Introduced by Felix Deebank

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

Neville Meale at the organ of the Granada, Tooting, London

National Military Band
Conductor, Arthur Barnes

'Directed by Leslie Jeffries

' The Widow Lonnigan ' by James Edgar
Told by Liam Redmond

at the BBC theatre organ *

Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra

(Leader, Philip Whiteway)
-Conductor, Rae Jenkins

A programme for children under five
'The charm of your programme,' wrote a mother,'seems to lie in the fact that you speak directly to each child. To my little girl the programme is hers alone, and I have noticed this with other children. A small boy who comes in sometimes to play will say, " My lady told me a story about Jacko today," and she will answer, " So did mine "-but it is not the same lady or the same programmel ' And this is true, it seems, for most of our listeners. So, too, is their belief in the omni cience of their ' ladies,' which is sometimes unexpectedly proved, as in the case of this little girl - On the occa&ions when she. has heard her programme when away from home her delight is ecstatic. " My lady knew I was going to see Nanny today." She knows, too, that the four ' Jacko stories mentioned are among the best-loved and most often demanded of our repertoire. These stories and ' The Fairy ' (to be broadcast today) were written by Jean Sutcliffe and will be told again this week by Julia Lang. Lorna Pegram will introduce the programmes this week and next. Elizabeth A. Taylor

Introduced by Jean Metcalfe and including
' Planning the Week's Meals': this week Ann Hardy speaks to listeners living in the North of England
' At the Theatre': two theatregoers, who are not professional critics, talk about plays seen recently
' Spinning a Yarn: The Clock,' by Commander Ibbett
' I Adopt Two Boys': Gwendolen Freeman talks about some of the difficulties and pleasures she has met with as a single woman who has two adopted sons
' Are We Good Shoppers ? ' This is one of the questions discussed by a housewife (Sylvia Lewin ), a saleswoman (Elizabeth Dalzell ), and a merchandise manager (Stanley Carter). The speakers are meeting to air some grievances that exst on both sides of the counter and to suggest ways in which shoppers and shop-assistants may get and give more satisfaction.
Serial: Poor Miss Finch' by Wilkie Collins. Abridged by Ursula Torday. Read by Helen Burns
For the Woman Listener facing inside back cover

The Albert Delroy Trio
Eugenie Castle (soprano)
Gregori Tcherniak (balalaika) accompanied by Geoffrey Sisley (guitar)

Take Your Choice by Frank Whitehead
4—' The Long and the Short of It'
In this talk the speaker discusses how rich English is in different words and phrases to express the same idea. One word can often to be found to do the work of several and the simple word is sometimes more forceful.

Frank Baron and his Sextet

Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife. records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Jonquil Antony
To be repeated tomorrow at 11.0 a.m. The Dales' Easter proved to be quite exhausting because of the presence of Grandfather Dale , who did not take kindly to being convalescent. He woke early every morning and demanded his breakfast, and Mrs. Dale had great difficulty in keeping him in bed till lunchtime. Matters were not helped by Captain breaking Grandfather Dale's spectacles. When Paul Vernon came to wish Mrs. Dale a happy Easter he looked very distressed and said his mother had promised to spend the day with him, but she was now unable to do so because a friend from abroad had arrived. During tea Mrs. Mountford, who heard this, talked about the flat she was hoping to let. Paul told his mother about it and when Mrs. Dale was in Parkwood Hill taking Grandfather Dale's spectacles to be mended she met Paul, who was very excited because his mother was taking Mrs. Mountford's flat. Maggs telephoned Virginia Lodge to tell Mrs. Morgan that Dotty had arrived home unexpectedly. She was most upset because she said she had left Alf, her husband, for good.
Principal characters this week:

A radio play by C. Gordon Glover
Pianist, Elena Kudian
The scene is the south Midlands town of Midchester. Time: the present day
Produced by Frederick Bradnum

by C. Gordon Glover
(Continued)

Eric Spruce at the BBC theatre organ

with his guitar singing songs of all nations
For Better or for Worse

Conducted by Major F. J. Harris M.B.E.
Director of Music

Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason.
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

A series of sixweekly magazine programmes with material drawn from all parts of the Commonwealth, compiled and edited by Michael Barsley
Contents of the fourth issue include:
Success Story
Introduced by Daphne Padell
4-Mrs. Price, of Cambridge, talks with her son John, a rubber planter, in Malaya
That Takes Me Back
Men and women who served overseas in the war hear from their favourite places
Music composed and conducted by Marr Mackie and played by Billy Miller and the Shoestrings

with the Augmented Dance Orchestra Conducted by Stanley Black
Devised and written by Sid Colin
Produced by Alfred Dunning

Charlie Chester and Tony Hancock introduce a programme for Forces everywhere
The Forces try to stump Leslie Welch, the Memory Man
Mr. Music Master Ken Mackintosh
Your Request Favourite Jack Warner
Carole Carr sings songs of the Servicemen's choice
The George Mitchell Singers
The Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Stanley Black
(BBC recording)
(Jack Warner broadcasts by permission of the J. Arthur Rank Organisation Ltd.)
Repeated on Saturday at 1.10 (Home)

and his Orchestra with Jill Day
Derrick Francis , and Bob Dale

* The House under the Water' by Francis Brett Young
Reader, Basil Jones
1—' Inheritance'

The Spa Orchestra directed by Tom Jenkins with Dorothy Hildreth (piano)