BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader,Philip Whiteway ) Conductor, Rae Jenkins
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
William Davies (theatre organ)
News Summary at 7.30
At 7.45 on 1.500 m.
Shipping Forecast
BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
(Leader, Jack Nugent )
Conductor, Jack Leon
News Summary at 8.30
by the man from the ' Met' Office
Some more of the records you have asked to hear
News Summary at 9.30
A story. a hymn, and a prayer
The best of today's ' pop ' entertainment featuring
Craig Douglas
The Bert Weedon Quartet
The Raindrops
Ronnie Aldrich and the Squadcats with Joan Baxter and Peter Morton
Folk beat music from
The Wanderers
Cat's Call
Disc stars you've requested
New to You
Spinning the latest releases
Introduced by Brian Matthew
Produced by Jimmy Grant
The last of seven challenge matches
4 The Brain of Brains' defends his title
Chairman, Franklin Engelmann
featuring a top band and leading vocalist from recordings made available by courtesy of Voice of America
Arranged by Geoffrey Klinton Parker
What's On Today?
A magazine programme, including:
Football League: Charles Buchan in London, Charles Harrold in Birmingham, and Bill Bothwell in Manchester give the latest news and their opinions about this afternoon's games
Scottish. League: by Ion Macniven
Athletics: Harold Abrahams, In Helsinki, discusses the prospects for the match between Finland and Great Britain
Golf: Tom Scott reports on the play so far in the News of the World Professional Championships at Birkdale Racing: Raymond Glendenning on the prospects for the St. Leger at Doncaster
Rugby League: by Alan Dixon
Introduced by Earnonn Andrews
Produced by Angus Mackay
Records from the world of entertainment to suit your Saturday mood
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.
A sound-track adaptation of The Victor Skutezky production starring Sybil Thorndike
Kathleen Harrison
Estelle Winwood and Stanley Holloway in ' Alive and Kicking'
(by arrangement with Associated British Picture Corporation, Ltd.)
Programme presented by Desmond Carrington and Spencer Hale
The Champion County v. The Rest
Commentary by Alan Gibson
From The Oval
Band of the Royal Army Medical Corps
Conducted by Major L. D. Brown , M.B.E.
Director of Music
From the Leas Cliff Hall , Folkestone
Commentary by Raymond Glendenning, assisted by Claude Harrison from the Grandstand, and by Robert Haynes from a point down the course
From Townmoor Racecourse,
Doncaster
Further commentary
Organised by the Society of British Aircraft Constructors
Raymond Baxter describes one of the world's greatest displays of aircraft
From the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, Hampshire
Commentary by Simon Smith during the second half of one of today's English League matches
Further commentary
A comprehensive and up-to-the-minute survey of the day's sport
5.0 Football and Racing
The day's results read by John Webster
5.10 app. Special Reports and news flashes and interviews from the grounds
First Division: Burnley v. West Bromwich Albion; Fulham v. Luton Town; Leeds United v. Chelsea; Preston North End v. Birmingham City; Sheffield Wednesday v. Blackpool
Second Division: Liverpool v. Middlesbrough; Portsmouth v. Swansea Town Third Division: Bournemouth V. Grimsby Town
Scottish League: Ian Macniven on an outstanding match
Athletics: Harold Abrahams, in Helsinki, reports on the events so far in the match between Finland and Great Britain
Golf: Tom Scott reports on the News of the World Championships at Birkdale
Lawn Tennis: Fred Perry, In New York, sums up the prospects for the closing stages in the American National Singles Championships
Talking Sport
Leading players, administrators and journalists join Eamonn Andrews to discuss topics of the moment
5.52 app. Classified Football Results
Produced by Angus Mackay
Finland v. Great Britain
Report by Harold Abrahams , with commentaries recorded by Rex Alston, on the first day of the match at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki
The Champion County v. The Rest
A report by Alan Gibson
From The Oval
A programme of traditional mainstream and modern jazz on gramophone records
Produced by Jack Dabbs
Charles Buchan summarises
I the day's outstanding games
Requests from overseas listeners played by Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra
Introduced by Victor Silvester
Presented by David Miller
with the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Directed by Alyn Ainsworth featuring
Peter Goodwright
Sheila Buxton
Les Howard
The Woodmen
Directed by Raymond Woodhead
Introduced by Roger Moffat with interruptions by Peter Goodwright
Produced by Geoff Lawrence
Jean Allister (contralto)
Eileen Joyce (piano)
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
From the Royal Albert Hall, London
Music in the Peter Yorke manner played by his Orchestra with the Singing Strings
Presented by Frank Hooper
(continued)
including a review of the current best-selling popular records as well as some of the latest issues
Produced by Derek Chinnery
News Summary at 11.30
Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.