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GENERAL ELECTION Results in Sound and

Polling Day is Thursday, May 26, and on that night and the following day results will be broadcast in the Home Service, the Light Programme, and on Television as they are received. Full details of the BBC's plans for these broadcasts are given on page 3.

'' Election Chart In this issue is a three-page chart for the benefit of listeners who wish to record the results. It lists the 630 constituencies in alphabetical order and in the form in which their names will be announced over the air. Broadcasting the General Election Results

WHENthe polling booths close at nine o'clock on Thursday evening The electronic com- will be in readiness for the of the everything start complex puter which will be broadcasting operation which will give the nation the results of used to help in the the General Election with the least possible delay, together with periodic assessment of Elec- announcements of the state of the parties, analysis and interpretation of tion results. It is a the results by expert statisticians and commentators, and Election news digital computing from various parts of the country. engine working on The first result is to flicker over the tapes in the newsroom two storage capaci- expected or ' at BBC about 90 minutes after the close of the poll. At the ties memories.' headquarters ' is a last Election four results were received before 11 midnight memory ' p.m.; by high-speed machine the total had two hours 178 results came risen to 105. In the next in, for producing im- after which the flow dwindled: 31 between 2 and 3 a.m., 6 between 3 and mediate calcula- 4 a.m. It is not known how the many boundary changes that have taken tions, the other is place in constituencies since 1951 will affect the announcement of results; a storage 'memory' but the peak may well be shorter and sharper. used for combining There will be 630 M.P.s in the new House of Commons, five more a series of calcula- than were elected in 1951. There are 35 new constituencies and 185 tions to produce the logical answer where boundary changes have taken place; 410 are unaltered. In announcing the results the designations ' New Division' and ' Altered Division ' will be and it will not be possible to make a statement of used, line,' will be a team of broadcasters well known to the and losses in these constituencies. already listening party gains whose task be to write and the commentaries. The A network of communications has been set up to link the public, will broadcast country-wide team will include BBC newsroom in with studios and O.B. points. Andrew Shonfield, Honor Balfour, Walter James, and Cyril Ray, with William Hartley at the headquarters of the electronic in will direct lines between ' HOME SERVICE AND LIGHT PROGRAMME computer Staffordshire. Another facility be and the national headquarters of the three main T'WENTY minutes after voting ends on Thursday night Home Service parties in London. The commentaries will not be allowed to hold up the How the listeners will be able to hear a special survey entitled Country announcement of constituency results. Despite the complex nature of Polled. Contributors in the BBC's six Regions, and observers in the party the network, as soon as a commentator knows that a new result has features of Election headquarters, will report on some of the notable Day. come through he or she will be off the air within sixty seconds. At 10.15 p.m. the Home Service and Light Programme join forces, and before the first result comes through there will be a short programme in ON THE which the method of announcing results and the techniques of assessment TELEVISION SCREEN will be explained. T'HIRTY-SEVEN cameras, sixteen more than were used during the During the night from 10.30 p.m. until close-down at 4 a.m. results will Coronation, will be employed by the BBC Television Service to cover be broadcast as received, the state of the parties will be given at every the General Election results. With outside broadcasts planned from some quarter-hour, and considered assessments of results and trends will be eighteen centres-including , Manchester, , Cheltenham, broadcast when needful. The Light Programme only will broadcast a and Bristol-the Service will again show election scenes and declarations special fifteen-minute edition of Radio Newsreel at 1 a.m. and from time of poll. to time, before close-down, will relay broadcasts from outside commentary At 9.30 on Thursday night Richard Dimbleby will introduce the studio points in widely scattered constituencies. On Friday morning, to assist team of expert analysts: David Butler, author of The British breakfast-time listeners, a summary of the 4 a.m. assessment will be re- General Election 1951, who took part in the last General Election broad- peated in the Home Service at 7.10 a.m. and 8.10 a.m. before counting is casts; Robert McKenzie, author of British Political Parties, who has resumed. At 9.10 a.m. the start of Housewives' Choice will be delayed frequently appeared on Television; and E. R. Thompson, the BBC's to accommodate a twenty-minute Radio Newsreel which will bring Parliamentary Correspondent. listeners up to date on election results and comments. From 10.30 a.m. At the headquarters of the parties to interview leaders will be William until 5 p.m. the Light Programme and the Home Service will again join Clark, of The Observer and a frequent chairman of Press Conference. forces--except that the Home Service will broadcast the usual programmes Herbert Nicholas, author of The British General Election 1950, will this for Schools and commentaries on racing at Epsom. Further results will year contribute his analysis of the results from Oxford, where he will be be announced as they are received and the state of the parties will be joined by Alan Bullock, historian and Censor of St. Catherine's. given at frequent intervals throughout the day. Two studios at Lime Grove, D and E, will be used for the operation. The main flow of results on Friday should begin about the middle of D will be the information studio and will contain no microphones. This the morning and by lunch-time the picture may have changed consider- is to enable the messengers, caption artists, sub-editors, and checkers ably. The general situation, will be brought up to date in a special survey to talk at will without any of their comments going on the air. Results from 1.10-1.30 p.m. in both the Home Service and Light Programme. will be filled in on slips which already bear the name of the constituency, The final stage of the operation will be reached at 9.15 p.m. on candidates, etc. The slips are matched with caption cards bearing the Friday, when the Home Service will broadcast an extended edition of same information and taken to caption artists who use quick-drying paint its regular current affairs series At Home and Abroad. This will contain to fill in the figures. The cards are then taken to studio attendants who authoritative comments on the final result, interviews with political place them on easels before the cameras. Meanwhile duplicate slips are personalities, and a special section devoted to overseas reactions. taken to statisticians working with slide rules to tabulate the overall Professor Maurice Kendall, who holds the Chair of Statistics in the figures and to assistants who translate the individual results into squares University of London, will lead a team of statisticians who will study on a map of the British Isles and into additions to other diagrams. results as they come in and assess trends. They will make use of com- Michael Balkwill, Deputy Head of News Output, News Division, will be puting machines installed in Broadcasting House, and in addition they in charge of information in Studio D. will have at their disposal, for the first time at an Election in this Cameras in both studios will be controlled from the gallery of Studio D country, an electronic computer that is among the fastest in the world. by the producer, Grace Wvndham Goldie, BBC Assistant Head of The use of this intricate machine has involved much careful preparation Television Talks, who was in charge of the operation in 1950 and 1951, under Professor Kendall's supervision, and because it cannot be moved and associate producer Michael Peacock. They will also be in direct to London an O.B. operation has been planned in conjunction with the touch with all the outside broadcast units. BBC's Midland Region. Throughout Election Night the team in Broad- Transmission will continue through the night until approximately casting House will be with their opposite numbers in charge 4 a.m. on Friday and will be resumed again at 6 a.m. Results will again of the ' brain.' be shown as they come in and there will be interviews, outside broadcasts, To this ' back-room ' assessment of Election statistics will be added care- and expert analyses throughout the day. If decisive results should still be fully prepared political analyses compiled with the help of Noel Annan, coming in on Friday afternoon, Children's Television may be interrupted; Lecturer in Politics in the University of Cambridge. Then, in the ' front at 6 p.m. there will be a brief survey and at 7.45 a final review. 'Radio Times' Chart for Recording the BROADCAST ELECTION RESULTS This is a complete list of the 's 630 Borough and County constituencies, arranged in alphabetical order for listeners who wish to record the results as they are broadcast on Thursday and Friday. The constituencies are shown in the form in which their names will be announced over the air. With each constituency in this list is the name of the Party which won the seat and its majority at the last General Election. Subsequent By-Election figures are given in brackets. There have been boundary changes in a number of constituencies since the last election and in these cases no figures are given. Minor boundary changes are marked thus it; major changes thus -ftft; new constituencies are marked New.'

