A record programme presented by Adrian Waller
Introduced by David Lloyd James
Including recordings of May sounds
Programme produced by Bernard Lyons
The Sunday Supplement to Woman's Hour
Pamela Frankau and C. R. Hewitt discussing personal problems
Fred Streeter and Jean Conil balking of growing and eating vegetables in season
Gordon Gow reviewing some current films
Flora Robson reading the fourth extract from Cecil Woodham-Smith 's biography of Florence Nightingale, abridged by Roy Herbert
Compere, Grizelda Paterson
Johnny Denis and his Ranchers with Fred (Panhandle) Yule and Netta Rogers
Produced by Glyn Jones
Band of the Royal Military School of Music (by permission of the Commandant)
Conducted by Lt.-Col. David MoBain
Director of Music
Hugh Ross Williamson discusses an uneolved mystery of history
Nearly 400 years ago Henry, Lord Darnley was murdered at Kirk o' Field. Who did it and why? Did the beautiful Mary, Queen of Scots, plan or consent to the murder of her young husband?
The first of a series of seven ' Historical Whodunits '
The gates of hell shall not prevail
(St Matthew 16. v 181
The Church Rebuilds
Service conducted by the Right Rev. Joost de Slank, Bishop of Stepney, from the Church of St. Mary, Stratford-atte-Bow, London, and marking the opening of the East London Church Congress
Presented from London and Cologne by Jean Metcalfe and Dennm Scuse
with Alan Breeze and Doreen Stephens
Script by Clem Bernard Produced by Glyn Jones
Piano music in contrasting styles played by Peter Katin , Ronnie Aldrich
Alan Paul and Edna Hatzfeld
The Dennis Wilson Trio
Introduced by Sidney Harrison
Producer. Jimmy Grant
A radio rendezvous for music under the management of John Watt with Jimmy Young and other recording stars of today
Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, George Deason )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Produced by John Simmonds
A new ' Detection Club' play written for radio by Edmund Crispin
Characters in order of speaking:
Produced by Charles Lefeaux
Alan Melville recommends to listeners books that have given him pleasure
Dramatised scenes from the books selected are acted by: Olive Gregg , Joan Hart
Tucker McGuire , James Dyrenforth
Peter Elliott , Jon Farrell
Ernest Jay , James McKechnie
Macdonald Parke , David Poulson with Alan Melville
Melodies, songs and dances from both sides of the Atlantic
David McCallum and the Strolling Players with John Gavall
(Continued in next column)
The ninth in a series of true stories of heroism and adventure in dramatic form
[Starring] John McCallum
From the book 'The Naked Island ' by Russell Braddon
Radio adaptation by C.A. Richardson
The story of the fighting retreat of the Australian 65th Artillery Regiment through the jungles of Malaya, and the epic stand at the Parit Sulong bridge.
3— 'Two Minds ...'
Ray Martin and his Concert Orchestra with Ronnie Harris
A summary of events of the past week
A cavalcade in duologue by Stella Margetson
Production by Audrey Cameron
5—' The Uncprtatn Thirties '
Laurie Hammond. Helen's son, comes to visit her on his return from a trip to America in the summer of 1931. Laurie: Oh, life's a pretty stale sort of business ... but I always know where to come when I'm lonely or in trouble ...'
Tom Jenkins and the Palm Court Orchestra with Doris Gambell (soprano)
Community hymn singing from the church of St. Leonard. Shoreditch; introduced by the Rt. Rev. Joost de Blank, Bishop of Stepney
Conductor, Rev. D. H. P. Priest
Organist, John H Gostling
Shoreditch is one of the nine boroughs taking part in the East London Church Congress
Congress Hymn (Tune. Hyfrydol)
Oh fafth of England, taught of old
(Tune, Psalm 58)
Judge eternal (Tune, Rhuddian)
Oh for a closer walk with God (Tune.
Stracathro)
And did those feet (Tune. Jerusalem) Just as I am (Tune, Saffron Waldeni Hail the dav that sees him rise (Tune.
Easter Hymn)
Let us with a gladsome mind (Tune,
Monkland)
Congress Hymn (Tune. Hyfrydol)
with Sally Rogers and Fred Yule
Top Tunes and Request Numbers from
Eve Boswell and Dickie Valentine
The Ultimate in Magic
David Berglas
Forces Instrumentalist
Cpl. Denis Henley
Sports Corner
Raymond Glendenning
This week's guest: Harry Secombe
The Peter Knight Singers
Peter Yorke and his Orchestra
Script by Gene Crowley , Alan Blain Maurice Rodgers. and Jimmy Grafton
Produced by Bill Worsley
at the piano
Christian hymns, their music, and their meaning
Look, ye saints, and see how glorious
(Tune. Regent Square)
The gales are lifted up (Tune,
London New)
Blest be the everlasting God (Tune.
Bishopthorpe)
Our Lord is risen from the dead
(Tune. Camate Domino)
Sandy Macpherson
,at the BBC theatre organ
Singers:
Doris Eaves
Philip Hattey
Poetry Readers:
Marjorie Anderson
John Webster
At the piano, Ernest Lush
Produced by Eric Arden and Walter Todds
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