BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
Conductor. Jack Leon
The Montmartre Players Directed by Henry Krem
Reginald Porter-Brown at the BBC theatre organ
News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30
Some more of the records you have asked to hear
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Fionna Duncan
The Joe Gordon Skiffle Group
The Delta Skiffle Group
Introduced by Bill Jack
Produced by lain MacFadyen
Hugh James and his Orchestra
and meet
The Belfast Girl Singers Conductor, Kay Simpson
The Gilcurdon Trio
Light Orchestra
Conductor, David Curry
Introduced by Maurice Shillington
with music and memories from the year
1953 including
The Coronation
The Conquest of Everest. England wins the Ashes World Air Speed Record
A Medal for Matthews and some of the songs that made the year's top twenty Presented by Paul Martin
Produced by Harold Rogers
Ted Heath and his Music with Bobbie Britton and Peter Lowe
Produced by John Hooper
News Summary at 12.30
What's On Today?
A magazine programme including:
Football League: Charles Buchan In London, David Coleman in Birmingham, and H. D. Davies in Manchester give the latest news and their opinions about this afternoons games
Scottish League: by Ian Macniven
F.A. Amateur Cup: W. J. Hicks on the Third Round ties
Rugby Union: England u. Ireland by Rex Alston
Rugby League: by Alan Dixon
Cricket: Latest score in the Fourth
Test match between South Africa and Australia at Johannesburg
Introduced by Eamonn Andrews
Produced by Angus Mackay
Cyril Stapleton and his Show Band
David Jacobs and The Stargazers
The Adam Singers
Harold Smart
Marie Benson and Michael Desmond
Produced by John Browell
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m. only
In which Jack Payne introduces popular gramophone records from here, there, and everywhere
with Guy Taylor
Band of the Coldstream Guards
Conducted by Major Douglas A. Pope
Director of Music
Commentary on the second half of one of today's League matches
at the piano
Introduced by Eamonn Andrews
5.0 Football and Racing
The day's results, including the Third Round of the F.A. Amateur Cup, read by John Webster
5.10 app. Special Reports and news flashes and interviews from the grounds
Information Desk
Experts answer your questions and problems concerning sport
Talking Sport
Leading players, administrators, and journalists discuss topics of the moment with Eamonn Andrews
5.50 app. Classified Football Results
Today's programme includes:
First Division: Chelsea v. Preston
North End; Luton Town v. Sunder-land: Manchester United v. Wolverhampton Wanderers; Tottenham Hotspur v. Manchester City; West Bromwich Albion v. Nottingham Forest
Second Division: Blackburn Rovers v.
Swansea Town; Liverpool v. Charlton Athletic; West Ham United v. Barnsley
Scottish League: Ian Macniven on an outstanding match
Rugby Union: England v. Ireland by E. W. Swanton
Cricket: Ian Balfour reports from
Johannesburg on the second day's play in the Fourth Test match between South Africa and Australia
Produced by Angus Mackay
A session of music from
' Spanish to Skiffle with Ken Sykora
The Ike Isaacs Guitar Group
Bernadette Breslin
Wouter Steenhuis founder member of the Dutch Swing College Band
Terry Walsh
Introduced by Roy Williams Produced by John Kingdon
A programme of traditional, mainstream and modern jazz on gramophone records Introduced this week by Charles Melville
Produced by Jack Dabbs
Charles Buchan summarises the day's outstanding games
Three hours of words and music
Introduced by Charles Richardson and Tim Gudgin featuring the recorded music of The BBC Northern Dance Orchestra conducted by Alyn Ainsworth with Sheila Buxton
Jimmy Leach at the electronic organ
The Gerald Crossman Players
Continuity script by Charles Richardson
Edited and produced by John Bridges
News Summary at 8.30 and 9.30
plays records for the young in heart
and his
Latin-American Orchestra
From Edmundo Ros' Club, London
News Summary at 11.30
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. only