Jonah Barrington introduces your request records
' The Ballet Dancer': an illustrated talk by Robert Helpmann. (BBC recording)
Conductor. Gilbert Vinter
Omnibus edition.
Arthur Young at the piano
Neville Meale at the organ of the Granada. Tooting
Worcestershire v. Northamptonshire and Yorkshire v. Australians
Commentaries by E. M. Wellings from the County Ground. Worcester; and by John Arlott and Alan McGilvray from Bramall Lane. Sheffield
BBC Scottish Orchestra
Conducted by Robert Irving
The present: Beau Brummell ,' by Kathleen Campbell ; ' Heydey of a Wizard,' by Jean Burton ; ' The Harp in the South.' by Ruth Park
The past: Vivian Grey ,' by Benjamin Disraeli ;.' Sober Truth,' by Margaret Barton and Sir Osbert Sitwell ; ' The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh ,' edited by F. E. Smith , first Earl of Birkenhead
Speakers: Collin Brooks. Kaye Webb , and Herbert Hodge
Tunes old and new played by Jack Simpson and his Sextet
Introduced by Michael Brooke
CRICKET
Worcestershire v. Northamptonshire and Yorkshire v. Australians
Further commentaries at app. 3.0, 3.38, 4.0, 4.30, 4.55
ATHLETICS
Kinnaird Trophy Meeting
Commentaries by Rex Alston and Harold Abrahams on the one mile (3.10 app.); 120 yards hurdles (3.50 app.); and half-mile (4.45 app.). From Polytechnic Stadium. Chiswick
Polytechnic Marathon
(from Windsor Great Park to Chiswick)
H.M. the Queen starts the race at 3.30 app... with a description by Wynford Vaughan Thomas (from 3.23 app.). The first mile is described by Geoffrey Peck , who follows the race with a mobile transmitter through the streets of Windsor and Eton
4.15-4.30 INTERNATIONAL
MUSICAL EISTEDDFOD
Competition for Male Voice Choirs
From the Eisteddfod Pavilion
Llangollen
BBC Variety Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor, Rae Jenkins with Janet Davis
Introduced by Franklin Engelmann
Cricket
Worcestershire v. Northamptonshire
,, and Yorkshire v. Australians
Further commentaries
Athletics
Kinnaird Trophy Meeting
Commentaries by Rex Alston and Harold Abrahams on the 440 yards
Polytechnic Marathon
Commentaries by Rex Alston and Harold Abrahams on the finish of the race. From Polytechnic Stadium, Chiswick
Music in the jazz idiom played by some of Britain's leading instrumentalists. This week spotlight on Benny Goodman
Club secretary, Billy Munn : Host, Harry Parry ; President, Mark White
including cricket: close of play scores
A battle of wits. Round 8
Coopers' Company's School, Bow v. Last Week's Winner
Question-Master:
Wynford Vaughan Thomas
Questions set by W. T. Williams
Presented by Joan Clark
England v. Australia
A commentary by Alan Clarke on the final stages of the race. From Belle Vue, Manchester
A melody magazine with Fred Hartley and his Players and Jack Cooper
Introduced by Rex Palmer
Presented by Frederick Piffard
Programme of Operatic Music
Maria Reining (soprano)
BBC Theatre Orchestra (Leader, Alfred Barker )
Conductor, Walter Goehr
Presented by Harold Neden
Billy Ternent and his Orchestra and Bob Bissetto and his Samballeros
Cabaret:
10.45 app. The Men about Town
11.20 app. Mr. Murgatroyd and Mr. Winterbottom
Master of Ceremonies, Jack Jackson