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5.0 p.m. CHILDREN'S HOUR 6.20 THE MAY MEETINGS For Children of Most Ages by Shaun Herron ' Jekka ' Editor of the British Weekly A true story by Winifred Revill The older Free Churches of this country told by Jo � Baptist, Congregationalist, and Presby- terian�hold annual assemblies that are 5.15 ' 'Find, Fix, and Strike ' usually referred to as the May Meet- ings. These assemblies are inspirational and also afford opportunities for a denomination to pass resolutions on matters of public interest. In this talk Shaun Herron examines the function of these Mav Meetings in the life of the older Free Churches, and reports on the meetings held this year. A team of BBC commentators (BBC recording) reports from an aircraft carrier taking part in an operational 6.30 BAND OF THE exercise in the English Channel SCOTS GUARDS board On H.M.S. Bulwark Conducted by Douglas Fleming in the Operations Lieut.-Colonel S. M.B.E. Room: Max Robertson on the Com- Rhodes, The bulletins of pass Platform: David Lloyd-James in Director of Music ' by the BBC are the Copyright Joint Service of Flying Control ' March: The Emperor Wagner the Press Association, Ltd., and the Exchange In the Air Overture: La Cenerentola Rossini Telegraph Cliff Michelmore in a Sky Raider; Co., Ltd., and are intended for, private reception only Raymond Baxter in a Sea Venom Waltz: The Sleeping Beauty Tchaikovsky Produced by John Lane Selection: Faust...... Gounod (in co-operation with the Admiralty) The Musical Munro Capt. J. M. Villiers, R.N., writes on Typist Ronnie 21 March: Scotia to Columbia page S. Kershaw of the research in recent Minute (BBC recording) which, years, 9.0 5.55 The Weather has shown that the changes from the NEWS Shipping and general weather fore- caterpillar to the fully developed insect casts. followed by a detailed forecast 7.15 SCIENCE SURVEY are controlled by hormones. for South-East (BBC recording) 9.20 app. HOW Metamorphosis of Insects Repeated on Saturday at 9.30 a.m. THE COUNTRY POLLED Greenwich by V. B. Wigglesworth, F.R.S. 6.0 NEWS Quick Professor of Biology, Voting which has been taking University of Cambridge BY place is now over 6.15 S?ORT Professor Wigglesworth describes some 7.30 SONGS Commentators stationed at regional VAUGHAN WILLIAMS centres throughout the country and at 1 in London describe Nancy Evans (mezzo-soprano) Party Headquarters Polling Day scenes and incidents and In Other Home Services Richard Lewis (tenor) comment on the strength of the poll. Keith Faulkner (bass-baritone) The programme, introduced by MIDLAND (276 m.; 1,088 kefs) Andrew Shonfield, includes a contribu- Michael Mullinar () tion 6.15-6.30 News. Sport. by Alistair Cooke, who is over here 6.30-7.0 Sportsmen's Diary: preview. Members of the specially for the Election. 7.0-7.30 Carole Carr and the Harry Hirsch String Quartet: Engleman Orchestra. Leonard Hirsch (violin) 7.30-8.0 ' - Out ': four travellers Leonard Dight (violin) 9.50 app. REG LEOPOLD visit Stamford.* Francisco Gabarro (cello) 8.0-8.15 William Bartlett (flute)-; Leo and his Orchestra Wurmser Max d'Ol- Mezzo-soprano songs: (piano): Bach; Let us now famous men lone; Raymond Galois Montbrun.* praise (Ecclesiasticus) ; Motion and still- 10.15 RESULTS OF THE POLL NORTH (434 m.; 692 kc/s) ness; Four nights; The new ghost: The water mill (words by Frede- An explanation for listeners of the 5.0-5.15 Children. Competition results. gond Shove) way in which the Election results 6.15-0.30 News. will be broadcast and of the sport. Tenor songs, with violin and cello methods 6.30-7.0 Radio Roadshow visits Fleet- by which the statistical analysis of wood.* accompaniment: their trends will be calculated Merciless beauty-three rondels: 7.0-7.30 ' A Simple Case of Murder,' Your two will me by Reginald Martin: serial � 2.* eyen slay suddenly; So halh your beauty from your herte chased; Since I from 10.30 p.m.-4.0 a.m. N. (261 m.; 1,151 kc/s) love escaped am so fat (words by RESULTS 5.0-5.15 As North. Geoffrey Chaucer) ELECTION 6.15-6.30 News, sport. Bass-baritone songs: will be broadcast 6.30-7.30 As North. as they become The vagabond: Let beauty awake: available. Summaries of the infinite The shining heavens (Songs Parties will SCOTTISH (371 m.; 809 kc's) of Travel, words by R. L. Steven- State of the be given 6.15-6.35 News, sport. son) at every quarter-hour 6.35-7.0 Sandy Macpherson (BBC Lovesight (The House of Life, See panel above and page 3 Theatre Organ): Scottish requests. words by Dante Gabriel Rossetti) 7.0-7.30 Farm Forum: magazine. During this period Menelaus on the beach at Pharos will be played by 7.30-8.30 BBC Scottish Orchestra: Ursula Mozart: J. B. Sibelius. (words by Wood) McEwen; (first performance in England) 10.30 Bernard Monshin and hfs Rio Band WELSH m.; 881 Part of the first of six concerts of Tango (341 kc/s) the Arts English Song presented by 11.15 The Orchestra 5.0-5.30 Children. Story. Making a Council of at the Wig- Racburn Garden Pool. more Hall, London Conductor, Wynford Reynolds 5.30-5.55' Children's Hour in Welsh: Jim Cro Crwstyn.' 12.0 midnight Sidney Davey 6.15-6.30 News. sport. and his Players in 6.30-6.45 News Welsh. 8.15 'DINNER FOR EIGHT' 12.45 a.m. 6.45-7.15 Discussion for farmers, In Troise Welsh. A short story and his Continental Music 7.15-8.15 Students' Music Hour: BBC by Anthony Armstrong 1.30 Welsh Orchestra; soloists. Jack Salisbury Read by Ivan Samson and his Salon Orchestra WEST (285 m.; 1.052 kc/s 2.15 The Kursaal Orchestra and 206 m.; 1.457 kc/s) Directed by Louis Voss 6.15-6.30 News. sport. 8.30 TWENTY QUESTIONS 3.0 in Marcel Gardner 6.30-7.0 Singers Disguise: last of his Serenade three operatic record programmes. Anona Winn, Joy Adamson and Orchestra Bournemouth Jack Train, F. C. 7.0-8.15 Symphony Or- Hooper 3.45 The Promenade Players chestra: Overture: Semiramis and Gilbert Harding Conductor, Bowman (Rossini) ; Concerto Grosso (Corelli- Sidney Barbirolli); No. 41 in (* Tzventy . Questions' is broadcast by (BBC recordings from midnight) Symphony C with Maurice (Mozart); Two Nocturnes (Debussy). arrangement Winnick) To be repeated on Sunday at 1.45 (Light); Monday at 3.10 (Home) 4.0 aan. Close Down Light Programme 1,500 m. (200 kc/s) 247 m. 