BBC Welsh Orchestra
Conducted by Arwel Hughes
The Jackie Brown Quartet
Ronnie Aldrich at the piano
Leslie Baker and his violin
Jack Emblow and his accordion
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast
Weather and News Summary at 7.30
BBC Midland Light Orchestra
Conducted by Jack Coles
Weather and News Summary at 8.30
Introduced by Sam Pollock
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
Ian Stewart and his Quintet
From Wales
* The Fighter' by A. M. Lawrence
Read by John Darran
played by the Light Orchestra
(Leader, David Adams )
Conductor, David Curry
Harry Davidson and his Orchestra
Laurie Payne (baritone)
BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
The Ken-Tones, Tollefsen
Irene Handl and Pat Coombs
David Hughes
Introduced by Mike Hall
Produced by Bill Gates
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.
A programme for children under five Today's story: 'Baby Bear on the Ice ' by Mabel Esther Allan , told by Dorothy Smith.
From the North of England
Introduced by June Green
Another World: Kathleen New-man visits an old lady living alone
A New Approach to Children and Crime: the Liverpool Police Liaison Scheme discussed by Detective Chief Inspector Cottam of the Liverpool Police, A. Banner-man, Principal Probation Officer, Leeds, and Bertram Parnaby
Pity Poor Fatty: Diana Ridley talks to the mothers with plump daughters
Northern Guest of the Week
Sheila Buxton
Preparing the Passion Plays: Ronald Lloyd introduces the voices of some of the people of Erl and Oberammergau who will be taking part in the plays this summer
Serial: The Curate's Wife' by E. H. Young
Abridged by Becky Cocking
Read by Gladys Young
The last instalment
News Summary at 2.30
Conducted by Major J. E. Thirtle
Director of Music
News Summary at 3.30
Isy Geiger and his Orchestra
Script by Robert Turley
Recalling highlights of the theatre and film world with the London Theatre Orchestra
Conducted by James Lockhart who also introduces the programme
The programme includes:
Overture: Ruslan and Ludmilla (Glinka); Ballet music from The Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky) and a show time request from you
Produced by John Tylee
News, views, and music
Friday edition
Introduced by Richard Murdoch who invites vou to listen to the 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 Bill Worsley
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.
West Indies v. England
Second Test Match
A report by Rex Alston on the second morning's .play
From Queens Park Cricket Ground
Port of Spain, Trinidad
A story of country folk
Ian Wooldridge on tomorrow's fixtures
by Laurie Wyman
A weekly and surely fictitious account of events in a naval detachment only loosely connected with the Senior Service. 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 A. G. Street , Donald Soper
John Connell , Manuela Sykes
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
Arranged by Michael Bowen
From Selwood Secondary Modern School, Frome, Somerset
Radio's Hall of melody and song featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon )
Conductor, Vilem Tausky
Royal Artillery Mounted Band
Conducted by Captain W. Williams, M.B.E.
Director of Music
BBC Studio Choir
Conducted by Alan G. Melville and James Milligan
Introduced by Robin Boyle Produced by James Dufour
Before an invited audience at the Assembly Hall, St. Pancras
News Summary at 9.30
including Cricket: West Indies v England, Second Test Match. A close of play report by E. W. Swanton of the Daily Telegraph, from Queens Park Cricket Ground, Port of Spain, Trinidad
A miscellany of Scottish music sung by Laura Brand
The Joe Gordon Folk Four and played by Jimmy Shand and his Band
Introduced by Bill Jack Produced by Ben Lyons
In the BBC's Scottish studios
Music for the late evening played by Sidney Sax with the Harlequins
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 ra.
