Percy Thrower's guest today is Lord Aberconway of Bodnant, whose gardens are famous for their rhododendrons. Lord Aberconway discusses these shrubs with Francis Hanger, Curator of the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens at Wisley, and advises on their care and cultivation.
Percy Thrower plants french and runner beans and onions, plants a window box for summer display, and makes up a hanging basket with geraniums and lobelias.
(A BBC telerecording)
BBC Television Outside Broadcast cameras pay a further visit to Kempton Park Racecourse on the second day of the Jubilee Meeting to see three of the principal events.
2.0 Sunbury Selling Stakes over five furlongs
2.30 Shepperton Handicap Stakes over one mile and three furlongs
3.10 Jubilee Handicap Stakes over one-and-a-quarter miles
Clive Graham identifies the runners and riders in the Paddock before each race.
A visit to Trent Bridge to see some of the first day's play in this three-day match.
(4.15-4.30 Tea Interval)
Introduced by Humphrey Lestocq and Mr. Turnip.
Box of Tricks
with Geoffrey Robinson.
Musical Adventures
with Henry Zeisel and his Orchestra.
Can We Help You?
by Desmond O'Donovan.
[Starring] Peter Hawkins
with James Ottaway as Clibber, Raymond Rollett as Sly.
Rolf Harris with Willoughby
(Henry Zeisel and his Orchestra are appearing at the Casanova and Don Juan Clubs, London)
The closing overs of the day's play at Trent Bridge.
(to 18.30)
followed by The Weather
Presenting stop-press news and some of today's big sporting moments on film.
Introduced by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Interesting people who are In Town Tonight.
(Simultaneous broadcast with the London, Midland, North, Northern Ireland, Scottish, and West of England Home Services)
A serial in six parts by Raymond Bowers.
[Starring] Anne Crawford and Alexander Knox
(See top of columns 3 and 4)
A visit to the Empire Stadium, Wembley, to see the second half of this match in the Olympic Games Association Football qualifying round.
Starring Jimmy Wheeler
with Rawicz and Landauer, Thora Hird, Latona, Graham and Chadel, The Four Jones Boys, Doreen Hume, Ronnie Carroll, Marion Keene, Ken Wilson, The Pamela Kail Dancers.
(Richard Bennett writes on page 9)
An early American film, with W. S. Hart in a leading role, about civil strife in a Western township.
A programme of Scottish dancing with Jimmy Shand and his Band.
Introduced by Ian Wallace.
