Ronnie Pleydell and his Orchestra
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Conductor, Wynford Reynolds
' Who were there when they crucified my Lord? '
Simon of Cyrene
Talk by the Rev. A. E. Gould
and forecast for farmers and shipping
BBC West of England
Light Orchestra
(Leader, Frederick Lunnon )
Conductor, Frank Cantell
by Alistair Cooke
by Terence Beckles
SMETANA
Gramophone records of movements from his Piano Trio
' The Cleansing of the Temple'
Suggestions for thought and prayer on each day in Holy Week by Canon C. W. Hutchinson
Monday in Holy Week
Praise to the Holiest (BBC Hymn
Book 88)
Psalm 27, Part 2 (Broadcast Psalter) St. Luke 19. vv. 37-48
Rock of Ages (BBC Hymn Book 296)
The Kursaal Orchestra directed by Louis Voss
Gramophone records of music from operettas by Lehar , Kalman , and Stolz
by Erich Kastner
Adapted for broadcasting and read in twelve instalments by John Glyn-Jones
11—' The Chief Criminal Investigator '
by Denis Constanduros
' With this Ring ...'
Produced by Owen Reed
The Four in A Chord
Eddie Arnold
A Note or Two from Band-leader Felix King at the piano
Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
The Tanner Sisters
Cyril Fletcher
Compere, Bill Gates
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry RabinowMz
Producer, Trafford Whitelock
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England
A happy history of everyman's entertainment with Kenneth Home
Robin Richmond , Anne Shelton
Sir Stephen Tallents
J. C. Trewin. Norman Wisdom
Introduced by Howard Marion-Crawford
Programme written by Gale Pedrick
Produced by Thurstan Holland
(The recorded broadcast of November 29, 1953, in the Light Programme)
(Leader, Donald Sturtivant )
Conductor, Gilbert Vinter
Recounting how the text of the Scriptures developed into what we know today
Written by Noel Scott
Based on research by Elizabeth Braund
Produced by Terence Tiller
Those taking part:
Jill Balcon , Patience
Collier Michael Collins. Garard Green
Stephen Jack. Ian Sadler
Gerik Schielderup
Norman Shelley , Roger Snowdon
Talk by Robin Fedden
In the setting of a recent ski journey through the high Tyrol, the speaker develops the theme that man, faced now by so many unlimited problems, deliberately sets himself problems which are severe but limited.
For Children of All Ages
' The Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame
Arranged for broadcasting in eight instalments by May Jenkin
2 — ' The Open Road '
Production by Josephine Plummer
' One brigiht summer morning rhe Rat was sitting on the river bank, singing a little song. He had just composed it himself, so the was very taken up with it, and would not pay proper attention to the Mole or anything else. Since early morning he had been swimming in the river, in company with his friends the ducks. And when the ducks stood on their heads suddenly, as ducks will, he would dive down and tickle pheir necks, just under where their chins would be if ducks had ohins, till they swam off in a hurry, spluttering and angry and shaking their feathers at him, for it is impossible to say quite all you feel when your head is under water At last they implored him to go away and attend to this own affairs and leave them to mind theirs.....'
5.30 For Older Children
Going to the Pictures and the Theatre
Eric Gillett reviews some of the plays and films now showing
5.50 The week's programmes
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a derailed forecast
' for South-Bast England
Written by Spike Milligan with the Ray Ellington Quartet
Max Geldray
Announcer, Wallace Greenslade
The Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
Produced by Peter Eton
followed by late weather forecast for land areas