Chris Ellis remembers the life and times of the world's greatest entertainers.
This week: Dick Powell Producer GRAHAM PASS

live from St David's Hall, Cardiff Kenneth Alwyn conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra led by MARTIN LOVEDAY
Friday Night's star singers Ann James , Vicky Brown and Martin Smith the Richard Williams Junior Singers
A special programme for
Children in Need day, including the first live performance of the perennial favourite Sparky 's Magic Piano Narrated by Ken Bruce with Philip Martin (piano) Sue Sheridan , Mary Law and Ingrid Hafner
Introduced by Robin Boyle Producer DAVID RAYVERN ALLEN
(Given in association with St David's Hall, Cardiff)
8.20-8.40* Margaret Percy attends a children's puppet show and explores the Suzuki approach to musical training.

The Organist Entertains Producer JOHN LEONARD BBC Manchester

Compiled and presented by Alan Keith
Producer GEOFF MULLIN

A series ofsix programmes 5: Cavan O'Connor
Top of the bill for over half a century and still going strong. Presented by Brian Haines and Peter Cotes with some help from Cavan O'Connor Script by BRIAN HAINES and PETER COTES
Producer ALAN OWEN

Late-night live music, comedy and chat with the one and only Peter Simpson.
Tonight: the final episode of the musical soap opera Friday Night Clive, and Dick Standing up to his neck in the thrilling Third Fish.
Your chance to dial Peter Dickinson and hear your own radio-made sketch.
Live music from Morris Minor and the Majors, not forgetting the best records around with the unforgettable Peter Dobson at the turntable.
Acted by JONATHAN KYDD, JOHN QUAYLE, SARAH THOMAS, BRIAN BOWLES, PHIL CORNWELL, TIM FIRTH, GRAHAM HOADLY and others
Written by BRISENDEN AND BRISENDEN, BURTON AND O'FARRELL, MATTHEWS AND BULLIVANT, BADDIEL AND FIRTH, BERKMANN AND SINCLAIR, UNFORD AND ATKINS, RENSHAW AND JACOBS, BARFIELD AND PARSONS and OLEH 'THE TERRIBLE' STEPANIUK
Producers HARRY THOMPSON and SONIA BELDOM

presents Nightride

The Early Show
Producers COLIN CHANDLER and GRAHAM PASS