BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader. Philip Whiteway )
Conductor. Rae Jenkins
The Henry Krein Quartet
Felix King at the piano
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
Shipping Forecast
News Summary at 7.30
BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
(Leader. Jack Nugent ) Conductor. Jack Leon
News Summary at 8.30
Introduced by George Elrick
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
Laurie Gold and his Orchestra
From Wales
' Salmon Run ' by Richard Kenneth James
Read by Dillwyn Owen
played by the BBC Northern Ireland Light Orchestra
(Leader, David Adams )
Conductor, David Curry
Harry Davidson and his Orchestra
Barbara Sumner (soprano)
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Tim Davies , Libby Morris Des O'Connor , Terry Scott
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: ' New Year's Eve ' by Ann Elliott , told by Dorothy Smith.
Reviews: Dora Taylor on women's magazines, and a blind listener on sound radio
Dropping-in: at an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous
Reading Your Letters
The Year Ahead: Thoughts for a beginning from Pearl Binder ,
Peter Forster , John Neville , and others
Serial:' Nine Coaches Waiting '
Read by Mary Wimbush
Introduced by Teresa McGonagle
News Summary at 2.30
Choruses and popular music presented bv the Central Band of the Royal Air Force
(by permission of the Air Council)
Conducted by Wing Commander A. E. Sims, O.B.E.
Organising Director of Music,
R.A.F. Stanley Riley (baritone)
BBC Chorus
Conducted by Alan G. Melville
Introduced by Robin Boyle
News Summary at 3.30
Anton and his Orchestra
Piano music in contrasting styles played by Ronald Smith (solo piano)
Rawicz and Landauer (two pianos)
MikeMcKenzie (Latin-American music)
The Felix King Quartet (rhythmic piano music)
Introduced by Ian Stamp
Produced by Jimmy Grant
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 Stephen Grenfell
Garden with Fred Yule
Look at Life with Charmian Innes 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.
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 Ralph Wightman
Charles Causley
Denzil Batchelor
Dr. Winifred de Kok
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
Arranged by Michael Bowen
From the Church Hall, Chacewater, near Truro, Cornwall
Repeated on Tuesday at 1.10 (Home) Listeners' views for usein ' Any Answers? ' should be addressed to the BBC, Bristol, marked 'Any Answers? to arrive on Monday.
Radio's Hall of Melody and Song featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra (Leader. William Armon )
Conductor, Vilem Tausky Band of The Life Guards
Conducted by Lieut. W. Jackson
Director of Music
BBC Studio Choir
Conducted by Alan G. Melville and James Milligan
Introduced by Robin Boyle Produced by James Dufour
Staged at 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.