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Typical of the variety of popular music in the 60s was the success of a song originally recorded in 1929 by Rudy Vallee. Tears proved to be a million-seller for Ken Dodd - and today he remembers more hits from that period.
Producer STUART HOBDAY BBC Bristol
Compact discs: 'The Best of the Rock
'n'Roll Years'. Vol 1 1956-1963 (CD 656) and Vol 21964-1971 (CD 657) from retailers

Contributors

Unknown:
Rudy Vallee.
Unknown:
Ken Dodd
Producer:
Stuart Hobday

Your regular Saturday show host with another fun-filled extravaganza which may easily include music, sport, theatre, books, TV, films, celebrity guests, motoring or holidays. Then again, it may not, but when anything goes - that's entertainment! Producer GEOFF MULLIN

Contributors

Producer:
Geoff Mullin

gives you a Probe Round the Back
Nigel Pry leads the hunt for the Fifth Man, the Whitehall Mole, the Moscow Sleeper and the Gentlemen's Toilet, as Radio Active asks the question:
'MI5 - friend, foe or motorway?' Playing spycatchers are Joanna Jaundice (MORWENNABANKS)
Mike Channel (ANGUS DEAYTON ) Sir Leonard Why
(MICHAEL FENTON STEVENS ) Sir Maurice Watt (GEOFFREY PERKINS )
Nigel Pry (PHILIP POPE) The Fifth Man (?)
Transcribed by GEOFFREY PERKINS and ANGUS DEAYTON with additional material by MICHAEL FENTON STEVENS Music by STEVE BROWN and PHILIP POPE Producer
SIR ANTHONY GUY DONALD KIM TYLER (First broadcast on Radio 4)
('Radio Active: The Flu Special'on Thursday 10. OOpm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Angus Deayton
Unknown:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Unknown:
Sir Maurice Watt
Unknown:
Geoffrey Perkins
Unknown:
Geoffrey Perkins
Unknown:
Angus Deayton
Unknown:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Music By:
Steve Brown
Music By:
Philip Pope

Derek Kempthorne ,
Ian McNeill and Nigel Devereux battle it out at Leeds Rugby League Football Club in the last semi-final.
Questionmaster Peter Jones Referee CHRIS RHYS
Producer JOANNE WATSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Kempthorne
Unknown:
Ian McNeill
Unknown:
Nigel Devereux
Unknown:
Chris Rhys
Producer:
Joanne Watson

More musical teasers with Keith Fordyce
Devised by DON DA VIS Producer ANDY WILSON
If you would like to take part in 'Beat the Record send a card with your name, address. daytime telephone number and afew words about yourself to 'Beat the Record', Radio BBC, London W1A 4WW
7.30 VHF/FM rejoins Radio 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Fordyce
Producer:
Andy Wilson

(1837-1915)
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the French composer Emile Waldteufel , a younger contemporary of Johann Strauss II, a selection of his music, familiar and unfamiliar, is played by the BBC Concert Orchestra led by MARTIN LOVEDAY conducted by Alexander Faris with guest artists
Linda Watts (soprano) Roderick Elms (piano) Rod Franks (cornet)
Presented by the composer's, great grand-daughter
Jacqueline Richardson. Producer TIM MCDONALD

Contributors

Unknown:
Emile Waldteufel
Unknown:
Martin Loveday
Conducted By:
Alexander Faris
Soprano:
Linda Watts
Piano:
Roderick Elms
Unknown:
Jacqueline Richardson.
Producer:
Tim McDonald

An hour in the company of the Stephen Hill Singers accompanied by the Robert Docker Sextet
A happy mixture of favourite songs from stage and screen, a barbershop quartet and some fun from percussionist Tristan Fry
Producer BARRY KNIGHT (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Docker Sextet

The Strings of the BBC Radio Orchestra led by MICHAEL TOMALIN conducted by Tony Harrison Presented by Bill Rennells Producer MADELEINE CUMING

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Tomalin
Conducted By:
Tony Harrison
Presented By:
Bill Rennells
Producer:
Madeleine Cuming

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