BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
The Ian Stewart Quartet
News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30

Introduced by John Watt
News Summary at 9.30

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

Conductor, Rex Mortimer

Ken Beaumont and his Sextet

' A Day by the Sea' by Marguerite Faucon
Read by Margot van der Burgh

at the BBC theatre organ

with records for your midday mood

WORKERS' PLAYTIME from a factory canteen at Cosham, Hants with Michael Howard
Marion Keene , Billy Burden
The Four Ramblers
The Ron Millington Trio
Introduced by Derek Jones Produced by Brian Patten

Oscar Rabin and his Band with Patti Forbes
Mel Gaynor , Johnny Worth and the David Ede Quartet
News Summary at 1.30
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.

A programme for children under five
Today's story: 'The Horse that nobody wanted ' by Anne Miller , told by Julia Lang.

Childbirth
A mosaic of personal impressions of labour, birth, and their after-math including a recording made at an actual confinement
Serial:
' The Sunset Hour' by Margaret Summerton
Abridged by Donald Bancroft
Read by Mary Wimbush
The fifth of fifteen instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson

Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Conducted by Wing Commander
A. E. Sims o.B.E.
Organising Director of Music, R.A.F.
News Summary at 3.30

BBC West of England
Light Orchestra
(Leader, Frederick Lunnon )
Conductor, Frank Cantell

Productions this week by Betty Davies and Wyn Knowles

BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
The Marimberos
Directed by Ronald Hanmer
Melody on Strings
Directed by Max Jaffa

each Tuesday presents the swinging melody of Tommy Watt and his Orchestra with Margaret Bond and Matt Monro and featuring
Bobby the Tenor and The Slidemen
Introduced by Bruce Wyndham
News Summary at 6.30

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

From the R.A.F. Station,
Halton, Bucks with The
Londonaira Tollefsen
Lita Roza
George Martin
James Moody (piano) Bert Weedon (guitar) Max Abrams (drums)
Presented by Bill Gates

A battle of the sexes
Elizabeth Allan , Diana Decker
Jacqueline Mackenzie v.
Gerard Hoffnung , Ian Messiter
Eric Sykes
Referee, Michael Jackson
Each contestant, having no clue to the subject matter, is called upon to speak for sixty seconds, without hesitation, repetition, or deviation. Is it possible?
Devised by Ian C. Messiter Produced by C. F. Meehan

and the American Band of the A.E.F. on gramophone records

at the Royal Albert Hall , London
Promoted by Harry Levene
Willie Towecl (South Africa)
Lightweight Champion of the British Empire
V.
Jimmy Carter
(U.S.A.) ex-Lightweight Champion of the World
Commentary by Eamonn Andrews on the ten-round lightweight contest, with inter-round summaries by W. Barrington Dalby
Carter won the world title in 195 t and boxed, altogether, in twelve bouts for the title between then and the end of 1955, when he was beaten for the second time by Wallace ' Bud ' Smith. He won the crown on three occasions.
Toweel had his introduction to the English ring on July 9 this year, when he successfully defended his Empire title against Dave Charnley.

You too can be a detective
Listeners are invited to join with a panel of experts in testing their powers of crime detection
' Death of a Leading Lady
Written by Edward J. Mason
Actors:
Experts: John Arlott
F. R. Buckley. Robert Fabian
Devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason
Produced by Tony Shryane

A round-the-world trip in story and song
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet Written by Alan Reeve - Jones and Edwin Braden
Produced by John Hooper

You are invited to dance to the music of Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra featuring all that is best in ballroom dancing
Produced by David Miller

Instruments and voices blend in music for the late evening with Osian Ellis and the BBC Studio Choir
Conducted by William Llewellyn
Produced by Charles Beardsall

followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. only