An early-morning miscellany of gramophone records
A programme of gramophone records
The Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden
Conducted by John Barbirolli
(Summary of official announcements in Welsh)
Conducted by Eric Fogg
F. C. Hooper
A selection of the tunes to which, for the past forty years, we have been smiling, marching, and working. Sing them again and smile with Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ
11.0 Announcements and Singing
11.5 Round the Countryside:
' Caterpillars'
11.15 The Story of Theseus. The life of a Hero of Ancient Greece-3
11.35 Music and Singing
11.45 'The Bird Islands of Peru'
Written by Hilda Ervine
Sir Walford Davies
Conducted by Ian Whyte
on gramophone records
2.15 Round the Countryside
Traces of History
2.25 ' Music and Singing
2.40 The Story of John Bunyan
The life of the tinker who wrote ' A Pilgrim's Progress'
Lt.-Commander Douglas Dixon
The Band of His Majesty's Grenadier Guards
Conducted by Major George Miller
Songs of Wales: introducing: The Rising of the Lark. New Year's Eve. Ap Shankm. Let now the harp. Hirlas Horn. Hark! afar the bugle sounding Men of Harlech. Forth to the battle. All the day. Weep not, I pray. Hunting the hare. From dull slumber arise. War Song of the Men of Glamorgan. God bless the Prince of Wales Paul Robeson (bass) The BBC Military Band Conducted by B. Walton O'Donnell The Band of His Majesty's Royal Air Force Conducted by Captain J. H. Amers
on gramophone recordsLina Pagliughi (soprano)
Vladimir Rosing (tenor)
A programme of song and story for all ages
A play in one act by Alicia Ramsey and Rudolph de Cordova
Adapted by Dulcima Glasby and produced by Peter Creswell
Characters
Dr. Abernethy, Mrs. Calthrop, Dr. Linton, Col. Hamilton, Mrs. Danvers, Julia. Rev. Nicodemus Athanasius Ignatius Brown, Countess Arbuthnoto,
Mick O'Brien , and H.R.H.
A serial version of a new novel by J. B. Priestley
Fourth instalment, read by Eric Gillett
Tommy Tiverton , out-of-work comedian, and Professor Kronak, a refugee from Prague, are still evading the police, but they have a stroke of luck in coming across Mr. Hassock, ' a travelling auctioneer of his own goods who first entertained his patrons before conjuring half-crowns out of them '. They meet his ' niece ', Hope Ollerton, too.
This is the first of Eric Gillett 's readings. He will read the Wednesday instalments, and Kevin Fitzgerald the Sunday instalments, of ' Let the People Sing'.
A miniature festival on gramophone records taken from sound tracks of some of the famous Walt Disney Cartoons
Leader, Paul Beard
Conducted by Clarence Raybould
A Topical Revue with Leonard Henry and a Fool Company of Fellow Mockers
Gay Gags, Snappy Songs, Laughable Lampoons, Audacious Anecdotes
The BBC Variety Orchestra (leader, Frank Cantell ), conducted by Charles Shadwell
Produced by Vernon Harris
with John Rorke , Wynne Aiello , Webster Booth, and C. Denier Warren The BBC Variety Orchestra (leader, Frank Cantell ), conducted by Charles Shadwell , and the BBC Revue Chorus
Compere, John Watt
The BBC Theatre Orchestra
Leader, Tate Gilder
Conductor, Stanford Robinson
Written and produced by Stephen Potter
on gramophone records
