Roy Rich introduces your request records

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

at the organ of the Ritz Cinema, Belfast

Manchester C.W.S. Band
Conductor, Jack Atherton

Ronnie Aldrich at the piano

Strict tempo dance music played by Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra

at the BBC theatre organ

Conducted by Vilem Tausky

for children under five
Nursery rhymes, stories, and music
Long ago, when a new storyteller was first heard in our programme, a small boy announced his approval thus: ‛ She’s all njrht, she's got a lovely voice.' And she was accepted into the select coterie without demur
Hints such as this of a young child's aesthetic response to the voices he hears have more than once crept into our correspondence, as have also reflections of the sense of the personality which, for him, they convey
This week the voices of aU three story-tellers can be heard-today and on Wednesday, Daphne Oxenford's (in ‛ Peterkin’s Hat,' by Hilda James, and ‛ Spring Cleaning,' by Helen Wareing), tomorrow and on Thursday Dorothy Smith's (in ‛Candy the Lazy Kangaroo,' by Janet Lamb. and ' The Pet Lamb,' by Jane Peock), and on Good Friday, Julia Lang's (in ' Woppy's Easter Egg,' by K. G. White). The voice which introduces the programmes is that of Lorna Pegrain, and, singing with Eileen Browne, can be heard, as usual, what a certain little girl described as ' the chocolate voice ' of George Dixon Elizabeth A. Taylor

A programme of help and advice for the not-so-young
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson and including:
' Gardening After Sixty': some suggestions for easier working and the maximum of pleasure, by E. C. Baynes
'Can I Help You?': Dudley Perkins answers some questions from listeners.
' Our Assets': Louise Hodgkinson talks about some of the blessings in the life of elderly people
' A Touch of Make-Up': Charles Parker, Director of Make-Up for MGM films, offers suggestions
' Going Into a Home': Marjorie Bucke, Secretary of the National Old People's Welfare Committee, gives some helpful information
Serial: ‛The Last of Summer,' by Kate O'Brien. Abridged by Becky Cocking. Read by Mary O'Farrell

Michaeloff and his Mazurka Orchestra

Syd Dean and his Band

Script by Joan Carr-Jones
Last week Bob received a summons from the Counry Court Bailiff for over-charging on the furmture in Cooper's flat. He toot it immediately to Bill Francis. who promised 10 help him. Dr. Dale told Alec about Bob's troubles. Alec suggested that when everything was cleared up Bob should make a fresh start in Canada, but Mrs. Date was not in favour of this. Bob told Trudi about the summons but she was not very concerned, and this proved to him that she wasn't ion love with him. Mrs. Mountford showed MN. Freeman a roll of ruby velvet. Mrs. Freeman decided to charm Mrs Mountford into letnng her have the velvet for the paeeanr costumes.

presents a Trio of Thrillers
I-Robert Farquharson in ‛ THE LODGER'
Adapted by Felix Felton from the novel by M. Belloc Lowndes
Produced by David H. Godfrey

(continued)

Conducted by Lt. J. E. Thirtle
Director of Music
Tudor Evans (baritone)

A story of country folk.

with Betty Astell
Bob Monkhouse , Denis Goodwin
Bob Sharpies and his Music and a few surprises
The show written by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont

Tunes you have asked us to play

The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Bideford in the County of Devon, in the reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth I
Dramatised for broadcasting by Ronald Gow from the story by Charles Kingsley
5—' Telling how Amyas came home for the third time '
Produced by Owen Reed in the BBC's West of England studios

1—Children's Comics
The recorded highlights of a meeting at the Whitley Community Centre, Reading

with Wallas Eaton
The Keynotes
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Script by Frank Muir and Denis Norden
Produced by Charles Maxwell

and his Orchestra with Diana Coupland
Monty Norman and Martin Moreno

' Riceyman Steps ' by Arnold Bennett
Reader, Oliver Burt
11—' Return of the Lost'

The Spa Orchestra
Directed by Tom Jenkins
Keith Burrows (piano)

A meditation on ' The Love of God'