Neal Arden introduces your request records
A five-minute Service for Tuesday in Holy Week
at the BBC theatre organ
Harry Leader and his Band
Mrs Dale. the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Joan Carr-Jones
Conducted by Eric Ball with Booth Unwin (bass)
' Baseball Hattie' by Damon Runyon
Abridged and read by Charles Richardson
An Easter holiday programme
Edited and produced by Lionel Gamlin
Holiday Tour
1-A Perfumery
Bernard Lyons takes you on the first of three holiday tours around unusual places of interest
Today you hear all about the work in the laboratory of a famous cosmetic firm
Mystery Express
Once again Marcel Stellman invites you to go aboard his Mystery Express for a lightning musical tour around the world. When the express stops, it is up to you to recognise the name of the country from the music and speech you hear. The only luggage you need is a pencil and some paper
' Glad to Meet You '
Wynford Vaughan Thomas tells you about some of the places he saw and some of the people he met on his recent journey round Britain
Conductor, Mansel Thomas
Peter Warlock had all the real antiquarian's delight in finding such buried treasures as the quaint old book on which the ' Capriol ' Suite is founded. It is an early work on dancing by a sixteenth-century priest who took the name of Arbeau-so old that the very names of most of the dances have vanished from modern ken.
A programme for children under five
Nursery rhymes, stories, and music
Introduced by Olive Shapley
' What's Your Worry': Marion Cutler answers some miscellaneous questions which listeners have sent her during the past few weeks
' Looking After Your Baby,' by Sister Margaret F. Myles , s.R.N., S.C.M. 4 — ' Why Baby Cries '
' On Doing Things Alone,' by Elizabeth Goodchild
' Seeing the Buyers ' : Claire Drew talks of her experiences as a commercial traveller
Serial: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,' by Betty Smith. Abridged by Ara Calder-Marshall. Read by Peggy Hassard
The Albany Players directed by Reginald Pursglove
Speaking to Some Purpose
An illustrated series of talks by A. D. C. Peterson dealing with different purposes for which we have to use words
1—Setting Out the Facts
Some advice on how to make a report
The Melodians
Ivor Dennis and Jimmy Bailey at two pianos
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Joan Carr-Jones
(BBC .recording)
Geraldo and his Orchestra featuring ' Songs with Strings'
Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
A weekly series of novelty
Instrumental and vocal groups
The Radio Revellers
David Java and his Orchestra
invites you to join the family circle with Owen Walters and his Orchestra and tonight's guest, Olga Gwynne
with Wallas Eaton , The Keynotes Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Frank Cantell
Script by Frank Muir ] and Denis Norden Produced by Charles Maxwell
Excerpts from three successes
In the West End of London
The Adelphl for Jack Buchanan In
' Castle in the Air' by Alan Melville with Coral Browne , Irene Manning
William Kendall , Ewan Roberts
Play directed by Roy Rich
Presented by Jack Buchanan and Stanley French
by Philip King
with Olga Lindo, Richard Goolden, Beryl Mason, Richard Littledale, Diana King, Christopher Hewett, Mary Kimber, Ivan Staff, Patricia Page, Leslie Phillips
Play produced by Henry Kendall and Shaun Sutton
Presented by Peter Dearing
Created and produced by Robert Nesbitt with Sylvie St. Clair
Les Compagnons de la Chanson
Debroy Somers and his Continental Music
Presented by Tom Arnold and Emile Littler
Commentators, Alan Melville Brian Johnston , John Ellison
, Pictures on page
A Philip Odell serial
In eight episodes by Lester Powell
1—'Mother is Worried!
Produced by Archie Campbell
Teddy Foster and his Orchestra From Aquarium Ballroom, Brighton
Hans Andersen birthday celebrations
'The Nightingale' by Hans Andersen
Translated by R. P. Keigwin
Read by Michael Redgrave
and listen to the voice of Elton Hayes
(who sings to a small guitar) and interludes by Charles Ernesco and his Sextet
Intimate harmony played by Reg Leopold (violin)
Reginald King (piano) Felton Rapley (organ) and songs by Vivien Scott (soprano)