BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader. Julien Gaillard )
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Eric Jupp and his Players
Cecil Norman and Eddie Macauley at two pianos
News Summary at 7.30
At 7.45 on 1,500 m.
Shipping Forecast

With music by the Steve Race Trio and on gramophone records
Produced by Jack Dabbs
News Summary at 8.30

Paul Martin
Introduces your request records
News Summary at 9.30

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

at the BBC theatre organ with Joseph Ward (baritone)

The Gerald Crossman Players

From the Midlands
' The Long Summer ' by E. L. Malpass
Read by Paul Hardwick

Script by Robert Turley

Conductor, T. J. Powell

presents
Show Souvenirs
Introduced by Malcolm Webster
Research by Neil Stevens
Produced by Geoffrey Klinton Parker

From the North of England
BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Directed by Alyn Ainsworth
Ken Platt , Edna Savage
Dennis Newey , Norman Vaughan
Group One
Introduced by Roger Moffat Produced by Geoff Lawrence

The show with the most
David Ede and the Rabin Band
Lorie Mann. Colin Day
Ray Pilgrim
The Hound Dogs and featuring
The Grooving Guitar of Don Sandford
Tenors for Two and your Pop requests
So hold tight and Go, Man, Go
Presented by Terry Henebery
News Summary at 1.30
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.

A programme for children under five
Nursery rhymes, stories, music
Today's story: 'Dustman Pie' by Mary Cockett , told by Dorothy Smith.
Catherine Edwards introduces the programmes this week

Teacher Learns a Lesson: Patricia Sibley describes how it happened
As Others See Us: a foreign journalist's view of British news
Mink, Money for a Wife, and Maintenance: A barrister describes some recent cases
Self: reactions to this word from people of different beliefs and backgrounds
Reading Your Letters
Serial: ' My Boy Mo '
Written and read by Nancy Spain
The third instalment
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30

Old tunes in new settings played by the BBC
West of England Light Orchestra
(Leader, Frederick Lunnon ) Conductor, Frank Cantell
News Summary at 3.30

Jack White and his Band

Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Lesley Wilson
Productions by Betty Davies and Keri Lewis
Gwen and David agreed to make a fresh start together and Dr. and Mrs. Dale left for their holiday in Ireland. Caradoc, who was still angry with David, left Virginia Lodge and found rooms elsewhere. Elsie told Mrs. Freeman that Coco had decided to visit her in Park-wood Hill; she was very worried, because she was afraid he might find out the truth about her. Dr. Fenimore retired and handed over his practice to Ivor Mitchell. Maud French's flats opened.
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company

followed until 5.30 by Victor Silvester bringing
MEMORIES
FOR YOU
Request tunes with a memory played in strict tempo by the Victor Silvester
Ballroom Orchestra
.Produced by David Miller

(Continued)

News, views, and music
Monday edition
Introduced by John Ellison
The latest and the best of records
Sweet Music with Ian Stewart
Dudley Perkins asks
Can I Help You?
Desmond Carrington presents
The Singing Screen
6.29 Weather and News Headlines followed by Tonight's Topic
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Produced by Peter Duncan
See page 6
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.

on behalf of the CONSERVATIVE AND UNIONIST
PARTY
The Lady Tweedsmuir

An adventure in the conquest of space
by B.D. Chapman

[Preview]
The new Light Programme serial beginning on Monday, 'Orbiter X,' introduced here by B. D. Chapman, the scriptwriter, tells the story of a bid to conquer space.

With the arrival of the Russian moon probe in the lunar Sea of Serenity a fortnight ago, scientific fact and fiction have become curiously interwoven. The time cannot be far distant when man himself will be setting foot on the moon, but such an undertaking
still poses major problems, not least of which is the question of fuel for the return trip.
At the present time, a rocket consumes the bulk of its fuel during its breakaway from the earth. To make the return trip possible, a refuelling point or terminal will be required beyond the limits of the atmosphere. This dual purpose could be served by a space station which would also be equipped with facilities such as a space laboratory, workshops, an observatory and, of course, living accommodation for the crew.
I believe that we shall see such a station taking shape within the course of the next ten years or so, and it is this possibility which has given me the background of the new serial.
'Orbiter X' is, in fact, the code name of an imaginary space station which is to orbit around the earth like a giant sputnik. It is based on designs which have been proposed by a number of eminent scientists and takes the familiar pattern of a great wheel, the shape which has been particularly advocated by Dr. Wernher von Braun. Travelling in a polar orbit, it will rapidly cover the entire globe. Accommodation is provided inside the plastic, self-sealing rim of the wheel; synthetic gravity will be produced by a steady rotation around the central hub.
When I first suggested the idea of the series to the BBC, I was asked what age group of
listeners I would have in mind when I started writing the scripts. I said that I felt the programme could interest listeners of all ages, so long as the technical details and the action were kept within the realms of possibility.
The story opens, therefore, in the not far distant future when the prefabricated components of the space station have been rocketed into orbit. They are about to be assembled by the space pioneers who must work in vacuum, a thousand miles above the surface of the earth.
The work is being carried out by an imaginary organisation bearing the label Commonwealth Space Project, with headquarters at Woomera in Australia.
How will the spacemen react to their strange new environment? The producer, Charles
Maxwell, is aiming at authenticity in his production of the serial, and in the first episode we shall accompany our leading characters as they experience zero gravity and its consequent weightlessness. When they step into space you will perhaps share their emotions and remember that they are pioneers whose quiet determination must match the spirit of the great explorers of the past.
The members of the space crew are played by John Carson, Andrew Crawford and Barrie
Gosney, and towards the end of their first rehearsal the effects of playing a rather breathless scene inside their studio 'space helmets' helped them to achieve a remarkable sense of realism.
A highly efficient and enthusiastic team led by Harry Morriss is providing special sound
effects. As many as forty different recorded effects spin from the hands of Harry's assistant, Ian Cook, during the course of the first episode - four or five effects sometimes being blended together to produce one particular sound.
For myself, I am hoping that the serial will not be outdated by the News before it starts!

[Photo caption]
The road to the stars lies by way of a space station. Here are three of the pioneers: left to right, John Carson (Capt. Britton), Barrie Gosney (Flight Eng. Hicks), Andrew Crawford (Capt. McClelland)

All the Fun of an Olde Tyme Music-Hall
From the stage of the City Varieties Theatre, Leeds
(Proprietor, Mr. Harry Joseph )
Mr. Albert Whelan
(My Hat, My Gloves, My Coat)
Mr. Billy Danvers
(Always Merry and Bright)
Miss Margery Manners
(The famous Principal Boy)
Mr. Norman George
(Fred the Fiddler)
Members of the Leeds City Police Choir
Conductor, Sergeant Marsh
The Gentlemen of the Pit Orchestra
Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Terry Wilson
Produced by Bill Scott-Coomber

From a Fred Edwards promotion
Don Braithwaite (Wales) r. Ernie Savoury (Dunstable)
Commentary by Raymond Glendenning on the six-round bantam-weight contest, with inter-round summaries by Terry Leigh-Lye
From the Town Hall, Reading

Some of the famous hit records from the years 1935-45

featuring
Don Lusher Bob Efford
Johnny Hawksworth
The Henry MacKenzie Quartet and also presents your record requests
Produced by John Hooper

A Monday evening rendezvous
Mine" host, Peter King
Resident members:
Valerie Masters
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Carl Barriteau
The Dave Lee Quartet
Don Rennie
Don Lang and the Frantic Five with Red Price
This week's visitor:
Steve Benbow
Produced by John Kingdon
Newt Summary at 11.30

followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 an,