Programme Index

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Look and Choose
An enquiry into washing machines.
Conducted by Isobel Barnett in co-operation with the Gas Council and the British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers' Association.

Come to Tea
with Elsie and Doris Waters who entertain people they would like you to meet.

Contributors

Presenter (Look and Choose):
Isobel Barnett
Arranged by (Look and Choose):
Monica Sims
Entertainer (Come to Tea):
Elsie Waters
Entertainer (Come to Tea):
Doris Waters
Arranged by (Come to Tea):
Dora Nirva
Presented by (Come to Tea):
Patrick Harvey

Prudence Kitten: Prudence Builds a Snowman
with Molly Blake.

Meet My Family
High in the Alps lives a happy Swiss family. They all have different jobs: one is a mountain guide, one is a ski-ing instructor, one is a schoolteacher, and the others work on the farmlands.
This beautiful Swiss film shows the hardships and happiness of their mountain life.

Jack-in-a-Box
with Phil Tate and his Orchestra.
(Phil Tate appears by permission of Hammersmith Palais, Ltd.)

(to 18.00)

Contributors

Presenter (Prudence Kitten):
Molly Blake
Musicians (Jack-in-a-Box):
Phil Tate and his Orchestra
Presented by (Jack-in-a-Box):
John Hunter Blair

TV's most popular panel game
with Isobel Barnett, Zoe Gail, Ben Lyon, Gilbert Harding and Eamonn Andrews in the chair.

("What's My Line?" was devised by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and is televised by arrangement with C.B.S. and Maurice Winnick)

Contributors

Panellist:
Isobel Barnett
Panellist:
Zoe Gail
Panellist:
Ben Lyon
Panellist:
Gilbert Harding
Chairman:
Eamonn Andrews
Devised by:
Mark Goodson
Devised by:
Bill Todman
Presented by:
T. Leslie Jackson

Jack Payne introduces stars and personalities who are Off the Record together with the latest news from the record industry featuring Norman Wisdom, Ruby Murray, Larry Adler, Johnny Brandon, Dennis Hale, Edna Savage, The Eric Delaney Band,
The Concert Orchestra and George Mitchell Singers conducted by Stanley Black.
(Norman Wisdom and Ruby Murray are appearing in 'Painting the Town' at the London Palladium)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jack Payne
Singer:
Norman Wisdom
Singer:
Ruby Murray
Harmonicist:
Larry Adler
Singer:
Johnny Brandon
Vocalist:
Dennis Hale
Singer:
Edna Savage
Musicians:
The Eric Delaney Band
Musicians:
The Concert Orchestra
Singers:
George Mitchell Singers
Orchestra and singers conducted by:
Stanley Black
Producer:
Francis Essex

Beginning a knock-out competition in thirteen rounds for the 1956 title.
Judges:
Professional: Helene Cordet, Ted Kavanagh
Viewer: Tony Iveson
Introduced by Peter Haigh.
BBC Northern Variety Orchestra conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
From the Royal Hall, Harrogate.
Followed by The Weather and Close Down

Contributors

Judge (Professional):
Helene Cordet
Judge (Professional):
Ted Kavanagh
Judge (Viewer):
Tony Iveson
Presenter:
Peter Haigh
Musicians:
BBC Northern Variety Orchestra
[Orchestra] conducted by:
Alyn Ainsworth
Producer:
Barney Colehan

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More