Introduced by Neal Arden

(At 9.30 app. Marie Bracie gives today's Shopping Flash)

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

at the BBC theatre organ

Harry Leader and his Band

From the Midlands
• Twice Nightly' by Leslie Fennell
Read by Anne Ford

Worcestershire v. The Australians
Commentary by Rex Alston on the opening overs
From the County Ground, Worcester

Light Orchestra
Conductor, David Curry

played by Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra
Introduced by Victor Silvester

Worcestershire v. The Australians
Commentary by Rex Alston and Michael Charlton (of the Australian Broadcasting Commission) on the closing overs before lunch

and his Concert Orchestra
(Recordings)
Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. at 1.40

Today's story: 'The Tired Train' by Leila Berg , told by Daphne Oxen -ford.

including:
Guest of the Week: The Hon. William Douglas-Home
Seven Years from Home: a talk by Aizie Fraser who came to this country seven years ago and returns home to Sierra Leone tomorrow
Aspects of Prostitution: a report by Ruth Adam on the recent conference organised by the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene
Naomi Lewis 's Reading List: Books new and not so new for those who like to follow up a book they've enjoyed with ' another like the first '
Spinning a Yarn: Commander Ibbett's tale today is called' Admiral's Inspection '
Serial:
'Minerva-The Story of an Owl' by Angela Jeans
Abridged by May E. Jenkin
Read by Ann Greenland
The third of five instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson

at Newmarket
The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
A race for three-year-old colts and fillies, run over a distance of one mile
Commentary by Raymond Glendenning , assisted by Tom E. Webster as race-reader, from the Grandstand, and by Peter Montague-Evans from a point down the course.

Further commentary

Jack Coles and his Orchestre Moderne

BBC Scottish Orchestra
Conducted by Gerald Gentry

(Programme continued)

A programme of dance music with Les Howard , Norman George and the Dance Section of the BBC Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Presented by Geoffrey Wheeler

Shipping Forecast
247 m. and VHF
Record Interlude

Worcestershire v. The Australians
Further commentary by Rex Alston and Michael Charlton
From the County Ground. Worcester

Peggy Brooks singing with Lou Snider and his Orchestra and Leo Chauliac (piano)
(Recordings)

again by Eric Barker
Jon Pertwee , Barbara Law

A new serial in eight parts by Francis Durbridge 4
-' Return to Downburgh'
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Production by Martyn C. Webster

Alan Dell makes a selection from the latest popular records

Inviting you backstage at your radio music-hall to meet
Bernard Miles , Edna Savage
Norman George and Dennis Newey
Hal Garner , Peter Sinclair
The Hindley Taylor Singers
The Augmented
BBC Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Continuity by Frank Roscoe Produced by John Ammonds

Part 1 woven by Eric Winstone and his Orchestra with June Marlow , Ray Merrell
Colin Prince and the Highwaymen
Guests, Kentones
Introduced by Eric Winstone

'Sara Dane ' by Catherine Gaskin
(to be read in twenty Instalments) Abridged by Alastair Dunnett
Read by Brenda Dunrich
13— 'The Castle Hill Rising'

Part 2
Latin-American
The Hermanos Deniz Cuban Rhythm Band and the Kentones
Introduced by Bruce Wyndham
Produced by Geoffrey Owen

of tomorrow's programmes

followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. only