Dennis Vance introduces your request records

Directed by Michael Spivakovsky

' The Beggar's Opera'
An illustrated talk by John Horton

Andrew Fenner at the BBC theatre organ

What's on Today
Interviews, talks. and discussions with and about today's personalities and events; including previews of the First Division match between Blackpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers; the Prince Edward Handicap at Manchester; and the Speedway Test Match between England and Australia at Bradford
Introduced by Geoffrey Peck
Edited by Angus Mackay

(Plymouth)
Conducted by Capt. R. H. Stoner
Director of Music
Frederick Harvey (baritone)

Conductor, Gilbert Vinter
Leon Goossens (oboe)

Joe Loss and his Orchestra
Presented by Hamilton Kennedy
From the Villa Marina. Douglas. Isle-of-Man

at the BBC theatre organ

Conductor, David Curry

and his Sextet

The Prince Edward Handicap
Commentary on the race by Richard North (assisted by Claude Harrison as race-reader) and Henry Green (assisted by Roger Mortimer )
From the Manchester Racecourse

and his Orchestra
(on gramophone records)

Blackpool v.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Commentary by Alan Clarke during the second half of the match
From Bloomfield Road Ground.
Blackpool

BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, George Deason )
Conductor, Rae Jenkins with Eric Whitley and the Chorus
Introduced by Franklin Engelmann

(Continued)

Including football results
Special Reports on: Football League: Arsenal v Liverpool by W J Hicks; Birmingham City v. Burnley, by Teddy Eden; Blackpool v. Wolverhampton Wanderers by Alan Clarke; Manchester City v. Manchester United, by H. D. Davies
Scottish League: A review of the day's matches by Cyril Horne
Racing - Extracts from the commentary on the race for the Prince Edward Handicap
Talking Sport: Bernard McIlwaine on topics of the moment
The St. Leger: John Hislop sums up the prospects for next Saturday's big race
Edited by Angus Mackay
Introduced by Peter Wilson

A weekly musical adventure featuring soloists who have something new to say in the jazz idiom
Tonight : an English pianist, Ronald Selbey
Introduced by Dennis Moonan
Produced by John Bumaby

presents music of a ' set group '
Harry Gold and his Pieces of Eight with Betty Taylor and Geoff Love
Introduced by Robin Richmond
Produced by Johnnie Stewart

on today's football

Victoria Sladen (soprano) Gladys Ripley (contralto)
James Johnston (tenor)
Roderick Jones (baritone)
George James (bass)
Trevor Anthony (bass)
Ida Haendel (violin)
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard)
Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

played by Joan Barker (piano)

conducts the Orchestra of La Scala, Milan in the opening concert of the Venice Festival
(B

Cyril Stapleton and his Orchestra
From the Aquarium Ballroom,
Brighton

From the Empress Ballroom,
Winter Gardens. Blackpool

and his Orchestra
From the Hammersmith Palais-de-Danse. London