Norman Hackforth introduces your request records

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

at the BBC theatre organ

Lou Preager and his Orchestra

' The Smile on the Face of the Tiger' by John Grisdale
Read by Violet Carson

Ronnie Aldrich at the piano

Conductor, G. V. Brooks

given by the BBC Northern Orchestra (Leader, Reginald Stead )
Conducted by Vilem Tausky
Stephen Waters (clarinet)
From the Town Hall. Manchester by arrangement with Manchester Corporation

for children under five
Today's story: ' Bouncer Plays a Trick on Sly foot,' by Margaret E. Jacobson , told by Julia Lang

including
School Train: Fashion expert Ailsa Garland looks at the parents and children on a departure platform.
Compere's Choice: Norman Hack forth, who played housewives' request records this week, chooses his favourite from among them
First Day on the Job: described by Stella Whitelaw who went to work on her local newspaper, and Veronica Wells who took up filming
Behind the Headlines: a weekly feature to fill in the background to some recent news events
(Continued in next column)
Serial: The Naked Risk ' by Phyllis Gordon Demarest
Abridged by Terry Gompertz
Read by Jill Balcon
The fifth of fifteen instalments
Programme introduced by Jean Metcalfe

and his Band with Mel Gaynor. Johnny Worth and the David Ede Quintet

Strings in Rhythm
Directed by Henry Croudson

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

Knittelfeld Lyra Zither Club
Directed by Karl Ottenschlager with Hildegard Haupl in a selection of folk songs, yodelling and dances Introduced by Franklin Engelmann

An early evening entertainment featuring
Les Howard
Norman George and the String Serenaders with the Northern Variety Orchestra Directed by Alyn Ainsworth Introduced by Roger Moffat and Vera McKechnie

A programme of songs and music specially recorded in California by this popular American orchestra with guest star, Dean Martin
Introduced by Les Baxter

A story of country folk.

Raymond Glendenning on tomorrow s fixtures

The old maestro with Peter Sellers , Harold Berens
Kenneth Connor , Don Peters and Joan Sims

in a programme of songs from his album of music with the BBC Revue Orchestra Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Producer, Jimmy Grant

Questions of the moment put by members of the audience are discussed spontaneously by Jack Longland , Collin Brooks
Anthony Greenwood , M.P.
The Hon. David Ormsby-Gore ,
M.P.
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
Produced by Michael Bowen From the British Legion Hut,
Sturminster Newton , Dorset

A musical entertainment for the end of the week
Victoria Campbell and John Hanson
BBC Concert Orchestra^
(Leader, John Sharpe )
Conducted by Sidney Torch
Raymond Newell and the BBC's Men's Chorus
Conducted by Cyril Gell with Ernest Lush at the piano
Central Band of the Royal Air Force
(by permission of the Air Council)
Conducted by Wing-Cdr. A. E. Sims, O.B.E. Organising Director of Music
Royal Air Force
Introduced by Philip Slessor
Produced by Campbell Ricketts

The M.C.C. Tour
E. W. Swanton, cricket correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, is accompanying the M.C.C. team in Australia. Tonight, in the fifth of a series of six letters, he describes the progress of the Tour so far, both on and off the field

Cyril Stapleton directs the BBC Show Band
Pianist, Bill McGuffie
Songs from the Stargazers
Harold Smart and the Sambassadors
Guest singer : Tony Brent
Producer, Donald MacLean

Go-Stop-Go
Recorded commentary on the acceleration and braking test and further first-hand stories of the competitors' journey, introduced by Raymond Baxter and Brian Johnston from Monte Carlo

' Pied Piper ' by Nevil Shute
Reader. Francis de Wolff
Abridger, Jocelyn Bradford
5 — ' Cross Country in War Time '

Music for a later hour including
Eric Jupp and his Players

of tomorrow's programmes and News Summary