introduces your request records for the family
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
with Albert Marland (piano)
London Theatre Orchestra
Conducted by Reginald Kilbey
The George Mitchell Choir
Arnie Kitson (xylophone) Introduced by John Webster
Produced by Eric Arden
Given before an audience of children at the Camden Theatre, London
(Plymouth)
Conducted by Captain W. Lang, M.B.E.
Director of Music
Presented by Monty Modlyn with gramophone records
BBC Midland Orchestra
Conducted by Gilbert Vinter
Don Smith and his Orchestra with Shirley Wilson
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with recordings by the Wiener Tonkiinstlerverein Orchestra
Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. at 1.40
Today's story: 'Teddy Goes Camping ' by Diana Ross , told by Julia Lang.
Eileen Browne introduces the programmes this week
by Frederick Oughton
Working as a newspaper reporter in Rhodesia, Mr. Oughton found that he was expected to drive a train, shift an elephant, and walk a tightrope. After this, a forced landing in the African Bush was nothing.
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Great Britain y. Czechoslovakia
Summary by Harold Abrahams of the day's events
Glamorgan v. The Australians
Lancashire y. Yorkshire
Second day
Further commentaries by John Arlott and Michael Charlton from Swansea and by E. W. Swanton from Old Trafford
visits
Mrs. E. Kingsman's
' Rambla ' Concert Party on Clacton Pier
Glamorgan v. The Australians
Lancashire v. Yorkshire
Further commentaries
and his Orchestra
(Recordings)
Written by Edward J. Mason and Geoffrey Webb.
A story of country folk.
including Sports Review with cricket close of play scores
A general knowledge contest in which listeners from all over the British Isles compete for the title "Brain of Britain, 1956"
Featuring three of the finalists who have emerged from the twenty-three eliminating contests and who compete this week in the third round of the finals:
Antony D. Carr of Anglesey (representing North Wales)
John McEvoy of Swansea
(representing South Wales)
Sam Pollock of Londonderry
(representing Northern Ireland)
The programme includes:
"What Do You Want To Know?" featuring "The Professor".
Chairman, Franklin Engelmann
(Aberdare, 1956)
First appearance of the National Brass Band of Wales
Conductor. T. J. Powell ,
Guest conductor, Mansel Thomas
Roderick Jones (baritone)
From the Eisteddfod Pavilion
2-' Seekers of the Plains '
George Farwell visits a village school in the New Guinea plains. Here the old way of life is more swiftly adapted than among the mountains, as people eagerly grasp the benefits offered to them by the white man.
(Recording made available by courtesy of the ABC)
For this first overseas edition, Jimmy Edwards visited units of the British Army in Kenya and recorded greetings and requests for records from the soldiers to their parents at home
Introduced by Alan Dixon Produced by Michael Bell
Cyril Fletcher David Nixon Anne Crawford
Paula Marshall with Pat Coombs
A lesson in living written by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont
Part 1:
Eric Delaney and his Band with Dean Raymond featuring Cabaret Time with Frances Day and Keith Christie
Produced by John Hooper
Trent's Last Case by E. C. Bentley
Read by Richard Hurndall
11—' Eruption'
Part 2: Dreamtime
Eric Delaney and his Band with Frances Day and Keith Christie
followed by Shipping- Forecast on 1,500 m. only