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BBC MIDLAND LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conductor, JACK COLES
THE RITA WILLIAMS SINGERS with the PETE MOORE FOUR
BRIAN FAHEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA
KEN MOULE AND HIS MUSIC
LAURIE STEELE AND THE STEELEMEN
FRANCISCO CAVEZ AND his LATIN-AMERICAN RHYTHM and some stars on records
Introduced by BRUCE WYNDHAM Francisco Cavez and his Latin-American Rhythm are appearing at the Savoy Hotel, London

Contributors

Conductor:
Jack Coles
Singers:
Rita Williams
Unknown:
Pete Moore
Unknown:
Brian Fahey
Unknown:
Ken Moule
Unknown:
Laurie Steele
Unknown:
Francisco Cavez
Introduced By:
Bruce Wyndham
Introduced By:
Francisco Cavez

Zorba the Greek starring ANTHONY QUINN , IRENE PAPAS, ALAN BATES
Introduced and adapted by GORDON Gow
Produced by Tony Luke
Recording
Repeated Wednesday, 10.35 p.m.

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Quinn
Unknown:
Alan Bates
Adapted By:
Gordon Gow
Produced By:
Tony Luke

with His ORCHESTRA featuring Rose BRENNAN
Ross MCMANUS , LARRY GRETTON
Guesting on The Beat Scene DONOVAN
Introduced by Tony HALL
Produced by DoN GEORGE
Joe Loss and his Orchestra are appeartna at the Hammersmith Palais, London

Contributors

Unknown:
Rose Brennan
Unknown:
Ross McManus
Unknown:
Larry Gretton
Introduced By:
Tony Hall
Produced By:
Don George
Produced By:
Joe Loss

Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Reading Your Letters
Housewife into Cleopatra: C.
GORDON GLOVER on fitting up a bathroom
Comeback Conference:
ELSIE RUSSELL reports from Edinburgh on measures recently discussed for helping married women to return to professional work
Someone I'll Never Forget:
KATARINA GORDON 'S memories of ' Mr. Churchill '
Merry-Go-Round: reports events on the lighter side
IAN McKELLAN reads Sons and Lovers by D. H. LAWRENCE
Fifth of fifteen Instalments

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Gordon Glover
Unknown:
Elsie Russell
Unknown:
Katarina Gordon
Unknown:
Ian McKellan
Unknown:
D. H. Lawrence

Carreras Piccadilly Derby Trial Stakes
For three-year-old colts and fillies, run over one mile and a half
Commentary by PETER BROMLEY : summary by ROGER MORTIMER From Ltngfield Park

Contributors

Commentary By:
Peter Bromley
Unknown:
Roger Mortimer

A series of stories set In the Northern Territory of Australia Written for radio by Maurice Travers and Anthony Scott Veitch
The Old Hand
Old Soldiers never die; and ' Chiller ' Dempsey, ex-Light Horseman, won'even admit to growing old. Dempsey is a drover and resents the plan to air-freight a valuable bull to Folly Downs. But when a bush-fire strikes, terrifyingly, Sergeant Adam Strang discovers that there la no hand like an old hand.
Continued in next column
Produced by VERNON HARRIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Maurice Travers
Unknown:
Anthony Scott Veitch
Unknown:
Sergeant Adam Strang
Produced By:
Vernon Harris
Sergeant Adam Strang:
Grant Taylor
Constable Michael Dawson:
Brian McDermott
Mardle Strang:
Gwenda Wilson
Lightning:
Charles Haggith
Pat Gordon:
Gina Curtis
' Chiller ' Dempsey:
John Tats
Ray Alcott:
Philip Ross
Nolan:
Rhys McConnochie

A series based on the mutual love and mistrust of two newlyweds and JOHN BADDELEY NORMA RONALD and PHILIP GUARD
Written by Richard Waring
Produced by CHARLES MAXWELL
Richard Briers is in 'Present Laughter' at the Queen's Theatre, London; Heather Chasen in 'A Severed Head ' at the Criterion Theatre, London

Contributors

Unknown:
John Baddeley
Unknown:
Norma Ronald
Written By:
Richard Waring
Produced By:
Charles Maxwell
Produced By:
Richard Briers
Unknown:
Heather Chasen
George Starling:
Richard Briers
Kate Starling:
Prunella Scales
Norah:
Heather Chasen
Peter:
Geoffrey Matthews

A spontaneous discussion by DR. DONALD SOPER
MARGHANITA LASKI
Lord MANCROFT
ALEC DURIE
Travelling Question-Master, FREDDY GRISEWOOD
Produced by Michael Bowen From the Village Hall. Culmstock. Devon
Repeated Sunday, 1.10 (Home) Listeners' views for use In ' Any Answers? ' should be addressed to the BBC. Bristol. marked Any Answers? '

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr. Donald Soper
Unknown:
Marghanita Laski
Unknown:
Lord Mancroft
Unknown:
Alec Durie
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

From the stage of the Camden Theatre, London
SIDNEY TORCH conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA Leader, Arthur Leavins
Friday Night's Star Singers; CHERRY LIND
MADGE STEPHENS
JOHN LAWRENSON
WILLIAM DAVIES
(piano and organ) THE FRIDAY KNIGHTS
Directed by JOHN MCCARTHY
BAND OF THE ROYAL MILITARY SCHOOL OF Music
Conducted by LT.-COL. BASIL H. BROWN. M.B.B. Director of Music
Introduced by Jimmy KINGSBURY Produced by CHARLES BEARDSALL
News Summary and Sports Results at 10.39

Contributors

Singers:
Cherry Lind
Unknown:
Madge Stephens
Unknown:
John Lawrenson
Piano:
William Davies
Directed By:
John McCarthy
Conducted By:
Lt.-Col. Basil H. Brown.
Introduced By:
Jimmy Kingsbury
Produced By:
Charles Beardsall

Tonight Peter Haigh presents music most of the way and introduces
DON DAVIS on the phone
DENIS MORRIS , Chief of Light Programme, answers your postcard questions on radio programmes on the Light
RICHARD SEARS with a review of tonight's television
News at it happens, wherever It happens plus a few surprises in The Friday Show that welcomes Saturday
Produced by JOHN SIMMONDS and DAVID CARTER

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Haigh
Unknown:
Don Davis
Unknown:
Denis Morris
Produced By:
John Simmonds
Produced By:
David Carter

Light Programme

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