Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,507 playable programmes from the BBC

including music by Paul Mickelson Orchestra, The Spurrlows, Ralph Carmichael Singers, The Imperials, Sydney McEwan with The Cork Children's Choir, Evie, Jim Reeves, The Lang Sisters, Joy Webb and The Croydon Junior Singers, Dick Anthony Singing Men, Moira Anderson

Contributors

Presenter:
Dora Bryan
Devised by/Producer:
Jack Hywel Davies

with Rod McNeil, ABC Sydney; Bob Pierson, BFBS Cologne; Johnny Herbert, Radio Hong Kong; Bill Paul, CBC Toronto

(Requests, on postcards please, to "World Wide Family Favourites," [address removed])

[NB Bob Pierson was actually at BFBS Singapore and Gan]

Contributors

Unknown:
Rod McNeil
Unknown:
Bob Pierson
Unknown:
Johnny Herbert
Unknown:
Bill Paul
Producer:
Jack Dabbs

A radio happening with Jimmy Edwards. Ted Ray
Arthur Askey , Cyril Fletcher In the chair MCDONALD HOBLEY
Special guest Barbara Windsor From an idea by Jimmy EDWARDS Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
(Repeated: Monday, 8.2 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards.
Unknown:
Ted Ray
Unknown:
Arthur Askey
Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Producer:
Edward Taylor

1938-1963
Ted Ray marks the golden anniversary of the BBC by introducing some of the top comedy shows from the vintage years of radio.
This week: The Goon Show with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Max Geldray
(Repeated: Friday, 8.2 pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Ted Ray
Guest:
Max Geldray
Conductor:
Wally Stott
Script:
Spike Milligan
Producer:
Peter Eton
Series compiled by:
Charles Maxwell

Willi Boskovsky conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA
CATHERINE WILSON (soprano) in a programme of marches. polkas and waltzes by Johann Strauss , and operetta arias by Lehar, Heuberger and Millocker Introduced by Robin Boyle Producer ANTHONY PHILPOTT
<Part of a concert from the Fairfield Halls. Croydon, presented in association with the London Borough of Croydon)

Contributors

Unknown:
Willi Boskovsky
Soprano:
Catherine Wilson
Unknown:
Johann Strauss
Introduced By:
Robin Boyle
Producer:
Anthony Philpott

For the BBC's 50th anniversary, with the BBC Choral Society conducted by John Poole Organist Barry Rose
Introduced by John Snagge
Prayer and Blessing by The Rev. W.D. Kennedy-Bell

The spacious firmament (Siriusi); King of glory (from 'Spiritual Songs' by H. Walford Davies); O little town of Bethlehem (Christmas Carol); Away with gloom (Exultate Deo); Magnificat in E major (Herbert Murrill); Sweet day, so cool (Pen Selwood); Love unto thine own (Langham); Glorious things of thee are spoken (Abbot's Leigh); O king enthroned (Temple)

Contributors

Presenter:
John Snagge
Singers:
BBC Choral Society
Conductor:
John Poole
Organist:
Barry Rose
Prayer and Blessing:
The Rev. W.D. Kennedy-Bell

Introduced by Robin Boyle This week's guests include EDISON LIGHTHOl'SE
DAVID and MARIANNE DALMOUR
NEW WORLD. HARRY STONEHAM TRIO and LEE GIBSON
bossa KARAN and VALERIE MASTERS
THE KENTUCKIANS
TOMMY WHITTLE QUARTET and BARBARA JAY
FIVEPENNY PIECE
ROSEMARY SQUIRES With the BBC RADIO SHOWBAND conductor KEN MOULE
BBC NORTHERN DANCE ORCHESTRA conductor BERNARD HERRMANN Producers HARRY WALTERS and GEOFFREY UULLIN

Contributors

Introduced By:
Robin Boyle
Introduced By:
Marianne Dalmour
Introduced By:
Lee Gibson
Unknown:
Bossa Karan
Unknown:
Valerie Masters
Unknown:
Tommy Whittle
Unknown:
Barbara Jay
Unknown:
Rosemary Squires
Conductor:
Ken Moule
Conductor:
Bernard Herrmann
Producers:
Harry Walters
Producers:
Geoffrey Uullin

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