BBC Midland Light Orchestra
(Leader, James Hutcheon )
Conducted by Gerald Gentry
Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra
Sid Phillips and his Band
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
Shipping Forecast
News Summary at 7.30
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet with the BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader. John Jezard )
Edmundo Ros
Introduces your request records
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Geraldo and his Orchestra featuring songs with strings with Terry Burton and Steve Martin
Introduced by Bruce Wyndham
Produced by David Miller
(A production by the BBC's General Overseas Service)
Norman Whiteley and his Sextet
' The. Cow that TickEd' by Peggy Grayson
Read, by Stephen Jack
with Pee Wee Erwin and his Dixieland Band
Introduced by Gerald Solomon
(Recordings made available by courtesy of ' Voice of America ')
Requests from overseas listeners played by Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra
Introduced by Victor Silvester
(A production by the BBC's General Overseas Service)
Carroll Levis presents
Brenda McKay Mary Passmore
Brian Gray
The Mike Deane Four
Joyce West and The Kestrels accompanied by The Jackie Brown Quintet
Produced by John Hooper
and his Orchestra with Shirley Western, Kenny Bardell
Bob Johnson. and the Mackpies
News Summary at 1.30
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.
Today's story: 'Pussy's Adventure* by Grace Wilkinson , told by Daphne Oxenford.
Guest of the Week: Humphrey Lyttelton
Looking After Your Dog: Two experts give their advice. (BBC recording)
(Continued in next column)
Letter from Canada: Marion McCormack sends dots from Montreal.
You Ask For It: Jessie Kesson , Eva Crossley , and Enid Howard discuss the subject of gratitude.
Serial: The Purple Jacaranda ' by Nancy Graham
Abridged by Genevieve Eckenstein
Read by Ursula Howells
The third of ten instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30
Requested music played by the BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader. Philip Whiteway) Conductor, Rae Jenkins
News Summary at 3.30
Harold Geller and his Orchestra
A parade of popular melodies from the stage
Margaret Ashton Ranken Bushby
BBC Chorus
(Trained by Alan G. Melville)
BBC Concert orchestra
(Leader, William Armon)
Conductor, Vilem Tausky
Introduced by John Webster
Producted by John Tylee
Including music from 'A Country Girl,'
'After the Ball,' and ' the rebel Maid'
Music for everyone
News, views, and interviews
The latest and the best of recordings
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
British premiere of the new
M.G.M. film Gigi ' at the new Columbia Theatre in London:
Roy Bradford reports
Roundabout's singer of the week:
Paula Green
6.29 Weather and News Headlines followed by Tonight's Topic
Dennis Wilson at the piano
BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Produced by Trafford Whitelock
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.
A story of country folk.
with Bernard Bresslaw
Gladys Morgan , Dick Emery
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 (Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet Production by Tom Ronald
Records you have asked us to play, including some chosen by Service men and women overseas
Presented by Michael Brooke
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
An evening setting for romance featuring
Eric Jupp and his Orchestra with Bill Povey
Jock Bain , and Stan Roderick
Introduced by David Gell Produced by John BroweU
An invitation to meet the beat featuring Top Tunes from Glen Mason and Toni Eden
Nightride visits
Edmundo Ros 's Club, London to join Edmundo Ros and his
Latin-American Orchestra
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
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.