BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
with Clifford Bunford and the Silver Chords Choir
Introduced by Dillwyn Owen
Musical arrangements and production by Mai Jones
4-Royal Canadian Air Force
Training Command Band of Toronto, Ontario
Conducted by F/Lt. Clifford 0. Hunt
Directed by Alec Firman
Written and narrated by Dr. D. C. Martin
Assistant Secretary of The Royal Society
During the International Geophysical Year, 1957-8, eleven countries will be maintaining scientific stations on the Antarctic mainland. The final plans for this great co-ordinated enterprise were drawn up at an I.G.Y. Conference held in Paris earlier this month.
Artists from the Commonwealth of Nations gather in London to send greetings in song to their folks at home and to listeners in the Motherland
Robert Easton (United Kingdom)
Introduces
Eula Parker (Australia)
John Hauxvell (New Zealand) George Browne (West Indies) Margaret Ashton (Australia) and the Bob Brown Singers accompanied by The Frank Baron Trio
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Produced by Glyn Jones
(United Kingdom)
This Modern Age
3—'Self-Indulgent?'
Service from Hebron Methodist Church, with Ebenezer Methodist Church, Bedminster, Bristol; conducted by the Rev. Geoffrey Treglown
Some news of current programmes
Cologne-London
Cyprus-London
For Service men and women stationed abroad and their families at home
Presented from London by Jean Metcalfe , from Cologne by Dennis Scuse , and from Cyprus by Kay Donnelly
featuring
The Boys with the Laughs
The Man of Many Voices
Alan Breeze
The Singer of Sweet Songs
Doreen Stephens
The Bandits and ' Mr. Wakey Wakey '
(Himself)
Script by Sddie Gurney and Arthur Pastor
Produced by Glyn Jones
Italy's singing stars
Nilla Pizzi and Teddy Reno with Gianni Ferrio 's Orchestra
The Radar Quartet
Orchestra Brigada
Van Wood and his Quartet
Introduced by Marcel Stellman Programme compiled and edited by Pat Dixon
with his
Concert Tango Orchestra
Julie Dawn and the Freddie Phillips Quintet
Introduced by Roy Williams
Produced by Eric Arden
Franklin Engelmann with a BBC Mobile Recording Unit visits Islington to meet local people who talk about their lives and jobs and choose their favourite music
Produced by Phyllis Robinson
A summary of events of the past week
From Scarborough comes an hour of music played by Charles Shadwell and his Orchestra
Visiting artist: Stephen Manton
(Continued in next column)
Community hymn-singing from St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Mulberry Street, Manchester; led by combined Catholic choirs, conducted by Father James Aspinall
Hymns introduced by the Rev. George Andrew Beck , Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford
Holy God. we praise thy name (Tune.
Grosser Gott)
Holy Spirit, from the height (Tune.
Veni, Sancte Spiritus)
To Christ, the prince of peace (Tune,
Narenza)
0 Sacred Head ill-used (Tune,
Passion Chorale)
New praises be given (Tune, Joanna) 0 purest of creatures, sweet Mother, sweet maid (Tune. Maria zu lieben)
Hear thy children, gentle Jesus
(Tune. Drakes Boughton)
Jesu. the dying day hath left us lonely (Tune, Nocte surgentes)
Organist, Eugene Lee
with Dickie Valentine
Introducing comedy and music for your entertainment with Doreen Hume , Tibor Kunstler
Jerry Allen and his Trio
Norman Vaughan
(Continued in next column)
This week's guest star:
Ken Platt
The George Mitchell Choir
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor. Paul Fenoulhet
Script by Gene Crowley
Produced by Alfred Dunning and Frank Hooper
Familiar hymns and friendly talk
Presented by Robert Crossett
on gramophone records
A programme of melody introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
