Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,381 playable programmes from the BBC

A Christmas Scrapbook

on BBC Radio 4 FM

A Christmas Scrapbook looks back upon the many ways in which radio has celebrated the festival of The Manger and the Mistletoe 1922-1961
Written and compiled by Leslie Baily
with the voices of: KING GEORGE V, KING GEORGE VI, QUEEN ELIZABETH II
ROBERT DONAT, GRACIE FIELDS, JOYCE GRENFELL, GILLIE POTTER, VIVIENNE CHATTERTON, LAURENCE GILLIAM, STANFORD ROBINSON, JOHN WATT, STANLEY MAXTED, EDWARD WARD, GODFREY TALBOT, WILFRID THOMAS, MR WALTON HANDY, DRUMMER H.F. WILSON,
TOMMY HANDLEY in ITMA with JOAN HARBEN, ARTHUR ASKEY and RICHARD MURDOCH in Band Wagon, THE KENTUCKY MINSTRELS
CHOIR OF KING'S COLLEGE CHAPEL, CAMBRIDGE: THE BACH CHOIR LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SAVOY HAVANA BAND
Soldiers at Montgomery's HQ in France
and GEOFFREY LEWIS, OLIVE GREGG, DUDLEY ROLPH and JOHN CAZABON Pages turned by FREDDY GRISEWOOD
Producer VERNON HARRIS
(Revised version of the broadcast on Christmas Eve 1959)
(The Hosts of Christmas 1922-1972: pages 100-110)

Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Baily
Unknown:
Robert Donat
Unknown:
Gracie Fields
Unknown:
Joyce Grenfell.
Unknown:
Gillie Potter
Unknown:
Vivienne Chatterton
Unknown:
Laurence Gilliam
Unknown:
Stanford Robinson
Unknown:
John Watt
Unknown:
Stanley Maxted
Unknown:
Edward Ward
Unknown:
Godfrey Talbot
Unknown:
Wilfrid Thomas
Unknown:
Mr Walton Handy
Unknown:
Drummer H.F. Wilson
Unknown:
Tommy Handley
Unknown:
Joan Harben
Unknown:
Arthur Askey
Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
Geoffrey Lewis
Unknown:
Olive Gregg
Unknown:
Dudley Rolph
Unknown:
John Cazabon
Turned By:
Freddy Grisewood
Producer:
Vernon Harris

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More