BBC Welsh Orchestra
Conductor, Rae Jenkins
The Mandoliers
Directed by Jack Mandel
The Robin Richmond Trio Norman Whiteley (piano)
News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30
At 7.45 an 1.500 m.
G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast
Introduced by Jonah Barrington
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
at the organ of the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool
Ralph Elman and his Bohemian Players
The Manx Grand Prix: Senior Race The start and early stages of the 500 c.c. race from the Isle of Man Graham Walker and Alan Clarke at the Grandstand; George Carr at Ballacraine; Murray Walker at Ramsey and Alan Dixon at Creg-ny-Baa
From the North of England
'A Can of Petrol ' by Scholes Moore
Read by Doris Speed
The Ronnie Ross Sextet and the Lennie Best Quartet
Produced by Terry Henebery
The Manx Grand Prix: Senior Race
The progress of the race
Sandy Macpherson at the organ of the Odeon Leicester Square, London
Summary
WORKERS' PLAYTIME
From an Underwear Factory at Leicester
The Kentones. Elton Hayes Jack Watson , Barbara Leigh
Harry Engleman (piano)
Vic Mortiboys (string-bass)
Bob Mansell (drums)
Introduced by James Pestridge Produced by Richard Maddock
The Manx Grand Prix: Senior Race Further commentaries during the closing stages and finish of the 500 c.c. race from the Isle of Man
Harry Davidson and his Orchestra
Dennis Noble (baritone)
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.
Story: 'Jimmy. Woppy , Squeaker and the White Mouse ' by Mrs. K. G. White , told by Julia Lang.
including:
Letter from Sydney: Ida Jenkins sends more news of her life in Australia.
Learned from Life: the confessions of Ba Mason
Life-Saving with a Difference: David Roe recalls a holiday incident
Something to Read: recommendations Be Served or Serve Yourself: Patricia Brent collects views on self-service stores
Serial: ' The Talisman Ring' by Georgette Heyer
The fourth of twelve instalments Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30
Max Jaffa and the Palm Court Orchestra
Visiting artist: Mary Thomas
The Doncaster Cup
A handicap for three-year-olds and upwards over two miles and two furlongs.
Commentary by Raymond Glendenning, assisted by Claude Harrison as race-reader, at the Grandstand, and by Peter O'Sullevan from a point down the course
From the Townmoor Racecourse
Doncaster
Phil Tate and his Orchestra
(Repeated on Friday at 11.15 a.m.)
Music from theatre and films played by the BBC
West of England Light Orchestra
(Leader, Frederick Lunnon ) Conductor, Frank Cantell
A miscellany of music from across the Atlantic.
including
Latin-American Fiesta
with Tito Rodriguez, Eva Garza, Los Tres Diamantes, Toni Arden and Tito Pirente.
This Month's Guest: Aaron Copland
Swing and Sentiment from America's Bands and Choirs.
Presented by Carol Dadd.
(Recordings made available by courtesy of 'Voice of America')
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.
Jimmy Kingsbury presents Tonight at Six
A record kaleidoscope.
including
First Rungs
The first record of a new recording artist.
Star of the Week: Peggy Lee
Old Wine in New Bottles
A tune of yesterday in the style of today.
Jazz Profile
Record highlights in the career of Duke Ellington recalled by Hector Stewart.
News Summary at 6.30
Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason.
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)
(Bill Kerr is appearing in 'You too, can have a Body' at the Victoria Palace, London; Brewster Mason is in 'Flowering Cherry' at the Haymarket Theatre, London)
Ken Sykora invites you to glance back at what the personalities of jazz and pop music were doing in 1931.
From H.M.S. Collingwood Fareham, Hampshire.
with Cardew Robinson, Rosemary Squires, Max Geldray, The Kentones
James Moody (piano), Ernie Shear (guitar), Tim Bell (double-bass)
Presented by Bill Gates.
(BBC recording)
[Starring] Bernard Braden and Dick Bentley
with Vivienne Martin
The singer, Lorrae Desmond
and 'Nearly Everybody Else', Bernard Cribbins
Music written and arranged by Bob Sharples and played by the BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard)
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
(BBC recording)
(Vivienne Martin is in 'For Amusement Only' at the Grand Theatre, Leeds)
To be repeated on Sunday at 7.0 p.m.
You are invited to Join In and Sing
with The People of London and The Maple Leaf Four, The Bob Brown Singers, Jackie Brown at the electric organ, Kathleen O'Hagan at the piano.
A light-hearted programme in which four women of experience, with vastly different views on how to manage men, give advice to women whose menfolk are sometimes difficult.
The panel: Frances Day, Charmian Innes, Vanessa Lee, Diana Graves
This week's male guest: Tony Van den Bergh
In the chair: Jacqueline Mackenzie
(BBC recording)
Small group jazz played by The Tony Kinsey Quintet, The Alan Clare Trio with Johnny Grant and some new recordings of American small groups.
Introduced by Dill Jones.
The Montmartre Players (Directed by Henry Krein), Julie Dawn and Sidney Bright at the piano.
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.
