BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
The Sunday Supplement to "Woman's Hour".
Programme introduced by Marjorie Anderson.
Including:
Talk of the Town, reported by Siriol Hugh Jones.
Work, Money, and Happiness: a young man is interviewed about his life in London.
Is Fashion for the Plump?: Greta Lamb and three other plump women
put their problems to a dress buyer and a manufacturer of outsize clothes.
Vera Lynn at home to Jean Metcalfe.
"The Rookery" Episode 4 by Marjorie Riddell
Those taking part:
Mairhi Russell, Kathleen Helme, Jean Taylor Smith, Molly Rankin
Annabel Maule, Peggy Thorpe-Bates and John Westbrook.
(BBC recording)
Robert Easton (United Kingdom ) introduces
Doreen Hume (from Canada)
The Maple Leaf Four
(from Canada)
Inia Te Wiata (from New Zealand),
George Browne (from the West Indies) and the Bob Brown Singers with the Frank Baron Trio and the BBC Revue Orchestra. Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
(from South Africa).
Produced by Glyn Jones
(United Kingdom).
A contest between thirty-two amateur choirs from all over England
The second of four programmes in Round 2
MIXED CHOIRS
Bale and District Musical Society
Etruscan Choral Society
CHILDREN'S CHOIRS
Marigarth Singers
Highgate School Choir
visits the Wallops, Hampshire
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king
(1 Peter 2, v. 17)
Being Responsible
4—‘Pulling our weight’
From St. Paul's Church, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
Conducted by Canon C. J. Stranks of Durham Cathedral
Some news of current programmes
For Service men and women stationed abroad and their families at home
Presented from London and Cologne by Patricia Hughes and Dennis Scuse
with Benny Lee
Reg Wale , Kenny Ball and Sid Phillips and his Band
Introduced by Michael Brooke
Produced by John Kingdon
20—‘Going Fishing ' with Barbara Lyon , Richard Lyon
Doris Rogers , Molly Weir
Richard Bellaers
(Continued in next column)
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Written by Bob Block
Ronnie Hanbury and Bebe Daniels
Production by Tom Ronald
Introduced by Peter Haigh
A New Musical Release
Eddie Fisher sings 'Worry about tomorrow tomorrow' from 'Bundle of Joy'
Around the British Studios with Peter Noble
Picturegoers' Quiz
Test your ear and your memory for familiar and once familiar voices
Our Hollywood Correspondent
Donovan Pedeity
Sound-track Memories including the voices of Sir Laurence Olivier, Rosemary Clooney, Jose Ferrer and Joan Regan
Star Gazing
Desmond Carrington and Spencer Hale persuade the stars to speak for themselves New Musical: 'Kismet'
Howard Keel, Ann Blyth and Vic Damone introduce 'And this is my belovedâ
Pocket Preview
Kirk Douglas in 'Lust for Life' co-starring Anthony Quinn
James Donald and Pamela Brown
Adapted by Roy Bradford
The programme edited and produced by Trafford Whitelock
A librarian brings to your notice some books you might like to beg from a friend, borrow from a library, or buy for yourself and discusses his choice with Antonia Ridge and L. A. G. Strong
This week's guest: C. A . Elliott
Borough Librarian, Islington
Among the books he recommends are:
Solo by Stanford Whitmore:
A first novel about the American world of jazz and the men who make it.
The Brassbounder by David Bone :
A merchant seaman's memories of his tough and exciting apprenticeship aboard a windjammer.
Trial by Sasswood by Esther Warner :
A moving account of a Liberian boy who demands to be tried by ordeal in order to clear his name.
Reader, Malcolm Hayes The programme devised and introduced by Adrian Thomas Next week's guest: Jane Downton ,
Borough Librarian, Preston
Presented with records by Arthur Bush and the recorded voices of Sandy Macpherson
Reg Morgan , Vic Oliver and Peter Yorke
Script by Arthur Bush
Produced by Derek Chinnery )
Al Read takes life as he finds it and invites you to share the fun with friends from the world of music including The Kordites and the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Produced by Ronnie Taylor
In the final programme of the present series adults from all parts of the country put
The Younger Generation on its Mettle
Facing the questioners:
Elizabeth Bothamley
Christopher Bull
Barbara Evans , Ray Godsall
Marjorie Watson , Neil Thomaa
In the chair, Tony Gibson
with his Concert Orchestra
Reginald Leopold and his Violin
The William Davies Trio
' On a Personal Note ' by Sidney Torch and featuring
Canada's singing star,
Doreen Hume
Introduced by John Hobday
Produced by Edward Nash
with Wallas Eaton
The Keynotes
Script by Frank Muir and Denis Norden
Produced by Charles Maxwell
with Harold Smart and the Rhythm Shop Walkers
Information Desk, Michael Brooke
Producer, Frank Hooper
A summary of events of the past week
Max Jaffa and the Palm Court Orchestra
Visiting artist: Iris Bourne
On the occasion of the five-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Moravian Church
From the Moravian Church, Fairfield, Manchester; singing led by the combined choirs of all the Moravian churches in Lancashire and Cheshire
Conductor, Henry Whitehead Organist, Alfred Stonehewer
Hymns introduced by Randal Herley
Hail to the Lord's Anointed (Tune,
Cruger)
Lord of all being, thron'd afar (Tune,
Ombersley)
Holy Lord (Tune, Fahre fort, Zion)
Now thank we all our God (Tune.
Nun danket)
Come, let us all with gladness raise
(Tune. Freuen wir uns)
City of God, how broad, how far
(Tune, Richmond)
0 God of Bethel (Tune, Farrant)
We who here together are assembled
(Tune, Herr und Altster)
and Introducing sixty minutes of comedy and music for your entertainment with This week's guest stars,
Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss and Eddie Calvert , George Martin
The Hedley Ward Trio
Carole Carr , Frederick Harvey
(Continued in next column)
The George Mitchell Choir
BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader, Antony Gilbert )
Conductor. Harry Rabinowit *
Script by Ronald Wolfe
Produced by John Simmonds
Christian opinion on human and social relationships, mainly as men see them
Chairman,
The Rev. Austen Williams
Speaker, The Psychiatrist
at the piano
and listen to some records to round off the weekend presented by Sam Costa
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. only