Light Orchestra
Conductor, David Curry
BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor, Gilbert Vinter
George Scott-Wood and his Music Ian Stewart and his Quartet The Robin Richmond Trio
Introduced by Jimmy Hartley
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
The Bowman-Hyde Singers and Players
Directed by Eric Wilson-Hyde
The Freddie Ballerini Sextet
'Debt Paid ' by Violet Dane Read by Ysanne Churchman
(Wednesday's recorded broadcast)
Today
Jackie Lynton and the Teen-Beats The Bill McGuflle Quartet with songs from Toni Eden
The programme introduced by Peter King
Produced by Geoffrey Owen
BBC General Overseas Service recording
with his
Twelve O'Clock Spin of popular records
from a factory in Birmingham The Honeys. Ron Clark
Linda Lee. Cardew Robinson
Harry Engleman (piano) Sid Gateley (string-bass) Bob ManseM (drums)
Presented by James Pestridge
The Honeys are in Variety at the Gaumont Theatre, Southampton; Linda Lee is in ' The Fol de Rols ' at the New Theatre, Oxford
with the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Leader, James Hutcheon
Conductor, Jack Coles and Denis Martin
News Summary at 1.30 followed by
Today's story: ' Mr. Frog Goes to a Party ' by Dorothy Tinniswood , told by Daphme Oxenford. BBC recording
from the West
Introduced by Daphne Hubbard
A Woman Architect: Mrs. Mollie Gerrard, F.R.I.B.A., talks about her work
Thatching: Rosemary Burnett talks about a craft that is still in demand
The Lady's Magazine: Winifred Starke thumbs through back numbers of 150 years ago
Old Mother Hubbard : Kenneth Sparrow unearths the story behind the nursery rhyme
Floral Arrangement to Face Front: Peggy Grayeon competes at the Flower Show
Oh Jimmy Bwoy : Norman Goodland reads one of his Hampshire poems
' The Town House '
Norah Lofts 's book abridged by Becky Cocking Read by Peter Sallis
Nicholas Freeman 's Tale
The last of fourteen instalments
Irene Prador offers a miscellany of music with a continental flavour
Produced by Mary Mitchell
played by Sidney Bowman and his Orchestra
(Repeated on Friday at 11.16 a.m.)
and cricket scoreboard
for the young and the young at heart
The Lawn Tennis Championships
Latest results and commentary by Max Robertson and Raymond Glendenning with summaries and comments by Bea Walter
From the All England Club
England v. Australia
Third Test Match from Headingley, Leeds
For details see page 50
6.34 app. Weather and News Summary
including racing results and cricket close of play scores
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'
SEMI-FINALS (iii)
Competing in the third round of the Semi-finals are
Mrs. Dorothy Burrell Pembrokeshire
Russell Jenkins , Glamorganshire Schoolmaster
Donald Davinson , Co. Antrim Librarian
The programme also includes ' Hear! Hear! ' a test of memory for listeners at home and in the audience
The programme devised and written by John P. Wynn
Produced by Joan Clark
Repeated on Saturday at 12 noon
featuring
Wilfred Pickles with Mabel Pickles and Eric James from The Cliff Pavilion Dovercourt, Essex
Presented by Stephen Williams
Eric James is appearing at the Peasholm Park, Scarborough
See above
Roy Jenkins , m.p., and Peter Kirk , M.P., on the Common Market
The great minds are
Jimmy Edwards
Ted Ray
Tommy Trinder David Kossoff
In the chair, McDonald Hobley
This week's special guest Eleanor Summerfield
From an idea by Jimmy Edwards Produced by Edward Taylor
The recorded broadcast of April 4
with the BBC Revue Orchestra Leader, Julien Gaillard
Conducted by Malcolm Lockyer
Semprini plays his own arrangements for piano and orchestra
Tonight's programme includes
Runaway Rocking-Horse The Unchained Melody
Produced by Frank Hooper
The Ronnie Ross
Saxophone All Stars and Pete Winslow 's Brass Choir
Introduced by Alan Dell
Produced by Terry Henebery
including
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
Introduced by Neil Stevens Produced by David Allan