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Greenwich Time Signal 9.0 and in 7.0 News and RADIO NEWSREEL THE RESULTS in the General Election will be announced as they ' Children Should be Seen and become available-the first are expected to be known between 7.25 app. Sport Heard' with , Richard Lyon 10.30 and 11.0 p.m. The Home Service and the Light Programme 7.30 THE SHOW GOES ON Horace Percival, Doris Rogers , Richard Bellaers will share a programme from 10.15 p.m. until the early hours of Variety at high speed BBC Variety Orchestra with The Kordites Paul Fenoulhet the morning 4.0 a.m.) with the exception that the Light Conductor, (app. and Written by Bob Block Woodhead Choir Ronnie Hanbury. and Bebe Daniels Programme will present a Newsreel at 1.0 a.m. and will break The Raymond Morecambe and Wise Incidental music by Arthur Wilkinson away from time to time for direct reports from the constituencies. John HorveIIe Production by Tom Ronald (BBC recording) The state of the Parties will be given at every quarter-hour. Gladys Morgan Ronald Chesney To be repeated on Sunday at 5.30 Dodd In addition, analysis and interpretation of the trend of the returns will be Ken The Hedley Ward Trio 9.30 , broadcast from time to time. Speakers will include Noel Annan, Andrew The Augmented in Shonfield, Honor Balfour, Walter James, Cyril Ray and William Hartley, BBC Northern Variety Orchestra and statistical information will be computed by a team led by Maurice Kendall, Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth Produced by Geoffrey Wheeler with Wallas Eaton Professor of Statistics in the University of London. Reports will also be and Ronnie Taylor trends calculated an Electronic Alma Cogan, included of assessments of by Computer. (BBC recording) The (Morecambe and Wise, Ken Dodd, and The Keynotes OF CONSTITUENCIES ON PAGES 6, 7 AND 9 Kordites are appearing in ' 'Let's Have Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra ALPHABETICAL LIST Fun ' at the Central Pier, ; Conductor. Harry Rabinowitz Gladys Morgan in Variety at the Empire Announcer, David Dunhill Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne) Script: and Produced by Charles Maxwell 5.0 p.m. FODEN'S 6.0 The Composer Portrays ... 8.0 FAMILY FAVOURITES (BBC recording) MOTOR WORKS BAND THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE Tunes you have asked us to play, (Jimmy Edwards is in The Talk of the some records chosen by Town ' at the Adelphi Theatre, London) (Programme continued) BBC West of England including Servicemen and women overseas Repeated on Friday at 8.30 (London Light Orchestra Home Service); Sunday at 6.30 (Light) 5.30 FELTON RAPLEY (Leader, Frederick Lunnon) Conductor, Frank Cantell 8.30 STRING SONG at the BBC theatre organ Western Rhapsody Kleinsinger Music for voices and strings 10. 0 Paso doble: Florida Spiritual John Foulds NEWS Tolchard Evans Manhattan Serenade Louis Alter in an original style Miniature Overture: The City Alcan Highway Robert Farnon arranged and conducted by Haydn Wood The Lonesome Whistler; The Har- RESULTS OF THE POLL Poeme Picon Ronald Binge 10.15 pastoral monica Player (Alley Tunes) An for Bob Sleigh Eric Jupp David Guion, arr. Adolf Schmid and played by explanation listeners of Selection: Wonderful Town Virginia (A Southern Rhapsody) the way in which the Election re- Comden, Green, and Bernstein, Haydn Wood Max Jaffa sults will be broadcast and of the arr. Langdon Cuban Suite...... Don Felipe Jamaican Juggler William Davies with The Silver Strings methods by which the statistical Moon through the trees and the BBC Chorus analysis of their trends will be Jeanne Harker Introduced Worth March: Royal Edinburgh 6.45 ' by Joy calculated Sandy Macpherson (BBC recording) Produced by Charles Beardsall 10.30 p.m.-4.0 a.m. ELECTION RESULTS SCHUMANN 10.50 will be broadcast as they become Dichterliebe, Op. 48 available. Summaries of the Third Programme Aksel Schiotz (tenor) Gerald Moore State of the Parties will be given 91.3 VHF (piano) at 464 m. (647 kc/s) 194 m. (1,546 kc/s) Mc/s Im wunderschonen Monat Mai; Aus every quarter-hour meinen Tranen spriessen; Die Rose, die See panel above and page 3 Lilic; Wenn ich in deine Augen sen'; Ich this 6.0 p.m. LENNOX BERKELEY 8.20 Raymond Huntley will meine Seele tauchen; Im Rhein, im During period Sonata Donald Wolfit heiligen Strome; Ich grolle nicht; Und light music will be played wusstcn's die Blumen; Das ist ein Floten For details see Home Service played by Maurice Cole (piano) and James McKechnie in und Geigen; Hor' ich des Liedchen is the last of klingen; Ein Jiingling Hebt ein Madchen; This eight programmes of 'THE Am sonatas by British HUMAN AGE' leuchtenden Sommermorgen; Ich hab' piano composers. im Traum geweinet; Allnachtlich im Part 2 Traume; Aus alten Marchen winkt es; 6.25 PSYCHOLOGICAL TIME ' Monstre Gai ' Die alten, bdsen Lieder on gramophone records John Cohen, Professor of Psychology in by Wyndham Lewis the University of Manchester, describes SCENE : THE MAGNETIC CITY 11.20 Close Down an experimental approach to the sub- jective assessment of time. Narrator James McKechnie James (The recorded broadcast of April 21) Pullman Raymond Huntley Satterthwaite Lewis Stringer COMING EVENTS The Bailiff Donald Wolfit in the Third Programme Mannock Ronald 6.50 BRUCKNER Simpson 'THE DEVIL AND DANIEL Sentoryen Martin Benson Symphony No. 9, in D minor WEBSTER ': two studio perform- Angel Denis Goacher ances of the one-act opera by played by the Devil Charles Leno Douglas Moore (June 5 and 6) BBC Symphony Orchestra The Padishah Carleton Hobbs ' HOLIDAY LAND ': play by Ugo (Leader, Paul Beard) Police President Felix Felton Betti, translated by Henry Reed Conducted by Bruno Walter Hyperides...... Robert Speaight (June 5 and 11) UNION: René Eivin writes on page 8 with OXFORD recording of Ivan Samson. Howard Rose the debate on the motion: This Cecil Brock. Joe Sterne House believes that the methods LAW IN ACTION and Gladys Spencer of science are destructive of the 7.50 myths of religion ' (June 7) talks Music composed and conducted A series of commenting by Walter Goehr 'THE DYER'S HAND': first of on current legal issues Produced by D. G. Bridson three weekly lectures by W. H. Auden on poetry (June. 8 and 13) 19 � Leaseholds and the Dead Hand (BBC recording) ' LE NOZZE DI FIGARO': a (Martin Benson is appearing in ' The King from by and I ' at the Theatre Mozart's opera, Glyndebourne String Song Royal, Drury Lane, (June 12) (BBC recording) London) Max Jolla and The Silver Strings simg ' GoTTERDAMMERUNG ': To be repeated on June 1 Malign Fiesta ' Saturday at 6.0 from out the melodiesin Ronald Covent Garden (June 17) Binge's sunuual followed by an interlude at 8.10 D. G. Bridson writes on page 4 musical programme at 8.30 this evening Keeping the Tally Commentators and statisticians THURSDAY TELEVISION facing the cameras during the last General Election. A similar method will be in use tonight (see p. 3)

