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BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor. Paul Fenoulhet
Malcolm Lockyer and his Orchestra
Francisco Cavez and his Latin-American Rhythm
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
Shipping Forecast
Weather and News Summary at 7.30

Contributors

Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Conductor:
Malcolm Lockyer
Unknown:
Francisco Cavez

Your Wednesday showcase of music with a lilt featuring
The Lou Whiteson Orchestra
Andy Cole
The Martin Slavin Quintet
William Davies
Introduced by Tony Raymont
Produced by Eric Arden

Contributors

Unknown:
Lou Whiteson Orchestra
Unknown:
Andy Cole
Unknown:
Martin Slavin Quintet
Unknown:
William Davies
Introduced By:
Tony Raymont
Produced By:
Eric Arden

Guest of the Week: Dr. W. Grey Walter
Reading Your Letters
For Collectors: Gordon Gow discusses some new records
From my Parliamentary Diary: Princess Indira reports
The First Time I gave blood by Stella Palmer
Serial: ' Beyond the Black Stump' by Nevil Shute
Abridged by Mary Hope-Allen
Read by Russell Napier
The first of thirteen instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Gordon Gow
Unknown:
Stella Palmer
Abridged By:
Mary Hope-Allen
Read By:
Russell Napier
Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson

Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Lesley Wilson
Repeated on Thursday at 11.15 a.m.
Produced by Betty Davies and Keri Lewis
Mrs. Dale, Ellis Powell ; Dr. Dale, James Dale ; Mrs. Freeman, Dorothy Lane : Sally Fulton , Margaret Ward ; Sue Douglas , Valerie Kirkbright ; Bob Dale , Leslie Heritage; Jenny Dale , Julia Braddock ; Mrs. Maggs, Grace Allardyce ; Maggs, Jack Howarth ; Grandfather Dale , Jack Shaw ; Flora Dale, Madeleine Christie ; Joan Moray , Olga Dickie ; Henry Freeman , Preston Lockwood ; Gwen Owen , Aline Waites ; Fickling, Robert Webber ; Monument, Charles Lamb ; Ivor Mitchell , Peter Tuddenham ; Joanna Mitchell , Peggy Butt ; Vicky Clare , Lydia Sherwood : Kate Sylvester , Anne McGrath
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company

Contributors

Script By:
Lesley Wilson
Produced By:
Betty Davies
Produced By:
Keri Lewis
Unknown:
Ellis Powell
Unknown:
James Dale
Unknown:
Dorothy Lane
Unknown:
Sally Fulton
Unknown:
Margaret Ward
Unknown:
Sue Douglas
Unknown:
Valerie Kirkbright
Unknown:
Bob Dale
Unknown:
Jenny Dale
Unknown:
Julia Braddock
Unknown:
Grace Allardyce
Unknown:
Jack Howarth
Unknown:
Grandfather Dale
Unknown:
Jack Shaw
Unknown:
Madeleine Christie
Unknown:
Joan Moray
Unknown:
Olga Dickie
Unknown:
Henry Freeman
Unknown:
Preston Lockwood
Unknown:
Gwen Owen
Unknown:
Aline Waites
Unknown:
Robert Webber
Unknown:
Charles Lamb
Unknown:
Ivor Mitchell
Unknown:
Peter Tuddenham
Unknown:
Joanna Mitchell
Unknown:
Peggy Butt
Unknown:
Vicky Clare
Unknown:
Lydia Sherwood
Unknown:
Kate Sylvester
Unknown:
Anne McGrath

News, views, and muslo
Wednesday edition
Introduced by Jeremy Hawk
This edition includes:
A tip from David Johnson Roundabout's Handyman
On the Spot Interviews by Tony Marriott
'Off the Spike' News from George Martin
Appointment with a Doctor
6.29 Weather and News Headline* followed by Tonight's Topic
Light Orchestra
(Leader, David Adams )
Conductor, David Curry
Produced by John Simmonds
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jeremy Hawk
Unknown:
David Johnson
Unknown:
Tony Marriott
Leader:
David Adams
Conductor:
David Curry
Produced By:
John Simmonds

Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon in LIFE WITH THE LYONS
5—' The little green-eyed god' with Barbara Lyon , Richard Lyon
Molly Weir , Doris Rogers
BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Written by Bob Block
Robert Hounsome and Bebe Daniel *
Production by Tom Ronald

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Lyon
Unknown:
Richard Lyon
Unknown:
Molly Weir
Unknown:
Doris Rogers
Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Written By:
Bob Block
Written By:
Robert Hounsome
Written By:
Bebe Daniel
Production By:
Tom Ronald

Devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason you too can be a detective
Listeners are invited to join with a panel of experts in testing their powers of crime detection.
* Slippery Sam *
Written by Edward J. Mason
Actors:
Panel of Experts: John Arlott F. R. Buckley , Robert Fabian
Produced by Tony Shryane

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
Edward J. Mason
Written By:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
John Arlott
Unknown:
F. R. Buckley
Unknown:
Robert Fabian
Produced By:
Tony Shryane
Joe McCready, private investigator:
Jon Farrell
Inspector Galloway:
Hamilton Dyce
Mary Ann Drood:
Gladys Young
Bertram Stiles:
Wilfred Babbage
Albert Drood:
Geoffrey Lewis
Oswald Stiles:
Norman Painting

with the stars, the music the discoveries. the shows
This week
June Bronhill and Andre1 Turp
From the World of Opera: La Boheme
Freddie Sales
It's a lot of sales talk
Shani Wallis and Robert Stephens
In ' Story Around a Song '
Script by Gene Crowley
The song: A cottage for sale *
Osian Ellis
With his harp and a song
Cardew Robinson By cad, he's funny
Eight men and a Girl featuring Janet Waters with the men of the Adam Singers in a musical flirtation
The Adam Singers
Directed by Cliff Adams Paul Fenoulhet and the BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard ) Additional material by Dick Vosburgh and Brad Ashton
Continuity by Betty Garland
Production by Trafford Whitelock

Contributors

Unknown:
Shani Wallis
Unknown:
Robert Stephens
Script By:
Gene Crowley
Unknown:
Osian Ellis
Unknown:
Cardew Robinson
Unknown:
Janet Waters
Directed By:
Cliff Adams
Directed By:
Paul Fenoulhet
Leader:
John Jezard
Unknown:
Dick Vosburgh
Unknown:
Brad Ashton
Unknown:
Betty Garland
Production By:
Trafford Whitelock

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