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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
Bernard Monshin and his Rio Tango Band

News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30
At 7.45 on 1,500 m. Shipping Forecast

Contributors

Conductor:
Henry Tye
Conductor:
David Curry
Leader:
James Hutcheon
Conductor:
Gerald Gentry
Conductor:
Bernard Monshin

Directed by Cliff Adams
Songs of today and yesterday with Toni Eden
Janet Waters , Andy Cole
Eric Wilson-Hyde , Jimmy Jaques and the Bernie Fenton Quartet
Introduced by David Gell
Music arranged and conducted by Cliff Adams
Produced by John BroweU

Contributors

Directed By:
Cliff Adams
Unknown:
Toni Eden
Unknown:
Janet Waters
Unknown:
Andy Cole
Unknown:
Eric Wilson-Hyde
Unknown:
Jimmy Jaques
Unknown:
Bernie Fenton
Introduced By:
David Gell
Conducted By:
Cliff Adams
Produced By:
John Broweu

Noele Austen , Hugh Harden
Jack Warman , Sidney Burchall
Elizabeth French
Palace of Varieties Chorus
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:
Noele Austen
Unknown:
Hugh Harden
Unknown:
Jack Warman
Unknown:
Sidney Burchall
Unknown:
Rob Currie
Presented By:
C. F. Meehan
Unknown:
Ernest Longstaffe
Leader:
John Jezard

including:
Guest of the Week: Harold Tong , Director of Whipsnade Park
World Children's Day: Mrs. Giovanna Thompson speaks about her work
(Continued in nea:t column)
Letter from Canada: Marion McCormack sends news from Montreal.
Reading Your Letters
Big Girls at School: Marghanita Laski talks to Miss R. N. Pearse , headmistress of a girls' school
Serial: 'Traveller in the Wilderness* by Cid Ricketts Sumner
The third of eight instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Harold Tong
Unknown:
Mrs. Giovanna Thompson
Unknown:
Marion McCormacK
Talks:
Marghanita Laski
Unknown:
Miss R. N. Pearse
Unknown:
Cid Ricketts Sumner
Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson

presents
' Operation Luna'
EPISODE 12
Other parts played by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton

Contributors

Played By:
David Jacobs
Played By:
Deryck Guyler
Conducted By:
Van Phillips
Produced By:
Charles Chilton
Jet Morgan:
Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnet:
Alfie Bass
Doc Mathews:
Guy Kingsley Poynter
Stephen Mitchell:
David Williams

with Dora Bryan
Freddie Mills , Ronnie Barker
Pamela Manson , Maria Charles
Lee Young , John Forde
Script by Terry Nation and John Junkin
Produced by Bill Worsley

Contributors

Unknown:
Dora Bryan
Unknown:
Freddie Mills
Unknown:
Ronnie Barker
Unknown:
Pamela Manson
Unknown:
Maria Charles
Unknown:
Lee Young
Unknown:
John Forde
Script By:
Terry Nation
Unknown:
John Junkin
Produced By:
Bill Worsley

Modern music 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
This week's guest instrumentalist :
ALAN LOVEDAY (violin)
Jazz talking point with Maurice Burman
Produced by Jimmy Grant

Contributors

Unknown:
Johnny Dankworth Orchestra
Unknown:
Cleo Laine
Unknown:
Dave Lee
Unknown:
Johnny Dankworth
Violin:
Alan Loveday
Unknown:
Maurice Burman
Produced By:
Jimmy Grant

Light Programme

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