The results in the General Election will be shown as they become available-the first are expected after 10.0 p.m. The Television Service begins at 9.30 with experts setting the scene, interviews, and broadcasts of election-night scenes 3.0 ABOUT THE HOME Boy Choristers: Barry Barnett, Irving Child from several parts of the country. Practical help for the housewife David Langford. Michael Walker Introduced by Joan Gilbert Robin Willett Results will be shown from the studio or in direct outside Incidental music and carol setting by Tristram Cary Felt Toys broadcasts of Declarations of Poll, and analysis and inter- played on the guitar Mary Vellan shows a simple way by John Roberts pretation of the trend of the returns will be maintained of making a toy rabbit Designer, John Cooper The will continue (A BBC telerecording of the broad- throughout. programmes through the night Golden Jubilee cast on May 8) Verral recalls some of until 4.0 a.m. on Friday, and will be resumed at 6.0 a.m. Dunlop � � � the developments in the history of the National Federation of 7.25 WEATHER CHART Dyers and Cleaners

RESULTS OF THE POLL Growing Fur Coats 7,30 NEWS and NEWSREEL R. J. Williams shows rabbits from 9.30 to 4.0 a.m. p.m. suitable for producing good pelts 7.45 SPORTSVIEW and offers general advice Introduced by Peter Dimmock 9.30-10.15 (app.) Results analysed by Produced by S. E. Reynolds A topical programme that spot- Awaiting the First Result David Butler lights the latest news, views, and set the scene of Experts The British... , author General Election 1961' personalities of sport Visits to constituencies 4.0-4.15 WATCH WITH MOTHER Edited by Paul Fox Robert McKenzie Interviews Rag, Tag, and Bobtail Presented by Alan Rees author of (A BBC Television Film) Election Night scenes ' British Political Parties ' 8.15 ULSTER MIRROR 10.15 � � � (app.)-11.30 Background information from A magazine from Early Results E. R. Thompson Declarations of Poll from BBC Parliamentary Correspondent 5.0-5.55 CHILDREN'S Film cameraman. Douglas Wolfe some of the constituencies and TELEVISION Film Editor, Valerie Best Written and produced by Individual results will be Richard Dimbleby Children's Newsreel' Harry Govan shown as they come in At Interviews Party Headquarters: The Dam Busters 8.30 DOWN YOU GO ! Analysis and background William Clark A film programme on the story of with Roy Rich in the chair information the preparations for the 1943 R.A.F. raid on the Moehne and Eder Dams Elizabeth Gray In New College, Oxford: as told in the Associated British Helen Bailey 11.30-2.30 Picture film The Dam Busters.' Herbert Nicholas Nicholas Paul Jennings produced by Robert Clark The Peak author of and Results 'The British General Election 1950' Compiled by Associated British Pathé. Ltd. trying to find the answers Latest Party totals and (Previously televised last Friday) Special effects by Alfred Wurmser information Material by Dennis Yates Background Alan Bullock " The Jackdaw' The game devised by Illustrated progress reports Cowan Freely adapted by Polly S. and Louis G. and Droodles ' �..,.. Declarations of Poll, election J. M. Smith Wright introducing ' 2.30-4.0 (app.)' Declarations of Presented by T. Leslie Jackson scenes, and interviews from from Richard Harris Barham's Late-Night Results Edinburgh, , Lanark poem ' The Jackdaw of Rheims ' with interviews and reports 9.0 DISNEYLAND from various of the Cardiff, Cross Hands, Manchester Produced by Dorothea Brooking parts Operation Undersea country Leeds, Salford, The Cardinal, Lord Archbishop of Marmont In this film Walt intro- Cheltenham Rheims...... Percy Disney Bristol, Exeter, The Rollett duces and tech- 4.0 Abbot...... Raymond photographers (app.) , Wembley, and a report Friar Augustine...... Toke Townley nicians who worked on his The Television Service will from Northern Ireland Adrienne, a washerwoman latest picture ' Twenty Thousand close down when the last Dorothy Blythe Under the Sea' * Dale Leagues and results for the night have * Jean, her husband...... Philip shows some of the difficulties been received and will resume Michel, their son...... Colin Gibson to Television operation under the jackdaw they had tackle at 6.0 a.m. (See page 44) direction of Grace Wyndham Goldie Jacques...... A Guests: Kara Aldridge. Gillian Webb 9.30-4.0 a.m. THE The bulletins of General Election news broadcast by the BBC are George Bradford, Patrick Dowling the Copyright Joint Service of the Press Association, Ltd., and the Monks: Ian Ainsley, David Crane GENERAL ELECTION Derek Pratt Co., Ltd., and are intended private only Patrick Dowling, Exchange Telegraph for reception Anthony Viccars, Michael Hall Results of the Poll (Continued in next column) See columns 1 and 2 and page 3 FRIDAY The Home Service 330 m. (908 kc/s) 93.5 Mc/s VHF

