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BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
BBC West of England Light Orchestra
Conductor, Frank Cantell
Cecil Norman and Eddie Macauley at two pianos
Tommy Reilly and his harmonica
Jackie Brown at the electric organ
Leslie Baker and his violin
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast News Summary at 7.30

Contributors

Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Conductor:
Frank Cantell
Conductor:
Cecil Norman
Conductor:
Eddie MacAuley
Pianos:
Tommy Reilly
Unknown:
Jackie Brown
Unknown:
Leslie Baker

presents Show Souvenirs
Star Turn with Paul Anka
Premiere
'The King and I,' ' Porgy and Bess' and The Pajama Game '
Movie Moment from
'The Bridge on the River Kwal Voice from the Past: Lilian Gish
Top Pops from yesterday's hit parade
Anniversary Album featuring Alfred Drake
Dizzle Gillespie , Rita Hayworth
Night Lights
Personalities from London's glamorous night life
Presented by Harold Rogers
Research by Neil Stevens Produced by John Powell

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Anka
Unknown:
Lilian Gish
Unknown:
Alfred Drake
Unknown:
Dizzle Gillespie
Unknown:
Rita Hayworth
Presented By:
Harold Rogers
Unknown:
Neil Stevens
Produced By:
John Powell

from the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Directed by Alyn Ainsworth
Sheila Buxton , Danny Purches
Norman George and Jimmy Leach
Introduced by Roger Moffat
(Danny Purches is in Variety at the Empire Theatre, Sheffield)
News Summary at 1.30
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.

Contributors

Directed By:
Alyn Ainsworth
Directed By:
Sheila Buxton
Directed By:
Danny Purches
Directed By:
Norman George
Directed By:
Jimmy Leach
Introduced By:
Roger Moffat
Introduced By:
Danny Purches

from the North of England
Personal Problems: Jane Dawson , a newspaper columnist, interviewed by Judith Chalmers
Northern Guest of the Week: Dodie Smith.
(Continued in next column)
Yarm Gypsy Fair: described by Bill Cowley.
The Gypsy People: Canon D. M. M. Bartlett talking about his friends.
Oh to be in England! : Marcus and Mitzi Cunliffe on their return from America.
Introduced by Elizabeth Emerson
Serial: The Rainbow and the Rose' by Nevil Smite
Abridged for two voices by P. J. R. Wright with Russell Napier as Captain Clarke and Ronald Wilson as Johnnie Pascoe
The last instalment
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Jane Dawson
Interviewed By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Bill Cowley.
Introduced By:
Elizabeth Emerson
Unknown:
Nevil Smite
Voices By:
P. J. R. Wright
Unknown:
Russell Napier
Unknown:
Ronald Wilson
Unknown:
Johnnie Pascoe

Music
News, views, and interviews
Human interest stories
Show business gossip
The world's greatest recording stars and their records
Your host tonight is
Richard Murdoch
This edition includes:
6.46 Green Fingers
Garden with Fred Yule
6.0 Spotlight on a Star
FRANKIE VAUGHAN talks to Leslie Bricusse
6.15 The Six-Fifteen Spin followed by My Name is Mary: A woman's week
6.29 Weather and News Headlines followed by Tonight's Topic
At the piano, Dennis Wilson
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Produced by Roy Speer and Denys Jones
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
Fred Yule
Talks:
Frankie Vaughan
Unknown:
Leslie Bricusse
Piano:
Dennis Wilson
Conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
Produced By:
Roy Speer

A spontaneous discussion by Jack Longland Percy Cudlipp
Charles Curran
Anne Scott-James
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
Arranged by Kenneth Hudson
From St. Joseph's Hall,
Havant, Hampshire
Comments on this programme for use in ' Any Answers? ' should be addressed to the BBC,
Bristol, marked ' Any Questions? ' and should arrive on Monday.
Repeated on Tuesday at 1.10 (Home)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Longland
Unknown:
Percy Cudlipp
Unknown:
Charles Curran
Unknown:
Anne Scott-James
Question-Master:
Freddy Grisewood
Arranged By:
Kenneth Hudson

A weekly programme of light music for everybody played by the BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon )
Conducted by Sidney Torch with John Hanson and this week the Band of the Royal Artillery
Conducted by Major S. V . Hays Director of Music, Royal Artillery and Stanley Riley with the BBC Men's Chorus
Conducted by Alan G. Melville
Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury
Produced by Campbell Ricketts
Before an invited audience at the Camden Theatre. London
News Summary at 9.30

Contributors

Leader:
William Armon
Conducted By:
Sidney Torch
Unknown:
John Hanson
Conducted By:
Major S. V Hays
Conducted By:
Stanley Riley
Conducted By:
Alan G. Melville
Introduced By:
Jimmy Kingsbury
Produced By:
Campbell Ricketts

Light Programme

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More