George Elrick introduces your request records
at the BBC theatre organ
Use and Abuse
A series of illustrated talks by Lionel Hale dealing with right and wrong ways of using words
1—‘ Personal and Concrete '
One of the main principles of style in writing and speaking
' Comock, the Eskimo ' *
The beginning of Comock's great journey across the sea-ice, told by Robert Flaherty
Conductor, John Bath
A Christmas holiday programme
Edited by Lionel Gamlin
Man at the Wheel
Robert MacDermot , with a BBC Mobile Unit, invites you to meet the 'man at the wheel' of different kinds of transport
3-Lieut. Stoop, D.S.C., R.N.,
Commanding Officer,
H.M. Submarine Scythian
Musical Adventure
Kenyon Emrys-Roberts tells you a musical adventure-story, with illustrations
Today: 'Hary Janos ' (comic folk-opera) by Zoltan Kodaly
The Schoolboys' Exhibition
Over to the New Horticultural Hall, Westminster, again for another flying visit-by-radio during which you hear young visitors to the exhibition discussing possible careers with expert advisers
(Leader, J. Mouland Begbie )
Conducted by John Hopkins
Introduced by Olive Shapley
' What's Your Worry': Marian Cutler talks about some of the organisations to which you can apply for help (other than financial) in times of special difficulty
' Climbing the Matterhorn,' by Nancy Lord
' Good - bye, Piccaninny! ' A big decision had to be made over little Tembi. four-year-old daughter of Nontando Jabavu. Should she be sent to join her bigger Bantu family in South Africa or should she stay with her mother in London? The decision was made, and Nontando Jabavu describes how she helped Tembi to emigrate alone
' A game to start a children's party,' by Kathleen Robinson
(Continued in next column)
Readings from The Tale of Beatrix Potter ' by Margaret Lane , chosen by Evelyn Gibbs. Read by Jill Balcon
Reginald King and his Salon Orchestra with Lionel Baker (tenor)
Band of the Life Guards
Conducted by Major A. Lemoine
Director of Music
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Joan Carr-Jones
Primo Scala and his Accordion Band
Geraldo and his Orchestra featuring ' Songs with Strings
Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
A weekly series featuring instrumental and vocal groups
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Jack Leon and his Orchestra
An excerpt from
Jack Taylor 's pantomime from the Theatre Royal, Bolton
The John Joyce Young Ladies
Joyce Sopwith's Twelve Dainty Dots
Theatre Royal Orchestra under the direction of Robert Gill
Introduced by Philip Robinson
with Wallas Eaton
Alan Dean
The Keynotes
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Frank Cantell
Script by Frank Muir and Denis Norden
Produced by Charles Maxwell
by Arthur Wing Pinero
Adapted for broadcasting by Donald B. Edwards
Pianist, Cicely Hoye
Produced by Cleland Finn
Late-night dance music from the West End of London
Chappie D'Amato and his Orchestra
From Hatchett's Restaurant
10.40 Edmundo Ros and his Rumba Band
From the Bagatelle
* Further Experiences of an Irish R.M.' by E. CE. Somerville and Martin Ross
Read by Joe Linnane
' A Royal Command '
Part 2
played by the Southern Serenade Orchestra directed by Lou Whiteson with Hugo d'Alton (mandolin)
(Continued in next column)
