Market trends, news, weather
(Monday's "Ten to Eight")
and Programme News
Radio's breakfast-time magazine
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
By Request: listeners' choice of readings and recordings
and Programme News
Revised second edition
BBC Correspondents talk about the news, its background, and the people who make it
Shortened and revised edition of Saturday's broadcast
explores London's Parks and Green Spaces with recordings from the BBC Sound Archives.
Broadcast in the BBC World Service
Five talks for Holy Week by THE REV. FR. HUGH BISHOP
2: Treachery-by the religious
Tuesday in Holy Week
What sorrow sore (BBC H.B. 96) Psalm 138
Mark 14. vv. 32-53 (Jerusalem)
Be thou my guardian (BBC H.B.
135)
played by the ORCHESTRA
Leader. Maurice Brett
Conducted by KENNETH ALWYN with DORITA y PEPE
Introduced by Roy WILLIAMSON
2: Come to the Fair by Norman Smithson and Alfred Bradley
Young Tommy and old Trapper try their strength at the fairground.
Produced by ALFRED BRADLEY
A sort of verbal tennis devised by Norman Hackforth
The players:
FENELLA FIELDING, OLGA FRANKLIN PAUL JENNINGS
NORMAN HACKFORTH and a special challenge from THE DUKE AND DUCHESS of BEDFORD
In the umpire's chair, MAX ROBERTSON
Produced by Bill Worsley
Pre-recorded at The Paris. Lower Regent Street. London. S.W.I
Saturday's broadcast
and Programme News
The News and Voices and Topics in and behind the headlines
Introduced by WILLIAM DAVIS
Monday evening's broadcast
for children under five
Story: ' Little Jet' by Ivy O. Eastwick
with David Franklin including a selection from the BBC MIDLAND LIGHT ORCHESTRA Leader. John Bradbury
Conducted by STANFORD ROBINSON
Produced by Sheila Anderson
A play for radio in thirteen parts by HOWARD AGG based on the novel by CHARLES DICKCNS
1: A Night in March
Produced by MARTYN C .WERSTER
Sunday's broadcast
2: Wings of morning
Records introduced by NOËL GOODWIN
This week:
EDGAR ANSTEY , RONALD BRYDEN MARGHANITA LASKI BRYAN ROBERTSON
In the chair, ROBERT ROBINSON
Sunday's broadcast
A family magazine introduced by Ken Sykora and including:
From 'Ol' Man River' to Othello: Ken Sykora pays tribute to Paul Robeson on his seventieth birthday.
Backstage Visit: Alfie Bass talks about his life and career and his new role in Fiddler on the Roof at Her Majesty's Theatre, London.
Guards not on Parade: Leslie Smith meets some Welsh Guards in mufti.
Tuesday Topic or it's happening now.
Drop us a line: your news, views, and memories.
Escape
True stories of courage, determination, ingenuity-and luck by MARGARET POTTER
A Long, Dark Man
Such was the description of King Charles II by the Roundheads during the six weeks they searched -and he attempted to escape.
Narrative and voices by GEOFFREY BANKS
Produced by Trevor Hill
Postponed from March 19
and Programme News
Regional news — The stories behind the headlines-Scotland Yard Calling-South-East Sport Introduced by COLIN HAMILTON
by John Galsworthy adapted for broadcasting in forty-eight parts by MURIEL LEVY with Alan Wheatley
Patricia Cailimore
Norman Shelley , Michael Spice
38: No Retreat
Produced by NORMAN WRIGHT
ST HELENS CHILDREN'S CHOIR Conductor, Patrick J. Booth
BBC NORTHERN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Leader, Reginald Stead
Conducted by MAURICE HANDFORD
Given before an invited audience in the Town Hall, St. Helens, Lanes
Introduced by RONALD EYRE
MATTHEW COADY on Ellen Terry , a biography by Roger Manvell J. M. Roberts on History of the Twentieth Century, a new magazine of which he is the General Editor
MICHAEL WOOD on some recent science fiction
NAOMI LEWIS on Galapagos-Islands of Birds by Bryan Nelson
Produced by Russell Harty
A knock-out quiz between students from universities throughout the British Isles
ROUND 1: Match 1
Bath v. Norwich
Question-Masters:
Max ROBERTSON at Bath
JOHN ANTHONY at Norwich
Produced by Brian Skilton
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Since the Gaming Act of 1960 Britain has become the gambling centre of Europe. Now the Government is proposing to give us yet another chance to gamble in a National Lottery.
Recent court cases have cast doubt on the legality of the games played in casinos. and prompted a new Gamine Bill. Can casinos survive if gamblers are really given an even chance against the bank? Introduced by EDGAR LUSTGARTEN
Produced by Keith HindeU
The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
LESLIE SMITH introduces letters from today's postbag
The Flight of the Phoenix by ELLESTON TREVOR Read by ALAN BADEL
Seventh of fifteen instalments
GARETH MORRIS (flute) with WILFRID PARRY (piano)
