Robert MacDermot introduces your request records
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Charles Smitton at the BBC theatre organ
Band of the Irish Guards
Conducted by Lt. C. H. Jaeger
Director of Music
Script by Jonquil Antony
The Billy Mayerl
Rhythm Ensemble and Peggy Wilding (soprano)
' Vaulting Ambition' by Rupert Croft-Cooke
Told by Paul Stephenson
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader, David Paget )
Conductor, Robert Busby with Barbara Leigh (soprano)
(Barbara Leigh is appearing in * King's Rhapsody ' at the Empire, Wood Green)
(Leader, Philip Whiteway)
Conductor, Rae Jenkins
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
A daily programme for women at home
Introduced by Jean Metcalfe and including
' Round Table': a programme of advice and discussion based on problems sent by listeners. Alice Hooper Beck , the Rev. Frank Martin , and the Woman's Hour doctor answer your questions and then discuss this week's talking point, 'What does the week-end mean to you ? '
Today's guest at the Round Table is Margery Fisher
' Planning the Week's Meals': a weekly series of suggestions based on the food that is cheapest and most plentiful at this time of year. This week Primrose Hubbard speaks to listeners living in the south of England
Serial: Last Voyage,' by Ann Davison. Abridged by Henry Bentinck. Read by Cecile Chevreau
Fredric Cooper and his Tiplca Orchestra
How They Say It
6 — ' The Salesmanby John Coulson
The subject of the last talk in this series is the use of words for the purpose of persuasion. The speaker also answers the question How do we recognise the difference between stating and over-stating a case? '
Ken Beaumont and his Sextet
Script by Jonquil Antony
Last Monday was J-enny's birthday, so Sally decided to drive her down to Sandbourne to see Bob. Bob was out and while they were waiting for him they met Ashley Weston , the actor, with whom Bob shared a sitting-room at Mrs. McMorran's. Jenny and Ashley seemed to get on very well. Bob invited Mrs. Dale to Sandbourne for the night and got two tickets for Ashley's play. While Mrs. Dale was at Mrs. McMorran's. Jenny arrived, having arranged with Ashley to see the play that night. Mrs. Morgan and Thompkins had a ' coldness ' because he insisted on calling his twins Cherry and Candy. Mrs. Freeman and Miss Simmonds, trying to make ' pin money,' got an .order for sixty little sewing cases in one week. They began to work furiously when Miss Simmonds, hurrying upstairs, tripped over Captain and sprained her wrist.
Principal characters this week:
A story of the very near future by Charles Eric Maine
Characters in order of speaking:
Reporters, guests, etc.
The action takes place at the Silver Falls Experimental Rocket Development Site. Nevada. U.S.A., in the year 1955
Produced by Archie Campbell
A story of the very near future by Charles Eric Maine
(Continued)
at the BBC theatre organ
welcomes you to Sports Pavilion
A fortnightly magazine
Edited and produced by Alec Weeks and Harold Rogers
Club Chairman, Stan Tomlin
The Fastest Game
Kenneth Best takes you behind the scenes with the Streatham ice hockey team and reports on their match with the U.S.A. Olympic team
Star Turn
Johnny Leach sums up England's chances in the World Table-Tennis Championship at Bombay
Straight from the Shoulder
June Foulds introduces the writer of the winning letter in the regular sports opinion competition
Gossip Column
Geoffrey Peck gives you latest news on sporting events and personalities
You're Only Young Once
Script by Edward J. Mason
16-' A marriage has been arranged '
Written by Edward J. Mason and Geoffrey Webb.
A story of country folk.
A programme featuring unknown British artists
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Introduced by Carroll Levis
Produced by Jacques Brown
Every day between twenty and twenty-four people are missing from their homes. Many of them are never heard of again. Why do they disappear? What happens to them and how are some of them traced?
Script by Gordon Cruickshank
Produced by Maurice Brown
Series edited by Dennis Bardens
By Charles Dickens.
Freely dramatised as a serial in eight parts by John Keir Cross.
[Starring] Donald Wolfit and Leon Quartermaine
Ted Ray introduces a programme for Services everywhere
Guests:
Muriel Pavlow
Frankie Howerd 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 Singers
Geraldo and his Concert Orchestra
Script by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Produced bv
Leslie Bridgmont and Frank Hooper
Cyril Stapleton and his Orchestra with Jean Campbell
David Carey , Monty Norman and the Staplejacks
' Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Reader, Roger Snowdon
11—' Catherine at Wuthering Heights '
The Spa Orchestra
Directed by Tom Jenkins with Iris Loveridge (piano)
