BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, George Deason )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet with Percy Edwards
"The Birdman"
played by Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra
by Bernard Wetherall
A weekly radio magazine for young listeners
Edited and produced by Lionel Gamlin
This week:
Report In Rhythm
Billy Mayerl and the Fleeting Footnotes report for duty as usual, and hope that once again you will find their weekly musical homework properly prepared, tunefully tidy, and exceptionally entertaining
Let's Have Some Stories!
James Langham talks about some of the books he thinks you would be particularly happy to receive as Christmas presents. Have a pencil and paper ready and jot down the titles
Patricia Field and Brian Smith read short passages from one or two of the books suggested.
Tales at Two Pianos
Winifred Hunter and Geoffrey Rand entertain you with some of the musical tales they have collected and with others of their own lively invention
Sports Report: It All Looks So Easy!
Max Robertson gives you an eye-witness account of the 1952 British Ice Skating Figure Championships, staged last Thursday at Streatham Ice Rink
Look Before You Leap!: 5: Nice Day For a Sale
An adventure series by Geoffrey Morgan
The Conway Cousins tell you about another recent adventure, and want to know what you would have done!
Music for Sunday morning Pontardulais Choral Society
Conductor, T. Haydn Thomas
BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader. Philip Whiteway)
Ann Beach (soprano)
William Herbert (tenor)
V. Anthony Lewis (organ)
Programme arranged and conducted by Rae Jenkins
Introduced by Harvard Gregory
From the Temple of Peace. Cardiff
says ‘Can I Come In?' to some of the people of Wapping, London
(Wednesdays recorded broadcast)
We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ
The Christian Faith for Everyman Service from Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev Dr. F. Townley Lord
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
with Alan Breeze and Doreen Stephens
Script by Clem Bernard Produced by Glyn Jones
with Max Bygraves, Harry Secombe, Beryl Reid, Ronald Chesney, Peter Madden, Hattie Jacques
Kirkintilloch Junior Choir
Conducted by the Rev. J.R. MacPherson
BBC Revue Orchestra
Script by Eric Sykes
Produced by Roy Speer
invites you to join the family circle with The New Casino Orchestra
Conducted by Reginald Kilbey
City of London Police Choir and the Family Circle Singers
Producer, Eric Arden
Highlights of the Show World
You are invited to listen to stars of the stage, screen, radio, and concert platform, with the BBC Revue Orchestra
Produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston
with a BBC Mobile Recording Unit to interview men and women of the Tredegar district, and invite them to choose their favourite music
Produced by Gordon Williams
Written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens with The Ray EHington Quartet
Max Geldray
A series of weekly talks by Alan Melville about recently published books he has enjoyed with dramatised illustrations acted by Gwen Day Burroughs
Tucker McGuire. Mary O'Farrell
Laidman Browne. James Dyrenforth
Charles Mason. Norman Shelley
Francis de Wolff
with Benny Lee
Pearl Carr , Ronald Fletcher
London v. North Region
The last of eight contests
London
Hubert Phillips , Cedric Cliffe
Quiz-Master, Lionel Gamlin
The North
W. Lyon Blease , Dennis Chapman
Quiz-Master, Gilbert Harding
(Third series) 4
—' A Duel and the Son 'with Barbara Lyon , Richard Lyon
Hugh Morton , Horace Percival
Molly Weir , Doris Rogers
A summary of events of the past week
A new play for radio by Rex Rienits
Characters in order of speaking:
Produced by Raymond Raikes
Community hymn singing from Halifax Parish Church, by members of the youth organisations of Halifax, conducted by Shackle-ton Pollard
Introduced by the Ven. E . Treacy ,
Archdeacon of Halifax
Organist, Geoffrey Fishwlck
.Let us with a gladsome mind (Tune,
Monkland)
See how great a flame aspires (Tune,
St. George)
Lord. thy word abideth (Tune, Ravenshaw)
Thou didst leave thy throne (Tune,
Margaret)
0 Jesus. King most wonderful (Tune,
Bishopthorpe)
Breathe on me, breath of God (Tune,
Trentham)
Jesus shall reign (Tune. Truro)
Fight the good fight (Tune, Duke
Street)
Tom Jenkins and the Palm Court Orchestra with Marion Studholme (soprano)
Owen Brannigan (bass)
at the piano
Christian hymns, their music, and their meaning
Come. let us join our cheerful songs
(Tune, Nativity) 0
Awake, our souls (Tune, St. Peters-burg)
Blest be the everlasting God (Tune.
Bishopthorpe)
When I survey the wondrous Cross
(Tune, Rockingham)
A programme of melody introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
Records selected and introduced by Neal Arden