6.25 a.m. Market Report 8.23 MORNING MUSIC for Farmers BBC Revue Orchestra Rabinowitz 6.30 Big Ben Conductor, Harry State of the Parties (BBC recording) followed by 9.0 Schools: Interval Music BRIGHT AND EARLY: records 9.5 SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS 6.55 General Weather Forecast Prayer and forecast for farmers and shipping Holy Spirit. Truth Divine (S.P. 620: A. and M. 672; C.H. 193; P. and H. all vv. 7.0 Greenwich Time Signal 93. omitting 4, 6: Tune, NEWS Innocents) Interlude: 'The Gift of the Holy Spirit ' of Results 7.10 Analysis Prayers: the Prayer for All Men; the Lord's Prayer 7.13 app. Programme Parade Our Blessed Redeemer (S.P. 182, f omitting v. 2: A. and M. 207; C.H. 7.18 BBC WEST OF ENGLAND 180. and P. and H. 89, omitting v. LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2: Tune, St. Cuthbert) Blessing Conductor, Frank Cantell � (BBC recording) 9.25 State of the Parties followed by LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS! of 1.59 State of the Parties 7.50 ALBERT MARLAND 10.30State theParties ' God to men' speaks and his Rococo Orchestra followedby A talk by the Bishop, of Croydon MUSICWHILE YOU WORK 2.0 FOR THE SCHOOLS (BBC recording) TRAVEL TALKS. Round the Common- FelixKing and his Orchestra wealth. Grant talks his 7.55 General Weather Forecast Cy about 9.55 FOR THE SCHOOLS (FelixKing and his Orchestra areappear- childhood in a sugar-growing district and forecast for farmers and shipping atthe of . (BBC music AND MOVEMENT ii, by Marjorie ing ColonyRestaurant, London) recording) Time Eele 2.20 LOOKING AT THINGS. Restaurants 8.0 0 Greenwich Signal (Wednesday's recorded broadcast) 10.59State of the Parties and Snack Bars. Script by Barbara NEWS Naish 2.40 SENIOR ENGLISH I. Pro- 8.10 Analysis of Results 10.15 GreenwichTimeSignal Poetry 11.0 gramme. 'A Tale of Country Things.' God is love (BBC Hymn Book 7) FOR THE SCHOOLS John Masefield Parade 11 by 8.13 app. Programme New Every Morning, page AND Foster Psalm 66 (Broadcast Psalter) TIME tune, by Kay 8.18 MARKET INTELLIGENCE Romans 16, vv. 17-27 11.20 CURRENT AFFAIRS I - 3.0 State of the Parties The Lord's my Shepherd. I'll not Food facts from port and mart want (BBC Hymn Book 480) 11.40 TALKS FOR SIXTH FORMS. Scientific followed by Investigation and Explanation. 4-. Band of the What do we mean by the ' limitations of science? ' by D. M. MacKay. King's IRISH GUARDS of London. College, University (BBC Conducted by Capt. C. H. Jaeger recording) Director of Music (BBC recording) 12.0 State of the Parties followed by HARRY LEADER 3.10 RACING and his Band at Epsom (Harry Leader and his Band are appearing 177th Renewal of at the Astoria Dance Salon, London) The Oaks Stakes 12.30 State of the Parties Commentary by Peter O'Sullevan followed by From the Grand Stand THE GWENDWR PLAYERS 3.30 Band of the 12.55 General Weather Forecast IRISH GUARDS and forecast for farmers and shipping (continued)

