Listings
played today by BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
(Leader, Jack Nugent )
Conductor, Jack Leon
Melody on Strings directed by Max Jaffa
The Tunesmiths directed by Sidney Bright
Contributors
Leader:
Jack
Nugent
Conductor:
Jack
Leon
Directed By:
Max
Jaffa
Directed By:
Sidney
Bright
This weekend's food news by Molly Weir
Contributors
Unknown:
Molly
Weir
Records you have asked to hear
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
The Cotton Pickers and The Danny-Levan Quartet
Producer, Jimmy Grant
Contributors
Producer:
Jimmy
Grant
Sidney Davey and his Players
Contributors
Unknown:
Sidney
Davey
Songs and music recorded in European countries
Introduced by Roy Williams
Contributors
Introduced By:
Roy
Williams
Eric Darby at the piano
Contributors
Unknown:
Eric
Darby
and his Pieces of Eight with Betty Taylor and Franklyn Boyd
Contributors
Unknown:
Betty
Taylor
Unknown:
Franklyn
Boyd
A daily programme from the National Radio Show at Earls Court
Today's disc-jockey, David Jacobs talks to visitors to the Show and challenges the BBC Gramophone Library to find their choice in record time
Contributors
Talks:
David
Jacobs
What's On Today?
A magazine programme including:
Football League: Charles Buchan in London, David Coleman in Birmingham, and H. D. Davies in Manchester, give the latest news and their opinions about this afternoon's games
Scottish League: by Tommy Muirhead Athletics: Harold Abrahams , in Warsaw, talks about the International match between Poland and Great Britain
Racing: Raymond Glendenning discusses the prospects for the Prince Edward Handicap at Manchester
Introduced by Eamonn Andrews
Produced by Angus Mackay
Contributors
Unknown:
Charles
Buchan
Unknown:
David
Coleman
Unknown:
H. D.
Davies
Unknown:
Tommy
Muirhead
Unknown:
Harold
Abrahams
Unknown:
Raymond
Glendenning
Introduced By:
Eamonn
Andrews
Produced By:
Angus
MacKay
A musical programme for children under five
Ann Driver , Marjorie Westbury , and Maurice Bevan include, ' A Frog he would a-wooing go ' and some games in the garden in a programme introduced by John Webster. (BBC recording)
Contributors
Unknown:
Ann
Driver
Unknown:
Marjorie
Westbury
Unknown:
Maurice
Bevan
Duced By:
John
Webster.
(105th Annual Contest) from the King's Hall, Belle Vue , Manchester Commentary by Phillip Dobson
Contributors
Unknown:
Belle
Vue
Commentary By:
Phillip
Dobson
Henry Riddell talks to people out for the day and invites them to challenge Gerald Shaw at the BBC theatre organ to play their favourite tune
Contributors
Talks:
Henry
Riddell
Unknown:
Gerald
Shaw
at Manchester
The Prince Edward Handicap
A handicap race for three-year-olds and upwards over two miles, three furlongs, and seventy-five yards
Commentary by Raymond Glendenning, assisted by Claude Harrison as race-reader
From Castle Irwell Racecourse
Contributors
Commentary By:
Raymond
Glendenning
Assisted By:
Claude
Harrison
Poland r. Great Britain at the Decennium Stadium,
Warsaw
Latest news and commentaries by Rex Alston and Harold Abrahams
Contributors
Unknown:
Rex
Alston
Unknown:
Harold
Abrahams
Commentary on the second half of one of today's Football League matches
A return visit to Belle Vue , Manchester, for the results of the Championship
Contributors
Unknown:
Belle
Vue
Eamonn Andrews introduces a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute survey of the day's sport from reporters and observers throughout the country and overseas
5.0 Football and Racing
The day's results read by John Hobday
6.10 app. Special Reports and news flashes and interviews from the grounds
6.50 app. Classified Football
Results
Today's programme includes:
First Division: Birmingham City v. Newcastle United; Blackpool v. Arsenal; Sunderland v. Aston Villa; Tottenham Hotspur v. Burnley
Second Division: Blackburn Rovers v. Lincoln City; Stoke City v. Charlton Athletic
Scottish League: Tommy Muirhead on an outstanding match
Athletics: Harold Abrahams reports from Warsaw on the International match between Poland and Great Britain
Inter-Regional Quiz
Sports Report v. Sport in the West
A four-a-side challenge contest on Association Football, Athletics, Boxing, and Cricket
THE TEAMS
Sports Reports Charles Buchan , Norris McWhirter , Frank Butler , E. W. Swanton
Sport in the West: Jimmy Ure. Jack Gregory , Gordon Hazell , David Moore
Produced by Angus Mackay
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m. only
Contributors
Introduces:
Eamonn
Andrews
Read By:
John
Hobday
Unknown:
Tommy
Muirhead
Unknown:
Harold
Abrahams
Unknown:
Charles
Buchan
Unknown:
Norris
McWhirter
Unknown:
Frank
Butler
Unknown:
Jimmy
Ure.
Unknown:
Jack
Gregory
Unknown:
Gordon
Hazell
Unknown:
David
Moore
Produced By:
Angus
MacKay
Excerpts from operetta opera, ballet, musical comedy played by the BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader, Philip Whiteway) Conductor, Rae Jenkins
Contributors
Conductor:
Rae
Jenkins
A Toot on the Flute
A survey of the flute in the jazz field
Written by Harry Giltrap and Frank Dixon
Introduced by Frank Dixon
Contributors
Written By:
Harry
Giltrap
Written By:
Frank
Dixon
Introduced By:
Frank
Dixon
including cricket close of p]ay scores and Charles Buchan on today's football
Contributors
Unknown:
Charles
Buchan
8 — ' How I crossed the River Chindwin' by John Seymour
Try as he would, says John Seymour , he could never strike the heroic note while playing his part in the prosecution of the last war. But he does put forward the claim that he was the first man of the Fourteenth Army to cross the River Chindwin.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Seymour
Unknown:
John
Seymour
Part 2
From the Royal Albert Hall, London
Gramophone records of some" favourite music
and his
Latin-American Orchestra from Edmundo Ros ' Club, London
Contributors
Unknown:
Edmundo
Ros
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. only