Lionel Gamlin introduces your request records
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
at the BBC theatre organ
The Gerald Crossman Players
and his Band with Rita Williams and Harry Bolton
' The Tree ' by James Turner
Read by David King-Wood
(Leader, J. Mouland Begbie )
Conducted by Alexander Gibson
at the organ of the Dome, Brighton
Nursery rhymes, stories, and music
A programme for children under five
Today's story: 'The Adventures of Willie the Mouse,' by Nan Graham, told by Julia Lang.
of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh
The arrival by air in Bermuda
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including:
A Play for Christmas: in her fourth talk, Norah Ltambourne describes ways of making masks, armour, and wings
Reflections from the Screen: Gordon Gow on the fortnight in films
Sew Like a Pro.: Alice Hooper Beck gives a series of talks on taking the ' home-made ' look out of dressmaking. 3—' Making Sure the Sleeves are Right'
Have You Any Time to Spare-for earning a little extra money at home? Speakers with suggestions include Rose Buckner , Ileen Machin , Wenda Phillips , and E. Diana Powell
(Continued in next column)
Serial: ' The Franchise Affair ' by Josephine Tey
Abridged by Honor Wyatt
Read by James McKechnie
Programme introduced by Jean Metcalfe
BBQ Welsh Orchestra
(Leader,Philip Whiteway )
Conductor, Rae Jenkins
Mewton-Wood (piano)
Jack Simpson and his Septet
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Jonquil Antony
Commonwealth artists entertain featuring
Edmund Hockridge
Chin Yii
Bruno Raikin
Wendy Gibb
BBC Revue Orchestra (Leader, David Paget )
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Introduced by Bruce Wyndham
Produced by David Miller
at the BBC theatre organ
The Cosmopolitan Orchestra
Conducted by Jos Cleber
on gramophone records
presents
' Home Made Opera'
In response to last month's challenge two groups of under-twenties have been selected from those who volunteered to be the ' guinea pigs ' in an experiment conducted by Reg Barrett-Ayres
In the course of a weekend they have shaped and rehearsed the'ir own show built round some song hits of today and yesterday
Listeners can follow the experiment ste-p by step with extracts from recordings made at different stages in the evolution of the show
Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason.
A story of country folk.
From the Linen and Woollen Drapers'
Cottage Homes ,
Mill Hill , London, N.W.7
At the piano, Harry Hudson
Presented by Stephen Williams
Light music played by the BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, John Sharpe )
Conducted by Charles Mackerres
Alf Danahar (Bethnal Green) v.
Paul King (Torquay)
Commentary by Raymond Glendenning on the eight round Welterweight contest, with inter-round summaries by W. Barrington Dalby
From Watford Town Hall
on gramophone records
in which a panel of experts tries to discover the names of visitors to the studio who bear the same names as famous people
The Panel:
Frances Day, Phyllis Cradock Frank Muir , and Denis Norden
Chairman, Raymond Glendenning
Produced by C. F. Meehan
with the BBC Show Band
Part 1-Dance music
Directed by Cyril Stapleton with the Stargazens, Julie Dawn
Bill McGuffle , Harold Smart
This week's guests:
The Malcolm Mitchell Trio
George Browne , Denny Wright
Producer, Donald MacLean
' The Struggles of Albert Woods ' by William Cooper
(to be read in fifteen instalments)
Reader, Mark Dignam
7-' A Proposal'
Part 2