Introduced by Eric Phillips
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
at the BBC theatre organ
The Kursaal Orchestra, Directed by Louis Voss
with Les Howard and the BBC Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Conducted by Gerald Gentry
England v. South Africa
First Test Match : Fourth Day
Commentaries by Rex Alston , John Arlott , and Charles Fortune , with summaries by Crawford White
From Trent Bridge. Nottingham
Conducted by Stanford Robinson
Today's story: ' Benjy and the Music Box ' by Muriel Tennant , told by Julia Lang
Lorna Pegram introduces the programmes this week
including:
The National Council Meeting of the National Union of Townswomen's Guilds': Jeanette Macdonald reports from Edinburgh on last week's meeting at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Visiting the Fons of Barmenda: Gwen Peck recalls an experience in West
Africa
Haute Couture: Ailsa Garland visits one of the ' top twelve' busy with their Ascot models. Ready Made: Pearl Binder buys a cotton frock
Flower of the Month: C. Henry Warren talks about old-fashioned roses
Serial: ' Trial by Sasswood ' by Esther Warner
Abridged by Terry Gompertz
Read by Grizelda Hervey
The first of fifteen instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
Installation of The
Rt. Hon. Sir Anthony Eden , K.G., M.C., M.P. and The Earl of Iveagh,
K.G., C.B., C.M.G. as Knights of the Order tn the presence of Her Majesty the Queen at a Service of Installation
In St. George's Chapel, Windsor
The scene described by Richard Dimbleby
From St. George's Chapel, Windsor
Tommy Kinsman and his Dance Orchestra
at the BBC theatre organ
Dolf van der Linden and his Orchestra
England v. South Africa
First Test Match
Further commentaries and summaries
From Trent Bridge. Nottingham
on gramophone records
A Tribute for their
Silver Wedding
1930-1955
Mrs. Daniels, Barbara Lyon
Richard Lyon , Douglas Fairbanks
General Eaker, Vic Oliver
Cecil B . de Mille, Edward Pinto
Bob Block , Tom Ronald
With excerpts from 'Hi! Gang'
' Life With the Lyons '
Narrator, Leslie Mitchell
Music composed and arranged by Peter Akister and Ray Martin
Script and research by Gale Pedrick
The George Mitchell Choir
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Production by Tom Ronald
Cyril Stapleton directs The BBC Show Band
Alfred Marks does his best to misdirect it and Rikki Fulton makes the introductions which include:
The Stargazers, Ray Burns, Bill McGuffie, Harold Smart, Bert Weedon
The Show Band Singers
Production by Johnnie Stewart
A parlour game 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, Daphne Padell
Robert MacDermot and Tony Van den Bergh
Chairman,
Raymond Glendenning
Produced by C. F. Meehan
England v. South Africa
First Test Match
A summary by Rex Alston
Ken Collyer and his Jazzmen
Introduced by Dill Jones
Produced by Jimmy Grant
and his Music with Brian Lawrence
Introduced by Arthur Wyndham
' A Man in the Zoo ' by David Garnett
(to be read in ten instalments)
Read by David Garth
Abridged by Alastair Dunnett 6-' Mr. Cromartie's Friend '
Bryan Rodwell at the organ of the Granada, Tooting
