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Bob Danvers Walker introduces your request records

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

at the organ of the Trocadero,
Elephant and Castle

The Kursaal Orchestra Directed by Louis Voss

Three programmes describing the way of life, politics, religion, music, and dances of the towns and countryside of the Gold Coast
Recorded and narrated by Matthew Halton
1— 'A Durbar, Self-Help and the Drums '
Produced by Maurice Browa

Fourth day
Commentaries by Rex Alston, John Arlott, and Michael Charlton, with summaries by Alf Gover
From the Oval

and his Orchestra with Shirley Wilson

Further commentary

by the Vincent Lowe Trio
(Recordings)
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Today's story: 'Edwin Bear Drives a Train ' by Frank Whitehead , told by Julia Lang.
Catherine Edwards introduces the programmes this week

by Jack Gribbin
A Scouser is a Liverpudlian and so is Jack Gribbin , who explains how he has done everything and got nowhere; with digressions on fortune telling, crimp houses, windjammers, and treadmills.
In his next programme he will describe some of his adventures in America.

recaptures, with records, some musical moods and memories

• A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute
Read anew by Ronald Simpson
6—' Loyalty and Atrocity '

Further commentary

Primo Scala and his Accordion Band

Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Billy Thatcher
Productions by Betty Davies and John R. Hopkins

A monthly programme reflecting life in the country including recordings of August countryside sounds, personalities te talk about happenings in the countryside, and a natural history contribution from Eric Simms
Introduced by David Lloyd Jamaa
Produced by Arthur Phillips

at the BBC theatre organ

Further commentaries from the Oval by Rex Alston , John Arlott , and Michael Charlton , and a close-of-play summary by Alf Gover
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and his Orchestra
(Recordings)

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

The first of three programmes in which a Continental team plays against a British team in a two-way general knowledge contest

London team: Guy Ramsey, Margot Eates, John Stevens

Amsterdam team: A.D. Plaggemars, Yda Schoute-Kruyt, D. G. Frenkel Frank

Chairman in London, Franklin Engelmann
Chairman in Amsterdam, Dennis Scuse

Bringing you the music of the BBC Show Band
Directed by Cyril Stapleton
Introduced by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin with The Stargazers, Harold Smart
Dennis Wilson , Bert Weedon
The Show Band Singers Directed by Cliff Adams and the Show Band's new singing star,
Dawn Lake
Script by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Production by John Browell

Greetings from young members of Her Majesty's Forces 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 Derek Chinnery
The programme this week comes from the Guards Depot, Caterham, Surrey

A summary of the fourth day's play by John Arlott

Ted Heath and his Music
With Bobbie Britton and Peter Lowe
Introduced by Ted Heath Produced by John Hooper

' The Good Summer by John Hereford
(to be read in fifteen instalments)
Abridged by Evelyn Gibba
Read by Cyril Shaps
11 — ' The Interrogation '

Humphrey Lyttelton and his Band
Mick Mulligan and his Band with George Melly
Introduced by Humphrey Lyttelton
Produced by Jimmy Grant

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