BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor. Harry Rabinowitz
Sid Phillips and his Band The Jack Nathan Quartet
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast
Weather and News Summary at 7.30
Request tunes with a memory played in strict tempo by the Victor Silvester Ballroom Orchestra.
Weather and News Summary at 8.30
by the man from the ' Met' Office
Peter Noble introduces your request records
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
at the BBC theatre organ with songs from Llewelyn John
The Stan Reynolds Octet
Serve Him Right' by Derek Bayliss
Read by Valentine Dyall
Conductor, Robert Oughton
Keith Fordyce presents his
Record Hop
from Wales with Peter Cavanagh , Matt Monro Lucille Graham , Frankie Desmond
The Statesiders
Leonard Morris at the piano
BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader, Philip Whiteway )
Conducted by Arwel Hughes
Produced by Brian Evans
in the way of music for your lunchtime listening Introduced by Harold Rogers
The Light Programme joins the Test Match Special Service
Interlude, followed by Cricket Scoreboard
A programme for children under five
Nursery rhymes, stories and music
Today's story: 'John Timothy ' by Mrs E. M. Rogers , told by Dorothy Smith. Part I.
Eileen Browne introduces the programmes this week
Impact: a personal reaction to last week's newspapers
Loesser-Lays and Lyrics: Gordon Gow talks to one of the leading song writers of today-Frank Loesser
Moments of Stress: four people with some of the less happy memories of their childhood
Reading Your Letters
J Think I Know the Snags: Brigadier Robinson considers running a market garden
Serial: ' 'Mrs. Bridge' by Evan S. Connell
Read by Robert Eddison.
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
(The third item is recorded)
News Summary at 2.30
Presented by Don Sayer
with singers from the Commonwealth
Estelle Valery (New Zealand)
The Maple Leaf Four (Canada)
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor. Harry Rabinowita
(South Africa)
Produced by Frank Hooper
News Summary at 3.30
Phil Tate and his Orchestra
Mrs. Freeman arrived home from Italy. Elsie told her about Henry's sea-lions and Mrs. Freeman went to tell Henry exactly what she thought of the idea. Todhunter was threatened with a breach of promise action by Yvonne's irate mother. Mrs. Owen was better and Tony Coppard drove her back to Gwyngarredd, much to the Dales' displeasure. Bob was upset Caradoc refused to make things up between them and he apologised to Mrs. Owen for his behaviour over Caradoe at the garage.
Record Rendezvous
(Continued)
The Lawn Tennis Championships
Latest results and commentary by Max Robertson and Raymond Glendenning , with summaries and comments by Alf Chave
From the All England Club
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.
England v. South Africa
Second Test Match
From Lord's
6.34 app. Weather and News Headline* followed by Tonight's Topic
The Lawn Tennis Championships
Further reports
A story of country folk
with Singer, Eddie Falcon
Guest artist,
Bert Weedon on guitar with Rhythm Group
Produced by Rex Burrow *
in ' Almost a Holiday ' with Peter Sinclair , Patricia Burke Leonard Williams , Danny Ross
Diana Day
Theme music written by Alan Roper and played by the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Directed by Alyn Ainsworth
Written and produced by James Casey
Laurence Payne
'Yangtse Incident by Lawrence Earl adapted for radio by Tom Waldron
Produced by Alan Burgess
In April 1949 the frigate H.M.S. Amethyst, on a routine trip on the Yangtse river, suffered considerable damage and heavy casualties from Chinese Communist gunfire. This is the .story of the ordeal undergone by that gallant ship's company until the dramatic night of July 30, when it was decided to attempt an escape.
presents his weekly
RECORD ROUNDABOUT
News Summary at 9.30
A round-the-world trip in story and song
With the BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Written by Alan Reeve-Jones and Edwin Braden
Produced by John Hooper
Ken Sykora invites you to hear the strings and songs of Joy Hyman
Bob Cort
Wouter Steenhuis with Gordon Franks his Mellow Strings end the Stringalong Sextet and some strings and songs on records
Produced by John Kingdon
News Summary at 11.30
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.