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played today by the BBC Northern Ireland Light Orchestra
(Led by Henry Tye)
Conductor, David Curry
BBC Midland Light Orchestra
(Leader, James Hutcheon)
Conductor, Gerald Gentry
The Marimberos
Directed by Ronald Hanmer
News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30

Contributors

Conductor:
Henry Tye
Conductor:
David Curry
Leader:
James Hutcheon
Conductor:
Gerald Gentry
Directed By:
Ronald Hanmer

introduces
Ann Loraine
Harry Levaine
Cathie Haigh
Hugh Harden
Horace Mashford and the Palace of Varieties Chorut
Chairman, Rob Currie
Presented by C. F. Meehan in collaboration with Ernest Longstaffe who also conducts the BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard )

Contributors

Unknown:
Ann Loraine
Unknown:
Harry Levaine
Unknown:
Cathie Haigh
Unknown:
Hugh Harden
Unknown:
Horace Mashford
Unknown:
Rob Currie
Presented By:
C. F. Meehan
Unknown:
Ernest Longstaffe
Leader:
John Jezard

An all-time hit parade
Ken Mackintosh and his Orchestra with Kenny Bardell
Kay Elvin , Bobby Johnson and The Mackpies
Introduced by Brian Matthew
Presented by Cyril Drake
News Summary at 1.30
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m. only

Contributors

Unknown:
Ken MacKintosh
Unknown:
Kenny Bardell
Unknown:
Kay Elvin
Unknown:
Bobby Johnson
Introduced By:
Brian Matthew
Presented By:
Cyril Drake

From the Midlands including
Bachelors' Cookery Course: Joan Elliott interviews the chef and pupils at a cookery college in Nottingham
Put Skill in their Hands: Sheila Reid opposes automation in the toy-shop
My Daughter's Doll: Eric Roberts confesses to a secret passion
Radio Traffic Controller: Kay Batchelor asks Doris Foster about her job as Radio Traffic Controller in a taxi-cab firm in Cambridge
My Husband has a Hobby: Nadya Smith describes how she bullied her husband into taking up a hobby ... and what happened
The Story of a Stowaway: Violet Meynell recalls a passage to India in a troopship in 1903 Introduced by Jane Madders
Serial: Beyond the Gates ' by Dorothy Evelyn Smith
Abridged by Joan Skinner
Read by Jane Fergus
The fifth of ten instalments
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Elliott
Unknown:
Sheila Reid
Unknown:
Eric Roberts
Unknown:
Kay Batchelor
Unknown:
Doris Foster
Introduced By:
Jane Madders
Unknown:
Dorothy Evelyn Smith
Abridged By:
Joan Skinner
Read By:
Jane Fergus

with Dick Emery , Warren Mitchell
Pearl Carr , Ronald Chesney and Guest star, Beryl Reid
BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Script by Ronald Wolfe
George Wadmore and David Climle
Produced by Roy Speer

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Emery
Unknown:
Warren Mitchell
Unknown:
Pearl Carr
Unknown:
Ronald Chesney
Unknown:
Beryl Reid
Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Script By:
Ronald Wolfe
Script By:
George Wadmore
Script By:
David Climle
Produced By:
Roy Speer

A new serial in eight parts by Francis Durbridge
5 — ' A Surprise for Pete Roberts'
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Production by Martyn C. Webster

Contributors

Unknown:
Francis Durbridge
Production By:
Martyn C. Webster
Paul Temple:
Peter Coke
Steve:
Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes:
Lester Mudditt
Detective-Inspector Vosper:
Hugh Manning
Charlie:
James Beattie
Adrian Frost:
Simon Lack
Terry Gibson:
Isabel Dean
Warren:
James Thomason
Pete Roberts:
Thomas Heathcote
Rupert Dreisler:
Brewster Mason

Dance music designed for late listening played by the Johnny Dankworth Orchestra with songs in the individual .style of Cleo Laine and featuring
The Dave Lee Trio
The Laurie Monk Quartet
The Dickie Hawdon Quintet and the Johnny Dankworth Seven Produced by Jimmy Grant
News Summary at 11.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Johnny Dankworth Orchestra
Unknown:
Cleo Laine
Unknown:
Dave Lee
Unknown:
Johnny Dankworth
Produced By:
Jimmy Grant

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