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presents
* Show Souvenirs
A miscellany of words and music from the world of entertainment including
Composer of the Month: Jerome Kern Premieres: ' Cranks ' ; ' Richard III '
Movie Moment:
' Seven Brides for Seven Brothers '
Anniversaries Sir Carol Reed: Noël Coward
Morton Gould, and Frank Sinatra
The London Coliseum with music from
• Annie Get Your Gun,' ' Kiss Me Kate,' and ' Call Me Madam '
Top Pop: Harry Belafonte
Presented by Harold Rogers
Research by Neil Stevens Produced by John Powell

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Belafonte
Presented By:
Harold Rogers
Unknown:
Neil Stevens
Produced By:
John Powell

A lunch-time session of rock-cha cha-jazz and the top of the pops played by the Oscar Rabin Orchestra Directed by David Ede with Lorie Mann and Mel Gaynor featuring
The Hound Dogs, Clarinet plus Five, The Jazz Bag, Groovin' Guitar
Presented by John Hooper
(The Oscar Rabin Orchestra is appearing at the Wimbledon Palais de Danse)
News Summary at 1.30
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Hooper
Bandleader:
David Ede
Singer:
Lorie Mann
Singer:
Mel Gaynor

Out of the News
The Riddle of the Ashes: told by J. B. Boothroyd.
' Do Well, Fanaafi': a Samoan girt tells her story
Reading Your Letters
For Amusement Only: How easy-to-live-with are you?
Serial: Love on My List' by Robert Tibber
Abridged by Terry Gompertz
Read by Richard Hurndall The first of ten instalments
Introduced by Teresa McGonagle
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Told By:
J. B. Boothroyd.
Unknown:
Robert Tibber
Abridged By:
Terry Gompertz
Read By:
Richard Hurndall
Introduced By:
Teresa McGonagle

Music
News, views, and interviews
Human interest stories
Show business gossip
The world's greatest recording stars and their records
Your host tonight is
John Ellison
This edition includes
Roundabout's singers of the week:
The Fraser Hayes Four
Can I Help You?
Dudley Perkins's Postbag
6.29 Weather and News Headlines followed by Tonight's Topic
Dennis Wilson at the piano
Produced by Denys Jones
Shipping Forecast at 6.58 on 1,500 m.

Contributors

Produced By:
Denys Jones

A new Philip Odell serial in six parts by Lester Powell
2— ' The Broken Ampoule '
Produced by David H. Godfrey

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Odell
Produced By:
David H. Godfrey
Philip Odell:
Robert Beatty
Hugh Chalk:
David Spenser
Wyn Craxton:
Jeffrey Segal
Heather McMara:
Sheila Manahan
Ken Armstrong:
Duncan McLntyre
Herbert Truscott:
Hamilton Dyce
Barbara Eurich:
Stella Textor
Colonel Guestling:
Richard Williams
Jill Guestling:
Hilda Schroder
Policeman:
Will Leighton

1 — ' What a Pantomime ' with Peter Sinclair , Patricia Burke
Leonard Williams , Diana Day
Peter Goodwright , Betty Alberge
The theme music is written by Alan Roper and played by the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth with Jimmy Leach at the electronic organ
Written by James Casey and Frank Roscoe
Produced by James Casey

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Sinclair
Unknown:
Patricia Burke
Unknown:
Leonard Williams
Unknown:
Diana Day
Unknown:
Peter Goodwright
Unknown:
Betty Alberge
Written By:
Alan Roper
Conducted By:
Alyn Ainsworth
Unknown:
Jimmy Leach
Written By:
James Casey
Written By:
Frank Roscoe
Produced By:
James Casey

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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