Robert MacDermot introduces your request records

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

at the BBC theatre organ

Ken Beaumont and Ms Sextet

Script by Jonquil Antony

Billy Mayerl and his Players with Mary Dendse (soprano)

' The Bee in the Bonnet'
Written and read by Alastair Borthwick

Conductor,
Major Bernard F. Adams

given by the BBC Northern Orchestra (Leader, Reginald Stead )
Conducted by Vilem Tausiky
From the Free Trade Hall,
Manchester
By arrangement with Manchester Corporation

A programme for children under five
Today's story: A Frosty Day ' by Nest& Nuttall, told by Daphne Oxenford

including:
Good Manners: Phyllis Digby Morton offers some guidance on points of everyday etiquette
Flower of the Month: V. Sackville-West talks about snowdrops and the crocus.
Portrait of a Listener: Where do you live — what is your family like — what are your special, problems, your fads and fancies? A series of interviews with regular listeners to Woman's Hour. 4— Mrs. June Coubrough
Behind the Headlines: a weekly feature to fill in the background to some recent news events
Serial:
' Persuasion,' by Jane Austen Abridged by Nan Macdonald
Read by Richard Hurndall
Programme Introduced by Marjorle Anderson

and his Orchestra with June
Marlow Michael Holliday. and Colin Prince
The Highwaymen and the Stagecoachera

Troise and his Banjoliers

Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Jonquil Antony

The music you have asked for introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ

Northern Variety Orchestra
(Leader, Norman George )
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth with songs from Les Howard

Lionel Gamlin looks through the BBC Recorded Programmes Diary for 1953 and invites you to listen again to some of the broadcasts that took place during this week last year
Produced by Phyllis Robinson

Tunes you have asked us to play, including some records chosen by Service men and women overseas

Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason.
A story of country folk.

Raymond Glendenning on tomorrow's fixtures

with Kitty Bluett , Peter Sellers Patricia Hayes. Charles Hawtrey
Kenneth Connor

A well-known impressionist enteribains
This week:
Eddie Arnold with Harold Smart at the electric organ
Presented by George Imne

Questions of the moment put by members of the audience are discussed spontaneously by: Ralph Wightman Robert Henriques
Frank Byers
Douglas Jay , M.P.
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
Produced by Michael Bowen
From H.M.S. Raleigh,
Toripoinit, Cornwall
Douglas Jay , Member of Parliament (Labour) for Battersea North, was Financial Secretary to the Treasury in 1950. He has worked as a journalist, entered the Ministry of Supiply in 1940, and later was personal assistant to Mr. Daflton at the Board of Trade.

A musical entertainment
Victoria Campbell and John Hanson wdth the BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, John Sharpe )
Conducted by Sidney Torch
Stanley Riley and the BBC Men's Chorus
Conducted by Cyril Gell with Ernest Lush at the piano
Band of the Royal Military Academy
Sandhurst
Conducted by Capt. J. E. Thirtle
Director of Music
Introduced by Philip Slessor
Produced by Campbell Ricketts

Raymond Baxter and Brian Johnston report on drivers qualified for the final tests, and introduce some of the men and women who make the story of the Rally
From the studios of Radio Monte Carlo

Part 1
The Squadronaires
Directed by Ronnie Aldrich with Peter Morton , Margaret Bond and Andrew Reavley and Harry Gold and his Pieces of Eight with Jon Clark

' A Sunset Touch ' by Howard Spring
Reader, Peter Augustine
Last instalment: Reunion'

Part 2
Cabaret, Peter Bernard
Everybody Dance!
Master of Ceremonies,
Paul Carpenter
Produced by John Hooper