Greenwich Time Signal State of the Parties 1.0 3.45 NEWS followed by MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK 1.10 TRENDS Jack Coles IN THE RESULTS and his Orchestre Moderne See Light Programme 3.55 RACING 1.30 FOLK MELODIES at Epsom OF THE BRITISH ISLES The Coronation played by the Cup BBC Midland Light Orchestra A race for three-year-olds and up- wards, run over a distance of one and Conductor, Gilbert Vinter' a half miles Commentary by Peter O'Sullevan From the Grand Stand In Other Home Services 4.10 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK N.IRELAND (261 m.; 1.151 kc/s) (continued) 9.5-9.25 As Scottish.

SCOTTISH (371 m.; 809 kc/s) 4.15 State of the Parties 9.5-9.25 Service for Schools. followed 9.55-10.15 Schools. Physical Training.* by 11.10-12.0 Schools. The Thirty-Nine FOOTLIGHT FAVOURITES Steps' by John Buchan-3. 12.0-12.30 Farm Forum.* played by the BBC Welsh Orchestra WELSH (341 m.; 881 kefs) Conductor, Rae Jenkins 9.45-9.55 Schools. Materion y Dydd. 10.15-10.30 Welsh Morning Service. Light Programme FRIDAY 1,500 m. (200 kc/s) 247 m. (1,214 kc/s) 89.1 Mcls VHF

Overture: Russian and Ludmilla Glinka, arr. Winterbottom From the Continent Selection: Oklahoma! RESULTS in the General Election will be announced during the 6.0 Rodgers, arr. Leidzen p.m. Poèmes de Ronsard, by Florent Schmitt: Isabelle Andreani (soprano) (Paris morning and afternoon. Summaries of the state of the Parties will Spanish Caprice: Sevillana 1829 m.). Elgar, arr. Winterbottotn be broadcast at frequent intervals as shown in the programme Selection: La Traviata 8.2 p.m. La Samaritaine, by Max d'Ollone: arr. Radio Lyric Orchestra and Chorus of RTF, Verdi, Godfrey conducted with columns. From 10.30 a.m. until 5.0 p.m. the Light Programme and (Clarinet soloist : by Tony Aubin, soloists Musician Colin Bradbury) (French National Programme 348, 249; 235 m ). the Home Service will share a programme-except that the Home Pavanne Morton Gould,. arr. Paul Yoder 9.0 p.m. Turin Symphony Orchestra, con- will transmit the usual broadcasts for schools and ducted by Anatole Fistoulari, with Franco Service Irish Jig: Rakes of Mallow Anderson Mannino (piano): Berlioz, Mannino (Piano commentaries on racing at Epsom from 3.10 to 3.30 and 3.55 to 4.10 Leroy Concerto), Liszt and Tchaikovsky (Italian March: Captain General Dunn National Programme 457, 334, 225 m.). (BBC recording) The bulletins of General Election news broadcast the BBC are the 9.0 p.m. Promenade Orchestra (Hilversum by 298 m.). Joint Service the Press Copyright o/ Association, Ltd., and the Exchange 10.0 p.m. Symphony Concert: Wagner and Telegraph Co., Ltd., and are intended for private reception only 3.45 State of the Parties Schumann (Symphony No. 3) ( 303 followed by m.). 10.0 p.m. Mass in F- minor and Te Deum, ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CONSTITUENCIES ON PAGES 6, 7 AND 9 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK by Bruckner (Berne Bruckner Festival re- Jack Coles cordings) (Paris 1829 m.). and his Orchestre Moderne

