The Kursaal Orchestra
Conducted by Louis Voss The Jack Emblow Sextet
Southern Serenade
Directed by Lou Whiteson
At 6.45 on 1,500 m. G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast
News Summary at 7.30
BBC West of England Light Orchestra
Conductor, Frank Cantell
Introduced by George Elrick
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Nelson Elms (BBC theatre organ) with Andrew Gold (tenor)
The Banjoliers
Directed by Jack Mandel
'A A Way to Freedom ' by Angela Jeans
Read by Marjorie Mars
Conductor, Hugh Parry
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
From the North of England
BBC Northern Dance Orchestra Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Ken Platt , Jill Day
Bill Waddington. The Ideal Four
Introduced by Geoffrey Wheeler Produced by Bill Scott-Coomber
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.
Nursery rhymes, stories, music
Today's story: ' The Birds' Christmas Tree ' by Miss E. Herbert. told by Daphne Oxenford.
Eileen Browne introduces the programmes this week
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
Frank Cantell introduces music played under his direction by the BBC
West of England Light Orchestra
(Leader. Frederick Lunnon )
News Summary at 3.30
Harry Leader and his Band
See page 27 for details
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.
A story of country folk.
A new Philip Odell serial in six parts by Lester Powell
2— ' The Broken Ampoule '
Produced by David H. Godfrey
A get-together, western style in the old barn with Louise Howard Gaby, Zeke, Ezra
Jim Hawthorn
Slim Weston and his Smokey Mountain Boys
Produced by Jacques Brown
from an Army camp at Oswestry
Howell Evans
The Terry Sisters
Thunderclap Jones
Lita Roza
Leonard Morris (piano) Jack Burrows (drums)
Ernie Haigh (double-bass) Introduced by Alan Taylor Produced by Brian Evans
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
featuring
Joan Small , Michael Desmond
Johnny Pearson at the piano The Peter Yorke Orchestra with the Singing Strings Introduced by Robin Boyle Presented by Frank Hooper
and his
Latin-American Orchestra
Popular favourites played by the R.I.A.S. Orchestra
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.