BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Jack Leon
Louis Mordish and his Players
Harold C. Gee and the Maritza Players
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast
Weather and News Summary at 7.30
BBC Welsh Orchestra
Conductor, Rae Jenkins
Weather and News Summary at 8.30
by the man from the ' Met' Office
Introduced by Wilfrid Thomas
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
Ken Beaumont and his Sextet
Club of Strangers ' by Rosemary Timperley Read by Marjorie Mars
in thirty minutes of midday melody with James Moody and the Players and Cherry Lind
David Gell presents Record Fare Your lunchtime record entertainment
from a factory canteen in Wrexham,
North Wales with Derek Roy , Ossie Morris The Barry Sisters, Linda Lee
Leonard Morris (piano) John Blackham (drums)
Peter Cunningham (double-bass)
Introduced by Cliff Morgan
Produced by Brian Evans
The Light Programme joins the Test Match Special Service
Interlude, followed by Cricket Scoreboard
Today's story: 'Pudding Finds an Elephant' by Jane Alan , told by Julia Lang.
In My View: more observations from Fanny Cradock
Review: Elaine Burton about women's magazines
The Day we drove to Tientsin: recalled by Miranda Mayne
Answering Your Questions
A Choice of Cheeses: Michael Brooke tests the palates of Ruth Drew and Philip Harben
Serial:The Hour of Truth' by Denise Egerton
Read by Nancy Wise
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
Jack Salisbury and his Salon Orchestra
Visiting artist, Joan Carlyle
News Summary at 3.30
Royal Artillery Mounted Band
Conducted by Captain W. Williams, M.B.E., Director of Music
Script by Jonquil Antony
A programme of melodies by composers well known and new featuring Alan Paul (solo piano) and his Quartet and the BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader, Julien Gaillard )
Conductor, Harry Rabinowiti Produced by Sheila Anderson
Bill McGuffie , David Lee and Mike McKenzie in an informal keyboard get-together
Produced by Jimmy Grant
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 en 1,500 m.
England v. South Africa
First Test Match
From Edgbaston, Birmingham
6.35 app. Weather and News Headlines
6.38 app. Tonight's Topic followed by an interlude
A story of country folk
Franklin Engelmann is the chairman of this general knowledge contest, in which listeners from all over the British Isles compete for the title
' Brain of Britain 1960 '
SECOND ROUND featuring each week three winners from the first round of the contest
8-Wales (ii)
Mrs. Joyce Stanley (Cardiff)
(Housewife).
Mrs. Lucy Harrison
(Pembrokeshire)
(Housewife)
John Highnam-Lloyd
(Glamorgan)
(Sales Representative)
The programme also includes:
' Hear ! Hear! '
A test of memory for listeners at home and in the audience
Devised and written by John P. Wynn
Produced by Joan Clark
Have you lost touch with old friends, neighbours, workmates, or comrades In the Forces?
Wilfred would like to help bring about a reunion by tel'ling your story and playing a record for you
A radio correspondence column in which listeners add their comments to some of the views expressed in last Fridays' Any Questions?' from Midhurst, Sussex
Introduced by Freddy Grisewood
Produced by Michael Bowen
Members of the public and invited personalities put questions to a team of distinguished experts
The great minds are:
Jimmy Edwards , Ted Ray Cyril Fletcher , Derek Roy
In the chair, McDonald Hobley
This week's special guest:
Dai Rees
From an. idea by Jimmy Edwards
Produced by Edward Taylor
Introducing old ones, new ones loved! ones; neglected ones by Semprini at the piano featuring his own arrangements for piano and orchestra
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Produced by Frank Hooper
including Boxing: report on the British Empire Light-Heavyweight Championship contest between Chick Calderwood and Johnny Halafihi , from Glasgow
Jazz from the Windy City featuring
Alex Welsh and his Band with guests
Diz Disley and George Chisholm and presenting from America
The piano and vocal blues of Speckled Red
Introduced by Alan Dell
Produced by Terry Henebery
See page 4
and his
South Sea Serenaders
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.
