BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor. Harry Rabinowitz
Cecil Norman and Eddie Macauley at two pianos
Tommy Reilly and his Harmonica Jackie Brown at the electric organ
Leslie Baker and his violin
News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30
At 7.45 on 1.580 m.
G.T.S.: Shipping Forecast
Introduced by Robert MacDermot
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn. and a prayer
at the BBC theatre organ with Jack Salisbury (violin)
Lou Preager and his Orchestra
A sound picture of June 6. 1944 compiled from recordings made at the time by War Correspondents and men of the Allied Forces
Among the voices heard telling the story are those of GENERAL (now President) DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER , Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Forces; GENERAL (now Field-Marshal) MONTGOMERY, Commander-in-Chief, 21st Army Group; and SERGEANT HOLLIS of the Green Howards, D-Day winner of the V.C. No linking narration is used in this programme; the recordings are left to tell their own story
Devised and edited by M. A. Carter
A light-hearted entertainment at the piano
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Phyllis Craig , Billy Burden
Michael Holliday , Leslie Randall
Presented by Bill Worsley
The Light Programme joins the Test Match Special Service .
247 m. and VHF: Record Interlude
Today's story: 'Penelope's Dustpan and Brush ' by Joan E. Cass , told by Julia Lang
including
1 Lost My Home: Kathleen Pate -man tells of a crisis in her life
Friday Review: featuring books, films, topics and personalities including a report from Audrey Russell on the Annual General Meeting of the National Federation of Women's Institutes
Books and Babies: Elizabeth Hubbard compares theory with practice
Serial: Life with Lisa ' by Sybil Burr
Abridged by Honor Wyatt
Read by Dorothy Gordon
The last instalment
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30
Conductor. Frederick Fennell plays music for military band by Gustav Hoist on gramophone records
BBC Northern Ireland Light Orchestra
(Led by Henry Tye)
Conductor, David Curry
Music introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
listening to songs and tunes that have been collected from all over the world
Guest Traveller, Egon Larsen with music from Czechoslovakia
Produced by Elizabeth Johnson
(.)
News Summary at 5.30
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.
England v. New Zealand First Test Match
From Edgbaston, Birmingham \
Tony Brent sings on gramophone recorde
[Starring] Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison
A choice of gramophone records for the family circle
Produced by Denys Jones
A series of comedies bringing to life some of the more famous quotations of our language
This week:
Truth is stranger than fiction'
Written by Carey Edwards
Production by Tom Ronald
Light music for everybody
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon )
Conducted by Gilbert Vinter
Doreen Hume , Frederick Harvey and the band of H.M. Royal Marines (Portsmouth) Conducted by Capt. K. A. McLean
Director of Music
Stanley Riley with the BBC Men's Chorus
Conducted by Cyril Gell
Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury
Produced by John Tylee
Before an invited audience at the Camden Theatre, London
News Summary at 9.30
England v. New Zealand Summary of the second day's play by Peter West
International Tourist Trophy
An illustrated report on today's Senior Race
Presented by Philip Robinson
From the Isle of Man
to invite you to listen
Just for a While to Old Time Dance Music with Sidney Bowman and his Orchestra
Master of Ceremonies,
Stanley Wilson
Produced by Rex Burrows
with The Jack Emblow Quartet
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.
