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A weekly radio magazine for young listeners
Edited and produced by Lionel Gamlin
Maiden Voyage
Michael Barsley reports from the S.S. United States as this new flag-ship of the United States Lines docks at Southampton after her maiden voyage across the Atlantic
Musically Speaking ...
Billy Mayerl's latest Report-in-Rhythm presents, with the aid of his Fleeting Footnotes, some more harmonies for young hospital patients, and includes "another Portrait of an Artist'
Today: Martin Boddey
(songs from 'Country Magazine')
Autograph Album
Today's signature: Macdonald Bailey
Schools Athletic Championships 1952: Stan Tomlin sends you an account of yesterday's championships
Tai-Lu Talking ... A fortnightly cameo drawn by Shelagh Fraser and Billy Thatcher
4—' Tai-Lu's Day at Brighton '

Contributors

Produced By:
Lionel Gamlin
Produced By:
Maiden Voyage
Produced By:
Michael Barslev
Unknown:
Shelagh Fraser
Unknown:
Billy Thatcher

Introduced by Roy Plomley
The Ladies:
Hermione Gingold
Margot Holden
Anne Valery v. the Gentlemen:
Gerard Hoffnung
Frank Muir
- Denis Norden
The Jury:
Three members of the cast of ' Much Ado About Nothing ' at the Phoenix Theatre, London
Devised and produced by Ian C. Messiter

Contributors

Introduced By:
Roy Plomley
Unknown:
Hermione Gingold
Unknown:
Margot Holden
Unknown:
Anne Valery
Unknown:
Gerard Hoffnung
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Produced By:
Ian C. Messiter

2-Tiffermit Fort to Asni
The second of three programmes telling the story of a tour in Southern Morocco, organised by the Ramblers' Association Services and led by Ernest Welsman , secretary of the organisation
Harold Rogers and Ronald Pantlin , who accompanied the party, tell the story of the journey and introduce recordings made on the trip
Produced by Bernard Lyons

Contributors

Unknown:
Ernest Welsman
Unknown:
Harold Rogers
Unknown:
Ronald Pantlin
Produced By:
Bernard Lyons

Seaside entertainment presenting leading artists appearing at holiday resorts
This week the spotlight falls on Eastbourne and Bexhill and picks out
From Eastbourne:
Sandy Powell , Norman Meadows appearing in Walter Fellows ' ' Star Wagon ' at the Pier Theatre
Avril Angers, Bunny Doyle appearing in ' Summertime Serenade ' presented by Stanley Willis-Croft and John Buckley at the Devonshire Park Theatre
Saveen with ' Daisy May '
Gordon Turner appearing in Harold Fielding's
' Stars in Your Eyes ' at the Winter Garden Pavilion
Lorna Lee appearing in Cecil Johnson 's ' Fun in the Air' at the Redoubt Music Garden
From Bexhill:
Freddie Frinton , William Clothier appearing in Edward Kent 's
' Starlight Rendezvous ' at the De La Warr Pavilion
At the pianos. Winifred Taylor and Kathleen O'Hagan
Presented by John Ellison

Contributors

Unknown:
Sandy Powell
Unknown:
Norman Meadows
Unknown:
Walter Fellows
Unknown:
Bunny Doyle
Presented By:
Stanley Willis-Croft
Presented By:
John Buckley
Unknown:
Gordon Turner
Unknown:
Lorna Lee
Unknown:
Cecil Johnson
Unknown:
Freddie Frinton
Unknown:
William Clothier
Unknown:
Edward Kent
Pianos:
Winifred Taylor
Pianos:
Kathleen O'Hagan
Presented By:
John Ellison

Eight contests between a resident team in London and a challenging team from Wales
London:
Hubert Phillips, Denis Brogan
Quiz-Master, Lionel Hale
Wales:
Wyn Griffith, T.I. Ellis
Quiz-Master, Gilbert Harding

(BBC recording)

Contributors

Contestant:
Hubert Phillips
Contestant:
Denis Brogan
Quiz-Master (London):
Lionel Hale
Contestant:
Wyn Griffith
Contestant:
T.I. Ellis
Quiz-Master (Wales):
Gilbert Harding

Community hymn-singing from Ardingly College, Haywards Heath, Sussex
Conducted by Robin Miller
Introduced by the Headmaster the Rev. George Snow
Organist, Raymond Humphrey
Immortal, invisible, God only wise
(Tune, St. Denio)
0 King enthroned on high (Tune,
Temple)
0 love, how deep. how broad, how high (Tune, Eisenach)
Lift up your hearts! (Tune, Wood-lands)
Holy Father, cheer our way (Tune,
Huddersfleld)
Lord of our life (Tune. Iste confessor) Thy hand. 0 God has guided (Tune,
Thornbury)
Round me falls the night (Tune,
(Seelenbrautigam)

Contributors

Conducted By:
Robin Miller
Organist:
Rev. George Snow
Organist:
Raymond Humphrey

with Richard Murdoch , this week's resident comedian
The Peter Knight Singers
Dick Emery
Penny Nicholls and Billy Merrin
George Martin
James Moody and Winifred Davey
Peter Cavanagh
Reg Dixon
Cyril Stapleton and his Orchestra
Produced by Bill Worsley

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Singers:
Dick Emery
Singers:
Penny Nicholls
Singers:
Billy Merrin
Unknown:
George Martin
Unknown:
James Moody
Unknown:
Winifred Davey
Unknown:
Peter Cavanagh
Unknown:
Reg Dixon
Unknown:
Cyril Stapleton
Produced By:
Bill Worsley

Light Programme

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