John Ellison introduces your request records
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Robin Richmond at the BBC theatre organ
The Filmay Light Orchestra
Script by Jonquil Antony
on gramophone records
England v. South Africa
First Day
Commentary by Rex Alston on the opening overs
From Lord's
and his Band with Eve Lombard and Johnny Green
England v. South Africa
Commentaries throughout the dtay .by Rex Alston , John Arlott ,
Charles Fortune , and Arthur Gilllgan , with a summary at 1.30 by S. C. Griffith
From Lord's
and his Orchestra on gramophone records
A programme fo.r children under five
Oil and Vinegar Week
A daily programme for women at home
Introduced by Jean Metcalfe and including reminders about oil and vinegar
Vandty Fair. ' Dressing for Hot Weather': Elisabeth Dennis has some suggestions about clothes and colours that help one to look cool and keep cool
' What's Going On': spotligiht on current affairs
' National Sewing Contest, 1951 ': Mary Hill records an account of the final fashion show and introduces some of the winners
' Then and Now': in t.he second of this series of talks about home life in 1851, Janet Dunbar describes the houses of that period, and their furrnishings
Serial: 'Old Herbaceous' by Reginald ArkeU. Abridged by Jane Bowneas. Read by Hugh Morton
England v. South Africa
Further commentaries
1 — 'Make Believe ' by W. R. Rodigers
The first of four talks in which the speaker sets out to iHustrate the place of imagination in living and reading
Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra
A message of comfort and cheer for all ' in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity '
The speaker is a psychiatrist
Introduced by Stuart Hibberd
at the BBC theatre organ
at the organ (Continued)
Piano reflections by Steve Race
England v. South Africa
Further commentaries, with a summary at 6.30 by Arthur Gilligmn
of Denmark on gramophone records
A story of country folk.
including cricket close of play scores
with Marjorie Holmes
Hattie Jacques
Wilfred Babbage , Fred Yule
Michael Dear. Edith Lewin
The Petersen Brothers
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductoi, Robert Busby
Script by Eric Sykes
Produced by Tom Ronald
A serial ineight parts by Francis Durbridge
7 — ' An Invitation for Mr. Elliot '
Other parts played by Malcolm Hayes and Alan Reid
Production by Martyn C. Webster
A musical entertainment with Walter Gieseking (piano)
Stephen Waters (clarinet)
Erich Gruenberg (violin)
Lionel Bentley (violin)
Keith Cummings (viola)
Douglas Cameron (cello)
Programme arranged by Basil Douglas
with Gladys Morgan , Nancy Bateman
Bert Cecil , Ann Walters
Frank James , Ivor Owen
The Voices in Harmony
The Lyrian Singers
-Conductor, Idloes Owen
' Winnie the Widow ' by E. Eynon Evans
Welsh Variety Orchestra
(Leader, Morgan Lloyd)
Introduced by Alun Williams
Conducted and produced by Mai Jones
England v. South Africa
E. W. Swanton on the first day's play at Lord's
You are invited to join Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra. During this programme of music for dancing there is another simple lesson by Victor Silvester
Produced by David Miller
' Dance and Skylark' by John Moore
Reader, David Jacobs
9-' How art thou fallen from Heaven! '
John Howlett at the organ of the Odeon Leicester Square, London