A monthly programme reflecting life in the country
C. Gordon Glover and Eric Simma introduce personalities to talk about happenings in the countryside. The programme also includes recordings of May countryside sounds
Edited by Eric Simms
Produced by Bernard Lyons
Highlights of the week's broadcasting in Home, Light, and Third
Production by Audrey Cameron
with Adza Vincent introducing
A woman in the news
Madame Champcommunal
Fred Bason
A doctor and W. P. Matthew offering practical advice
A third episode from
* Florence Desmond ' by herself
Watford Grammar School Choir
Conductor, Frank Budden
BBC Men's Chorus
Conductor, Leslie Woodgate
Coronation Troops
Lt.-General Sir Brian Horrocks, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., M.C. , talks about the Army's preparation for the Coronation and introduces recordings made in camps and depots during the past few weeks
Produced by Arthur Phillips
Except the Lord build a house, their labour is but lost that build it. Except the Lord keep the city: the watchman waketh but in vain
(Psalm 127)
The Coronation: Historic Pageantry or Christian Challenge
Service conducted by the Rt. Rev. Cuthbert Bardsley
Bishop of Croydon with the BBC Chorus
Conductor, Leslie Woodgate and Dr. George Thalben-Ball (organ)
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
with Max Bygraves
Harry Secombe , Beryl Reid
Hattie Jacques , Ronald Chesney
Peter Madden
Peter Yorke and his Orchestra
Script by Eric Sykes
Produced by Roy Speer
Music from four corners of the Commonwealth of Nations
Patricia Baird (Australia)
Eve Boswell (South Africa)
Edmund Hockridge (Canada) George Browne (West Indies) with The Johnston Singers
Introduced by Robert Easton
(United Kingdom) and the BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor. Paul Fenoulhet Producer. Donald MacLean
A play for radio by Elizabeth Dawson
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by Archie Campbell
and meets some of the people who are visiting the capital for the Coronation
The visitors are offered the freedom of the BBC's record libraries to choose a past broadcast or a recording of their favourite artist or orchestra
A recorded programme produced by Phyllis Robinson
with Wallas Eaton , The Keynotes
Philip Hattey (baritone)
Frederick Stone (accompanist)
The Carter String Trio
Choir of King's College Chapel
Conductor, Boris Ord
Pipe-Major J. B. Robertson M.B.E. ,
Introduced by Rex Palmer Produced by Denis Stevens
A summary of events of the past week
with the Palm Court Orchestra
Olive Groves (soprano)
Owen Brannigan (bass)
Community hymn singing from Sandringham Parish Church, Introduced by the Rev. H. D.
. Anderson, Domestic Chaplain to
Her Majesty the Queen, and followed by an address and prayem by the Bishop of Norwich
Holy, holy, holy. Lord God Almijrhty
(Tune, Nicaea)
Christ, whose glory fills the skies
(Tune. Ratisbon)
The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not wamt (Tune. Crimond)
Fight the good tight with all thy might (Tune. Duke Street)
Be thou my vision, 0 Lord of my heart (Tune, Slane)
Jesu, lover of my soul (Tune, Aberystwyth)
The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended
(Tune. St. Clement)
Organist, Frederick J. Bone
Christian hymns, their music, and their meaning
A portrait in sound of this shrine of British freedom
Written and produced by R. D. Smith
Music composed by Elisabeth Lutyena
Dr. Harold Darke (organist)
Edward Clark (conductor) with Dennis Arundell
Derek Birch , Oliver Burt
Lee Fox , Alexander Gauge
Betty Limton , Anthony Jacobs John Richmond. Douglas Seale
Joe Stern , Catherine Salkeld
Mavis Walker , Denis McCarthy
Leighton Lucas Orchestra
(Leader, Ronald Good )
Conductor, Leighton Lucas
William Dickie (baritone)
Josephine Lee (accompanist)
BBC Singers
Conductor, Leslie Woodgat *
