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In company with the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Leader, James Hutcheon Conductor, Jack Colee
BBC Northern Ireland Light Orchestra
Leader, David Adams
Conductor, David Curry
Albert Marland and his Quartet
Sidney Bright (piano)

Contributors

Leader:
James Hutcheon
Leader:
David Adams
Conductor:
David Curry
Conductor:
Albert Marland
Piano:
Sidney Bright

Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
Guest of the Week: Sir John Rothenstein , C.B.E., Director of the Tate Gallery
Anglophobe or Anglophile!: A collection of opinions recorded in America
Seven Choice Shrubs: selected by Jim Middleton
The shrubs are: Osmanthus Dclavayi ; Viburnum Carlesii ; Berberis Darwiniij Caryopteris clandonensis ; Prunus Amano gawa; Erica darleyensis ; Calluna vulgaris H. E. Beale.
Continued in next column
Reading Your Letters
Buying Children's Shoes: Tom Skillen talks to a shoe retailer and a doctor
* The Householder'
R. Prawer Jhabvala 'si book abridged by Honor Wyatt Read by Zia Mohyeddin

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Sir John Rothenstein
Unknown:
Jim Middleton
Unknown:
Osmanthus Dclavayi
Unknown:
Viburnum Carlesii
Unknown:
Berberis Darwiniij
Unknown:
Caryopteris Clandonensis
Unknown:
Prunus Amano
Unknown:
Erica Darleyensis
Unknown:
Calluna Vulgaris
Unknown:
H. E. Beale.
Talks:
Tom Skillen
Unknown:
R. Prawer Jhabvala
Abridged By:
Honor Wyatt
Read By:
Zia Mohyeddin

News, views, and music
WEDNESDAY EDITION
Introduced by McDonald Hobley
Football Forecast by W. J. Hicks Tonight's Topic
BBC Northern Dance Orchestra with singer, Julie Jones
Conducted by Bernard Herrmann and a selection of your favourite gramophone records Produced by Charles Chilton

Contributors

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

Leslie Phillips as Sub-Lieut. Phillips Stephen Murray as Lieut. Murray, the No. 1
Jon Pertwee as Chief Petty Officer Pertwee
Written by Laurie Wyman
Produced by Alastair Scott Johnston

Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Phillips
Unknown:
Stephen Murray
Unknown:
Jon Pertwee
Written By:
Laurie Wyman
Produced By:
Alastair Scott Johnston
Captain Povey:
Richard Caldicot
Heather:
Heather Chasen
A B Johnson:
Ronnie Barker
Lieut-Cmdr Stanton:
Ronnie Barker
A B Goldstein:
Tenniel Evans
The Admiral:
Tenniel Evans
Liet Bates:
Michael Bates
A B Ginger:
Michael Bates

You too can be a detective
Listeners are invited to join With experts in testing their powers of crime detection
In a programme devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason
State of Anxiety
Written by Edward J. Mason PANEL OF EXPERTS: John Arlott , F R Buckley
Robert Fabian
Produced by Tony Shryane

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
Edward J. Mason
Written By:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
John Arlott
Unknown:
F R Buckley
Unknown:
Robert Fabian
Produced By:
Tony Shryane
Joe McCready:
Jon Farrell
Inspector Galloway:
Hamilton Dyce
Alison Trent:
Anne Cullen
Stanley Bernard:
Tommy Duggan
Bill Allen:
Norman Painting
Rachel Bernard:
Gladys Young

This week:
Dick Bentley
Up again from Down Under
Marie Collier and William McAlpine The World of Opera
' Mrs. Shufflenick That strange lady moves in for four weeks
Quartetto Italiano Music-Oh so Latin!
Gene Crowley Just for laughs Introduced by Jack Watson
London Lights Glee Club
Up and Down Tin Pan Alley with the Adam Singers and the BBC Variety Orchestra Leader, John Jezard
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Continuity and additional material by Ronnie Wolfe
Produced by Trafford Whitelock

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Bentley
Unknown:
Marie Collier
Unknown:
William McAlpine
Introduced By:
Jack Watson
Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Unknown:
Ronnie Wolfe
Produced By:
Trafford Whitelock

A 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
Stars on Record: Nat ' King Cole Doris Day
The Ray Conniff Singers
PART 2: DREAMY MELODY
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:
Nat ' King Cole
Unknown:
Doris Day
Produced By:
Bill Sullivan
Produced By:
Norman Mead

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