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The best of today's
' pop entertainment featuring
America's top folk group:
The Weavers
The Ray Ellington Quartet with Valerie Masters
Johnny Wiltshire and the Trebletones Betty Miller
Miki and Griff
The Ken Jones Five
Cat's Call:
Disc stars you've requested
New to You:
Spinning the latest releases
Introduced by Brian Matthew
Produced by Jimmy Grant
News Summary at 10.30 and 11.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Ray Ellington
Unknown:
Trebletones Betty Miller
Unknown:
The Ken Jones
Introduced By:
Brian Matthew
Produced By:
Jimmy Grant

Round the British Isles with Top of the Form

John Ellison and Robert MacDermot are the question-masters in this general knowledge contest between representative teams from girls' and boys' schools in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

Mackie Academy, Stonehaven (Boys) v. The John Neilson Institution, Paisley (Girls)

Contributors

Question-master:
John Ellison
Question-master:
Robert MacDermot
Questions set by:
Tom Williams
Producer:
Joan Clark

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 Tommy Muirhead
Golf: Tom Scott reports on the play so far in the Dunlop ' Masters ' Tournament at Portmarnock
Rugby League: by Alan Dixon
Introduced by Eamonn Andrews
Produced by Angus Mackay

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Buchan
Unknown:
Charles Harrold
Unknown:
Bill Bothwell
Unknown:
Tommy Muirhead
Unknown:
Tom Scott
Unknown:
Alan Dixon
Introduced By:
Eamonn Andrews
Produced By:
Angus MacKay

A series of sound-track adaptations of popular first feature films
The Daniel M. Angel production
« Reach for the Sky' starring
Kenneth More , Muriel Pavlow
Lyndon Brook , Lee Patterson
Alexander Knox
(by arrangement with The Rank Organisation)
Programme presented by Desmond Carrington and Spencer Hale

Contributors

Unknown:
Daniel M. Angel
Unknown:
Kenneth More
Unknown:
Muriel Pavlow
Unknown:
Lyndon Brook
Unknown:
Lee Patterson
Unknown:
Alexander Knox
Presented By:
Desmond Carrington
Presented By:
Spencer Hale

A 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. Blackpool v. Wolverhampton Wanderers; Chelsea v. West Ham United; Manchester City v. Manchester United; Everton v. Sheffield Wednesday
Second Division. Cardiff City v. Rotherham United: Huddersfield Town v. Aston Villa
Third Division. Port Vale v. Brent-ford
Scottish League. Tommy Muirhead on an outstanding match
Golf. Tom Scott , at Portmarnock. reports on the Dunlop ' Masters Tournament
Rugby Union. A report by Bryn Thomas on the last Test Match between New Zealand and the British Isles at Auckland
Men Who Make News
Men who make the headlines answer Questions and discuss with experts their policies or performances m sport
This week: Jack KRAMER
5.52 app. Classified Football Results
Produced by Angus Mackay

Contributors

Read By:
John Webster
Unknown:
Tommy Muirhead
Unknown:
Tom Scott
Unknown:
Bryn Thomas
Unknown:
Jack Kramer
Produced By:
Angus MacKay

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

Contributors

Directed By:
Alyn Ainsworth
Unknown:
Peter Goodwright
Unknown:
Sheila Buxton
Unknown:
Les Howard
Directed By:
Raymond Woodhead
Introduced By:
Roger Moffat
Unknown:
Peter Goodwright
Produced By:
Geoff Lawrence

Last concert of the series
(See top of page)
From the Royal Albert Hall, London

The Last Night of the Proms
Constance Shacklock (mezzo-soprano) (right)
BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard)
Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

March Pomp and Circumstance No. 1, in D Elgar

Symphonic Poem: From Bohemia's Woods and Fields Smetana

Sea Songs Arranged by Henry Wood
Rule, Britannia Arne
Jerusalem Parry
The National Anthem

Contributors

Mezzo-soprano:
Constance Shacklock
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Leader:
Paul Beard
Conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent

Light Programme

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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