Sidney Bowman and his Orchestra
BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
Conductor. Jack Leon
Edward Rubach Quintet
At 6.45 on 1,500 metres
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 Wilfred Pickles and also by housewives themselves recorded on Wednesday on the BBC Gramstand at the National Radio Show at Earls Court
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
Sandv Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
Ian Stewart and his Quintet
' The Tree '
Written and read by Elinor Sieveking
with the Albert Delroy Sextet and Renata
Sam Costa from the BBC
Gramstand at the National Radio Show at Earls Court talks to visitors and challenges the BBC Gramophone Library to find their choice in record time
from a bedding factory in Birmingham
Tollefsen, Egon Regon and June Royal, The Terry Sisters, Freddie Sales
Harry Engleman (piano) Sid Gateley (string-bass) Bob Mansell (drums)
Presented by James Pestridge
Results and reports of events during the morning by the team of BBC commentators at the Games
Interlude. followed by Cricket Scoreboard
A programme for children under five
Nursery rhymes, stories, and music
Today's story: The London Express ' (part 1) by Monica Jarrett , told by Julia Lang.
Teresa McGonagle introduces
Reading Your Letters
Out of the News: involving a topic of interest
One Crowded Hour: recalled by Stella Palmer
An Unpredictable Race: Vivian Ellis on gardeners he has known
One Thing and Another: collections of words about this and that
Marjorie Anderson reads from
• The Moorland Cottage' by Mrs. Gaskell
(Fifth item and reading are recorded)
News Summary at 2.30
Jack Byfield and the Palm Court Orchestra
(Led by David Wolfsthal )
Visiting artist, Jenifer Eddy
News Summary at 3.30
Band of The Life Guards
Conducted by Captain W. Jackson
Director of Music
Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Jonquil Antony
Northern Dance Orchestra takes you on a melody tour
AROUND THE WORLD
Produced by Bill Scott-Coomber
Bill McGuffie , David Lee and Mike McKenzie in an informal keyboard get-together
Produced by Jimmy Grant
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1,500 m.
Sam Costa from the BBC
- Gramstand at the National Radio ShoW at Earls Court talks to visitors and challenges the BBC Gramophone Library to find their choice in record time
Results and reports of events during the morning and afternoon bv the team of BBC commentators at the Games
A story of country folk
from
LORD BOOTHBY
Member of Parliament
RENE MACCOLL
Chief foreign correspondent of the Daily Express
Four teenagers ask the questions
In the chair, Peter Haigh
From an idea by Peter Haigh Produced by Edward Taylor
with Mabel Pickles and Eric James
From the De La Warr Pavilion,
Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex
Presented by Stephen Williams
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
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
(Leader, Julien Gaillard )
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Produced by Geoffrey Own
SWIMMING
Commentary by Alun Williams on the Ladies' 400 metres
Freestyle Final
, and the Men's 4 x 200 metres Freestyle Relay Final
(continued)
Descriptions of the day's events by the team of BBC commentators at the Games
The reports and commentaries are broadcast direct from Rome by arrangement with Radiotelevisione Italians
The Downbeat Big Band Directed by Tubby Hayes featuring guest instrumentalist:
Victor Feldman
Introduced by Alan Dell
Produced by Terry Henebery
with Reginald Leopold and his Players
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m.
