Directed by Lionel Falkman
A monthly programme reflecting life in the country.
C. Gordon Glover and Eric Simms introduce personalities to talk about happenings in the country-side. The programme also includes recordings of April countryside sounds.
with Mrs. Fred O'Donovan as hostess introducing
A woman in the news
Bernard Wetherall Ambrose Heath Naomi Jacob Antonia Ridge and Hubert Gregg presenting an episode from
' Three Men in a Boat ' by Jerome K Jerome
Recalling the musdc that brought fame to:
Deanma Durbin, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
The songs sung by: Janet Davis, Cherry Lind, Dudley Rolph
with the BBC Midland Light Orchestra (Leader, Frank Thomas)
Conducted by Harold Gray
Script written by Dick Richards
Programme introduced by Hugh Morton
Produced by John Tyler
Excerpts from. some of the outstanding films shown at the sixth annual International Film Festival, and interviews with and impressions of some of the personalities attending the Festival
Blessed are the people who have the Lord for their God (Psalm 144)
God's Plan for a Great Nation
Service from Holy Trinity Church, Hampstead. Conducted by the Rev. D. W. C Ford
Reader, Alvar Lidell
Organist, Leslie Rus
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
' The Voice of Variety ' with the BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
with Alan Breeze and Doreen Stephens Script by Clem Bernard
Produced by Glyn Jones
(Harry Secombe is in Variety at the Metropolitan Theatre, Edgware Road, London)
on gramophone records
Last week he visited Worcester, where the Australian cricket team played its opening match, and met some of the people who were visiting the town
The visitors were offered the freedom of the BBC's record libraries to choose a past broadcast or recording of their favourite artist or orchestra
A recorded programme produced by Phyllis Robinson
with Jack Golden at the piano and the Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet Produced by John Sinunonds
(Joy Nichols is appearing in 'Wonderful Time' at the London Hippodrome; Jimmy Edwards in ' London Laughs ' at the Adelphi Theatre, London)
London v. Northern Ireland
Fifth of eight contests
London
Hubert Phillips , Cedric Cliffe Quiz-Master, Lionel Hale
Northern Ireland
Ronald Green James Boyce '
Quiz-Master, Gilbert Harding
by Flotsam at the piano with the help of records
25— 'A Place in the Country'
A summary of events of the past week
Memories and melodies of the year after the First World War with celebrities of the year
The Home Front thirty-four years ago
Alcock and Brown fly the Atlantic
Making the Peace
Melba at Covent Garden
Stowaway in R34
First wireless speech to America
The pages turned by Patric Curwen
The Orchestra and Chorus
Conducted by Frank Cantell Music arranged by Alan Paul Script by Leslie Baily
Produced by Francis Worsley
Community hymn singing by the London Crusader Choir and the Male Voice Choirs of the London area
From the Criterion Ballroom. London
Hymne introduced by Stuart Hibberd Thine be the glory (Tune, Maccabaeus)
By cool Siloam's shady rill (Tune.
Belmont)
Rejoice, the Lord is King (Tune.
Gopsal)
Breathe on me. Breath of God (Tune.
Trent ham)
0 Sacred Head, sore wounded (Tune,
Passion Chorale)
Jesus shall reign (Tune, Rimington)
Hank! hark, my sou) (Tune, Pilgnims)
Saviour, again (Tune. Ellers)
Life through a port-hole as seen by Jon Pertwee with Bob Pearson and Alf Pearson, Lee Lawrence, Dora Bryan, Julie Andrews, Bernard Spear and Freddie Sales as Skipper
This week's guest star: Robb Wilton
The Mitchell Mariners
Ray Terry's Crewmen
Conducted by Phil Cardew
Script by James Grafton and Peter Griffiths
Additional material by John Vyvyan
Produced by Dennis Main Wilson
(Jon Pertwee is appearing in "Wonderful Time" at the London Hippodrome; Freddie Sales is in "One For the Road" at the Regent Theatre, Rotherham; Bob Pearson and Alf Pearson are in Variety at the Hippodrome, Manchester; Lee Lawrence in Variety at the Empire Theatre, Nothingham; Dora Bryan in the Lyric-and-Globe Revue at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle)
Stanley Black at the piano
Christian hymns, their music, and their meaning
New Every Morning (Tune, Meilcombe)
This is the day of light (Tune,
Dominica)
0 Lord of life (Tune, Epwonth)
A programme of melody introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
presents some gramophone records for late-night listening
(Richard Attenborough broadcasts by permission of the Boulling Brothers)