BBC West of England Players
Directed by Peter Martin

BBC Midland Light Orchestra
Conductor, Jack Coles
The Denny Boyce Band
The Cedric West Sextet
The Jack Emblow Six

(The Denny Boyce Band are appearing at the Lyceum Ballroom, London)

A visit to the Weather Centre in Kingsway, London, for a report on the latest weather position

Brian Rix introduces your request records

Music of worship with Olive Stephens

at the organ of the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool

Jimmy Leach and his Organolian Quartet

by Colin Martin
from Scotland
Read by Duncan McIntyre

(Thursday's broadcast)

Starring Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson
Adapted and introduced by Gordon Gow

(Recording)

of Country and Western records
Introduced by Murray Kash

with his Orchestra and Rose Brennan, Ross McManus, Larry Gretton
Guesting on the beat scene: The Fourmost

(Joe Loss and his Orchestra are at the Hammersmith Palais, London; The Fourmost are in 'Startime' at the London Palladium)

News Summary at 1.30

Today's story: 'Mrs. Bundle's Birthday' by Ursula Hourihane

Introduced by Joan Bakewell
What I've Been Doing: Barbara McFadyean
Crowing Like Mother?: views from parents of the younger generation
How I Came To Learn Russian: Olga Franklin recalls incidents when she was working on Tyneside
What inspired the Great Composers?: some answers, illustrated by recordings
Afternoon Press Conference: someone who knows questioned by women who want to know
Alec Clunes reads "A Pair of Blue Eyes" by Thomas Hardy
Tenth of fourteen instalments
Listeners' request

Sandy Macpherson at the organ of the Gaumont State, Kilburn with songs from Joe McBride

(Joe McBride is appearing in 'Let's Make a Night Of it' at the South Parade Pier, Southsea)

Harold C. Gee and his Maritza Players

(Repeated Monday, 11.15 a.m.)

and cricket scoreboard

Records for the young
Introduced by Val Doonican

Introduced by Robin Boyle
Today's record stars include Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Cilla Black, Stanley Black and his Orchestra, The Kenny Salmon Trio

including racing results

including cricket close of play scores

A series of stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adapted for radio by Michael Hardwick with Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley
Sherlock Holmes earns his country's gratitude for retrieving the vital plans of the Bruce-Partington submarine.

At least not for the next thirty minutes in the company of Cyril Fletcher with Ronnie Barker, Joan Heal, Eira Heath, David Kernan and The Max Harris Group

The BBC's enquiry desk
You ask - we answer
The man in charge: Franklin Engelmann
The experts:
Mary Quant, Ted Moult
with Roger Threlfall, Charles Brooker
Programme devised and written by John P. Wynn who also did the research

From Wales
BBC Welsh Orchestra
Leader, Philip Whiteway
Conductor, Rae Jenkins
Friday Night's Star Singers
Mary Thomas
Rowland Jones
The Silurian Singers
Conductor, Glynne Jones
The Cory Band
Conductor, John Harrison
Introduced by Ronnie Williams
Produced by Alan Abbott

Before an invited audience at the City Hall, Cardiff

Sidney Bowman and his Orchestra with Benny Lee to compere and sing songs
M.C., Stanley Wilson

Introduced by Peter Martin with his piano and the BBC West of England Players