New Century Orchestra, conducted by Sidney Torch, Fred Hartley and his Music with Val Merrall, Charles Smitton (organ)
on gramophone records
Sandy Macpherson invites you to The Chapel in the Valley
Creswell Colliery Band
Carlton Main
Frickley Colliery Band
Guest conductor, George Hespe
Music of the sunny south played by the Southern Serenade Orchestra directed by Lou Whiteson with Freddie Phillips (guitar)
Ken Mackintosh and his Orchestra
Irene Miller, Kenny Bardell, Gordon Langhorn
The Sam Browne Singers
The Ray Hartley Trio
"Wisdom teacheth soberness and understanding, righteousness and courage, and there is nothing in life for men more profitable than these"
The Christian Faith for Everyman
Service from the Roman Catholic Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Billericay, Essex. Conducted by Father Aloysius Roche
Anona Winn, Joy Adamson, Jack Train, and Richard Dimbleby ask all the questions and Kenneth Horne knows some of the answers.
From London, the tunes you have asked us to play. From Germany, the tunes that make them think of you
In London, Jean Metcalfe
In Hamburg, Christopher Howland
Highlights of the Show World
(Last Wednesday's recorded broadcast in the Home Service)
Eamonn Andrews, with a BBC mobile recording unit, bids farewell to people from home and overseas who have been visiting London during the Festival of Britain.
The best of today's popular songs with interruptions from Alfred Marks played by Stanley Black and the Top Score Orchestra sung by Dick James, Diana Coupland, Marie Benson, The Starigazers, The Top Hatters with the Ray Ellington Quartet
Eddie Calvert (trumpet) and Steve Race
Seaside entertainment presenting some of the leading artists who are appearing at holiday resorts this summer.
This week the spotlight falls on Hastings and Folkestone and picks out
From Hastings: Clarkson Rose, Olive Fox, Rupert Rogers, Joyce Goodwin, Billy Burden appearing in Clarkson Rose's "Twinkle" at the White Rock Pavilion
From Folkestone: Pearl Joyce, Carlo, Cyril Leeson appearing in Eric Ross's "Dazzle" at the Marine Gardens Pavilion
At the pianos: Winifred Taylor and Kathleen O'Hagan
Presented by John Ellison
Roy Plomley introduces the new radio game
The Ladies: Yvonne Arnaud, Valerie Hobson, Nan Kenway
v. the Gentlemen: Sonnie Hale, Charles Heslop, Kenneth Horne
The Jury: Three Police Constables from the City of London Police Force
Devised and produced by Ian C. Messiter
Richard Dimbleby comes Down Your Way with a BBC mobile recording unit to interview ten men and women of the Portrush district and to invite them to choose their favourite music.
(Continued)
Excerpts from films now showing in London
Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo in Warner Brothers' "Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N." with Robert Beatty, James Robertson Justice and Denis O'Dea and Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell in Howard Hughes' "His Kind of Woman" (An R.K.O.-Radio Picture)
Adaptations by Gordon Gow
Produced by Thurstan Holland
[Starring] Peter Brough and Archie Andrews
with Max Bygraves, Tony Hancock, Hattie Jacques Julie Andrews, Peter Madden
The Tarmer Sisters
The Hedley Ward Trio
Anton and his Orchestra
Script by Eric Sykes and Sid Colin
Produced by Roy Speer
A summary of events of the past week.
The combined Stoll Theatres Orchestra (by permission of Prince Littler) under the direction of Reginald Burston
with Kay Cavendish
Introduced by John Webster
Arranged by Michael North
Community hymn-singing from the English Congregational Church, Neyland, Pembrokeshire, by the United Church Choirs of the town and led by the Neyland Choral Society
Conductor, Ivor Thomas
Organist, Alice Thomas
Hymns introduced by the Rev. Awstin Henry
Come, let us sing the song of songs (Tune, Deemster)
By cool Siloam's shady rill (Tune, Belmont)
Fierce raged the tempest (Tune, St. Aelred)
Angel voices, ever singing (Tune, Angel Voices)
Love Divine, all loves exiclling (Tune, Blaenwern)
When wilt thou save the people? (Tune, Commonwealth)
When, I survey tine wondrous Cross (Tune, Llef)
Abide with me fast falls the eventide (Tune, Eventide)
Richard Murdoch introduces a programme for Services everywhere
Guests: Patricia Burke, Freddie Bamberger and a sporting celebrity
The Forces try to stump Leslie Welch, the Memory Man
Carole Carr sings songs of the Servicemen's choice
You've Asked for It: Bringing sounds for Servicemen overseas to remind them of home
The Stargazers
The George Mitchell Choir
Geraldo and his Concert Orchestra
Script by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Produced by Leslie Bridigmont and Frank Hooper
Singing and playing for you
Hugh Redwood introduces a programme of hymns and other religious music and relates the memories they bring to listeners
Rex Alston reports from Istanbul on the day's results. Illustrated by recordings of some of the afternoon's races
(By courtesy of Radio Ankara)
A programme of melody introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
Jack Byfield and his Players with Frederic Curzon at the organ