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Last Friday's 7.50 talk
Worship-is it worth it?
A scientist, JOHN WREN-LEWIS , gives his answer
Elgar Dorabella of the Enigma
Variations (MRS. RICHARD POWELL) looks back
What the weeklies think. illustrated from their editorials, is reviewed in this survey by DAVID MARQUAND
Substitute Voices by R. V. TAIT
Loss of the natural voice apparatus does not necessarily mean that one is deprived of speech. Medicinal electronics may provide a substitute. Last Thursday's broadcast in Network Three
New Every Morning, page 80
I bind unto myself today
(BBC H.B. 170)
Psalm 11
1 Corinthians 15, vv. 12-28
Fill thou my life, 0 Lord my
God (BBC H.B. 271)
News Summary at 10.30
ANTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Gramophone records of music by Brahms and Tchaikovsky
Reports from Britain and overseas
Introduced by BILL HARTI. EY
The Driving Art: a new series by RONALD PRIESTLEY
1: System in car control
Dipped Headlights: a report on the new campaign in the Midlands by GEOFFREY HANCOCK Lighting regulations and the law: by THE LAWYER
Sorry you have been troubled: SAM HENRY and his new car
Last Friday's broadcast in Network Three
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
ARTHUR HAYNES and NICHOLAS PARSONS in sketches by JOHNNY SPEIGHT with music in the style of THE TEMPERANCE SEVEN
Vocalist
WHISPERING PAUL McDOWELL
Produced by RICHARD DINGLEY Broadcast on October 22 in the Light Frogramme
Antony Hopkins, musician and broadcaster, discusses with Roy Plomley in a recorded programme the eight gramophone records he would take to a desert island.
(Broadcast on October 1)
Unwieldy Elephant
A new comedy by John Graham with Lockwood West as Gilbert Winblow
Gilbert Winblow , a schoolmaster, is sent off on holiday by his headmaster who feels that he is in need of a rest-cure. At the outset of his journey, Winblow's wallet and briefcase are stolen, and from there on his ' rest-cure ' becomes a nightmare of frustration.
Cast in order of speaking:
Other parts played by: Dorit Welles
Michael Deacon Andrew Irvine and Jonathan Scott
Produced by AUDREY CAMERON
GALE PEDRICK selects highlights from BBC sound and television
† Last Friday's broadcast
A sound guide to long-playing records of popular music
Introduced by KEN SYKORA
Tim GUDGIN introduces songs and music for the under-fives, including ' Follow my leader,' ' Old Man wants to ride,' and ' The House that Jack built ' with music by Ann Driver
A new series of adventures of the boy detectives
Harold Reese as Norman
Patricia Hayes as Henry, his cousin
3: A Present from the Tsar
'About six weeks ago, I was going along one of the upstairs corridors when suddenly I hears a funny sort of bump come from overhead.'
Produced by GRAHAM GAULD
Cy GRANT sings songs from
West of the Atlantic
Accompanist,
Bryan Daly (guitar)
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for The South-East
Introduced by Vic Oliver
The singers Ava June
Barbara Holt
Ronald Dowd
First broadcnst Robert Bell
Comedy from Hattie Jacques
Leslie Crowther
Ronnie Barker
This week's guest Wilfrid Brambell
Playhouse Theatre Sir Donald Wolfit with Margaret Wolfit
BBC REVUE ORCHESTRA
Conducted by VIC OLIVER
Script by Carey Edwards Leslie Crowther and Lawrie Wyman Produced by ALASTAIR SCOTT JOHNSTON
Leslie Crowther is in The Black and White Minstrel Show ' at the Victoria Palace, London: Ava June broadcasts by permission of the Sadler's Wells Opera Company
The Constant Star
George Blake 's novel of Clydeside adapted for radio by JOHN KEIR CROSS with Archie Duncan , Simon Lack Bryden Murdoch
Others taking part: Mary Riggans
Suzan Hedderwick
Stuart Henry , David Mowat Produced by FINLAY J. MACDONALD
Repeated on Monday at 3.0
Archie Duncan. James Gibson. Callum Mill , and Jean Taylor Smith broadcast by permission of Meyer Oppenheim
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News of books and their makers in reviews, quotations. and interviews
HAL PORTER talks about problems of the Australian writer
Evening prayers conducted by THE REV. Colin JAMES
Brahms
Quintet in G major, Op. 111
† played by the ALLEGRI STRING QUARTET Eli Goren (violin)
James Barton (violin) Patrick Ireland (viola) William Pleeth (cello) with Cecil Aronowitz (viola)
