The Harlequins
Directed by Sidney Sax
Teifion Williams and the Silver Chords Choir
Introduced by Dillwyn Owen
Musical arrangements and production by Mai Jonea
The Sunday Supplement to Woman's Hour including
Open Letter.... to an irritating woman, from John Fieldwalker
Castle in the Air: Jeanne Heal gives the results of the Woman's Hour questionnaire about ideal bedrooms
(Continued in next column)
Gordon Gow reviews some current films
Born Under Sagittarius: the last discussion in the series in which a group of people born under the same sign of the Zodiac compare notes
Innocence Abroad: ' Major Thompson Lives in France.' by Pierre Daninos. Translated from the French by Robin Farn. Abridged by Roy Herbert. Read by Patrick Waddington
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
Record Week 1956
A light-hearted history in thirty minutes of nearly eighty years' development of recording and reproduction.
(BBC Recording)
In which AI Read takes life as he finds it and invites you to share the fun with some friends from the world of music including The Kordites and the BBC Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Produced by Ronnie Taylor
God gets ready for Christmas
2 - ...through the Prophets
Service from Timberscombe Parish Church in Somerset; conducted by the Rev. Canon S.E. Swann
Some news of current programmes
See columns 1 and 2
The Boys with the Laughs
Alan Breeze, Doreen Stephens
The Bandits
Mr. Wakey Wakey (himself)
Script by Eddie Gurney and Arthur Pastor
Produced by Glyn Jones
starring Bob Hope with his guests,
William Holden and Jerry Colonna
Bill Goodwin , Margaret Whiting
Les Brown and his Band of Renown
Written by Norman Sullivan and Charles Lee
Recorded in Hollywood and edited by Dennis Main Wilson
Repeated on Wednesday at 7.0 London and Scottish Home Services
Alan Melville recommends to listeners books he has enjoyed reading and presents dramatised excerpts from them
I The Bright Prison' by Penelope Mortimer
' Married Quarters' by Tim Carew
' Rebecca's Pride ' by Donald McNutt Douglass
The Phoenix Book of Modern American Humour Edited by Michael Barsley Cast: Vivienne Chatterton
Madeleine Christie. Eric Anderson
John Glen. James McKechnie
Frank Partington , and Manning Wilson
Produced by Eileen Molony
5 — ' Barbara Buys a Bargain ' with Barbara Lyon, Richard Lyon
Doris Rogers , Molly Weir
Richard Bellaers
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Written by Bob Block
Ronnie Hanbury , and Bebe Daniels
Production by Tom Ronald
at the piano
Written by Alan Simpson and Ray GaltoD and featuring Sidney Jam "s
Bill Kerr , Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams
Theme and incidental music composed and conducted by Wally Stott
Produced by Dennis Main Wilson
See columns 1 and 2
with The Orchestre Elegant
David Hughes and Jack Byfield
A Sunday Serenade of music with a lilt
Introduced by Max Jaffa and David Hughes
Produced by Edward Nash
(David Hughes is appearing in Variety at the Hippodrome Theatre, Ipswich)
by Jay Black and Stephen Black
Produced by R. D. Smith
Cricketers. villagers, Australians, umpires. and other voices played by Peter Carver. Leigh Crutchley , John Dearth , Vanda Godsell , Harold Lang.
Molly Lawson. Diana Lincoln. Wyndham Milligan, Anthony Sagar. June Wenner. and members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Cricket is the last of the leisurely arts. ' The Atom Bowler' tells what happens when science uncontrolled and unpremeditated makes its impact, and England surprises the Australians as they have never been surprised before. (Nicky Edmett is appearing in ' Nude with Violin ' at the Globe Theatre, London)
To be repeated on December 21 at 5.0
A summary of events of the past week
217 m. and VHF
Record Interlude
Jean Pougnet and the Palm Court Orchestra
This week's visiting artist:
Arthur Richards
United hymn singing from
Peniel Methodist Church, Flint
Conductor, Gwyneth Harrison
Organists.
Aneurin Thomas , Arthur Jones
Hymns introduced by Havard Gregory Ye servants of God (Tune, Laudate
Dominum)
The King of love my Shepherd is
(Tune. Dominus regit me)
(Continued in next column)
Duw mawr y rhyfeddodau maith
(Tune, Rhydygroes)
Blessed assurance. Jesus is mine
(Tune, Blessed Assurance)
The light of the morning is breaking
(Tune, Crug y Bar)
Who is on the Lord's side? (Tune,
Rachie)
Caned nef a daear lawr (Tune, Llanfair)
Glory to thee, my God, this night
(Tune. Old Hundredth)
Blessing by the Minister, the Rev. 6. Prys Davies
Bringing you the music of the BBC Show Band
Directed by Cyril Stapleton featuring Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
The Stargazers, Harold Smart
Dennis Wilson , Bert Weedon
The Show Band Singers Directed by Cliff Adams and Matt Monro
Script by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Production by John Browell
A programme of Christian opinion on human and social relationships, mainly as men see them
Chairman,
The Rev. Austen Williams
Speaker, the Psychiatrist
Listeners' questions and comments form the basis of these talks. Letters are welcomed and should be addressed to: Mainly For Men, Broadcasting House, London, W 1.
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(.Richard Attenborough is appearing in 'Double Image ' at the Savoy Theatre, London)
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. only
