Introduced by Wilfrid Thomas
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
at the BBC theatre organ
Fredric Cooper and his Tipica Orchestra
From the West of England
' A Straight Bet' by Amie Allen Trinaman
Read by June Barrie
played by Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra
Conducted by Captain S. V. Hays
Director of Music
Royal Artillery
(Leader, James Hutcheon )
Conducted by Leo Wurmser Sydney Humphreys (violin)
Today's story: 'Baby Bear Goes to Town ' by Mabel E. Allan , told by Dorothy Smith.
Eileen Browne introduces the programmes this week
including:
George Browne as the Monday Minstrel
Information for Widows: a short series of talks by Campbell Fraser. 1— National Insurance widow's benefit Reading Your Letters: the weekly programme contributed by listeners
An Intellectual at the Launderette: Margaret Myers gives her impressions
Serial: Mamma ' by Diana Tutton
Abridged by Honor Wyatt
Read by Jill Balcon
The first of ten instalments
Programme introduced by Marjorie Anderson
(Leader, William Mclnulty ) Conductor, David Curry
Harry Leader and his Band
Productions by Betty Davies and John Hopkins
A radio play by C. E. Webber
From the story by Honore de Balzac
Characters in order of speaking:
Produced by David H. Godfrey
with his own hit records of popular songs
A programme for family listening presented by members of the Younger Generation
The Homemakers
In this special Welsh edition, three members of the Good Companions' Club in Llanelly, Carmarthen, get to grips in a novel way with the problem of furnishing a home-and at the same time indulge in a little leg-pulling at the expense of their fellow under-twenties
Cyril Stapleton directs The BBC Show Band starring Alfred Marks with The Stargazers, Harold Smart
Bert Weedon , Dennis Wilson
The Show Band Singers and Janie Marden
Script by Dick Vosburgh and Brad Ashton
Production by Johnnie Stewart
A general knowledge contest in which listeners from all over the British Isles compete for the title 'Brain of Britain'
2: Home Counties
This week the contestants include:
Enid Lakeman (Kent)
Thomas Q. Annan (Middlesex)
H. M. Burton (Hertfordshire)
Frank Morton (Surrey)
The programme includes
'What Do You Want To Know?' featuring 'The Professor' who answers interesting questions sent by listeners
Chairman, Franklin Engelmann
Programme devised and written by John P. Wynn
Produced by Joan Clark
(BBC Recording)
To be repeated at Wednesday, 12.00 (Home)
2-Stone Age Life
In the second of -this new series of programmes describing the work of Australian scientists in New Guinea, Dr. A. J. (Jock) Marshall in London introduces more of the recordings made for the BBC by members of the expedition.
A comedy quiz in which members of the public tell listeners of their secret ambitions-what they would do if they were free to be, see, or have anything they wanted
Chairman, Peter Haigh
Presented by Alfred Dunning
A musical entertainment given by William McAlpine (tenor)
Cyril Smith (piano)
Leon Goossens (oboe)
Gwydion Brooke (bassoon)
Osian Ellis (harp)
The Amadeus String Quartet
Programme arranged by Basil Douglas
Freddy Randall and his Band
Introduced by Dill Jones
Producer, Jimmy Grant
' Deliverance ' by L. A. G. Strong
(to be read in twenty instalments)
Abridged by Evelyn Gibbs
Read by Leslie Perrins
11—' Gain and Loss '
with Marion Williams and Derrick Francis in ' Drum Punch '
A nightcap of rhythm and melody
Produced by John Burnaby
