BBC West of England Light Orchestra
(Leader, Frederick Lunnon)
Conductor, Frank Cantell
Norman Whiteley and his Sextet
Albert Delroy Trio, James Moody (piano)
(BBC recording)

News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30

At 7.45 on 1,500 m. Greenwich Time Signal; Shipping Forecast

Lionel Gamlin introduces your request records.

News Summary at 9.30

A story, a hymn, and a prayer.

at the organ of the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool.

Michael Freedman and his Orchestra

by Anthony Williams.
Read by Felix Felton.
(Previously broadcast on July 23, 1957)
(Felix Felton is appearing in 'Where's Charley?' at the Palace Theatre, London)

(Wednesday's recorded broadcast)

played by The Ken Moule Group and The Jack Emblow Quartet.
(BBC recording)

Listeners' requests introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ.

from a factory canteen in Walkden, near Manchester.
[Starring] Eve Boswell, Freddie Sales, Reg Thompson, The King Brothers accompanied by The Harry Hayward Trio
Introduced by Randal Herley.

(The King Brothers are in 'Show Time' at the North Pier, Blackpool; Freddie Sales is appearing at Butlin's Holiday Camp, Skegness; Eve Boswell is in 'You'll be Lucky' at the Queen's Theatre, Blackpool)

in Piano Reflections

Harry Davidson and his Orchestra, Arthur Richards (baritone)
Introduced by Lionel Marson.

News Summary at 1.30

Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.

Today's story: 'The Bundles' Seaside Holiday' by Ursula Hourihane, told by Daphne Oxenford. (BBC recording)

A mystery story by Mary Stewart.
Read by Mary Wimbush.
Eighth of fourteen Instalments.
(Requested by Woman's Hour listeners: originally broadcast in Spring 1957)

Muriel Dole presents a personal choice of gramophone records.

News Summary at 2.30

Max Jaffa and the Palm Court Orchestra
This afternoon's visiting artist: John Heddle Nash
(BBC recording)

News Summary at 3.30

Jack White and his Band

Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life in her family.
(BBC recording)
To be repeated on Friday at 11.15 a.m.
(Joan Duan is appearing in 'Sailor Beware' at the Colchester Repertory Theatre; Nan Marriott-Watson is appearing at the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth)

Richard Fulton decided to accept the offer to go on a lecture tour of America. Sally planned to go with him, and to take Fickling and Miss Kendrick. Both Hervey and Violet Hitchens tried to persuade Sally to remain behind in order to work up the business at 'Stephanie'. Jenny went to a theatrical garden party, where she met Sir Franklin Reid, a distinguished actor-manager who had encouraged her stage career in the past.

Music from theatre and films played by the BBC West of England Light Orchestra
(Leader, Frederick Lunnon)
Conductor, Frank Cantell

in which Irene Prador makes a musical journey to Milan and Florence to hear Maria Meneghini Callas, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan with Apollo Granforte; Folk music collected by Alan Lomax; An extract from Verdi's 'Aida' and well-known arias by Puccini and Leoncavallo.
Written and introduced by Irene Prador.
(BBC recording)

Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.

Ronnie Hilton (in a recorded programme) says The Song's the Thing
and plays records of popular songs past and present.
(Ronnie Hilton is appearing in Variety at the Futurist Theatre, Scarborough)

News Summary at 6.30

A story of country folk.
(BBC recording)

A series of stories based on the work of the Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service.
[Starring] James McKechnie and Bill Kerr
(BBC recording)
(Brewster Mason is appearing in 'Flowering Cherry' at the Haymarket Theatre, London; Bill Kerr in 'You see, can have a Body' at the Victoria Palace, London)

Ken Sykora invites you to glance back at what the personalities of jazz and pop music were doing in 1954.

[Starring] Charlie Chester
with Deryck Guyler, Mary Law, Bill Pertwee, Jimmy Lavall.
(Recorded broadcast of April 20)

A panel game in which members of the public and invited personalities put questions to a team of distinguished experts.
The great minds are: Jimmy Edwards, Ted Ray, Tommy Trinder, Larry Adler
In the chair, McDonald Hobley

(Sunday's recorded broadcast)

Vera Lynn introduces Yours Sincerely in which she sings and reminds you of songs you will want to remember.
With Woolf Phillips and his Orchestra
(BBC recording)
(Woolf Phillips is appearing at the Pigalle Restaurant, London)

A light-hearted programme in which four women of experience, with vastly different views on how to manage men, give advice to women whose men folk are sometimes difficult.
The panel: Frances Day, Diana Decker, Charmian Innes, Vanessa Lee
This week's male guest, Peter Haigh
In the chair, Jacqueline Mackenzie

(BBC recording)

Humphrey Lyttelton introduces music by his band and featuring his latest jazz group
The Lyttelton Thirteen.

The Montmartre Players (Directed by Henry Krein), Julie Dawn and Sidney Bright at the piano.

followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.