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A sound approach to the cinema introduced by Peter Haigh and including
Pocket Edition
Ava Gardner , Stewart Granger
David Niven in 'The Little Hut'
Adaptation by Gordon Gow
Around the British Studios with Peter Noble
Record Star-Film Star
Tommy Steele sings ' The Shiralee'
Bounds Familiar
A short quiz to test your know-how of current and not-so-current movies
Presented by Desmond Carrington and Spencer Hale
Flashback to 1955
Dolores Gray 's first film
'It's Always Fair Weather'
The Hollywood Touch
A report from Donovan Pedelty
'The Pajama Game'
Doris Day and John Raitt introduce songs from this new, zestful, screen musical
The programme devised and produced by Trafford Whitelock

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter Haigh
Unknown:
Ava Gardner
Unknown:
Stewart Granger
Unknown:
David Niven
Unknown:
Gordon Gow
Unknown:
Tommy Steele
Presented By:
Desmond Carrington
Presented By:
Spencer Hale
Unknown:
Dolores Gray
Unknown:
Donovan Pedelty
Unknown:
John Raitt
Produced By:
Trafford Whitelock

Minuet to Mambo
A light-hearted programme of dances old and new
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Led by Frederick Parrington )
Conductor, Vilem Tausky
Charlie Katz and his Novelty Sextet
Dennis Wilson (piano)
Introduced by Joy Worth
Produced by Neil Sutherland

Contributors

Conductor:
Frederick Parrington
Conductor:
Vilem Tausky
Conductor:
Charlie Katz
Piano:
Dennis Wilson
Introduced By:
Joy Worth
Produced By:
Neil Sutherland

A new thriller in eightepisodes by Philip Levene
5—' The Vermilion Stain'
The ' Ambrose' piano theme composed by the author
Is played In the programme by Raymond Holder
Production by Archie Campbell

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Levene
Production By:
Archie Campbell
Ambrose West:
Nigel Patrick
Nicky Beaumont:
Janette Richer
Reggie Davenport:
Colin Gordon
Colonel Cruikshank:
Richard Williams
Susan Williams:
Elizabeth London
Inspector Green:
Julian Somers
Juno Mills:
Rosamund Greenwood
Mrs Grant:
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Housekeeper:
Doris York
Waitress:
Doris York
Porter:
Frank Partington
Umpire:
Frank Partington

with Eleanor Summerfield
The Singer: Lorrae Desmond
The Guest Pianist:
Nan Kenway
' Nearly Everybody Else':
Bernard Cribbtns
Music written and arranged by Bob Sharpies
BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard )
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Script written by David Climie and Pat Dunlop Produced by Leslie Bridgmont

Contributors

Unknown:
Eleanor Summerfield
Pianist:
Nan Kenway
Unknown:
Bernard Cribbtns
Leader:
John Jezard
Conducted By:
Paul Fenoulhet
Written By:
David Climie
Written By:
Pat Dunlop
Produced By:
Leslie Bridgmont

In Thirty Minutes
(The Radio Digest Show) with Benny Lee
David Nettheim , Marie Benson
Announcer, Ronald Fletcher
Nat Temple and his Orchestra Music arranged by Ken Thorne
Script by Michael Bentine and David Nettheim
Production by Pat Dixon

Contributors

Unknown:
Benny Lee
Unknown:
David Nettheim
Unknown:
Marie Benson
Announcer:
Ronald Fletcher
Announcer:
Nat Temple
Arranged By:
Ken Thorne
Script By:
Michael Bentine
Script By:
David Nettheim
Production By:
Pat Dixon

A series of horse laughs
[Starring] Reg Dixon
with Francis de Wolff and Dilys Laye

Racing, like all other sports, is full of rivalry. If one stable is on to a good thing, it tries to keep the information to itself and another stable can hardly be blamed for trying to find out about it. However, though the overhearing of part of a conversation can be misleading, there are other factors which can alter a horse's chance of winning a race...

Contributors

Script:
Eddie Maguire
Concertina played by:
Alf Edwards
Producer:
Alastair Scott-Johnston
Reg, the stable lad:
Reg Dixon
Major Hunt, the trainer:
Francis de Wolff
Mary, the Major's daughter:
Dilys Laye
Parker, the head stable lad:
Roger Snowdon
The Padre/Todge Tarrant:
T. St John Barry
Ginger, an apprentice:
Anthony Green
Clara, the cook/Mrs Diana Todd:
Patricia Hayes
Soapy, the horse, and all other animals:
Percy Edwards

A panel game in which members of the public and invited personalities put questions to a team of distinguished experts
The great minds are:
Jimmy Edwards David Tomlinson Jimmy Wheeler
In the chair, Peter Haigh
From an idea by Jimmy Edwards
Presented by Jacques Brown

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Unknown:
David Tomlinson
Unknown:
Jimmy Wheeler
Unknown:
Peter Haigh
Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Presented By:
Jacques Brown

United hymn-singing from the Methodist Church, Welshpool
Conductor. L. Carlton Edwards Organist, Samuel H. Bagshaw
Hymns introduced by Havard Gregory Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
(Tune. Praise, my soul)
Love divine, all loves excelling (Tune.
St. Elizabeth)
I need thee every hour (Tune, I need thee)
The Church's one foundation (Tune,
Aurelia)
Fill thou my life, 0 Lord my God
(Tune, Lloyd)
Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus
(Tune. Calon Lan)
0 Love that wilt not let me go (Tune,
'St. Margaret)
0 how blest the hour (Tune, St.
Oswald)
Blessing by the Minister, the Rev. W. Russell Hall

Contributors

Conductor:
L. Carlton Edwards
Organist:
Samuel H. Bagshaw
Introduced By:
Havard Gregory
Unknown:
Rev. W. Russell Hall

Light Programme

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More