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BBC West of England Player* Leader, William Reid
Directed by Peter Martin
BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra Leader, Dennis McConnell Conductor, Jack Leon
Cecil Norman and the Rhythm Players
Eddie Strevens and his Quartet
George Blackmore
(BBC theatre organ)

Contributors

Leader:
William Reid
Directed By:
Peter Martin
Leader:
Dennis McConnell
Conductor:
Jack Leon
Conductor:
Cecil Norman
Unknown:
Eddie Strevens
Unknown:
George Blackmore

A morning performance of filma featuring this week sound-track from
Little Women starring June
Allyson Peter Lawford , Margaret O'Brien Elizabeth Taylor , Janet Leigh Rossano Brazzi , Mary Astor Adapted by Peter DavaUe and Spinster starring Shirley MacLaine
Laurence Harvey , and Jack Hawkins Adapted by Gordon Gow
Introduced by Brian Reece
Produced by Alfred Dunning
Recording

Contributors

Unknown:
Allyson Peter Lawford
Unknown:
Margaret O'Brien
Unknown:
Elizabeth Taylor
Unknown:
Janet Leigh
Unknown:
Rossano Brazzi
Unknown:
Mary Astor
Adapted By:
Peter Davaue
Unknown:
Shirley MacLaine
Unknown:
Laurence Harvey
Unknown:
Jack Hawkins
Adapted By:
Gordon Gow
Introduced By:
Brian Reece
Produced By:
Alfred Dunning

from the Metropolitan Police Training School, Hendon
By permission of Sir Joseph Simpson , K.B.E., Commissioner of Metropolitan Police
Introduced by Bill Gates with Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
Peter Jones
Gwenda Wilkin
The Ken-Tones
James Moody (piano) Judd Proctor (guitar)
Arthur Watts (double-bass)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Joseph Simpson
Introduced By:
Bill Gates
Unknown:
Pearl Carr
Unknown:
Teddy Johnson
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Gwenda Wilkin
Piano:
James Moody
Guitar:
Judd Proctor
Double-Bass:
Arthur Watts

Introduced by Teresa McGonagle and including
The Standby System: described by Nancy Spain
Monday Closing — Boon or Bane?: Doreen King talks to people on both sides of the counter
Wife Away: Edmond Parkin on keeping house
Beware of Bargains: Mary Hill 's advice to shoppers
Reading Your Letters
Commonsense for the New Housewife: 1-About fire protection
Wilfred Pickles reads from
' Value for Money' by Derrick Boothroyd
The second of ten instalments
The serial is recorded

Contributors

Introduced By:
Teresa McGonagle
Unknown:
Edmond Parkin
Unknown:
Mary Hill
Unknown:
Wilfred Pickles
Unknown:
Derrick Boothroyd

Script by Robert Turley
Repeated Wednesday at 11.15 a.m. Productions by Betty Davies and Eileen Cullen Mrs. Dale writes:
It was a great change for me to spend Christmas Day in the hospital, and watch all the children's faces when Jim came in as Father Christmas. It was a wonderful day and I was deeply impressed by the devotion of the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff who worked to hard to make it a happy time.
Mrs. Dale, Ellis Powell ; Dr. Dale, James Dale ; Mrs. Freeman, Dorothy Lane ; Sally Fulton , Margaret Ward ; Richard Fulton , David March; Sue Douglas , Valerie Kirkbright ; Bob Dale , Leslie Heritage; Jenny Dale , Julia Braddock ; Gwen Owen , Aline Waites ; Mr. Owen, Kenneth Evans ; Mrs. Owen, Hilda Bayley ; Caradoc Owen , Arthur White ; Miriam Dale , Brenda Dunrich ; Margaret Cunningham , Molly Rankin ; Mrs. Maggs, Grace Allardyce ; Ivor Mitchell , Peter Tuddenham ; Dr. Smithson, Charlet Hyatt ; Johnnie Hannll , Frank Duncan ; Morris Brewster , Robert Ayres ; Elsie Freeman , Betty Hardy ; Pat, Jon Rolla son; Air. Bonner, James Thomason ; Mrs. Morris, Hilda Kriseman ; Mr. Billingu Wilfred Babbage

