Sam Costa introduces your request records

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

at the BBC theatre organ

Fredric Cooper and his Tipica Orchestra

' The Birthday Present' by Marjorie M. Moore
Read by Margot van der Burgh

Conducted by Leo Wurmser

Dave Shand and his Orchestra

M.C.C. v. The Australians
Second day: commentaries by Rex Alston and Michael Charlton
From Lord's

(Recordings)
Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. at 1.40

Introduced by Catherine Edwards
Story: ' Dustman Pie' by Mary Cockett. told by Daphne Oxenford

including:
A Man's Working Night: a coal face worker describes the shift in a pit in Kent
Yourself, the Landlord, and the People Next Door: second of a series of four talks by a barrister
What's New?: finding out about new products on sale for the home
(s)
Books on My Shelf, by Minnie Pallister
Serial: 'The Lord and Mary Ann' by Catherine Cookson
(to be read in ten instalments) Abridged by Donald Bancroft
Read by Isla Cameron
1— 'The World of Mary Ann '
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson

M.C.C. v. The Australians
Further commentaries

Cecil Norman at the piano

George Scott-Wood and his Accordion Band

Productions by Betty Davies and John Hopkins

A play by Preston Lockwood
Adapted from the novel by C. S. Forester
Production by Norman Wright
(The lecorded broadcast of December 19, 1953 in the Home Service)

M.C.C. v. The Australians
Second day
Further commentaries by Rex Alston and Michael Charlton
From Lord's

Leo Chauliac plays the piano
(Recordings)

Written by Edward J. Mason and Geoffrey Webb.
A story of country folk.

A general knowledge contest for the title
'Brain of Britain, 1956'
Semi-Finals-2
Three of the winners from the first round of the contest:
Enid Lakeman (Kent)
Lieutenant-Commander P.H Sayer, R.N. (Hampshire)
James Wilkie (Sussex)
The programme includes:
'What Do You Want to Know?' in which 'The Professor' answers interesting questions sent by listeners
Chairman, Franklin Engelmann
Programme devised and written by John P. Wynn
Produced by Joan Clark

Greetings from young members of Her Majesty's Forces, including National Servicemen, Regulars, and the Women's Services, to their parents at home. Together they challenge the BBC Gramophone Library to produce their choice in record time
Introduced by Alan Dixon Produced by Michael Bell
The programme this week comes from the Senior Ship of the Fifth Fishery Protection and Minesweeping Squadron. H.M.S. Coquette, at Hull

featuring
Tollefsen and his Accordion and Cy Grant with his Guitar

and his Music
Part 1 :
BBC Swing Session with Bobbie Britton and Peter Lowe and the Confrey Phillips Trio
Introduced by Ted Heath Produced by John Hooper

' The Gentle Years ' by T. Lovatt Williams
(to be read in fifteen instalments)
Abridged by Barbara Henderson
Read by Robert Harris
11—' Sport '

and his Music
Part 2 : Soliloquy
Music for later listening with the Confrey Phillips Trio

followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. only