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BBC Midland Light Orchestra
(Leader, James Hutcheon )
Conducted by Gilbert Vinter
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:
James Hutcheon
Conducted By:
Gilbert Vinter
Conducted By:
Malcolm Lockyer
Unknown:
Francisco Cavez

including
. Quest of the Week: Vivian Ellis
Vacancy Column: Patricia Brent Investigates more jobs that badly need filling
Doing the Flowers the Bard Way: by Stella Palmer
Reading Your Letters
Legal Roundabout: Dudley Perkins comments on recent cases in the Law Courts
'Miss Bagshot Goes to Moscow' by Anne Telscombe
Abridged by Mary Hope Allen
Read by David March
The third of twelve instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Vivian Ellis
Unknown:
Patricia Brent
Unknown:
Stella Palmer
Unknown:
Dudley Perkins
Unknown:
Anne Telscombe
Abridged By:
Mary Hope Allen
Read By:
David March
Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson

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
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 5.68 on 1,500 m.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jeremy Hawk
Unknown:
Tony Marriott
Unknown:
George Martin
Unknown:
Stanley Dangerfield
Leader:
David Adams
Conductor:
David Curry
Produced By:
John Simmonds

Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon In
LIFE WITH THE LYONS
12—' Relatively speaking' with Barbara Lyon , Richard Lyon
Molly Weir
BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Written by Bob Block
Brad Ashton , and Bebe Daniel *
Production by Tom Ronald

Contributors

Unknown:
Bebe Daniels
Unknown:
Ben Lyon
Unknown:
Barbara Lyon
Unknown:
Richard Lyon
Unknown:
Molly Weir
Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Written By:
Bob Block
Written By:
Brad Ashton
Written By:
Bebe Daniel
Production By:
Tom Ronald

Devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason
Listeners are invited to join with a panel of experts in testing their powers of crime detection.
' Left-hand Threat *
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
Alice Jones:
Ysanne Churchman
James Moult:
Arnold Peter*
Ben Tranter:
Lewis Gedge
Pauline Tranter:
Thelma Rogers

This week:
John Cameron, Julia Shelley and John Mitchinson
The World of Operetta
A selection from ' Kismet'
Morecambe and Wise
One darn laugh after another
Stephanie Voss and Jeremy Brett in 'Story Around a Song'
Script by Robert Bishop
The song: 'Small Talk'
The Music Masters
Music sm-o-o-o-oth and sweet
Jimmy Thompson He can't be serious!
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:
John Cameron
Unknown:
Julia Shelley
Unknown:
John Mitchinson
Unknown:
Stephanie Voss
Unknown:
Jeremy Brett
Script By:
Robert Bishop
Unknown:
Jimmy Thompson
Unknown:
Janet Waters
Directed By:
Cliff Adams
Directed By:
Paul Fenoulhet
Unknown:
Dick Vosburgh
Unknown:
Brad Ashtoa
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
Perry Como
Doris Day
The Ray Charles Singers
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:
Donald Purchese Quintet
Unknown:
Perry Como
Unknown:
Doris Day
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