Bill Gates introduces your request records

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

at the BBC theatre organ

A visit to Trent Bridge before the start of the First Test Match
Rex Alston introduces former Test Match cricketers, Arthur Gilligan (England) and W. A. Oldfleld (Australia) to discuss prospects

Celebration in London of The Official Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen
The Queen's Colour of the 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards is being trooped
The eight Guards are found by battalions of each of the five regiments of Foot Guards with a Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry
Music played by the Mounted Band of the Life Guards
Massed Bands, Drums, and Pipes of the Brigade of Guards
A description by Richard Dimbleby
From Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall

A musical journey on a magic carpet woven by the BBC West of England
Light Orchestra
(Leader, Frederick Lunnon )
Conductor, Frank Cantell with Hugh Shirreff as your guide
Today's tour includes London, Gloucestershire, Paris, Spain, and Italy

First Test Match
Commentaries by Rex Alston , John Arlott , and Bernard Kerr with a summary at 1.30 by Arthur Gilligan
From Trent Bridge, Nottingham

by Franz Lehar : on records

From the Isle of Man
Introduced by Violet Carson
' Songs of the Island,' introduced by J. D. Qualtrough , Speaker of the House of Keys, and sung by the Manx Girls' Choir and Harold Cain
(Continued in next column)
' Themselves ' : Peggy Quine remembers the Manx Fairies
' Over to the Gnandsfiand ': where Alan Clarke introduces some wives of T.T. riders
' Manx Kippers': Stanley Williamson brings a sound-picture of the Manx fishing industry
' Impressions of a " Comeover ",' by Millicent Faragher
'Who'd Live on an Island?': Ray Lakeland invites opinions for and against island life from Mr. and Mrs. Hislop and Mr. and Mrs. Cain
Serial: Not at Home,' by Doris Langham Moore. Abridged by P. J. R. Wright. Read by Nan Munro

Further commentaries by Rex Alston , John Arlott , and Bernard Kerr on the First Test Maitch
From Trent Bridge. Nottingham

Syd Dean and his Band

A message of comfort and cheer for all in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity ' Today's speaker is the Rev. W. E. Purcell. He is introduced by Stuart Hibberd

(Leader, Jack Nugent )
Conductor, Kemlo Stephen

(Continued)

First Test Match
Further commentary by Rex Alston , John Arlott , and Bernard Kerr , with a summary at 6.30 by Arthur Gilligan
From Trent Bridge, Nottingham

and his Orchestra on gramophone records

A story of country folk.

Including cricket close of play scores

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

A new series of programmes showing the manner in which different groups of men and women on special duty come to the aid of their fellow men in an emergency
1 — ' Journey into Darkness '
The case of a New Zealand soldier blinded in action in Korea who, with the help of St. Dunatan's, is learning to be blind
Written by Stephen Grenfell
Edited and produced by R. D. Smith

welcomes this week a special star visitor:
Frank Sinatra with Bill McGuffie
In Melodies and Memories '
Just for You
Tunes you have specially asked for
I Hear a Violin
Soloist, Louis Stevens
South American Way with Harold Smart and the Show Band Strings
Hit Parade
Three of the best from the week's Top Twenty
BBC Show Band
Directed by Cyril Stapleton The Stargazers, Julie Dawn
The Show Band Singers
Introduced by Rikki Fulton
Production by Johnnie Stewart

First Test Match
John Arlott on the first day's play

The Sydney Thompson
Old-Tyme Dance Orchestra
Introduced by John Webster
Produced by Glyn Jones

Campbell's Kingdom' by Hammond Innes
(to be read in fifteen instalments)
Reader, John Glen
4 — ' A business conversation and the question of oil '

Joseph Seal at the BBC theatre organ