BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Sid Phillips and his Band The Ian Stewart Quartet
News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30
At 7.45 on 1,500 m.
Shipping Forecast
Chapple D'Amato
Introduces your request records
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
provided by Falkman and his Apache Band
The Jack Emblow Sextet
' The Big Wheel' by Denys Val Baker
Read by Joan Henley
(Previously broadcast: Aug. 20, 1966)
at the BBC theatre organ
he plays his choice of records and includes the choice of a record-making sports personality
This week : Judy Grinham
Olympic gold medallist swimmer
from a manufacturing chemists at Ware, Hertfordshire
Cardew Robinson, Valerie Masters, Sid Phillips, The Polka Dots
James Moody (piano) Ernie Shear (guitar) Tim Bell (double bass)
Presented by Bill Gates
with The Oscar Rabin Orchestra
Directed by David Ede and Mel Gaynor
Lorie Mann. Johnny Worth
Three Men and a Mann
' Solo Spot'
Introduced by Bruce Wyndham
Produced by John Hooper
News Summary at 1.30
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.
A programme for children under five
Today's story : The Timid Little Black Hen ' by E. E. Ellsworth , told by Daphne Oxenford. Part 1.
A mystery story by Mary Stewart
Read by Mary Wimbush
The eleventh of fourteen instalments
(Requested by Woman's Hour listeners: originally broadcast In Spring 1957)
Kay Cavendish at the piano
Cases in and out of court by Henry Cecil
3 — ' Not on the Menu '
with Les Howard and the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Introduced by Roger Moffat
News Summary at 3.30
Band of the Royal Artillery
Conducted by Major S. V. Haya Director of Music, Royal Artillery
Roman Holiday with The Mandoliers
Directed by Jack Mandel
Marcel Gardner and his Orchestra and Llewelyn John (tenor)
Edmund Hockridge says The Song's the Thing and plays records of popular songs past and present.
(Edmund Hockridge is in 'Showtime' at the North Pier Pavilion, Blackpool)
News Summary at 6.30
Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason.
A story of country folk.
(BBC recording)
From 16 Railway Training Regiment, Royal Engineers, Longmoor, Hampshire.
Introduced by Alan Dixon.
with recordings of conversations with some of the Sappers, including requests for gramophone records for their families at home.
Kenneth Horne insists that nothing is Beyond Our Ken
and to prove it Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Ron Moody, Patricia Lancaster support him in a sort of radio show.
with The Malcolm Mitchell Trio
BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard)
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
(BBC recording)
(The Malcolm Mitchell Trio is in "The Big Show" at the King's Theatre, Southsea; Hugh Paddick, Ron Moody and Patricia Lancaster are appearing in "For Adults Only" at the Strand Theatre, London)
A get-together, western style in the old barn.
[Starring] The Maple Leaf Four
with Louise Howard, Gaby, Zeke, Ezra, Jim Hawthorn and Slim Weston and his Smokey Mountain Boys.
(BBC recording)
A series in six episodes by Michael Hardwick and Jeffrey Segal.
Presenting Hamilton Dyce as Tom Pepper
(BBC recording)
Music in all directions.
Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury.
With Jean Curphey, The Linden Singers (Conducted by William Llewellyn), Charlie Katz and his Novelty Sextet
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon)
Conductor, Vilem Tausky
You are invited to dance to the music of Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra featuring all that is best in ballroom dancing.
(BBC recording)
with The South Sea Serenaders
Directed by Ernest Penfold
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.