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BBC SCOTTISH VARIETY
ORCHESTRA
Conductor, JACK LEON
BBC WEST OF ENGLAND PLAYERS
Directed by PETER MARTIN
HENRY KREIN AND HIS QUARTET
TERANCE CASEY
BBC theatre organ

Contributors

Conductor:
Jack Leon
Directed By:
Peter Martin
Directed By:
Henry Krein
Unknown:
Terance Casey

with Wilfred Pickles visits
Newton Stewart with Cree Bridge and Minnigafl Scotland at the McMillan Hall with MABEL at ' the table' and HARRY HUDSON at the piano
Arranged by STEPHEN WILLIAMS Tuesday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Wilfred Pickles
Unknown:
Newton Stewart
Unknown:
Harry Hudson
Arranged By:
Stephen Williams

from a heavy hydraulic engineering firm In Gloucester
THE VERNONS GIRLS
BERT WEEDON
JANIE MARDEN
GEORGE MARTIN
Harry Engleman (piano) Vic Cook (string bass) Bob Mansell (drums)
Produced by JAMES PESTRIDGE

Contributors

Unknown:
Bert Weedon
Unknown:
Janie Marden
Unknown:
George Martin
Piano:
Harry Engleman
Piano:
Vic Cook
Bass:
Bob Mansell
Produced By:
James Pestridge

Introduced by TERESA McGonacle Advice to Someone's Parents: from the essays of Secondary Modern schoolgirls
Ten-pin Bowling: an enquiry by MARTIN FERNALD
Westward Ho ! : MARGARET KABELL journeyed to America Reading Your Letters
Ideas in the Air: discussed by BRYAN ROBERTSON and ELIZABETH JANE HOWARD
JOHN GRAHAM reads
' Atlantic Fury ' by HAMMOND INNES
Eleventh of twelve Instalments

Contributors

Introduced By:
Teresa McGonacle
Unknown:
Martin Fernald
Unknown:
Westward Ho
Unknown:
Margaret Kabell
Unknown:
Bryan Robertson
Unknown:
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Unknown:
John Graham

with Craig Douglas who introduces
The Springfields
Julie Grant
The Brook Brothers
The Les Reed Combo
(Craig Douglas is in "Sleeping Beauty" at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea)

Contributors

Presenter/Singer:
Craig Douglas
Musicians:
The Springfields
Singer:
Julie Grant
Singers:
The Brook Brothers
Musicians:
The Les Reed Combo
Producer:
Brian Willey

A nation-wide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete for the title ' Brain of Britain, 1963'
Chairman,
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN
2: Home Counties
MRS. RUTH BEECROFT , Middlesex
CEDRIC CLIFFE, Surrey
Retired Government Official
HUGH REYNOLDS , Kent Schoolmaster
GEORGE ENNOR , Surrey Journalist
The programme also includes
Hearl Hear!: a test of-memory Devised and written by JOHN P. WYNN Produced by JOAN CLARK
Repeated Saturday, 12 noon

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Engelmann
Unknown:
Mrs. Ruth Beecroft
Unknown:
Hugh Reynolds
Unknown:
Kent Schoolmaster
Unknown:
George Ennor
Written By:
John P. Wynn
Produced By:
Joan Clark

100th edition
A sort of radio show written by ERIC MERRIMAN with Kenneth Home
KENNETH WILLIAMS
HUGH PADDICK
BETTY MARSDEN
BILL PERTWEE
THE FRASER HAYES FOUR
EILEEN GOURLAY
BBC VARIETY ORCHESTRA
Conductor, PAUL FENOULHET
Sort-of-announcer, DOUGLAS SMITH Produced by JOHN Simmonss
Kenneth Williams is appearing in ' The Private Ear and The Public Eye ' at the Globe Theatre, London
Repeated Sunday, 2.0 p.m. See page 39

Contributors

Written By:
Eric Merriman
Unknown:
Kenneth Home
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Betty Marsden
Unknown:
Bill Pertwee
Unknown:
Fraser Hayes
Unknown:
Eileen Gourlay
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Announcer:
Douglas Smith
Produced By:
John Simmonss
Produced By:
Kenneth Williams

Let's join the RHOS MALE VOICE Choir and their friends in a programme of community singing from the Miners' Institute, Rhos with JOHN MORGAN (baritone)
MARY KENDALL (piano) and ALUN WILLIAMS , compere Conducted by JAMES WILLIAMS

Contributors

Baritone:
John Morgan
Piano:
Mary Kendall
Piano:
Alun Williams
Conducted By:
James Williams

A radio correspondence column in which listeners add their comments to some of the views expressed in last Friday's 'Any Questions?' from Ditcheat, Somerset
Introduced by Freddy Grisewood

Repeated Friday, 12.15 (Home Services, not Scottish)

Contributors

Presenter:
Freddy Grisewood
Producer:
Michael Bowen

Chris BARBER 'S JAZZ BAND with OTTILIE PATTERSON and THE TONY COE QUINTET plus
Jazz for Later Listening THE Vic Ash QUARTET
Introduced by GEORGE MELLY Produced by TERRY HENEBERY

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Barber
Unknown:
Ottilie Patterson
Unknown:
Tony Coe
Unknown:
Vic Ash
Introduced By:
George Melly
Produced By:
Terry Henebery

Light Programme

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