Ben State of RADIO TIMES 9.0 a.m. Big 11.30 the Parties 4.15 State of the Parties (Incorporating World-Radio) NEWS followed by followed by Every Friday Price Threepence SANDY MACPHERSON EDITORIAL FOOTLIGHT FAVOURITES ADVERTISING AND PUBLISHING 9.10 Early Morning at the BBC theatre organ played by the 35, Marylebone High Street, NEWSREEL London, W.l BBC Welsh Orchestra SUBSCRIPTION RATES, including postage 12.0 State of the Parties (Leader, Philip Whiteway) 12 months, 6 months, 3 months HOUSEWIVES' CHOICE 9.30 followed by Conductor, Rae Jenkins Inland and Overseas ... 19/6 9/9 4/11 Humphrey Lestocq HARRY records LEADER The Mrs. Dale's Subscriptions should be sent to the BBC introduces your request episode of Diary' or to and his Band that would normally have been broad- Publishmg Offices, any newsagent cast at this time AH programmes are subject to last- Leader and his Band are can be heard at 11.0 9.55 FIVE TO TEN (Harry appearing a.m. in the Light Programme on minute alterations at the Astoria Dance Salon, London) 31 A story, a hymn, and a prayer Tuesday, May Copyright of all programmes in this issue is strictly reserved by 12.30 State of the Parties 10.0 State of the Parties the BBC followed by followed by THE GWENDWR PLAYERS NEVILLE MEALE at the BBC theatre organ General Weather Forecast March: The Dam Busters 12.55 Eric Coates and forecast for farmers and shipping Selection: Remember These? Two Irish Contrasts: Greenwich Time Signal Gaelic 1.0 Holiday John Graigie NEWS Paddy goes a-wooing.Terance Casey Selection: There's No Business Like Show Business Irving Berlin 1.10 TRENDS Butterflies in the Rain Sherman Myers IN THE RESULTS Selection: Modern Favourites In this special survey the up-to- the-minute situation is assessed 10.30 State of the Parties by Sound Broadcasting's team of followed by statisticians and commentators, MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK with the help of calculations made the Electronic Felix King and his Orchestra by Computer that has been at work continu- (Felix King and his Orchestra are appear- ing at the Colony Restaurant, London) ously since polling closed

11.0 State of the Parties 1.30 FOLK MELODIES followed by OF THE BRITISH ISLES BBC SCOTTISH played by the VARIETY ORCHESTRA BBC Midland Light Orchestra Donald (Leader. Jack Nugent) (Leader. Sturtivant) Gilbert Vinter Conductor, Michael Collins Conductor,

2.0 State of the Parties followed by LOU PREAGER and his Orchestra (Lou Preaeer and his Orchestra are appear- ing at the Hammersmith Palais)

2.45 PIANO PLAYTIME Felix King at the piano

3.0 State of the Parties followed by Band of the IRISH GUARDS Conducted by Capt. C. H. Jaeger Director of Music March: El Caballero Olivadoii (Continued in next column) FRIDAY The Home Service 330 m. (908 kc/s) 93.5 Mc/s VHF

5.0 P.m. CHILDREN'S HOUR 8.30 Dick Bentley, Jimmy Edwards For Children of Most Ages AT 9.15 in * AT HOME AND ABROAD ' The Good Master TAKE IT FROM HERE Kate by Seredy with Wallas Eaton told in six episodes by Eve Alma Cogan, June Whitfield 5 � ' Kate and the Gypsies ' The Keynotes The of autumn the early days brought Orchestra to the ranch and Kate found it Augmented BBC Revue Gypsies Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz hard to from them. Some- keep away Announcer. David Dunhill thing interesting was always going on in their After dark would sit Script by camp. they Frank Muir and Denis Norden round the fire strange, sad singing Produced Charles Maxwell songs. At night the soft, sweet tune by of their battered violins would lull Kate (Yesterday's recorded broadcast in the to little did she realise that they Light Programme) steep; Edwards is The would bring her the biggest and most (Jimmy appearing in ' adventure of her life. Talk of the Town ' at the Adelphi Theatre, frightening THE VERDICT OF THE POLLS London) (BBC recording) World as well as British opinion will be reflec- ted in this the results Big Ben Minute programme summing up of 9.0 NEWS 5.15 For Older Children the Election. To the considered comments con- ' of Counterspy ' tributors in London, and interviews with political A new serial play in six parts 9.15 VERDICT written for broadcasting personalities, will be added a survey of inter- by John Darran OF THE POLLS national reactions by a team of well-known 5 � ' Open Sesame ' Special Post-Election edition of broadcasters speaking from their own countries Commander Gregory Vaughan, R.N. At Home and Abroad John Darran See top of page Rocky Mountain...... Michael Aspel Colonel Spear...... Arthur Williams Jacob Wiseman...... Bernard O'Brien Philip Bronston...... Leonard Mayo 5.55 The Weather 6.15 SPORT 10.0 IN ALL DIRECTIONS Bluff.Edward Baldock Captain Sammy Shipping and general weather fore- Today's results Some further diversions Professor Cartwright...Philip Phillips casts, followed by a detailed forecast Ustinov for and weekend preview with Peter Helen Carter...... Gwenyth Petty South-East England Peter Jones Production Lorraine Davies by and the Aeolian Players Greenwich Time Signal 6.30 BILLY TERNENT Produced by 6.0 NEWS and his Orchestra (The recorded broadcast of Feb. 4)

