News and weather
A reading from
The World's Christmas by Olive Wyon Reader, Richard LEECH
and Programme News
Make Yourself at Home
For listeners from India and Pakistan
Sawal Aur Jawab
Can I Help You?
Ap Ki Pasand
Gramophone records and favourite music from India and Pakistan Introduced by MAHENDRA KAUL
MARJORIE THOMAS (mezzo-soprano)
St. DEINIOL SINGERS
COLWYN BAY GIRLS CHOIR BETHESDA LADIES CHOIR LLITHFAEN AND DISTRICT
CHORAL SOCIETY
PENRHYN MALE VOICE CHOIR accompanied by MENNA LEYSHON , WILLIAM BACON and FFRANCON THOMAS
Introduced by DIC HUGHES Arranged and conducted by JAMES WILLIAMS
The Way, the Truth, and the Life
The last of four services for Advent from the Chapel of the Cross in Coventry Cathedral conducted by the Provost,
THE VERY REV. H. C. N. WILLIAMS who also gives the address and the Precentor, CANON J. W. POOLE
Lessons: Isaiah 35; John 18, vv.
33-37; Revelation 1, vv. 10, 12-18
Hymns (A. and M. Rev.):
Thou art the Way (199); Put thou thy trust in God (310); 0 God of truth (309); He wants not friends (274)
Organist and Choirmaster, DAVID LEPINE
GALE PEDRICK makes a personal selection of items from the many broadcasts on BBC radio and television
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON Edited version of last Friday's broadcast
A spontaneous discussion by LORD SOPER
CHRISTOPHER CHATAWAY
GlNETTE SPANIER
BASIL BOOTHROYD
Produced by Michael Bowen from Christchurch Hospital, Hampshire Last Friday's broadcast on Radio 2
and Programme News
The One O'Clock News leads off this sixty-minute up-to-the-minute report on the world around us
The latest news, the background to the news, and the people in the news
Presented by William Hardcastle
Programme Editor, ANDREW BOYLE
A World at One production
visits Sheffield
Members of the Sheffield Allotments and Home Gardens Federation put questions to:
FRED LOADS, BILL SOWERBUTTS and ALAN GEMMELL
Question-Master,
FRANKLIN ENGEI ,MANN Produced by Kenneth Ford
as a Harrow schoolboy: 1889
An exchange of letters between the young Winston Churchill, his father, mother, house-master, and his old nurse
Compiled by MICHAEL HYDE from Volume I of RANDOLPH S. CHURCHILL'S biography of his father
Readers: Produced by Dorothy Baker
In King's College Chapel, Cambridge upon Christmas Eve
(Repeated: Mon., 9.40 a.m. - Music)
(See page 19)
In Radio 4 (Home Service) at 3.0
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
A recording is broadcast in the Music Programme on Christmas Day at 9.40am and a shorter variant version on BBC1 at 6.50pm today.
