Sidney Bowman and his Orchestra
Bernard Monshin and his Rio Tango Band Edward Rubach Quintet
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast
Weather and News Summary at 7.30
BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader, Philip Whiteway )
Conductor, Rae Jenkins
Weather and News Summary at 8.30
by the man from the ' Met' Office
Introduced by Peter Noble
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Listeners' requests introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
Eddie Strevens and his Quartet
• A Journey into Snow by Norah Burke
Read by Roger Snowdon
a light-hearted half-hour with Jacques Vallez and his Septet
Your lunchtime record entertainment including the choice of record-making sports personality
Jackie McGlew
Captain of the South African Cricket Touring Team
WORKERS' PLAYTIME
From the canteen of a factory in Beeston, Nottinghamshire
The Fraser Hayes Four, Bert Weedon
Paddy Edwards. David Hugbea
Harry Engleman (piano)
Vic Mortiboys (string-bass)
Bob Mansell (drums)
Presented by James Pestridg *
The Light Programme joins the Test Match Special Service
The Centenary Open Championship
A report by Tom Scott from St. Andrews
A programme for children under five Today's ftory: 'Twopence has Another Adventure' bv Margaret Gore , told by Dorothy Smith. (BBC recording)
Impossible or Simply Inexplicable: 4-Three viewpoints on extraordinary perceptions
Out of the News: involving a topic of interest
Gift-horse on a shoe-string: the tale of a family pony told by Patience Cartwright
Reading Your Letters
Club Time for Motorists: mainly about holiday touring
Serial: ' Come Again, Nurse' by Jane Grant
Abridged by Neville Teller
Read by Marjorie Westbury
The fourth of ten Instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson (The first and fifth items are recorded)
News Summary at 2.30
Jack Byfield and the Palm Court Orchestra
(Led by David Wolfsthal )
Visiting artist, Margaret Ashton
News Summary at 3.30
Metropolitan Police Band
Conducted by Roger Barsottl
Script by Jonquil Antony
Produced by Bill Scott-Coomber
A melody tour with the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Produced by Bill Scott-Comber
(Continued)
Bill McGuffie , David Lee and Mike McKenzie in an informal keyboard get-together
Produced by Jimmy Grant
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,5M m.
England v. South Africa
Third Test Match from Trent Bridge, Nottingham
6.34 app. Weather and News Headline* followed by Tonight's Topic
The Centenary Open Championship
A further report by Tom Scott from St. Andrews
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 '
Semi-Finals (iii)
The whole programme is devoted to the quiz
Competing in the third round of the semi-finals are:
Mrs. Ann Perkins (Carmarthenshire)
(Housewife)
Mrs. Lucy Harrison
(Pembrokeshire)
(Housewife)
Mrs. Lisa Duffin (Co. Down)
(Housewife)
Devised and written by John P. Wynn
Produced by Joan Clark
with Mabel Pickles and Eric James
GUEST ARTIST
Doris Gambell
FROM MARINE HALL
Fleetwood, Lancashire
See page 5
A get-together, western style in the old barn with Louise Howard
Gaby, Zeke,
Ezra Slim Weston
Jim Hawthorn Happy Pappy
The Smokey Mountain Boys
Produced by Jacques Brown
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,
Jean Kent
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 Variety Orchestra (Leader. John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet Produced by Frank Hooper
Traditional jazz played by The Bob Wallis Storeyville Jazz Men and presenting from America barrelhouse, boogie, and blues by Memphis Slim
Introduced by Alan Dell
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.