7.0 HENRY HALL'S 10.30 CHAMBER MUSIC In Home Services GUEST NIGHT The Neaman Trio: Other Yfrah Neaman (violin) Highlights of the Show World Eleanor Warren (cello) MIDLAND m.; 1,088 You are invited to listen to (276 kc/s) stars Lamar Crowson (piano) 6.15-6.30 News. sport. of the stage, screen, radio, and in E No. Election Trio flat, 17 Haydn 6.30 app.-6.45 app. Round-up. concert platform, with the 6.45 app.7-0 London Show Tunes aug- Trio in C minor. Op. 101 Brahms (records). . mented BBC Revue Orchestra 10.30-11.0 London International Trio: Produced by John Simmonds Trio in D minor, Op. 32 (Arensky). (BBC recording) 11.0 Greenwich Time Signal NORTH 692 (434 m.; kc/s) News Summary 6.15-6.30 News. sport. followed by 6.30-6.50 Yewco Works Band. 7.45 WANTED 6.50-7.0 Golf: Swallow and Penfold � late weather forecast for land areas £ 4,000 Professional Tournament. GOOD DRIVERS 7.45-8.15 Gardeners' Question Time.* 8.15-8.30 Hans at the Piano.* See below and page 5 (BBC recording) 11.8 app. Close Down N. IRELAND (261 m.; 1,151 kc/s) 5.0-5.55 Children. Stories. Belfast Museum's coin collection: discus- sion.* Janet Quigg and her guitar. IN THIS PROGRAMME 6.15-6.30 News, sport. 6.30-6.45 Ulster Mirror.* Chief Superintendent N. Radford, 6.45-6.55 The Week at Stormont. WANTED- Officer-in-Charga of- the School, 6.55-7.0 Sporting Preview. the and methods used in 7.0-7.30 Countryside to Concert Hall: Good Drivers explains principles the arrangement and presentation training police drivers; one of these methods of folk song. Soloists; Harlandic is illustrated by Male Voice Choir; BBC N. Ireland Light Orchestra. Sergeant H. Shillabeer. 7.30-7.45 Literary Portraits by St. John Ervine: I-Bernard Shaw.* Believing that the most important contribution 7.45-8.25 As North. that can be made in solving the 8.25-8.30 General Election: Northern problem of Ireland results. accidents is to improve the quality of driving, H. M. Howgrave-Graham, SCOTTISH (371 m.; 809 ke/s) Secielary, Yard, 1927-46, 6.15-6.35 News, sport. suggests some ways in which the experience of 6.35-7.0 Parkhead Forge Band. Drivers under training at the 10.30-10.45 ' The Silver Bridle ': story the Driving School might be drawn upon in the by John T. Low. Metropolitan Police Driving instruction of civilian drivers. He discusses 10.45-10.50 News, announcements. School at Hendon are taught 10.50-11.0 News in Gaelic. his suggestions with that, whatever other people K. L. Kelly, WELSH m.; 881 must consider (341 kc/s) may do, they Secretary. Automobile Association, 6.15-6.30 News. sport. themselves responsible if they and 6.30-6.45 News in Welsh. are involved in a road A. W. Phillips, WEST (285 m.; 1.052 kc/s accident. 'Accidents are pro- General Manager, Royal Automobile Club (Associate Section) and 206 m.; 1,457 kc/s) hibited' is the School's slogan 6.15-6.30 News, sport. AT 7.45 FINAL REVIEW The Television Service completes its FRIDAY General Election broadcasts with a review of the result at 7.45 p.m.

Few, if any, further Election results are expected before 10.30 a.m., but the latest Party totals will be shown at frequent intervals from 6.0 a.m. Results will be shown from the studio or in direct outside broadcasts throughout the morning and afternoon. If it becomes clear between 5.0

and 6.0 which has Children's Television �^/^Pl^^^ p.m. Party won, 0 the result. will be interrupted to give

will beT/,e Interrupted bulletins of General to give Election the newsresult. broadcast by the BBC are // Trm^m W0w £ *j/ £ 4r *'**'' 4rrw- 0 the Copyright Joint Service of the Press Association, Ltd., and the Exchange Telegraph Co., Ltd., and are intended for private reception only

THE Richard Tauber in 6.0 a.m.-5.0 p.m. THE 10.30 app. First Morning Results 6.0-6.15 app. 9.45 GENERAL ELECTION With Declarations of Poll GENERAL ELECTION ' LAND WITHOUT MUSIC' Interviews Late Results A musical film with a Ruritanian Analysis and background In- and General Review setting from London and 6.0 Latest Totals formation Party from various of the � " � parts country 11.5 app. NEWS (sound only) 12 noon The Second Peak 7.25 WEATHER CHART 6.30 First Morning Review Results Situation report from London and Latest Party totals NEWS and NEWSREEL from various parts of the country 7.30 Next Week in Television Background information Illustrated progress reports 7.45 THE FREE CHURCH SERVICE from Blackpool 7.0 Latest Party totals 3.30 Final Results GENERAL ELECTION (Sunday) 'THE SUN AND I': A.R. Whalmore As soon as it becomes clear which Review of the Result a play by 7.30 Second Morning Review Party has won, the position will (Sunday) from London and be reviewed by with Situation report experts, WHIT-MONDAY SPORT: Racing and from various of the analysis and interviews from 8.30 * THE parts country Athletics (Monday) various parts of the country GROVE FAMILY' FACE THE MUSIC (Monday) becomes clear between 5.0 Michael and Roland Pertwee 8.0 // it by Latest Party Totals Sir Malcolm Sargent introduces a and 6.0 p.m. which Party has ' Accidents Will Happen ' GILBERT AND SULLIVAN CONCERT won, Children's Television will be Mr. Grove...... Edward Evans interrupted to give the result Mrs. Grove...... Ruth (Monday) 8.15 With the Eye' Dunning 'Roving Pat Sheila Sweet TOP TOWN: Conselt v. Stockport in Londoki Daphne...... Margaret Downs 5.0 CHILDREN'S Lennie...... Christopher Beeny (Tuesday) Roberts TELEVISION Gran...... Nancy CLAUDIO ARRAU with BBC Symphony 8.30 Third Morning Review Miss Jones...... Nan Braunton A of films Orchestra (Wednesday) Situation report from London and programme Directed by Jean Hamilton for older children YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE': from various parts of the country Produced by John Warrington a new series of with ' The Cisco Kid ' programmes J. B. with Duncan Renaldo 8.45 VE PLUS TEN Priestley (Wednesday) 9.0 Latest Party Totals and Leo Carrillo A BBC Television film which INTERNATIONAL WATER POLO: looks back over the ten years Plaislow United v. Tourcoing (Thursday) ' The Range Rider ' 9.30 the Position that followed the end of the war THE CENTRE SHOW Examining with Jack Mahoney (Friday) re- in Europe Experts analyse the night's and Dick Jones THE ROYAL TOURNAMENT (Friday sults Commentary spoken by David Lloyd James and Edward Ward and Saturday) ' Tug in Attendance' Patrick Visits to constituencies Written by O'Donovan BEDLAM WITH BRADEN A film about the tugs that escort Film Editor, Dennis Edwards (Friday) Interviews the big ships in and out of Eng- Produced by Richard Cawston WILLESDEN REGATTA AND FIRE. Any new results as they come in land's ports (Previously televised on May 5) WORKS (Saturday)