Gilbert Harding introduces your request records
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Harold Smart at the BBC theatre organ
Metropolitan Police Central Band
Conducted by Mr. Roger Barsotti
Director of Music
' My Grandmother's Crystal' by James Pattison
Read by Ivan Samson
(Leader, Reginald Stead )
Conductor, Charles Groves
England v. South Africa
Fourth Day
Commentaries throughout the day by Rex Alston , John Arlott , Charles Fortune , and Alf Gover
From the Oval
A summer holiday magazine
Edited and produced by Lionel Gamlin
Young Visitors' Book
Opened by Rose-Mary Sands
Holiday Task
A regional battle of wits between young holiday-makers in different parts of the country
Round 2: East v. West
Eastern Quiz-Master, Philip Garston-Jones
Western Quiz-Master,
Norman Creek
Final Round: Friday, September 14
Test Match Telegram
Rex Alston gives you the latest news from the Fifth Test Match between England and South Africa at the Oval
A programme for children under five
Nursery rhymes, stories, and music
Julia Lang. Daphne Oxenford , and Catherine Edwards are three names that have endeared themselves to thousands of under-fives. For the past twenty months these three eagerly-awaited microphone friends have taken it in turn to bring them their daily story and to introduce their nursery rhymes, and now Junior Lamb , Dappy Oxen , and Captaleen Edwards are to be joined by a fourth. Catherine Edwards will introduce her to our listeners on Friday of this week, and next week Dorothy Smitlh will embark . upon her tirst month of storytelling. We are sure she will quickly be as warmly welcomed as her colleagues-as for what her young audience will make of her name, we shall have to wait and seel
What sort of a clock is a dandelion clock'? And how does it tell you the time? Perhaps mothers will help us here by making sure that their children know the answers to these questions, for they are answers that they need to know if they are fully to understand and appreciate the story for this coming Thursday, Leslie Barnard's seasonable tale called ' The One
O'Clock Dandelion.'
Elizabeth A. Taylor
' BBC Scottish Orchestra
(Leader, J. Mouland Begtoie )
Conducted by John Hopkins
England v. South Africa
Further commentaries
Eddie Carroll at the piano
Tommy Kinsman and his Dance Orchestra
Script by Lesley Wilson
To be repeated tomorrow at 11.0 a.m.
Last Saturday Bob should have gone on holiday but on Friday evening Michael telephoned to say his senior partner had suddenly been taken ill and the trip to France would have to be cancelled. Bob was very disappointed and mooned around the house getting in everyone's way. Alec came . to lunch and suggested Bob should accompany him to Brighton for a couple of days. Alec paying all the expenses as it was a business trip. Alec had his business appointment in the evening but promised to be back by nine. At ten he still had not returned. The next morning at breakfast he was most crestfallen and admitted he had been playing poker the night before and lost every penny, with the result that Bob had to pay the hotel bill. Dr. Dale met an old friend who was looking for someone to manage the floral department in a big store in Oxford Street. Dr. and Mrs. Dale thought Sally should try for the position, so Sally rang Mr. Morris and arranged to lunch with him on Friday.
Principal characters this week:
by Rachel Grieve
Adapted by Mollie Greenhalgh
[Starring] Mary Ellis
with Mary Morris and Clive Morton
by Rachel Grieve
(Continued)
England v. South Africa
Further commentaries, with a summary at 6.30 by Alf Gover , former Surrey and England bowler
and his Orchestra on gramophone records
Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason.
A story of country folk.
including cricket close of play scores
Tunes you have asked us to play
A programme featuring unknown British artists
Sylvia Hunt of Rotherham
Jack Cragg of Skegness
Pat and Della Young of Hitchin The Five MacDoodles of Sheffield
Peter Monks of Dublin Beryl Barter of London
Billy Ternent and his Orchestra
Introduced by Carroll Levis
Production by John Foreman
by Stanley J. Weyman
Adapted for broadcasting as a serial in six parts by David Stringer
2—' The Chateau In the Wood '
Other parts by Geoffrey Barrie , Roger Delgado , and Patrick Troughton
Production by Ayton Whitaker
starring Alfred Marks
Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra
The Radio Revellers
Beryl Reid
Harry Dawson
Winifred Atwell
Script by Sid Colin
Produced by Ronnie Hill
Compton Mackenzie tells his story
'The Ragpicker's Cat'
An anecdote selected by the author from his novel ' Our Street'
England v. South Africa
Summary by Charles Fortune of the fourth day's play
Eric Winstone and his Orchestra
From Butlin's Holiday Camp, Pwllheli
and his Orchestra
From Hammersmith Palais, London
‘ The Consul at Sunset' by Gerald Hanley
Reader, Colin Gordon
6— ‘ Her Bronze Softness
The Spa Orchestra directed by Tom Jenkins with Marguerite Wolff (piano)
