdaptation by Owen Reed and E. J. King Bull
Other parts played by Geoffrey Wincott and Howieson Culff
Music by John Buckland
Conducted by Leighton Lucas
Organist,Charles Spinks
Produced by E. J. King Bull
Contributors
Unknown:
H.
Wiers-Jenssen
Unknown:
Clive
Morton
Unknown:
Robert
Eddison
Unknown:
Gladys
Young
Unknown:
Owen
Reed
Unknown:
E. J. King
Bull
Played By:
Geoffrey
Wincott
Unknown:
Howieson
Culff
Music By:
John
Buckland
Conducted By:
Leighton
Lucas
Organist:
Charles
Spinks
Produced By:
E. J.
King Bull
Absolom, Palace Chaplain:
Clive
Morton
Merete Beyer, his mother:
Gladys
Young
Anne Pedersdotter his wife:
Claire
Bloom
Martin, his son by a former marriage:
Robert
Eddison
Bishop Jena Schelderup:
Howieson
Culff
Master Klaus, Priest in Manger:
Rupert
Davies
Master Laurentiius, Pries in Fjeldberg:
Duncan
McIntyre
Master Johannes, Priest in Fane:
Geoffrey
Wincatt
Choirmasiter David:
Antony
Kearey
Leader of the Town Guard:
Geoffrey
Bond
Herlofs-Marte:
Phyllis
Morris
Servants in Absolom's house:Bente:
Gladys
Spencer
Servants in Absolom's house: Jorund:
Monica
Grey
: Monday Matinee ' THE WITCH'
by H. Wiers-Jenssen(continued)
Contributors
Unknown:
H.
Wiers-Jenssen
: Band of the GRENADIER GUARDS
Conducted by Major F. J. Harris M.B.E.Director of Music with Edith Lewin (mezzo-soprano)
Contributors
Conducted By:
Major F. J.
Harris M.B.E.
Mezzo-Soprano:
Edith
Lewin
: 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
: Round the British Isles with TOP OF THE FORM
John Ellison and Robert Mac-Dermot are the question-masters in this inter-country contest between representative teams from girls' and boys' schools in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland14-Northern Ireland v. Wales
Richmond Lodge School for Girls,
Belfast v.
Grammar School for Girls, Bangor
Produced by Joan Clark
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Ellison
Produced By:
Joan
Clark
: DEAR SIR ...
A correspondence column of the airEdited and introduced by Adrian Thomias
Contributors
Introduced By:
Adrian
Thomias
: FAMILY FAVOURITES
Tunes you have asked us to play: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
A series of programmes for parents about some of the different phases through which a child's mind passes as it grows up5-'Finding Out About Life' by Dr. Cecily de Monchaux
Although the child has been observing the outside world all his Life he has never learnt to observe it with the feelings of a grown-up. During adolescence, these new grown-up feelings begin to develop and the picture he has of the world begins to change. He starts to experiment anew. This programme is illustrated by conversations between actual teenagers and by dramatic interludes acted by: Mary O'Farrell , Rosamund Barnes
Jane Barrett , Patricia Fryer
William Eldridge , Stanley Groome
Geoffrey Wincott
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr. Cecily
de Monchaux
Unknown:
Mary
O'Farrell
Unknown:
Rosamund
Barnes
Unknown:
Jane
Barrett
Unknown:
Patricia
Fryer
Unknown:
William
Eldridge
Unknown:
Stanley
Groome
Unknown:
Geoffrey
Wincott
: Joy Nichols, Dick Bentley and Jimmy Edwards in ' TAKE IT FROM HERE'
with Wallas Eaton , The KeynotesAugmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Script by Frank Muir and Denis Norden
Produced by Charles Maxwell
Contributors
Unknown:
Wallas
Eaton
Script By:
Frank
Muir
Script By:
Denis
Norden
Produced By:
Charles
Maxwell
: THE GERALDO DANCE ORCHESTRA
Directed by Sidney Bright with Jill Day. Alma Warren. Bob DaleContributors
Directed By:
Sidney
Bright
Unknown:
Jill
Day.
Unknown:
Alma
Warren.
Unknown:
Bob
Dale
: A BOOK AT BEDTIME
' Barmy in Wonderland by P. G. WodehouseReader, Richard Hurndall
11-' Fritchie's Dream Comes True '
Contributors
Reader:
P. G.
Wodehouse
Reader:
Richard
Hurndall
: Music Tapestry
Light Music String EnsembleDirected by Max Jaffa with Eric Harrison (piano)
Contributors
Directed By:
Max
Jaffa
Piano:
Eric
Harrison
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