with Andrew Phillips answering listeners' legal queries
Fifty years ago this weekend, America was rocked by the famous broadcast of War of the Worlds, and this final thought is equally stunning: 'Inheritance means dough is inbred.' including at 6.45 on MW only Sport and Classified Results
Chris Ellis remembers the life and times of some of the world's great entertainers.
This week: The Andrews Sisters
live from the Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Robin Stapleton conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra led by MARTIN LOVEDAY
Friday Night's star singers Mary Hegarty and Bonaventura Bottone with Brooks Aehron (piano) Introduced by Robin Boyle A selection from the Land of Smiles, a Mack and Mabel medley, a pianistic poème a la mer and a nautical overture make varied fare.
Producer DAVID RAYVERN ALLEN
(Given by the Plymouth Music Trust in association with the City of Plymouth)
8.20-8.40*
Nick Page introduces interval entertainment with the Carlos Bonell Ensemble. Producer IAN GRANT
The Organist Entertains with music, news and views from the popular organ world. Producer JOHN LEONARD BBC Manchester
Compiled and presented by Alan Keith
Producer GEOFF MULUN
A series of six programmes 2: Kate Smith
'When she left school, Kate expressed a wish to go on the stage. Her parents were absolutely horrified. They thought the idea of her singing professionally was absurd.'
Later one critic described her voice as 'one of the more glorious sounds broadcasting has to offer'.
Presented by Brian Haines Script by BRIAN HAINES and PETER COTES
Producer ALAN OWEN
presents Nightcap
Late-night live music, comedy and chat with Wacko Dicko and his guests.
Miles and Millner take to the piano and Arthur Smith takes to an exercise bicycle, to test out the deodorants stencilled to his back. The Dial-a-Sketch boys take down your sketch orders over the phone, and perform them later in the programme.
And would you believe ... Nicholas Parsons ?
Peter Dickson finally meets his hero. With free gifts, thrills, jokes, soap opera and music from Cab Calloway to the Cocteau Twins Acted by JONATHAN KYDD
JOHN QUAYLE , SARAH THOMAS BRIAN BOWLES. PHIL CORNWELL and others
Written by BARFIELD BURTON AND PARSONS . BURTON AND O'FARRELL, MATTHEWS AND BULLIVANT. BADDIEL AND FIRTH, BERKMANN AND SINCLAIR, LINFORD AND ATKINS, RENSHAW AND JACOBS, and TERRY JOHNSON AND PEARL CARR Producers HARRY THOMPSON and SONIA BELDOM
presents Nightride
The Early Show
Producers COLIN CHANDLER and GRAHAM PASS
