Introduced by Bryan Michie
Ray Baines at the BBC theatre organ Turn on the Spotlight: Fred Astaire
Chester Wilmot contributes some ' Notes on the News' and introduces a guest speaker who analyses a topical theme from a discussion group standpoint. The programme concludes with ' This week's talking-points’
and his Tziganes
Directed by Alvin Gould
and his Orchestra
' A Collar for Crumbs' by Susan Clarence
Read by Mary O'Farrell
BBC Welsh Orchestra
Conducted by Arwei Hughes
Denis Griffiths (tenor)
BBC Northern Orchestra
Conductor, Charles Groves
From the Town Hall, Manchester, by invitation of Manchester Corporation
A programme for children under five
Nursery rhymes, stories, and music
A daily programme of entertainment, information, and music, for the woman at home
Introduced by Olive Shapley
‘This Week's News': John Irwin gives the third of a series of weekly news summaries
' What to Grow for Birds and Butterflies ' : Rena Bosanquet gives advice on what plants to grow in your garden if you want to encourage birds and butterflies to visit it
' Italian Adventure': Elizabeth Dun tells how she went to Italy with only a few pounds in her pocket and earned her living there by teaching English
Today's contribution from the BBC Mobile Units
Serial: ‘The Paying Guest,' by George Blake. Abridged by Hilton Brown. Read by John Laurie
Frank Walker and his Miniature Orchestra with Maude Baker (contralto)
Jack Leon and his Orchestra
and his Orchestra with Jimmy Young
Geraldo and his String Choir featuring melodies remembered through the years
at the BBC theatre organ
Jack White and his Band
on tomorrow's fixtures
Claude Dampier , Jon Pertwee
Betty Paul , Bertie Hare
Five Smith Brothers
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Rae Jenkins
Script by Ronnie Hanbury
Produced by George Inns
A Variety exchange presented in collaboration with Statsradiofonien, Copenhagen
From Copenhagen:
Danish Entertainment Orchestra
Franz Anderson
Asta Hanson
Ulrick Neumann
Danish Entertainment Choir
Carli Henriksen
Compere, Harold Krebs
From London:
Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra
Vera Lynn
The Keynotes
Jack Simpson
Owen Brannigan and the Male Chorus
Compere, Franklin Engelmann
Produced in Copenhagen by Harold Krebs and in London by Jacques Brown
to meet
Betty Jumel
Lee Lawrence Herbert Smith
Peter Broadbent
The Maple Leaf Four
Ray Martin and his Orchestra
Script by Ronald Taylor and Eddie Maguire
Produced by Bowker Andrews
by John Slater and Roy Plomley
Others taking part: Alastair Duncan, Charles Leno, Malcolm Hayes, and Roy Dean
Production by Cleland Finn
For One Thousand Pounds
A competition to find new British dance tunes, with prizes offered by Hammersmith Palais-de-Danse
Tunes played by Lou Preager and his Orchestra
The contest judged by listeners
From Hammersmith Palais-de-Danse, to which all correspondence about this contest should be addressed
* Further Experiences of an Irish R.M.' by E. CE. Somerville and Martin Ross
Read by Joe Linnane
' The Last Day of Shraft'
Part 2
John Madin at the organ of the Granada, Tooting, London