BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet Sid Phillips and his Band
Malcolm Lockyer and Dennis Wilson at two pianos
News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30
Introduced by Edmundo Ros
News Summary at 9.30
A atonyi a hymn, and a prayer
Conductor, Captain Ray Allen
Ken Beaumont and his Sextet
' Journey in the Rain ' by Douglas Railton
Read by Allan McClelland
at the BBC theatre organ
with records for your midday mood
from the Ministry of Supply Social Club, Chessington, Surrey
Irving Kaye, The Kentones, Harry Worth, Lita Roza
James Moody (piano) Bert Weedon (guitar) Max Abrams (drums)
Presented by Bill Gates
with Oscar Rabin and his Orchestra
Directed by David Ede and Mel Gaynor
Lorie Mann , Johnny Worth introducing
' Rabin Remembers'
Three Men and a Mann 'Songs I Like to Sing'
News Summary at 1.30
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.
Today's story: 'The Second Little. Pig ' by Mrs. P. Barclay, told by Daphne Oxenford.
Have You Thought? Lady Rhys-Williams, D.B.E., looks into the future.
Things Oft Thought: Patric Dickinson introduces a poem by Louis MacNeice
What shall we do with Colin?: Eileen North describes the solution to her daughter's problem
From Five to Fifteen T Gertrude Keir follows up the recent discussion on the length of school life
Bouse to House: A series in which Jean Metcalfe goes visiting with a tape recorder. 3-At the home of Johnny Morris in Wiltshire
Serial: Ladies' Delight' by Emile Zola
April Fitzlyon's translation of ' Le Bonheur des Dames '
Abridged by Becky Cocking
Read by Howard Marion-Crawford
The fifth of thirteen instalments Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30
A programme of dance music with Les Howard
BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Presented by Geoffrey Wheeler
News Summary at 3.30
Band of the Royal Horse Guards
(The Blues)
Conducted by Capt. J. E. Thirtto
Director of Music
Script by Lesley Wilson
Joseph Muscant and his Orchestra
The Charlie Katz
Novelty Sextet
Michael Garson (tenor)
with Ken Kirkham , Peter Morton
Joan Baxter and Andrew Reavley
Cliff Townshend and his Singing Saxophone and the Dixieland Group
Produced by John Burnaby
News Summary at 6.30
Written by Edward J. Mason and Geoffrey Webb.
A story of country folk.
visits the fisher folk of Fleetwood the famous fishing port and holiday resort in north-west Lancashire with Mabel at 'The Table' and Harry Hudson at the piano
Presented by Stephen Williams
featuring Sidney James
Bill Kerr , Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams
Written by Alan Simpson and Ray Gallon
Produced by Tom Ronald
Music in all directions introduced by Franklin Engelmann with Arthur Sandford at the piano and the BBC Chorus
(Trained by Alan G. Melville )
Sidney Bright and his Music
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon )
Conductor, Vilem Tausky
Produced by Charles Beardsall
True stories of the world we live in 11-A BRAVE STEP Recently Stephen Grenfell went to
Northern Ireland in search of a story of courage in the face of adversity. In tonight's programme he reconstructs the story he found, the story of a brave step.
Script by Stephen Grenfell
Produced bv Sam Hanna Bell in the Belfast studios
A choice of gramophone records for the family circle
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
The Montmartre Players Directed by Henry Krein with Julie Dawn and Sidney Bright at the plane
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. only