Contributors

Script By:
Robert Turley
Unknown:
Betty Davies
Unknown:
Eileen Cullen
Unknown:
Ellis Powell
Unknown:
James Dale
Unknown:
Dorothy Lane
Unknown:
Sally Fulton
Unknown:
Margaret Ward
Unknown:
Richard Fulton
Unknown:
Sue Douglas
Unknown:
Valerie Kirkbright
Unknown:
Bob Dale
Unknown:
Jenny Dale
Unknown:
Julia Braddock
Unknown:
Gwen Owen
Unknown:
Aline Waites
Unknown:
Kenneth Evans
Unknown:
Hilda Bayley
Unknown:
Caradoc Owen
Unknown:
Arthur White
Unknown:
Miriam Dale
Unknown:
Brenda Dunrich
Unknown:
Margaret Cunningham
Unknown:
Molly Rankin
Unknown:
Grace Allardyce
Unknown:
Ivor Mitchell
Unknown:
Peter Tuddenham
Unknown:
Charlet Hyatt
Unknown:
Johnnie Hannll
Unknown:
Frank Duncan
Unknown:
Morris Brewster
Unknown:
Robert Ayres
Unknown:
Elsie Freeman
Unknown:
Betty Hardy
Unknown:
Jon Rolla
Unknown:
James Thomason
Unknown:
Hilda Kriseman
Unknown:
Wilfred Babbage

Records for the Young
Introduced by Lionel Gamlin
5.0 Teenagers' Turn
Gary Marshal introduces
The Talent Spot
Young pop artists reaching for stardom featuring the Ted Taylor Four Gary Lane , Phil Dennys The Essex Brothers
Jenny Johnson and her Music Produced by Brian Willey

Contributors

Introduced By:
Lionel Gamlin
Introduces:
Gary Marshal
Unknown:
Ted Taylor Four
Unknown:
Gary Lane
Unknown:
Phil Dennys
Unknown:
Jenny Johnson
Produced By:
Brian Willey

A daily round of music news, views, and information on all manner of topics
Introduced by John Anthony
Today's record stars include
Doris Day and Nat King Cole and the BBC Revue Orchestra Leader, Julien Gaillard
Conducted by Malcolm Lockyer Producer, Denys Jones Editor, Peter Duncan
News Summary at 6.30 followed by Tonight's Topic

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Anthony
Leader:
Julien Gaillard
Conducted By:
Malcolm Lockyer
Producer:
Denys Jones
Editor:
Peter Duncan

with Wilfred Pickles visits
LANARK, Lanarkshire at the Memorial Hall with Mabel at ' The Table, and Harry Hudson at the piano Presented by Stephen Williams
Repeated on Thursday at 10.0 a.m.

Contributors

Unknown:
Wilfred Pickles
Unknown:
Harry Hudson
Presented By:
Stephen Williams

From a Harry Grossmith promotion
Johnny Kidd (Aberdeen)
Lightweight Champion of Scotland
V.
Jim ' Spike ' McCormack (Belfast)
Lightweight Champion of Northern Ireland
Commentary by Raymond Glendenning on the ten-round lightweight contest, with inter-round summaries by Fred Verlander
From Shoreditch Town Hall, London

Contributors

Unknown:
Johnny Kidd
Commentary By:
Raymond Glendenning
Unknown:
Fred Verlander

in London to the music of Syd Dean and his Orchestra from the New State Ballroom, Kilburn
Jack Nathan and his Orchestra from the Pigalle Theatre Restaurant and Francisco Cavez and his Latin Rhythm from the Savoy Hotel
Produced by Geoffrey Owen and John Kingdon

Contributors

Unknown:
Syd Dean
Unknown:
Jack Nathan
Unknown:
Francisco Cavez
Produced By:
Geoffrey Owen
Produced By:
John Kingdon

Light Programme

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