Eric Spruce at the BBC theatre organ
Forecast for land areas
Conductor, Frank Cantell
Bible reading and comment by the Rev. J. A. Fisher
' They shall see God '
Forecast for land areas
by a doctor
A gramophone miscellany including some of the latest issues
by C. S. K. Pathy
The river Irrawaddy takes its name from a legendary white elephant which was the mount of the Hindu God Indra, and there is a tradition that Buddha himself once walked the earth in this guise. But Po Min, who exhibited his white elephant at the London Zoo in 1919, was a Christian who did not believe these legends at first.
The Stanley Taylor Recorder Consort:
Richard Taylor
(descant and tenor recorder)
Christopher Taylor (treble recorder)
Christine Taylor
(treble and tenor recorder)
Stanley Taylor
(tenor and bass recorder)
(Continued in next column)
HANDEL
Records of his
Music for the Royal Fireworks
The Father's sole-begotten Son (BBC
H.B. 67)
New Every Morning, page 15 Canticle 3 (Broadcast Psalter) St. James 5. vv. 12-20
The Church's one foundation (BBC
H.B. 184)
The Regent Orchestra
Conducted by John Thorpe
with contributions by Gordon Clinton and the Granville Singers and Players
Directed by Cecil Woods
Introduced by Ian Stamp
Produced by Neil Sutherland
and his Samba Orchestra with Ramon, Claudo, and Estoban
Third day
Commentaries by Rex Alston, John Arlott, and Michael Charlton, with summaries by Alf Gover
From the Oval
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
Highlights of the Show World
Stars of the stage, screen, radio, and concert platform, with the BBC Variety Orchestra
Produced by John Simmonds
A play for radio by Philip McCutchan
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Production by Michael Bakewell
Further commentaries
For Younger Listeners
' Railway Tales by the Rev. W. Awdry
Told by Charles E. Stidwill
2—' Thomas the Tank Engine '
Thomas is a fussy, cheeky little tank engine who joins his friends, Gordon, Henry, and Edward. In the end he proves himself a Really Useful Engine, and is given a Branch Line all to himself.
followed by For Children of Most Ages
' Saturday Excursion'
A magazine programme introduced by Margaret Hubble
Mine Rescue
F. R. Buckley and Gerald Nethercott visit the Mine Rescue Training Centre at Mansfield in Nottinghamshire
Flight to
Venice Jeanne Heal and Bill Simpson report on the inaugural B.E.A. flight from London to Venice, and tell you something of the beauties of this city which is often called ' the Queen of the Adriatic '
Produced by John Lane
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region
The third of three tales from the days of the first world war told by Air-Marshal Sir Victor Goddard K.C.B., C.B.E. ,
Kenneth Horne rings up the curtain on Variety Playhouse presenting Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert, Billy Burden, Michael Holliday, George Meaton, June Birch, Sally Ann Howes, Charlie Chester
Peter Knight his Singers and his Orchestra
Continuity by Eric Merriman and Lewis Schwarz
Production by Jacques Brown
The novel by Michael Gilbert
Adapted for radio by W. P. Rilla
Cast in order of speaking:
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Production by Audrey Cameron
followed by late weather forecast for land areas
