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BBC Midland Light Orchestra
(Leader. James Hutcheon ) Conducted by Jack Coles
Ronald Hanmer and the Marimberos
The William Davies Quartet
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast
Weather and News Summary at 7.30

Contributors

Leader:
James Hutcheon
Conducted By:
Jack Coles
Conducted By:
Ronald Hanmer
Unknown:
William Davies

from a cigarette factory at Basildon, Essex with Derek Roy , Mike Preston Bert Weedon. The Ken-Tones
James Moody (piano)
Tim Bell (double-bass)
Introduced by Bill Gates

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Roy
Unknown:
Mike Preston
Unknown:
Bert Weedon.
Double-Bass:
Tim Bell
Introduced By:
Bill Gates

You Ask For It: a psychiatrist talks about post-puerperal depression
Speaking from Cannes: Gordon Gow reports on the film festival
A Break-Out in the Spring: remembered by Joyce Catherall
' Because ': Marie Burke recalls the day she sang this song to the composer
Reading Your Letters
The Compulsory Subject: Dr. Elise Ottesen-Jensen answers questions about sex education in Swedish schools
' Miss Bagshot Goes to Moscow' by Anne Telscombe
Read by David March
The seventh of twelve instalments Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
(Second, third, and sixth items recorded)
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Gordon Gow
Unknown:
Joyce Catherall
Unknown:
Marie Burke
Unknown:
Dr. Elise Ottesen-Jensen
Unknown:
Anne Telscombe
Read By:
David March
Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson

News-, views, and muslo
Tuesday edition
Introduced by McDonald Hobley
Records from the Theatre
' Guys and Dolls'
Woman's Page: Josephine Douglas
Films: Gordon Gow
Olympic Preview:
Christopher Brasher
Topic for Motorists: Pat Gregory
6.29 Weather and News Headlines followed by Tonight's Topic
Bill McGuffie at the piano
BBC West of England Light Orchestra
(Leader, Frederick Lunnon )
Conductor. Frank Cantell Produced by Denys Jones
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.

Contributors

Introduced By:
McDonald Hobley
Unknown:
Josephine Douglas
Unknown:
Gordon Gow
Unknown:
Christopher Brasher
Unknown:
Pat Gregory
Unknown:
Bill McGuffie
Leader:
Frederick Lunnon
Conductor:
Frank Cantell
Produced By:
Denys Jones

with Rosemary Miller and Bettina Dickson
A new series of stories based on the work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
11—' Better than Brando '
Script by Rex Rienits
Production by Vernon Harris

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosemary Miller
Unknown:
Bettina Dickson
Script By:
Rex Rienits
Production By:
Vernon Harris
Dr Chris Rogers:
James McKechnie
Tommy O'Donnell:
Bill Kerr
Mary West:
Rosemary Miller
Sally MacAndrew:
Bettina Dickson
Carter Ross Guy:
Kingsley Poynter
Beverly Main:
June Salter
Paddy Ryan:
John Stacy
Ted Jones:
Robert Levis
Fred Foster:
Jimmy Brooks

in FRANKIE'S BANDBOX with Ian Wallace , Beryl Reid
Joe ' Mr. Piano ' Henderson
BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader. Julien Gaillard )
Conducted by Billy Ternent
Script by Barry Took and Marty Feldman
Produced by John Browell

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian Wallace
Unknown:
Beryl Reid
Leader:
Julien Gaillard
Conducted By:
Billy Ternent
Script By:
Barry Took
Unknown:
Marty Feldman
Produced By:
John Browell

recalls
A CENTUBY OF SHOWS with Sidney Torch conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon ) and featuring
Doreen Hume , James Milligan Pat Lancaster , Dennis Wilson
Introduced by Frank Phillips
Produced by Edward Nash

Contributors

Leader:
William Armon
Unknown:
Doreen Hume
Unknown:
James Milligan
Unknown:
Pat Lancaster
Unknown:
Dennis Wilson
Introduced By:
Frank Phillips
Produced By:
Edward Nash

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dramatised for radio by Michael Hardwick
[Starring] Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley
(BBC recording)
Repeated Wednesday, May 25 (Home)

Contributors

Author:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dramatised for radio by:
Michael Hardwick
Producer:
Martyn C. Webster
Sherlock Holmes:
Carleton Hobbs
Dr Watson:
Norman Shelley
Victor Hatherley:
Harold Reese
Colonel Lysander Stark:
Julian Somers
Elise:
Stella Textor
Mr Ferguson:
Geoffrey Wincott
Inspector Bradsheet:
Edgar Norfolk
Other parts played by:
Janet Morrison
Other parts played by:
Ian Sadler
Other parts played by:
John Scott

featuring
Hill Bowen and his Orchestra
Henry Krein and the Montmartre Players
Sidney Bright (piano) and Belle Gonzalez
Introduced by John Hobday
Produced by Eric Arden and Alan Owen
News Summary at 11.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Hill Bowen
Unknown:
Henry Krein
Introduced By:
John Hobday
Produced By:
Eric Arden
Produced By:
Alan Owen

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