played today by the BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader. Philip Whiteway)
Conducted by Arwel Hughes
Norman Whiteley and his Sextet
The Grinzing Players
Directed by Charlie Katz
The William Davies Trio
News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30
At 7.45 on 1,500 m.
Shipping Forecast
Robert MacDermott introduces your request records
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
at the organ of the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool
Tunes Old and New
(violin) with Gerald Moore (piano) on gramophone records
See above
Listeners' requests
Introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
from a soap works at Isleworth, Middlesex
with The Polka Dots, Gwenda Wilkin, Steve Martin, Harry Worth
James Moody (piano) Bert Weedon (guitar) Max Abrams (drums)
Presented by Bill Gates
Harry Davidson and his Orchestra
Margaret Eaves (soprano)
Introduced by Ivan Samson M.C. , Charles Crathorn Produced by Eric Arden
News Summary at 1.30
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 en 1,500 m.
A programme for children under five
Nursery rhymes, stories, music
Today's story: 'Hi-Barbaree-Ba ' by Anne Quekett. told by Julia Lang.
including:
The Changing Pace: Miss E. J. D. Morrison talks about being old.
Learned from Life: 2-E. Arnot Robertson recollects
Reading Your Letters
Talking of Gloves: Some hints from a store buyer
Six Months Hard: Josephine Hunter describes her husband giving up smoking
Serial:
' Traveller in the Wilderness ' by Cid Ricketts Sumner
Abridged by Evelyn Gibbs
Read by Gwen Day Burroughs
The fourth of eight Instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30
Reginald Leopold and the Palm Court Orchestra
This afternoon's visiting artist:
Charles Craig
News Summary at 3.30
Phil Tate and his Orchestra
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Lesley Wilson
played by the BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader, Philip Whiteway) Conductor, Rae Jenkins
Introduced by John Hobday
Produced by Elizabeth Johnson
Shipping Forecast at 5.68 on 1,609 m.
in ' These Were Hits '
An all-time hit parade with Kenny Bardell
Kay Elvin. Bobby Johnson and The Mackpies
Introduced by Brian Matthew
Produced by Keith Fell
News Summary at 6.30
A story of country folk.
Franklin Engelmann is the chairman of this general knowledge contest in which listeners from all over the British Isles compete for the title
'Brain of Britain 1958'
Round 2 featuring each week three winners from the first round of the contest
Northern Ireland
James Anderson (Co. Antrim), Schoolmaster
Harold Wilson (Belfast), Civil Servant
George Boucher (Co. Derry), Schoolmaster
Norman Coates (Belfast), Local Government Officer
The programme also includes:
What Do You Want to Know?
In which listeners' questions are answered by well-known authorities
This week: Peter Ladefoged M.A., on 'Synthetic Speech'
Devised and written by John P. Wynn
Produced by Joan Clark
Ken Sykora invites you to glance back at what the personalities of jazz and pop music were doing in 1940
with Deryck Guyler
Mary Law , Bill Pertwee
Jimmy Lavall
A panel game
The great minds are:
Jimmy Edwards , Arthur Askey
Tommy Trinder , Larry Adler
In the chair, McDonald Hobley
From an idea by Jimmy Edwards
A weekly series featuring, on records, some of the world's top popular entertainers
Tonight's stars are:
The King Sisters
Louis Armstrong , Jeri Southern
Presented by Brian Matthew
tells the story of The Bobcaps and the Bob Crosby Orchestra
This famous American bandleader re-creates his music in a BBC studio with The Squadronaires
(Led by Ronnie Aldrich )
George Chisholm (trombone) and Dave Goldberg (guitar) introduced by Dill Jones Produced by Jimmy Grant
Danny Levan (violin) with bass and guitar and Dennis Wilson (piano)
News Summary at 11.30
Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.
