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'Absent Friends'

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The first part of the programme of Christmas greetings that precedes the King's broadcast message to the Empire this afternoon is designed to illustrate the celebration of Christmas in the British Isles. The programme begins with a picture of London at Christmas. A microphone tour of the country follows, showing Christmas as a festival for children, Christmas in the churches, and Christmas in the homes of Devonshire, - South Wales, Lancashire. Northern Ireland, and the Highlands of Scotland. This sequence is followed by n series of flashes showing the country at work and play, on Christmas afternoon, including relays from a Welsh coal mine, from a lighthouse off the Northumbrian coast, and from a Scottish pantomime. At 2.45 Christmas greetings are gathered from all parts of the country, and sent by the westward radio path to the countries of the Empire. Listeners-will hear these greetings sent from London to Dublin, from Dublin to Bermuda, from Bermuda to Ottawa, from Ottawa to Wellington, from Wellington to Sydney, from Sydney to Bombay, from Bombay to Cape Town, and from Cape Town back to London. The greetings and loyal messages that have been exchanged between the peoples of the Empire are submitted to His Majesty the King, who then broadcasts to the Empire from Sandringham shortly before three o'clock.

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