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With THE JOHNNY HOWARD BAND LAURA LEE , TONY STEVEN DANNY STREET and Top Pop Artists featuring BBC Top Tunes Listeners' and viewers' own popularity chart
Introduced by KEITH FORDYCE
Produced by Ron Belchier
Johnny Howard and his Band are at the Royal Ballroom, Tottenham

Contributors

Unknown:
Laura Lee
Unknown:
Tony Steven
Introduced By:
Keith Fordyce
Produced By:
Ron Belchier
Produced By:
Johnny Howard

written by BARRY TOOK and MARTY FELDMAN starring Kenneth Horne with KENNETH WILLIAMS , HUGH PADDICK BETTY MARSDEN , BILL PERTWEE
Music by THE FRASER HAYES FOUR EDWIN BRADEN
AND THE HORNBLOWERS
Announcer, DOUGLAS SMITH
Produced by JOHN SIMMONDS

Contributors

Written By:
Barry Took
Written By:
Marty Feldman
Unknown:
Kenneth Horne
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Betty Marsden
Unknown:
Bill Pertwee
Unknown:
Fraser Hayes
Unknown:
Edwin Braden
Announcer:
Douglas Smith
Produced By:
John Simmonds

in which
Leslie Crowther. June Whitfield and Ronnie Barker air their outrageous views on the subject of Communication
Singers, THE NEW ELIZABETHANS
THE ORCHESTRA conducted by MALCOLM LOCKYER
Musical arrangements by EDWIN BRADEN
Announcements in English by DAVID DUNHILL
The script arrived on time from GEORGE EVANS and DEREK COLLYER
To the relief of the producer,
ALASTAIR SCOTT JOHNSTON

Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Crowther.
Unknown:
Ronnie Barker
Conducted By:
Malcolm Lockyer
Arrangements By:
Edwin Braden
Unknown:
David Dunhill
Unknown:
George Evans
Unknown:
Derek Collyer
Unknown:
Alastair Scott Johnston

Scenes from
The Ugly Dachshund starring DEAN JONES SUZANNE PLESHETTE CHARLIE RUCGLES
Adaptation by Lyn Fairhurst
The Silencers starring DEAN MARTIN
STELLA STEVENS , DALIAH LAVI CYD CHARISSE
Adaptation by Richard Seymour ,
MICHAEL SMEE meets
Millicent Martin
Famous Film Careerg: Kathryn Grayson traced by PETER NOBLE
Inside Show Business by PETER EVANS
What's Newt MATTHEW NORGATE
Introduced by PETER HAIGH
Script by Lyn Fairhurst
Produced by John Dyas
Recording

Contributors

Unknown:
Dean Jones
Unknown:
Suzanne Pleshette
Unknown:
Lyn Fairhurst
Unknown:
Dean Martin
Unknown:
Stella Stevens
Unknown:
Richard Seymour
Unknown:
Kathryn Grayson
Unknown:
Newt Matthew
Introduced By:
Peter Haigh
Script By:
Lyn Fairhurst
Produced By:
John Dyas

A nation-wide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete for the title:
Brain of Britain 1966
Second Round
Featuring each week three winners from the first round of the contest
Chairman, FRANKLIN ENGELMANN
3: Home Counties and South of England MRS. GRACE HOLMES
Berkshire
PETER OWEN Buckinghamshire, Estate Agent
COLONEL RICHARD NORMAN
Berkshire. Retired Army Officer
The programme also includes ' Five Clues '
Devised and written by John P. Wynn
Produced by JOAN CLARK
Repeated: Thursday, 7.31 p.m.

