BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
(Leader, Jack Nugent ) Conductor. Jack Leon
Reginald Leopold and his Orchestra
The Albert Delroy Sextet
News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30
At 7.45 on 1,500 m.
Shipping Forecast
Robin Richmond
Introduces your request records
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Terance Casey at the BBC theatre organ with John Harvey
Marcel Gardner and his Orchestra
' Clever Carvalho' by John Moore
Read by Moultrie Kelsall
and his Salon Orchestra
A record miscellany for your entertainment
From Wales
Beatrix Edwards
The Ralph Davies Quartet
Barbara Walter , Ossie Morris
James Moody at the piano
BBC Welsh Orchestra
Conducted by Arwel Hughes
Presented by Alun Williams
M.C.C. v. The New Zealandert
Second day
Commentary by Rex Alston and F. R. Brown
From Lord's
on gramophone records
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.
Today's story: 'Cress Sandwiches for Tea ' by Joan E. Cass , told by Julia Lang .
Eileen Browne introduces the programmes this week
including:
Out of the News: involving a topic of interest
The Paying Guest Relationship: Mary Taunton speaks from experience
Motherhood: a mosaic of impressions.
Reading Your Letters: expressing listeners' points of view
Action Taken: R. H. Thomas of the National Coal Board talks about the follow-up to a recent Woman's Hour broadcast
Serial:
' The Baby and the Battleship' by Anthony Thorne
The sixth of twelve instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30
M.C.C. v. The New Zeai-inders
Further commentary
Harry Leader and his Band
Mrs. Dale records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Robert Turley
Richard and Sally returned home. Fickling reluctantly agreed that they needed ' an addition to the staff, and promised to find them a housemaid. Janet went to see Peter in Bristol before he sailed on another voyage. He told her he intended to stay at sea for a year. Mrs. Mount-ford's anger over Mrs. Freeman's Gazette article subsided when Maud French persuaded her that it was exciting to have a witch for an ancestor. Jimmy Parsons did not turn up for his first day's work for Mr. Maggs.
Productions this week by Betty Davies and Wyn Knowlea
Southern' Serenade Orchestra
Directed by Lou Whdteson
Isy Geiger and his Viennese Music
Edward Rubach (piano)
M.C.C. v. The New Zealanders
Second day
Further commentary by Rex Alston and E. W. Swanton followed by a close of play summary
From Lord's
Songs by Jane Froman on gramophone records
A story of country folk.
Cases in and out of court by Henry Cecil 2—' Justiee on Trial '
Cast in order of speaking:
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Produced by Norman Wright
with Renee Houston and Peter Sinclair in 3—' The Wrong End of the Stick ' also
Leonard Williams Judith Daugherty
Theme music played by the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth with Jimmy Leach at the electronic organ
Written by James Casey and Frank Roscoe
Produced by James Casey
A selection of records by friends old and new
A series of comedy thrillers written by Eddie Maguire 7—' A Rocket for the Colonel'
Production by Vernon Harris
Introduced by Alan Dixon who talks to some of the Service men and women he has met in this programme during the past two years. Also taking part are parents whose sons overseas have recorded messages for them
As usual, record requests are played, and part of the programme is in the form of a challenge to the BBC's Gramophone Library to find the requests in record time.
Two guests with a special interest in the programme are also present: FRANKIE VAUGHAN , ex-R.A.M,C., and VERA LYNN , who meets a member of the chorus of Servicemen who helped her make some of her records.
Produced by Michael Bell
The Horizon Room presents an entertainment with Marie Benson , The Polka Dots and Malcolm Lockyer and his Orchestra with Tony Mansell
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. only
