Eamonn Andrews introduces your request records
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Bobby Pagan at the organ of the Gaumont State, Kilburn, London
The Ian Stewart Quintet
by Flotsam at the piano with the help of records
' The Anchor ' by T. A. Lowe
Told by Donald Gray
at the BBC theatre organ
Conductor. Rae Jenkins
Janetta MeStay 'piano)
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson and including
' The Week-end Shopping Basket': Ruth Drew gives listeners in the south of England an idea of what is available just now
' Looking Below the Surface': Mary Ferguson gives the fifth of a series of fortnightly talks on the story behind the story, the personality behind the picture, the meaning behind the words
' This Week's Life Story': Nora Murray , Soviet war-bride-5
' Tired of being Retired': Alfred Eggleston describes how his day-dreams of retirement came true and the disillusion they brought
Serial: Excellent Women,' by Barbara Pym. Abridged by the author. Read by Nan Munro
(Nan Munro is appearing in * Waters of the Moon' at the Haymarket Theatre)
Commentary by Raymond Glendenning, assisted by Claude Harrison as race-reader, from the Grand Stand, and by Peter O'Sullevan, assisted by Robert Haynes, at the start
From Newmarket Racecourse
At three o'clock this afternoon the world's first regular jet air-liner service is introduced when the B.O.A.C. 'Comet' leaves London Airport on the 6,724-mile flight to Johannesburg. Charles Gardner, the BBC's Air Correspondent, is on board and, with Raymond Baxter, describes the take-off.
It is hoped to broadcast reports of the arrival of the 'Comet' in Rome this evening and in Johannesburg tomorrow afternoon.
Full story on page 3
and his Band with Marie Benson and Mark Pasquin
A weekly programme dealing with important world events
Running the Railways
Harold Hutchinson examines the problems that are besetting the railways and discusses with experts some of the measures that might be taken to solve them
Harold Collins and his Orchestra
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Joan Carr-Jones
The music you have asked for introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
A musical handshake between
London and the Continent
This week from London
The Majestic Orchestra
Conducted by Lou Whiteson
Winifred Davey and James Moody
(two pianos)
arrives in Rome
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Doreen Lundy , Joseph McNally
Introduced by John Webster
A serial in five episodes based on the old ballad tales with scenes and music from the new
R.K.O. Walt Disney British film
' Robin Hood '
Written for broadcasting by Desmond Carrington
5 — `'The Earl of Locksley '
Produced by Thurstan Holland
A story of country folk.
Raymond Glendenning on tomorrow's fixtures
(violin) accompanied by Henry Krein (piano)
A happy history of Everyman's entertainment. with Sir Adrian Boult
Dick Bentley
George Baker and Olive Groves
Stainless Stephen
Elsie and Doris Waters
Jack Warner
Everyman with the wireless set,
Anthony Armstrong
Written by Gale Pedrick
Produced by Thurstan Holland
(The voices of Sir Adrian Boult , Dick Bentley , Elsie and Doris Waters , and Jack Warner are recorded)
Questions of the moment put by members of the audience are discussed spontaneously by Ralph Wightman
Graham Hutton
Lady Violet Bonham Carter
George Woodcock
Question-Master, Freddy Grisewood
From the Town Hall, Launceston, Cornwall
George Woodcock, a newcomer to ' Any Questions?,' has been Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress since 1947. Born in Lancashire, he started work in the cotton mills as a half-timer at the age of twelve. Last year he visited San Domingo as a member of a delegation from the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.
Repeated on Monday at 3.20 (Home)
by Kenny Baker 's Dozen
Introduced by Wilfrid Thomas featuring E. O. Pogson
Dave Shand. Freddy Ballerini
`The House under the Water by Francis Brett Young
Reader, Basil Jones
10—' The End of the Broken Sentence '
Light music string ensemble directed by Max Jaffa
