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'From the Mountains to the Sea'
A rhapsody of Swedish folk music arranged by Sven Sköld
The Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Sven Sköld with the Male Choir of Radiotjänst, Stockholm
Birgit Skölkberg-Stenberg (soprano)
(Recording made available by courtesy of Radiotjänst, Stockholm)

Contributors

Arranged By:
Sven Sköld
Conductor:
Sven Sköld
Soprano:
Birgit Skölkberg-Stenberg

Introduced by Marjorie Anderson and including
' Why Don't You Start a Diary? ': Fred Bason , whose own diaries have brought him fame, suggests that listeners should follow his example
' Behind the Headlines': a weekly feature to fill in the background to some recent news events
' Gardening Indoors ' : Charles Funke gives some more advice about house plants. 4—' Everyday Problems'
Women's Institute Qujz: Warwickshire v. Northamptonshire. Syd Carter takes the chair in the third contest between Midland counties
' Diligence in Love,' by Daisy Newman. Abridged by Evelyn Gibbs. Read by Peggy Hassard

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Fred Bason
Unknown:
Charles Funke
Unknown:
Syd Carter
Unknown:
Daisy Newman.
Abridged By:
Evelyn Gibbs.
Read By:
Peggy Hassard

with Kitty Bluett
Peter Sellers , Patricia Hayes
Patricia Gilbert , Charles Hawtrey
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Script by Eddie Maguire
George Wadmore and Ted Ray
Produced by George Inne

Contributors

Unknown:
Kitty Bluett
Unknown:
Peter Sellers
Unknown:
Patricia Hayes
Unknown:
Patricia Gilbert
Unknown:
Charles Hawtrey
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Script By:
Eddie Maguire
Script By:
George Wadmore
Produced By:
George Inne

Presenting High Speed Variety
The Kordites
The Hedley Ward Trio
Eddie Arnold
Norman George and his Violin
Littlewood's Girls Choir
George Martin
Lee Lawrence
Derek Roy
Augmented
Northern Variety Orchestra Conducted by Vilem Tausky
Introduced by Alan Clarke
Produced in the North of EngUnd by Ronnie Taylor

Contributors

Unknown:
Hedley Ward Trio
Unknown:
Eddie Arnold
Unknown:
Norman George
Unknown:
Violin
Unknown:
George Martin
Unknown:
Lee Lawrence
Unknown:
Derek Roy
Conducted By:
Vilem Tausky
Introduced By:
Alan Clarke
Unknown:
Ronnie Taylor

(Third series)
8——' Ben's Handicap' with Barbara Lyon , Richard Lyon
Hugh Morton , Horace Percival
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Written by Bebe DanieLs
Bob Block , and Bill Harding
Incidental music by Arthur Wilkinson
Produced by Tom Ronald

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Lyon
Unknown:
Richard Lyon
Unknown:
Hugh Morton
Unknown:
Horace Percival
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Written By:
Bebe Daniels
Written By:
Bob Block
Written By:
Bill Harding
Music By:
Arthur Wilkinson
Produced By:
Tom Ronald

Questions of the moment put by members of the audience are dis cussed spontaneously by: A. G. Street
Sir Steuart Wilson
Christopher Mayhew ,
M.P. Charles Ian Orr-Ewing M.P. ,
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
From the Community Centre.
Portsmouth
Christopher Mayhew, Member of Parliament (Labour) for Woolwich East since June 1951, previously represented South Norfolk from 1945-50. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Lord President of the Council 1945-1946 and Parliamentary Under-S:cretary of Srate for Foreign Affairs from 1946 to 1950.
Charles Ian Orr-Ewing has been the Member of Parliament (Conservative) for North Hendon since 1950. He is an electronics engineer and served a three-yeat apprenticeship to a radio firm. He is member of the Association of Scientific Workers and a Governor of the Imperia! College of Science. He served in the R.A.F. radar service from 1939 to 1946 and is secretary of the Conservative Air Subcommittee and the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee. He has been Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sir Walter Monckton , Minister of Labour and National Service since November, 1951.
Repeated on Tuesday at 1.10 (Home)

Contributors

Unknown:
A. G. Street
Unknown:
Sir Steuart Wilson
Unknown:
Christopher Mayhew
Unknown:
M.P. Charles Ian Orr-Ewing M.P.
Unknown:
Charles Ian Orr-Ewing
Unknown:
Sir Walter Monckton

Light Programme

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More