A sequence of familiar tunes featuring the BBC Revue Orchestra with the String Choir
Leader, Julien Gaillard
Conducted by Malcolm Lockyer The Stan Reynolds Octet
A song-a-minute sequence of pops old and new sung by Don Lang , June Marlow
Franklyn Boyd , Julie Dawn
Kenny Bardell , Valerie Masters with the Steve. Race Four and Harold Smart
Compiled and produced by Johnnie Stewart
Members of the public and invited personalities put questions to a team of experts
The great minds are:
Jimmy Edwards
Ted Ray
Tommy Trinder
Cyril Fletcher
In the chair, McDonald Hobley
Special guest: Kay Smart
Some more of the records you have asked to hear played by Peter Brough assisted by Archie Andrews
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
The best of today's pop entertainment, featuring
Craig Douglas
Lyn Cornell
The Viscounts
Johnny Gentle
The Shane Fenton Group
Arthur Greenslade and the Gee Men
The Ronnie Price Quintet
The Jazz Cellar
The Alex Welsh Band
New To You
Spinning the latest releases
Cat's Call
Disc stars you've requested
Introduced by Brian Matthew
Produced by Jimmy Grant
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 1961'
7: SCOTLAND (i)
The first panel of contestants representing Scotland is:
Mary Stirling, Renfrewshire Schoolteacher
John Harrison, Morayshire Woollen Manufacturer
James McLean, Glasgow Local Government Officer
Andrew Hemphill, Glasgow Schoolteacher
The programme also includes ' Hear! Hear! '
A test of memory for listeners at home and in the audience
with Eamonn Andrews
What's on Today ?
A magazine programme. Including:
Rugby Union: Bryn Thomas on England v. France; Sammy Walker on Scotland v. Ireland
Football League: Clifford Webb in London, Charles Harrold in Birmingham, and Bill Bothwell in Manchester give the latest news and their opinions about this afternoon's games
Scottish F.A. Cup: Jameson Clark sums up the prospects for the Third Round ties
Racing: A preview of today's meetings by Tom Cosgrove
Rugby League: by Alan Dixon Produced by Angus Mackay
and his
Latin-American Orchestra
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Conducted by Nico Dostal and Willy Mattes
Recording made available by courtesy of Austrian Radio. Salzburg
Band of the Coldstream Guards
Conducted by Lieut.-Col. Douglas A. Pope Director of Music with Edward Rubach and Robert Docker at two pianos
The Leopardstown Chase
A handicap race over a distance of three miles
Commentary by Michael O'Hehir from Leopardstown. Eire Broadcast by courtesy of the Leopardstown Club and Radio Eireaiui
Classified Half-time Scores followed by Commentary by Alan Clarke during the second half of one of today's English League matches
with Jack Nathan
with Eamonn Andrews
A comprehensive and up-to-the-minute survey of the day's sport
5.0 Football and Racing: the day's results read by John Webster and Gerald Sins '.adt
5 10 app. Special Reports and news flashes and interviews from the grounds
Rugby Union: Reports by Bryn Thomas on England v. France, and by Bill McLaren on Scotland v. Ireland
First Division: Arsenal v. Leicester City Cardiff City v. Wolverhampton Wanderers; Newcastle United v Aston Villa: Preston North End v.' Everton ; Sheffield Wednesday v. Chelsea
Second Division: Ipswich Town v. Charlton Athletic; Scunthorpe United v. Sheffield United
Scottish F.A. Cup: Jameson Clark reports on a Third Round tie
Talking Sport: Leading players, administrators. and journalists join Eamonn Andrews at the microphone to discuss topics of the moment
5.52 app. CLASSIFIED FOOTBALL RESULTS
Produced by Angus Mackay
Let/s join the Rhos Male Choir and their friends in a programme of commundty singing from Aelwyd Hall , Rhos, nr. Wrexham, with John Morgan (baritone)
Mary Kendall (piano) and Alun Williams , compere
Conducted and produced by James Williams
A programme designed to reflect international Commonwealth and United Kingdom artists appearing currently before London audiences
What's New in the Theatre?
Opera first night:
Ava June in Eugene Onegin
The Song of the Week
Record Event
London Cabaret
Bob Harvey
Smart songs at the piano and a collection of other items
Introduced by Wilfrid Thomas who goes back stage and all over the place digging up unusual personal stories with the Bill Shepherd Singers and the BBC Revue Orchestra Leader. Julien Gaillard
Conducted by Malcolm Lockyer
Produced by Trafford Whitelock
BBC General Overseas Service recording
and RADIO NEWSREEL
Clifford Webb summarises the day's outstanding games
An inter-regional knock-out sports quiz
Round 1: Heat 7
Southport v. Newcastle North-West County Down Question-Master, Brian Johnston
Umpire and Scorer, Roy Webber
From the Cambridge Hall, Southport
Produced by Michael Hasaings
invite you to
International Star Time with gramophone records of some of their favourite artists
Recording
John Hollingsworth conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra
Leader, William Armon with Leon Goossens (oboe)
Introduced by Roy Williamson Produced by Gareth Walters
From The Dome, Brighton
Presented by the BBC and the Brighton Corporation in association with the Brighton Philharmonic Society.
Traditional
Records introduced by Frank Dixon
played by David Jacobs
An up-to-the-minute survey of popular records featuring those currently climbing the Top Twenty and a review of the very latest releases
Produced by Derek Chlnnery