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BBC Revue Orchestra
Conducted by Malcolm Lockyer
Sid Phillips and his Band
Francisco Cavez and his Latin-American Rhythm
Eric Parkin at the piano
At 6.45 on 1,500 m.
G.T.S.; Shipping Forecast
Weather and News Summary at 7.30

Contributors

Conducted By:
Malcolm Lockyer
Conducted By:
Sid Phillips
Unknown:
Francisco Cavez
Unknown:
Eric Parkin

Guest of the Week: Amy Bull, President of the Association of Head Mistresses
My Favourite Heroine: Richard Usborne chooses Bobbie Wickham
64,000 Acres: Grace Pearce talks about her sheep farm in Queensland
Reading Your Letters
Will you be Mine?: Personal memories of getting engaged
' A Certain Compass'
Lettice Copper's book
Abridged by Neville Teller
Read by Barbara Lott
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Usborne
Unknown:
Bobbie Wickham
Talks:
Grace Pearce
Abridged By:
Neville Teller
Read By:
Barbara Lott
Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson

News, views and music
WEDNESDAY EDITION
Introduced by McDonald Hobley
Football Forecasts by W. J. Hicks
6.29 Weather and News Summary
Tonight's Topic
BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Bernard Herrmann with singer, Julie Jones
Produced by Charles Chilton
Shipping Forecast at 5.58 on 1.600 m.

Contributors

Introduced By:
McDonald Hobley
Unknown:
W. J. Hicks
Conducted By:
Bernard Herrmann
Singer:
Julie Jones
Produced By:
Charles Chilton

with Charles Leno
17—' Boomerang'
Other parts played by Warren Mitchell
Written by Eddie Maguire
Production by Jacques Brown

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Leno
Played By:
Warren Mitchell
Written By:
Eddie Maguire
Production By:
Jacques Brown
Joe Huggett:
Jack Warner
Ethel Huggett:
Kathleen Harrison
Bobby:
Malcolm Ranson
Jane:
Alanna Boyce
Fred Stebbings:
Charles Leno

True stories of the search for enemy spies in wartime, based on the memoirs of Lt.-Colonel Oreste
Pinto with Bernard Archard as Colonel Pinto
5—' The V.I.P.'
Script by Robert Barr
Production by Charles Maxwell

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Archard
Script By:
Robert Barr
Production By:
Charles Maxwell
Colonel Pinto:
Bernard Archard
R A F Orderly:
Francis Hall
Wing Commander Blake:
John Forde
Paul Denet:
Alex Scott
The V I P:
Ivan Samson
Miss Dykstra:
Helen Lindsay

Reflecting the shows, the musio the discoveries, and the stars
This week:
Ted Ray still raising that laugh!
Vanessa Lee and Laurie Payne
The world of operetta
The private life of Beryl Reid who reveals all!—Well, nearly all!
- Colin Horsley
The brilliant concert pianist
' Mrs. Shuffiewick'
Now there's a strange lady!
The London Lights Glee Club and Up and Down Tir. Pan Alley with The Adam Singers and the BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Continuity and additional material by Ronnie Wolfe
Production by Trafford Whitelock

Contributors

Unknown:
Ted Ray
Unknown:
Vanessa Lee
Unknown:
Laurie Payne
Unknown:
Beryl Reid
Unknown:
Colin Horsley
Unknown:
Down Tir.
Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Unknown:
Ronnie Wolfe
Production By:
Trafford Whitelock

An uninterrupted sequence of familiar tunes
Introduced by Gerry Grant
PART 1-SIMPLE MELODY featuring the BBC Variety Orchestra with the String Choir
(Led by John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
The Evening Stars directed by Ronnie Aldrich and Stars on Record
Frank Sinatra
Ella Fitzgerald
The Norman Luboff Choir
News Summary at 11.30
PART 2— DREAMY MELODT
A late evening rendezvous with ' Music to Midnight'
Produced by Bill Sullivan and Norman Mead

Contributors

Introduced By:
Gerry Grant
Conductor:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Directed By:
Ronnie Aldrich
Unknown:
Frank Sinatra
Unknown:
Ella Fitzgerald
Unknown:
Norman Luboff
Produced By:
Bill Sullivan
Produced By:
Norman Mead

Light Programme

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