Introduced by George Elrick
Charles Smitton at the BBC theatre organ
Metropolitan Police Central Band Conducted by Mr. Roger Barsotti
Director of Music
Frank Weir and his Orchestra
' Horse Sense ' by L. S. Howarth
Read by John Chandos
Light entertainment given by Elfrida Burgiss
Hugo D'Alton
Mantovani and his Orchestra
Conducted by John Hopkins
A programme for children under five
'Variety is the spice of life' - but our under-fives do not agree. 'I want "Bye Baby Bunting" every day,' wrote one little boy. and though our small listeners have heard many times before how Jack fell down and Jill came tumbling after, and have listened for the clock to strike five with what may seem to grown-ups a monotonous regularity before Polly puts the kettle on, still they demand these and other favourites over and over again. Far from being bored by the constant repetition, it is what the children want, and the temptation to move at too fast a pace with new material is one we have to resist. That is why this week, as often before, we have introduced no new nursery rhymes into our repertoire.
It is pleasant to see from our correspondence how much-loved a part of these programmes the nursery rhymes have become. Different children enjoy them in their different ways. Some sing lustily with the singers, some prefer only to listen, sometimes with great intensity, like one little boy who will not move from the loudspeaker' in case he is not back in time to hear the next nursery rhyme.'
(Elizabeth A. Taylor)
Introduced by Olive Shapley
Request Week
' Housewives Abroad.' ' I Live in Australia ' : Doreen Riley, who is at present on holiday over here, talks about her home on a sheep farm 110 miles from Melbourne
' Changing Life.' Women seldom know what to expect at the change of life. This talk by a doctor describes some of the ' moods ' that may disturb some women at this time
(The recorded broadcast of March 22)
' Some Preferences.' by Athene Seyler
A Letter from Macdonald Hastings : ' To all the women to whom I've never proposed '
Carleton Hobbs reads a passage from ' Cry the Beloved Country,' by Alan Paton
The Billy Mayerl Rhythm Ensemble
The Mother of Parliaments
3-The Men Who Rule
Robert McKenzie talks about the way in which central government works, the Prime Minister's and the Cabinet's job and responsibilities, and how the politician gets expert advice
Syd Dean and his Band
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Jonquil Antony
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
by James Bridie
(Continued)
Peroival Mackey and his Orchestra
Geraldo and his Orchestra featuring ' Songs with Strings '
Eamonn Andrews puts all the questions, and Gladys Hay , Harold Berens , and Michael Moore know none of the answers
The Cherokeys, with Frank Baron
The Dixielanders
Script by Ronnie Hanbury Produced by Tom Ronald
Radio's musical rendezvous with Archie Oamden (bassoon)
Rawicz Dawson
and Landauer Dawson and Peter Dawson with the Majestic Orchestra Conducted by Lou Whiteson
Your host, Alan Skempton
Direction, Campbell Ricketts
British Middleweight Championship
Dick Turpin (holder)
(Leamington)
v. Albert Finch (Croydon)
A commentary by G. V. Wynne -Jones, with inter-round summaries by W. Barrington Dalby
From the Ice Stadium, Nottingham
and his Orchestra
' Sanders of the River ' by Edgar Wallace
Read by Laidman Browne
10 — 'The Loves of M'Lino'
The Stradivari Orchestra directed by Michael Spivakovsky with Irene Kohler (piano)