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Engelmann
Unknown:
Grace Holmes
Unknown:
Peter Owen
Unknown:
Colonel Richard Norman
Written By:
John P. Wynn
Produced By:
Joan Clark

The true story of the Atlantic Wall in Normandy and the plot to destroy it by ROBERT BARR adapted from Richard Collier 's book Ten Thousand Eyes with 4: Crisis in Caen
Other parts played by Ysanne Churchman. Kim Grant Jonathan Scott. Stephen Thorne and Frederick Treves
Produced by CHARLES MAXWELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Barr
Unknown:
Richard Collier
Played By:
Ysanne Churchman.
Played By:
Kim Grant
Played By:
Jonathan Scott.
Played By:
Stephen Thorne
Played By:
Frederick Treves
Produced By:
Charles Maxwell
the Storyteller:
Rupert Davies
Marcel Girard:
David Nettheim
Eugene Meslin:
John Gabriel
René Duchez:
Frederick Treves
Robert Thomas:
Jonathan Scott

Charlie Chester introduces a record entertainment by some of the world's greatest artists
This week's bill includes
HILDE GUEDEN
OWEN BRANNIGAN
LAUREL AND HARDY
THE JOHNNY MANN SINGERS
THE GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL CHORUS and THE PRO ARTE ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIR MALCOLM SARGENT

Contributors

Introduces:
Charlie Chester
Unknown:
Hilde Gueden
Unknown:
Owen Brannigan
Singers:
Johnny Mann
Conducted By:
Sir Malcolm Sargent

from
Redfield Methodist Church, Bristol
Singing led by combined choirs of the district
Conductor, PETER YOUNG
Organist, ARTHUR GREGORY
Hymns introduced by ALAN GIBSON
Lift up your hearts (Tune, Wood-lands)
Glorious things of thee are spoken
(Tune. Austria)
Christ for the world we sing (Tune.
Moscow)
City of God, how broad and far
(Tune, Richmond)
Saviour from sin, I wait to prove
(Tune, Surrey)
Lord of our life, and God of our salvation (Tune, Cloisters)
Son of God, eternal Saviour (Tune,
Everton)
All things praise thee (Tune, Orial)
Prayer and Blessing by The Minister,
THE REV. DOUGLAS R. JONES

Contributors

Organist:
Arthur Gregory
Introduced By:
Alan Gibson
Unknown:
Rev. Douglas R. Jones

Radio spans the world to link the cities of Sydney, Toronto and London in a series of general knowledge contests between schoolchildren in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom

Toronto team - Kate Hamilton, Francesca Mallin, Jeffrey Greene
Question-Master, Bruce Rogers

London team - Sally Green, David Seymour-King, Allan Ronald
Question-Master, John Ellison

Producer in Toronto, Sylvia Moss
Producer in London, Joan Clark

('Top Team' is also broadcast over the national networks in Australia and Canada)

Contributors

Question-master (Toronto):
Bruce Rogers
Contestant (Toronto):
Kate Hamilton
Contestant (Toronto):
Francesca Mallin
Contestant (Toronto):
Jeffrey Greene
Question-master (London):
John Ellison
Contestant (London):
Sally Green
Contestant (London):
David Seymour-King
Contestant (London):
Allan Ronald
Questions set by:
Roy Smith
Producer (Toronto):
Sylvia Moss
Producer (London):
Joan Clark

'twixt
ISOBEL BARNETT
ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD and RICHARD MURDOCH DAVID NIXON with some tune-twisters from STEVE RACE
In the chair, Roy PLOMLEY
Devised and written by IAN MESSITER
Produced by Charles Maxwell

Contributors

Unknown:
Isobel Barnett
Unknown:
Eleanor Summerfield
Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
David Nixon
Unknown:
Roy Plomley
Written By:
Ian Messiter
Produced By:
Charles Maxwell

Introduced by HUMPHREY LYTTELTON
In the Jazz Club
THE HUMPHREY LYTTELTON BIG BAND
Hear Me Talkin' SONNY STITT
PETER CLAYTON with this week's topic New Releases reviewed by ALUN MORGAN
Festival Highlights
Late Jazz
THE Vic ASH QUARTET and the best on records
Produced by BRYANT MARRIOTT , STEVE ALLEN , TEDDY WARRICK

Contributors

Introduced By:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Unknown:
Sonny Stitt
Unknown:
Peter Clayton
Reviewed By:
Alun Morgan
Produced By:
Bryant Marriott
Produced By:
Steve Allen
Produced By:
Teddy Warrick

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More