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Guest of the Week: Edward Ardizzone
Looking After Your Cat: a discussion between Brian Vesey -FitzGerald and a veterinary surgeon.
Getting It Off My Chest: Denzil Batchelor gives a personal opinion on food and hygiene
You Ask For It: a general knowledge quiz. What do you know about abbreviations?
Serial: Mary Wakefield ' by Mazo de la Roche
Abridged by Stella Rodway Read, by Marjorie Westbury
The third of fifteen instalments
Introduced by Teresa McGonagle
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Ardizzone
Unknown:
Brian Vesey
Unknown:
Denzil Batchelor
Unknown:
Mary Wakefield
Abridged By:
Stella Rodway
Read By:
Marjorie Westbury
Introduced By:
Teresa McGonagle

A parade of popular melodies from the stage recalled by Cherry
Lind Joy Holman , Dudley Rolph
BBC Chorus
(Trained by Alan G. Melville ) and the BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon ) Conductor, Vilem Tausky
Introduced, by. Patricia Hughes
Produced by John Tylee
This week's programmes include music from ' The Quaker Girl,' ' Where's Charley?,' and ' Madame Pompadour '

Contributors

Unknown:
Lind Joy Holman
Unknown:
Dudley Rolph
Unknown:
Alan G. Melville
Leader:
William Armon
Conductor:
Vilem Tausky
Introduced By:
Patricia Hughes
Produced By:
John Tylee
Produced By:
Madame Pompadour

Music
News, views and interviews
Human interest stories
Show business gossip
The world's greatest recording stars and their records
Your host tonight is
Alan Dell
This edition includes
Kenneth Horne in Amiable Anecdotage
The Frank Sinatra story
Down to Earth with Wilfrid Thomas landing here. there, and almost everywhere Roundabout's singers of the week;
The Gaunt Brothers
6.29 Weather and News Headlines followed by Tonight's Topic
Dennis Wilson at the piano
Produced by Trafford Whitelock
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Dell
Unknown:
Kenneth Horne
Unknown:
Frank Sinatra
Unknown:
Wilfrid Thomas
Unknown:
Dennis Wilson
Produced By:
Trafford Whitelock

with Peter Butterworth , Jack Watson
Graham Stark , Barbara Young
Written by Dick Hills and Sid Green
Incidental music composed by Edwin Braden
Orchestrations by Peter Akister who also conducts his Orchestra
Signature tune played by the BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet Production by Tom Ronald

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Butterworth
Unknown:
Jack Watson
Unknown:
Graham Stark
Written By:
Dick Hills
Composed By:
Edwin Braden
Unknown:
Peter Akister
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Production By:
Tom Ronald

with Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe , Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
Announcer, Wallace Greenslade
Script by Spike Milligan
Produced by John Browell

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Sellers
Unknown:
Harry Secombe
Unknown:
Spike Milligan
Conducted By:
Wally Stott
Announcer:
Wallace Greenslade
Script By:
Spike Milligan
Produced By:
John Browell

An invitation to meet the beat featuring Top Tunes from Glen Mason and Toni Eden
Skiffle Corner with Johnny Duncan and his Blue Grass Boys
McGuffle at the May Fair The Bill McGuffie Quartet from the May Fair Hotel, London
Hum Along with the Michael Sammes Singers and Jackie Brown
The Swinging Strings and the Top Ten Men directed by Malcolm Lockyer
Production by Johnnie Stewart and Geoffrey Owen '
News Summary at 11.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Glen Mason
Unknown:
Toni Eden
Unknown:
Skiffle Corner
Unknown:
Johnny Duncan
Singers:
Michael Sammes
Singers:
Jackie Brown
Directed By:
Malcolm Lockyer
Production By:
Johnnie Stewart
Production By:
Geoffrey Owen

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