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for the Sunday after the Ascension from the Church of St. Thomas-the-Martyr in the City of Bristol; conducted by the Rev. John R.G. Ragg.
"...in the handywork of their craft is their prayer"
Introduction
Psalm 24: The earth is the Lord's, and all that therein is
Lesson: Ecclesiastes 38, vv. 25-34
Let all the world in every corner sing (A. and M. 548)
Lesson: The Epistle to the Hebrews: Passages from Chapters 4 and 5
Talk
Time for thought and prayer
O worship the King (A. and M. 167)
Offering of the labour of our hands and minds
Hail the day that sees him rise (A. and M. 147)
Blessing

(to 11.45)

Contributors

Service conducted by:
The Rev. John R.G. Ragg
Organist and choirmaster:
Roy Collison

Brian Reece says Let's Make a Date.

The Song that Made the Star
with The Radio Revellers.

Look Who's Here
Up-to-date news and views from the world of entertainment.

Scored for the Screen
The theme music from the Twentieth Century-Fox production "Laura".
(Pocket edition series)

The Better Half
A well-known comedian's wife introduces her husband.

Augmented BBC Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
From the BBC's television studio, Manchester.

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Reece
Singers (The Song that Made the Star):
The Radio Revellers
Musicians:
Augmented BBC Northern Variety Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by:
Alyn Ainsworth
Script:
Jack Bradley
Script:
Ray Davies
Editor:
John Ammonds
Producer:
Barney Colehan

BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard)
Conducted by Pierre Monteux
Hilde Gueden (soprano)
Introduced by Alec Robertson.
Given before an invited audience in the BBC studios, Maida Vale, London (Simultaneous broadcast with the Home Service)

Contributors

Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Paul Beard
Conductor:
Pierre Monteux
Soprano:
Hilde Gueden
Presenter:
Alec Robertson
Presented for television by:
Antony Craxton

The Brains Trust meets every Sunday afternoon to answer questions sent by viewers.
The members this week are Dr. J. Bronowski, Rosamond Lehmann, Stephen Spender, Graham Hutton.
Question-Master, Alan Melville

Questions should be addressed to: The Brains Trust, [address removed]

Contributors

Question-Master:
Alan Melville
Panellist:
Dr. Jacob Bronowski
Panellist:
Rosamond Lehmann
Panellist:
Stephen Spender
Panellist:
Graham Hutton
Producer:
John Furness

Sooty: Sooty the Champ
with Harry Corbett.

Children's International Newsreel

Rex Milligan: 5: The Bogus Formula
A series of plays by Anthony Buckeridge.

Sunday at Six
The Rev. Leonard Small talks about Skerryvore Lighthouse in the Western Isles.

(to 18.05)

Contributors

Puppeteer (Sooty):
Harry Corbett
Commentator (Sooty):
Brian Johnston
Writer (Rex Milligan):
Anthony Buckeridge
Producer (Rex Milligan):
Pharic Maclaren
Film Cameraman (Rex Milligan):
David Prosser
Film Editor (Rex Milligan):
John Pullen
Designer (Rex Milligan):
Donald Horne
The:
Sheldrake Juniors -
Rex Milligan:
Paul Streather
Jigger Johnson:
Anthony Bryant
J.O. Stagg:
Anthony Valentine
Alfie Cutforth:
William Simons
Mr. Hunter (Headmaster at Sheldrake Grammar):
Anthony Sharp
Dr. Stallybone:
Philip Ray
Mr. Pavlowski:
Reginald Barratt
Mrs. Pinkey (Dr. Stallybone's house-keeper):
Joan Sanderson
Policeman:
Tom Bowan
Others taking part:
Jack Bond
Others taking part:
Barry Knight
Others taking part:
Larry Dann
Others taking part:
Maurice Lane
Others taking part:
David Higson
Others taking part:
Derek Hodgson
Presenter (Sunday at Six):
The Rev. Leonard Small

An evening service for you and your family, conducted by the Rev. Leonard Small, Minister of Cramond Parish Church, Edinburgh.
Call to Worship
Metrical Psalm 23: The Lord's my Shepherd (Tune, Crimond)
Address
Prayers
When I survey the wondrous Cross (C.H. 106; A. and M. 108)
Blessing
The singing is led by the BBC Scottish Singers
Conductor, Gerald Gentry

Contributors

Service conducted by:
The Rev. Leonard Small
Singers:
The BBC Scottish Singers
Conductor:
Gerald Gentry

A television play by Michael Barry and Charles Terrot.
[Starring] Basil Sydney, John Fraser, Katie Johnson, Reginald Beckwith
With Doreen Aris as Captain Janine Mayhew.

The action takes place in an industrial town in England during the 1880s.

Acknowledgment is made to the Salvation Army's official historian, the late Col. Robert Sandall, for assistance in the preparation of the programme.
(Doreen Aris appears by permission of Sir Barry Jackson; John Fraser by permission of Associated British Picture Corporation, Ltd.)

Contributors

Writer:
Michael Barry
Writer:
Charles Terrot
Producer:
George More O'Ferrall
Designer:
Barry Learoyd
Of the Salvation Army - Captain Janine Mayhew:
Doreen Aris
Of the Salvation Army - Lieutenant Maud Harding:
Carol Marsh
Of the Salvation Army - Captain Elijah Cadman:
Basil Sydney
Lovelace Dashworth, a lion-tamer:
Reginald Beckwith
Admiral Wainwright:
Nicholas Hannen
Mrs. Wainwright:
Avice Landone
Lieutenant Michael Wainwright R.N., his son:
John Fraser
Margaret Wainwright, his daughter:
Margaret Anderson
Martie Craven, their old nurse:
Katie Johnson
A Police Sergeant:
Neil Wilson
Mrs. Russell, a landlady:
Gretchen Franklin
Charlie, a stage-door keeper:
Edwin Ellis
George:
Colin Douglas
His wife:
Joan Newell
His child:
Stephen Rich
Old soak:
Erik Chitty
Old soak's wife:
Evelyn Lund
A soldier:
John Fabian
A gin-shop master:
Norman Mitchell
Amos Dory, a farmer:
Edgar K. Bruce
The Bishop:
William Devlin
The Vicar:
John Kidd
Mrs. Robson:
Katharine Page
Sid Rolands:
Peter Bull
Sammy the Runt:
Harold Goodwin
Other parts played by:
Mary Russell
Other parts played by:
Joan Lovelace
Other parts played by:
Madge Brindley
Other parts played by:
Margaret Flint
Other parts played by:
Howell Davies
Other parts played by:
Robert Hunter
Other parts played by:
Richard Cuthbert
Other parts played by:
John Dunbar
Other parts played by:
Michael Harrison

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