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BBC Welsh Orchestra
Conductor, Rae Jenkina
Harold Smart at the electric organ
The Ronnie Aldrich Quartet Leslie Baker and his violin lack Emblow with his accordion
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast
Weather and News Summary at 7.30

Contributors

Conductor:
Rae Jenkina
Conductor:
Harold Smart
Unknown:
Leslie Baker

BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader. John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
The Burt Twins
Bernard Spear , Patricia Varley
Elsie Waters and Doris Waters Introduced by Bill Gates

Contributors

Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Unknown:
Burt Twins
Unknown:
Bernard Spear
Unknown:
Patricia Varley
Unknown:
Elsie Waters
Unknown:
Doris Waters
Introduced By:
Bill Gates

including
The National Council Meeting of the N.U.T.G.: Lyn Arnold reports with recordings
The Garret Stairs: another memory from William Taylor 's Yorkshire childhood
Voices and Verses: The Seven Ages of Man ' read by Sir John Gielgud , and some verses recalling childhood Answering Your Questions
Summer Theatre Guide: ideas from Peter Forster
' The Flowers of Hiroshimaby Ebita Morris
Adapted for radio by Honor Wyatt
Read by Flora Robson
The third of six parts. Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Lyn Arnold
Unknown:
William Taylor
Read By:
Sir John Gielgud
Unknown:
Peter Forster
Radio By:
Honor Wyatt
Read By:
Flora Robson
Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson

followed until 5.30 by SHOW TIME
A musical panorama of London's theatreland in twelve parts
7-including memories of Gertie Millar , George Grossmith Jnr. Elsie Randolph , and Jack Buchanan
Cherry Lind. Dudley Rolph
BBC Chorus
Trained by Harold Noble
The London Theatre Orchestra Conducted by Reginald Kilbey
Produced by John Tylee
The programme recalls music from ' The Toreador,' ' The Girls of Gottenburg,' ' The Yeomen of the Guard,' and ' Battling Butler'

Contributors

Unknown:
Gertie Millar
Unknown:
George Grossmith Jnr.
Unknown:
Elsie Randolph
Unknown:
Jack Buchanan
Unknown:
Cherry Lind.
Unknown:
Dudley Rolph
Conducted By:
Reginald Kilbey
Produced By:
John Tylee

News, views, and music
Friday edition
Introduced by Richard Murdoch who invites you to listen to the brightest and best of records
Rove Around with Stephen Grenfell
Garden with Fred Yule
Look at Life with Nancy Spain and Lend an Bar to Malcolm Lockyer at the piano on and off the Hit Parade
6.29 Weather and News Headlines followed by Tonight's Topic
BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Directed by Bernard Herrmann
Produced by Frank Hooper
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
Stephen Grenfell
Unknown:
Fred Yule
Unknown:
Malcolm Lockyer
Directed By:
Bernard Herrmann
Produced By:
Frank Hooper

A sort of radio show written by Eric Merriman
[Starring] Kenneth Horne
with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee, Pat Lancaster
The Fraser Hayes Four and the BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard)
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet

Contributors

Writer:
Eric Merriman
Incidental Music:
Edwin Braden
Producer:
Jacques Brown
Singers:
The Fraser Hayes Four
Musicians:
The BBC Variety Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Comedian:
Kenneth Horne
[Actor]:
Kenneth Williams
[Actor]:
Hugh Paddick
[Actress]:
Betty Marsden
[Actor]:
Bill Pertwee
Singer:
Pat Lancaster

A spontaneous discussion by Ralph Wightman, Frank Byers, Edward du Cann, M.P., Dingle Foot, M.P.
Travelling Question-Master, Freddy Grisewood
Arranged by Michael Bowen
From the Jubilee Hall, Chagford, Devon
Listeners' views for use in 'Any Answers?' should be addressed to the BBC, Bristol, marked 'Any Answers?,' to arrive on Monday.

Contributors

Speaker:
Ralph Wightman
Speaker:
Frank Byers
Speaker:
Edward du Cann, M.P.
Speaker:
Dingle Foot, M.P.
Travelling Question-Master:
Freddy Grisewood
Arranged by:
Michael Bowen

Radio's hall of melody and song featuring the BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader, Philip Whiteway)
Conducted by Rae Jenkins Melingriffith Works Band
Conductor, T. J. Powell
The Silver Stars
Conductor, Hubert C. Williams and Laurie Payne
Introduced by David Bevan Produced by James Dufour
Staged at the Cory Hall , Cardiff
News Summary at 9.30

Contributors

Conducted By:
Rae Jenkins
Conductor:
T. J. Powell
Conductor:
Hubert C. Williams
Conductor:
Laurie Payne
Introduced By:
David Bevan
Produced By:
James Dufour
Unknown:
Cory Hall

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