Norman Hackforth introduces your request records
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
at the BBC theatre organ
Frank Baron and his Sextet
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Hazel Adair
' End of Term ' by Douglas Railton
Reader, Ronald Simpson
A record miscellany
and his Orchestra with Dean Raymond and ' Rusty ' Hurren
(Leader, J. Mouland Begbie )
Conducted by Gerald Gentry
Today's story: ' Galloper and Bouncer on the Ice.' by Margaret E. Jacobson. told by Julia Lang.
including
Making Cakes with Ann Hardy -2. Method: rich cakes. (BBC recording)
(Continued in next column)
Over the Wood Stove: Maurice Whitbread describes how he learnt to cook on a Canadian farm
Letter from Lady Cayley in Yorkshire: 1-In which she introduces herself
What Makes a Good Serial? Some listeners discuss Woman's Hour serials.
Serial: The Naked Risk ' by Phyllis Gordon Demarest
Abridged by Terry Gompertz
Read by Jill Balcon
The second of fifteen instalments
Programme introduced by Jean Metcalfe
and his Mazurka Orchestra
Band of the Royal Army Service Corps
Conducted by Captain J. F. Dunn, Director of Music
at the BBC theatre organ
and his Orchestra
Eric James at the piano
Directed by Ronnie Aldrich with Peter Morton
Margaret Bond and Andrew Reavley
National Service-and You
A young man's guide to his two years in the Services
Showing the importance of the first moves, from form filling to firing range, the change from civilian to National Serviceman. life in training and in the unit. the possibilities, and the impossibilities
Giving an idea of what can be gained from National Service and how it fits in with home life and the job
Compiled and introduced on behalf of the younger generation by Wayne Mineau
Wilfred Pickles in Have a Go! visits Hurley, near Atherstone, Warwickshire
(A growing mining community) with Mabel at 'the table' and Harry Hudson at the piano.
at Watford
Denny Taylor (High Wycombe) v. Alex Gurton (Blackmore)
Raymond Glendenning describes this eight-round Middleweight contest, with W. Barrington Dalby giving the inter-round summaries
From Watford Town Hall
The Robert Courtneidge Story
Written by Roy Plomley
The Singers:
Iris Villiers , Billie Baker
Clarence Wright , Laurie Payne
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-master, Leslie Woodgate )
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, John Sharpe )
Conductor, Charles Mackerras
The programme produced by Michael North
'What Robert Courtneidge doesn't know about musical comedy isn't worth knowing,' wrote a contemporary critic. After twenty years as an actor, this small, imaginative, outspoken Scot began a new career as a manager and was responsible for such successes as ' Tom Jones ,' ' The Mousme,' ' The Dairymaids,' and ' The Arcadians.'
[Starring] Tony 'Wheels' Hancock
with Moira 'Madcap' Lister, Bill 'Spanners' Kerr and 'Sporting' Sidney James in Hancock's Half-Hour meet the Monte Carlo Rally
and Brian Johnston, Raymond Baxter, Kenneth Williams
(Tony Hancock is appearing in "The Talk of the Town" at the Adelphi Theatre, London; Sidney James is appearing in "Wonderful Time" at the Opera House, Manchester)
See 'Both Sides of the Microphone'
with Edmundo Ros and his Band
Learn to dance the exotic rhythm of the mambo, samba, son-rumba, guracha, baion, and bolero mambo
Ballroom host, Edmundo Ros
Devised and presented by David Miller
Second Night
Raymond Baxter reports the Channel crossing and the journey into Belgium, from Liege. Brian Johnston in London introduces the latest news from all available sources, including a report on the Munich starters recorded from Hamburg
' Pied Piper ' by Nevil Shute
(to be read in seventeen instalments)
Reader, Francis de Wolff
Abridger, Jocelyn Bradford
2 — ' John Howard
Acquires Two Children'
moves out of doors ' Under the Stars ' to find the music of Francisco Cayez and his Latin-American Rhythm