BBC Welsh Orchestra
Conductor, Rae Jenkins
The Henry Krein Quartet
Felix King at the piano
At 6.45 on 1,500 m. G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast
News Summary at 7.30
BBC Midland Light Orchestra
Conducted by Gilbert Vinter
News Summary at 8.30
Introduced by Neal Arden
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Requests from overseas listeners played by Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra
Introduced by Victor Silvester
Presented by David Miller
(BBC General Overseas Service production)
Ken Beaumont and his Sextet
From the Midlands
'The Whistling Sands' by E. L. Malpass
Read by Eileen Barry
played by the Light Orchestra
(Leader, David Adams )
Conductor, David Curry
Harry Davidson and his Orchestra
Gwen Catley (soprano)
Introduced by Ivan Samson M.C. , Charles Crathorn
Produced by Eric Arden
BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Maureen Evans , ' Mrs. Shufflewick John Vallier, Ken Dodd
Introduced by Mike Hall
Produced by John Simmonds
Alyn Ainsworth and the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra with Sheila Buxton
Norman- George and Jimmy Leach
Introduced by Roger Moffat
News Summary at 1.30
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.
Today's story: 'The Visitor' by Veronica Jones , told by Julia Lang.
The First Time I Faced the Glorious Wall: recalled by Joyce Grenfell
Things That Strike Us: Eva Crossley about television; Jessie Kesson on women's magazines; a blind listener on sound radio
Christmas 1912: Jack Overhill calls up a memory
Reading Your Letters
Breaking the Ice: Elizabeth Hamilton recalls a party for five-year-olds
Serial: A Choice of Heaven by J. M. Scott ; tenth instalment Introduced by Teresa McGonagle
News Summary at 2.30
(by permission of the Commandant)
Conducted by Lieut.-Col.
David McBain , o.B.E.
News Summary at 3.30
Reg Pursglove and the Albany Strings
Piano music in contrasting styles played by Peter Element (solo pianist) Reub Silver and Marion Day (two pianos) Mike McKcnzie (Latin-American music) The Ronnie Price Quartet (rhythmic piano music) Introduced by Ian Stamp Produced by Jimmy Grant (BBC recordinp) (BBC General Overseas Service production)
with Jimmy Kingsbury
Produced by Ian Cotterell
Recordings made available by courtesy of Voice of America
News, views, and music
Friday edition
Introduced by Richard Murdoch who invites you to listen to the latest, brightest, and best of records
Rove Around with Charmian Innes
Garden with Fred Yule
Look at Life with Stephen Grenfell and Lend an Ear to Malcolm Lockyer at the piano on and off the Hit Parade
6.29 Weather and News Headlines followed by Tonight's Topic
Paul Fenoulhet
Introduces and conducts the BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard )
Produced by Trafford Whitelock
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.
Written by Edward J. Mason and Geoffrey Webb.
A story of country folk.
Ian Wooldridge on tomorrow's fixtures
by Laurie Wyman with assistance from Michael Bates Ronnie Barker , and Tenniel Evans
Produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston
with Kitty Bluett Kenneth Connor
Laidman Browne , Pat Coombs
Script by Bernard Botting and Charles Hart
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont
A spontaneous discussion by Dr. J. Bronowski
Morgan Phillips
Dame Irene Ward , M.P.
C. A. Joyce
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
Arranged by Michael Bowen
From the Beeches Barn Theatre,
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Repeated on Tuesday at 1.10 (Home) Listeners' views for use in 'Any Answers?' should be addressed to the BBC, Bristol, marked ' Any Answers? ', to arrive on Monday.
Music for Everybody
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon )
Conductor, Vilem Tausky
Martial and Melodious
Band of the Welsh Guards
Conducted by Major F. L. Statham
Director of Music
BBC Studio Choir
Conducted by Alan G. Melville
Friday Night's star singers:
Heather Harper and John Hauxvell
Introduced by David Geary Produced by James Dufour
From the Camden Theatre, London
Tickets may be obtained on application to [address removed], enclosing stamped addressed envelope.
News Summary at 9.30
for Old Time Dancing with Sydney Thompson and his Old Time Orchestra
Presented by Rex Burrows
Directed by Lou Whiteson
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.
