Gramophone records chosen by Servicemen and women overseas, with each tune introduced by the man or woman who chose it, in recordings made on the spot
In London, Marjorie Anderson
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
at the BBC theatre organ
Cecil Norman and the Rhythm Players
Light Orchestra
(Leader, William Mclnulty )
Conductor, David Curry
(Continued in next column
Dill Jones at the piano
and his Band with David Ede , Marjorie Daw
Marion Williams , Franklyn Boyd and the David Ede Quintet
(Leader, J. Mouland Begbie )
Conducted by Alexander Gibson
A programme for children under five
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson and including:
Guest of the Week:
Jean Metcalfe
' Grandma Buggins at Home: the family-tired but happy-looks back on a wonderful day,' by Mabel Constanduros
' Voices in London': some of Britain's Coronation visitors come to the studio
' Round Table ' : Lady Violet Bonham Carter , Michael Ayrton , and Charles Dimont discuss the subject of hospitality and its true meaning and value. (BBC recording)
Serial: ' Queen Victoria' by Lytton Strachey. Abridged by Evelyn Gibbs. Read by Ronald Simpson
Louis Stevens and his Quintet with Samuel Cooper (baritone)
at the BBC theatre organ
Hugh James and his Orchestra
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Jonquil Antony
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(Leader, Reginald Stead )
Conductor, John Hopkins
(continued)
played by Geraldoand his Orchestra including ' Songs with Strings' musical Memory ' ; The Tip Toppers and singers
Jill Day , Bob Dale , and Alma Warren
Pakistan makes her contribution to the Coronation band programmes
The pipes, drums, and bugles of the 1st Punjab Regiment
Pakistan
Pipe-Major, Sardar Khan
Drum-Major, Dhuman Khar Introduced by Roy William "
Produced by Laurence Staph '
Tuneful topicalities and a rhyming commentary on the week's doings by B. C. Hilliam
Tunes you have asked us to play
Presented by David Dunhill
including cricket close of play scores
Many London streets are holding Coronation parties in the open air. Today Wilfred Pickles has been invited to meet the people of Ivy Walk, Hoxton
Programme arranged by Gordon Cruickshank
Presented by David Thomson
(Third series)
30 — 'Lovely to Look At'with Barbara Lyon , Richard Lyon
Hugh Morton , Horace Percival
Doris Rogers , Molly Weir
David Ender s
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Written by Bebe Daniels Bob Block , and Bill Harding
Incidental music by Arthur Wilkinson
Production by Tom Ronald
On the night of the Coronation Drive through East London Billy Cotton and Max Bygraves invite you to Come In and Sing with Glyn Jones, Charles Smart, Roma Clarke, Tommy Blades
The Gildersingers and the Billy Cotton Band with Alan Breeze and Doreen Stephens
Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Production by Alfred Dunning and Glyn Jones
From the, People's Palace, Mile End Road, London
The Sydney Thompson
Olde-Tyme Dance Orchestra
Master of Ceremonies,
Sydney Thompson
Introduced by John Webster
Produced by Glyn Jones
and his Orchestra with Diana Coupland
Martin Moreno , and Monty Norman