BBC Birmingham
Producer KEN EVANS
Dave Berry recalls some of the fun times of the era and plays some of his favourite records. Producer IAN GRANT
with Peter Clayton
Producer SANDRA BLACK
1.0 VHF/FM joins Radio 1
A sketchy look at life with The National Revue Company
see panel
A home international competition
David Higgins , Neil Reid David Ledgerwood and Stephen Malcolm compete in the Scottish heat from Trinity Academy, Edinburgh.
Questionmaster Paul McDowell Producer HELEN GILL
Glyn Worsnip casts a critical eye over the news of the week and puts probing questions to Henry Kelly , Don Maclean
Pat Coombs and John Junkin.
Stuart Hall presents the touring general knowledge quiz from the Royal Air Force Club, Birkenhead.
Questions set by DAVID WILLIAMS Devised by DON DAVIS Producer ANDY ALIFFE
7.30 VHF/FM rejoins Radio 2
direct from the Town Hall, Birmingham with Lillian Watson
Ann Howard , Kenneth Collins and Willard White , the Leicester Philharmonic Choir chorus-master KEITH SMITH , and the BBC Concert Orchestra leader MARTIN LOVEDAY conducted by Nicholas Cleobury
Introduced by Brian Kay
From Verdi to Gershwin, from the riches of Egypt to the poverty of Catfish Row, the fine acoustics of Birmingham's Town Hall provides an opportunity to hear extracts from // trovatore, Martha, Faust, Samson and Delilah, Turandot, Cavalleria rusticana, Porgy and Bess, Carmen and Eugene Onegin.
Producer BARRY KNIGHT (Given in association with Raymond Gubbay Ltd) _
8.20 -8.40 Interval
Ronald Corp recalls some notable musical 'firsts' in Birmingham.
Producer ANTHONY WILLS
The Strings of the BBC Radio Orchestra leader MICHAEL TOMALIN Guest conductor Johnny Arthey
Presented by John Marsh Producer SANDRA BLACK
Music and memories, the Word Game and the Trivia Quiz 'All made out of ticky-tacky' Producer ROBIN SEDGLEY
with Dave Gelly
Producer BARBARA PAGE
presents Nightride Producers PAM COX
ROGER BOWMAN and ROY HERBERT
Producers TERRY CARTER and PAUL NEWMAN
The Weekend Early Show Singer of the day: ELEANORKEENAN