Processional Hymn
Once in Royal David's City - H.J. Gauntlett
The Bidding Prayer
Hymn
Of the Father's heart begotten - Piae Cantiones, 1582
First Lesson
Genesis 3, vv. 8-13, 22-24
Reader: a Chorister
Carols
Adam lay ybounden: B. Ord
Ding dong! Merrily on high - 16th century French
Second lesson
Genesis 22 vv. 15-18
Reader: a Choral scholar
Carol
The holly and the ivy - trad. English
Third Lesson
Isaiah 9, vv. 2, 6, 7
Reader: a representative of the Cambridge churches
Carol
God rest you - trad. English
Fourth Lesson
Isaiah 11, vv. 1-3a, 4a, 6-9
Reader, a representative of the City of Cambridge
Carol
In dulci jubilo - 14th century German
Fifth Lesson
St. Luke 1, vv. 26-35, 38
Reader: the Director of Music
Carols
I sing of a maiden - Patrick Haldey
Out of your sleep arise and wake - Richard Rodney Bennett
Sixth lesson
St. Luke 2, vv. 1, 3-7
Reader: a representative of the sister college at Eton
Carols
Personent hodie - Piae Cantiones, 1582
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day - trad. English
Seventh lesson
St. Luke 2, vv. 8-16
Reader: a Fellow
Carol
A child is born in Bethlehem - Scheidt
Hymn
While shepherds watched - Este's Psalter, 1592
Eighth lesson
St. Matthew 2, vv. 1-11
Reader: the Vice-Provost
Carols
A little child there is yborn - Richard Rodney Bennett
In the bleak midwinter - Harold Darke
Ninth lesson
St. John 1, vv. 1-14
Reader: the Dean
Hymn
O come, all ye faithful - J.F. Wade
Collect for Christmas Eve
The Blessing
Hymn
Hark! the herald-angels sing - Mendelssohn
John Wells (organ)
by Bernard Shaw a shortened version for radio by PEGGY WELLS with Leslie French Produced by ARCHIE CAMPBELL
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited
Piccadilly, London
Produced by Phyllis Robinson
and Programme News
by ALISTAIR COOKE
A discussion on cinema, theatre, books, broadcasting, and art
This week: RONALD BRYDEN EDWARD LUCIE-SMITH
JULIAN MITCHELL , DILYS POWELL
In the chair, J. W. LAMBERT Produced by Carl Wildman
Repeated: Thursday, 3.30 p.m.
with Wilfrid Brambell as Scrooge
A musical version of Charles Dickens story of the miser who is haunted into changing his ways
Broadcast on December 21, 1966
A Christmas Eve programme with PHILIP TURNER who has never been to Bethlehem and WILLIAM PURCELL who went there again last month Produced by Michael Shoesmith
by Anthony Trollope adapted for radio in thirteen parts by H. OLDFIELD Box with Margaret Gordon
Raf de la Torre and Bernard Brown
Mrs. Orme has maintained her loyalty to Lady Mason, and Lucius has returned to support his mother.
12: Lucius Mason learns the truth Produced by R. D. SMITH
Sir Learie Constantine talks to REX ALSTON about his life as a cricketer, politician, diplomat, and lawyer Produced by Leslie Perowne
Repeated: Thursday, 4.5 p.m.
SIR LEARIE CONSTANTINE opens a new weekly series in which well-known people look back on what they consider to have been the most stimulating period of their lives.
Later speakers in the series include: BEATRICE LILLIE , EDWARD WARD , SIR BERNARD LOVELL , JAMES CAMERON , and ALAN BULLOCK.
Lo, I come, saith the Lord
Isaiah 12, vv. 1-6
Psalm 96 (Broadcast psalter) St. Matthew 25. vv. 1-30
O come, 0 come Immanuel (BBC
H.B. 36)
Zechariah 2. v. 10
Schubert
Song-cycle: Winterreise sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) with Jörg Demus (piano)
Part 2
Irrlicht: Rast: Friihiingstraum; Einsamkeit: Die Post: Der greise Kopf: Die Krähe; Letzte Hoffnung ; 1m Dorfe; Der sturmische Morgen; Tauschung: Der Wegweiser: Das Wirtshaus : Mut; Die Nebensonnen: Der Lciermann
Recording from this year's Salzburg Festival: made available by courtesy of Austrian Radio
from
St. George's Parish Church, Belfast
Preacher,
THE REV. CANON JOHN S. BROWN
Celebrant,
THE REV. EDGAR TURNER assisted by The REV. R. D. Macrory
Blessing of Crib
Introit: 0 little town of Bethlehem
(A. and M. Rev. 65)
Epistle: Hebrews 1, vv. 1-12
Gospel: St. John 1, vv. 1-14
Hymns (A. and M. Rev) White shepherds watched (62); Of the Father's love begotten (591); Once in royal David's city (432); Let all mortal flesh keep silence (390); 0 come, all ye faithful (59)
Organist, Edwin Leighton
