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BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Malcolm Lockyer and his Orchestra
Francisco Cavez and his Latin-American Rhythm
(Francisco Cavez and his Latin-American
Rhythm are at the Savoy Hotel, London)
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast
Weather and News Summary at 7.30

Contributors

Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Conductor:
Malcolm Lockyer
Unknown:
Francisco Cavez
Unknown:
Francisco Cavez

Guest of the Week: John Cranko
The Battle of the Sprout: recounted by Eirona Wiseman
Thoughts from Abroad: recorded by Joyce Grenfell
Reading Your Letters
About Town with Kaye Webb
Serial: 'My Brother Michael* by Mary Stewart
Abridged by Edward Blishen Read by Mary Wimbush
The twelfth of fourteen instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Unknown:
John Cranko
Unknown:
Eirona Wiseman
Unknown:
Joyce Grenfell
Unknown:
Kaye Webb
Unknown:
Mary Stewart
Read By:
Mary Wimbush
Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson

Chester Cup
Run over a distance of two miles, two furlongs, seventy-seven yards
Commentary on the Handicap Sweepstakes by Raymond Glen denming, assisted by Claude Harrison as race-reader
From the Roodee, Chester

Contributors

Unknown:
Raymond Glen
Assisted By:
Claude Harrison

News, views, and music
Wednesday edition
Introduced by Jeremy Hawk
This edition includes: On the Spot Interviews by Tony Marriott
' Off the Spike' News from George Martin
Stanley Dangerfield answers the letters you send to
Pets' Post-bag

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jeremy Hawk
Unknown:
Tony Marriott
Unknown:
George Martin
Unknown:
Stanley Dangerfield

[Starring] Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, with Barbara Lyon, Richard Lyon, Molly Weir
BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Written by Bob Block, Robert Hounsome and Bebe Daniels
Production by Tom Ronald

Contributors

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

Devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason
You too can be a detective
Listeners arc invited to join with a panel of experts in testing their powers of crime detection.
* Midnight Murder '
Written by Edward J. MMon
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. Mmon
Unknown:
John Arlott
Unknown:
F. R. Buckley
Unknown:
Robert Fabian
Produced By:
Tony Shryane
Joe McCready, private investigator:
Jon Farrell
Inspector Galloway:
Hamilton Dyce
Sammy Prince:
Max Brimmell
Fay Bacon:
Thelma Rogers
George Bacon:
Philip Garston-Jones
Larry Gorden:
Peter Wilde
Hilary Mallabar:
Anne Cullen

with the stars, the music the discoveries, the shows
This week
Julia Shelley , John Cameron and Thomas Round
The World of Operetta: Schubert's ' 'Lilac Time '
Peter Cavanagh
He's remarkably impressionable
Stephanie Voss and Jeremy Brett in ' Story Around a Song '
Script by Robert Bishop
The song: ' A tanner's worth of tune'
June Birch
Glamour-with a trumpet
Tommy Deane
Now there's a funny boy
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 Additional material by Dick Vosburgh and Brad Ashton
Continuity by Betty Garland
Production by Trafford Whitelock

Contributors

Unknown:
Julia Shelley
Unknown:
John Cameron
Unknown:
Peter Cavanagh
Unknown:
Stephanie Voss
Unknown:
Jeremy Brett
Script By:
Robert Bishop
Unknown:
Tommy Deane
Unknown:
Janet Waters
Directed By:
Cliff Adams
Directed By:
Paul Fenoulhet
Unknown:
Dick Vosburgh
Unknown:
Brad Ashton
Unknown:
Betty Garland
Production By:
Trafford Whitelock

An uninterrupted sequence of familiar tunes
Introduced by Gerry Grant
Part 1—SIMPLE MELODY featuring the BBC Variety Orchestra with the String Choir
(Led by John Jezard )
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet The Donald Purchese Quintet and Stars on Record
Frank Sinatra
Judy Garland
The Hi-Lo's
News Summary at 11.30
PART 2—DREAMY MELODY
A late evening rendezvous with ' Music to Midnight '
Produced by Bill Sullivan and Norman Mead

Contributors

Introduced By:
Gerry Grant
Unknown:
John Jezard
Conducted By:
Paul Fenoulhet
Unknown:
Frank Sinatra
Unknown:
Judy Garland
Produced By:
Bill Sullivan
Produced By:
Norman Mead

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