Newyddion y Dydd ynghyd a sgwrs ar faterion crefyddol yng Nghymru.
(News of the day, and a talk on Welsh religious matters)
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Holme Moss and Sutton Coldfield only)

(to 13.15)

Britain's place in a changing world

Written by Robert Reid who appears with Alan Bullock.

For the Very Young
David Enders tells the story.
Sam and Elizabeth Williams make the pictures
(BBC film)

Family Affairs: Widow's Viewpoint
A childless widow and a widow with a family discuss their personal problems.
Peter Marris, of the Institute of Community Studies, discusses the status of widows in society today. Simona Pakenham talks with Ursula Vaughan Williams, widow of the composer.
Introduced by Anne Allen.

3.15 London Town Scrapbook
Stories on film from past editions of 'London Town'.
Commentary by Richard Dimbleby
(First shown in 1953)

(to 15.30)

Eamonn Andrews brings Richard Hearne (Mr. Pastry) to Crackerjack
with Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson, Ronnie Corbett, Raymond Rollett, Warren, Devine, and Sparkes and 'Double or Drop'.

See Junior Radio Times
("Double or Drop" is devised by Eamonn Andrews)
(Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson are appearing at the Pavilion Theatre, Torquay; Bert Hayes is appearing at the Butlin's Hotels, Cliftonville)

On transmitters serving the areas:
6.10 News for Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the English Regions
News from Wales: 6.15-6.20

A period of inactivity at Fort Lowell causes intense boredom among the men. To make matters worse, they are short of money. But Trooper Kirby has his own way of relieving monotony.

(See panel and page 3)

BBC Hustings: The General Election
Election Meetings across the Nation at 6.45
These meetings will be broadcast simultaneously by the BBC transmitters covering the Regions concerned (see page 3)

In London: Derek Hart
In Titchfield: Max Robertson
In Birmingham: Robert McKenzie
In Sunderland: Kenneth Harris
In Glasgow: Esmond Wright
are the impartial chairmen at meetings called by the BBC for members of the public to question politicians on the issues of the campaign With them on the platform are candidates to speak on behalf of any party contesting a fifth of the seats in the region. Names of speakers will be announced after nominations have closed

London: From a Lime Grove studio
(Crystal Palace, Truleigh Hill)

Titchfield: From the Territorial Hall, Titchfield
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, North Hessary Tor, Les Platons, Rowridge)

Birmingham: From a Birmingham studio
(Sutton Coldfield, Tacolneston)

Sunderland: From the Southmoor Technical School, Sunderland
(Holme Moss, Pontop Pike, Sandale, Douglas)

Glasgow: From a Glasgow studio
(Kirk O'Shotts, Rosemarkie, Meldrum, Thrumster, Orkney)

Sound recordings of these programmes will be broadcast in the appropriate Regional Home Services at 10.20 p.m.

Programme devised by The Television Talks Department

A series of true stories of the search for spies in wartime Britain, based on the experiences of Lt.-Col. Oreste Pinto.

An opera by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
English translation by Eric Crozier
[Starring] Charles Holland, Heidi Krall, and Ronald Lewis

Place: harbour fortress in Cyprus. Time: beginning of sixteenth century

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Leader, Steven Staryk)
Conducted by Bryan Balkwill
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Peter Gellhorn)
Ealing Grammar School Boys' Choir
Conductor, John Railron
(See page 6)

(Heidi Krall appears by arrangement with the Metropolitan Opera House, New York; Ronald Lewis and Forbes Robinson appear by arrangement with the General Administrator Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Ltd.; Barbara Howitt by arrangement with the Sadler's Wells Opera Company)

Election Broadcast on behalf of the Labour Party
A campaign report direct from Labour's Television and Radio Operations Room in London.
Introduced by Anthony Wedgwood Benn.

Presenting Alyn Ainsworth and the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra in twenty-five minutes of music in an informal manner with songs by Sheila Buxton and Roberto Cardinali and Norman George and his violin
Introduced by Roger Moffat
From the BBC's North of England television studio

(Sheila Buxton is appearing at the New Royal Restaurant, Liverpool)

followed by Weather; Road Works Report and Close Down