at the organ of the Granada, Tooting Selection: Gershwin Melodies
Marie Burke. At the piano, Jimmy Bailey (RRC recording'
from swing to classics
Cricket
Worcestershire v R.A.i* Summary of yesterday's match by A. E. R. Gilligan From the Countv Ground. Worcester
Athletics
Glasgow Hangers Sports Meeting. The 880 yards and the 440 yards Invitation Races Edited version of yesterday's commentaries, by Harold Abrahams
Gramophone records of instrumental and vocal music by Bach and Handel
from Chatham Parish Church, conducted by the Rector, the Rev. Joseph McCulloch
on gramophone records
Ronnie Munro and his Orchestra, with Nora Savage and John Silver
America v. Britain: a contest to find out who knows more about the other's country
Teams
Loudon. D W Brogan, David Niven. Quiz-Master Lionel Hale
New York: Christopher Morley. John Mason Brown Quiz-Master.
Alistair Cooke
Weekly programme originating in New York and London, and produced by the BBC m collaboration with the. American Broacasting Company. heard in America as well in Britain
Combined Stoll Theatres Orchestra (by permission of Prince Littler). Guest conductor, Charles Prentice, with Billy Mayerl
by Esther McCracken. with other members of the cast playing in Michael Bird production at the Vaudeville Theatre, London Introduced by Felix Felton
(Recording of last Wednesday's broadcast
Toni and the North Pier Orchestra
From the North Pier. Blackpool
Weekly radio magazine feature. Broadcasting organisations throughout the world have agreed to collaborate by supplying recorded items for this new BBC programme to be compiled weekly in London. Historic events, sporting occasions, dramatic happenings, humorous anecdotes, and stories of topical interest will find their place in this new feature
Conductor. Fred Berry
An entertainment for Forces Overseas by Isabelita Alonso, Sylvie Saint-Clair, Ronnie Munro, Jack and Eddy Eden, Harry Parry, Pat Frost, Sandy Sandford, Santiago Garcia. BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Charles Shadwell. Introduced by Kim Hunter (by permission of the Archers). Produced by Cecil Madden and Stephen Williams. From the stage of the Queensberry All-Services Club.
A weekly programme on the words and music of great hymns
Josephine Wilson introduces records you may have enjoyed in the past
and interlude
Sir Harry celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday yesterday by singing some of his old favourites with the BBC Scottish Orchestra, conducted by Ian Whyte.
Albert Sandler and the Palm Court Orchestra, with Lorely Dyer (soprano), in a programme of the kind of music that you hear in the Palm Court of your favourite hotel. Producer, Douglas Lawrence
The celebrated tenor sings In a weekly programme with the Orchestra, directed by George Melachrino. At the piano. Percy Kahn. Guest artist, Alfredo Campoli
Community hymn-singing from the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth conducted and introduced by the Rev. Owen Roebuck R.N
The story of a British officer who parachuted into France before D-day, directed our heavy bombers on to special targets, was trapped by the Gestapo and escaped, seriously wounded, after a desperate hand to hand fight.
Second in the series of outstanding stories of wartime adventures, presenting the heroes and heroines of hairbreadth escapes and secret missions.
with the Bachelor Girls. Peter Akister , and George Elliot. Directed by James Moody
by Norman Snaith
Programme of melody, introduced by Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ
Lead Kindly Light
with Reg. Leopold and his Players, and Jack Cooper
Tunes that were favourites from the ' nineties ' to the ' twenties.' Gramophone programme edited.by Frederick Piffard