News and weather
Monday's 'Ten to Eight'
and Programme News
Radio's breakfast-time took at life around the country and across the world
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
From Handel's Messiah '
2: Unto us a Child is born Reader, FRANK SINGUINEAU
and Programme News
Revised second edition of the breakfast-time magazine
by Alan Moorehead, abridged by Cristina Sellors
Read by Trader Faulkner
First of nine instalments
'In Africa pythons don't drop on you out of trees, and it is only by the most random accident that a man will be trampled by an elephant or attacked by a hungry lion. But nothing will stop the imagination working.'
Shortened and revised edition of Saturday's broadcast
The Sinking of the Scharnhorst OnBoxinK Day 1943 the Royal Navy sank Germany's last active battle-ship off the north coast of Norway.
ROONEY M. BENNETT tells the story of the action with the voices of some who took part, including
Lord FRASER OF NORTH CAPE
piano gramophone record
St. Stephen's Day
New Every Morning, page 99
The maker of the sun and moon (BBC H.B. 60)
Who is he (BBC H.B. 75)
Acts 6. vv. 8-15; 7, vv. 55-60
The Son of God goes forth to war (BBC H.B. 235)
Fifty-five years of entertainment at the Golders Green Hippodrome in North London, which is closing on February 11
Ian Wallace tells the story of this famous theatre, with the help of CICELY COURTNEIDGE AND JACK HULBERT
GEORGE ELRICK , JOHN HANSON
DANNY LA RUE , RALPH READER and records
Script by Gale Pedrick
Produced by Pat Osborne
John Hanson is in The Desert Song ' at the Palace Theatre; Danny La Kue in ' Sleeping Beauty ' at the Golders Green Hippodrome; Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtnetdge are in ' Dear Octopus ' at the Hay-market Theatre. London
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TONY VAN DEN BERGH recently spent a working day with the Sister of a large surgical ward in a North of England teaching hospital
He accompanied her on her rounds, to the operating theatre, and recorded her talking to patients, doctors, social workers, and to her nurses. Out of these recordings Tony Van den Bergh has built up an authentic picture of a day in the life of a Ward Sister Produced by Alan Burgess
A sort of verbal tennis devised by Norman Hackforth The players:
SHEILA HANCOCK
OLGA FRANKLIN
PAUL JENNINGS
NORMAN HACKFORTH and a special challenge this week from
KENNETH HORNE and BARRY TOOK
In the umpire's chair, MAX ROBERTSON Produced by David O'Clee
Pre-recorded at The Paris. Lower Regent Street. London. S.W.I
A musical quiz Last Wednesday's broadcast
and Programme News
The News and Voices and Topics in and behind the headlines
Introduced by WILLIAM DAVIS
Monday evening's broadcast
David Attenborough invites you to Come Round the World in music and song.
(Broadcast on August 31)
by Compton Mackenzie adapted for radio by MORAY McLAREN
Murray Melvin with Malcolm Hayes and David Steuart
Our tale opens on an evening during the Second World War, in Snorvig the picturesque little port on the island of Great Todday ...
Produced by STEWART CONN Broadcast on November 30 (Radio
4: Scottish)
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Fred Astaire in conversation with TONY THOMAS talks about his long career as Hollywood's greatest singing and dancing star with an introduction by GENE KELLY
The programme includes a rare recording featuring George Gershwin and Fred Astaire
Produced for the BBC in Hollywood by Tony Thomas recording
A family magazine introduced by STEVE RACE
Boxing Day edition including:
Happiness: KEN DODD talks to Wyn Calvin about the subject of his song
The Early Life of a Cad: CARDEW ROBINSON in conversation with Jack Singleton
Watch the dicky-bird!: DEREK PARKER looks at the glamorouslivesofourfurredand feathered stars of stage, screen, and glossy magazine
Unto us ... : JOAN WATERS recalls some maternity-home highlights
by Anthony Trollope
Mrs. Orme has maintained her loyalty to Lady Mason, and Lucius has returned to support his mother
12: Lucius Mason learns the truth Sunday's broadcast
and Programme News
Produced by Godfrey Dixey
by John Galsworthy adapted for broadcasting in forty-eight parts by MURIEL LEVY with Alan Wheatley , Noel Johnson
23: The Old Order Changeth Produced by NORMAN WRIGHT and KEITH WILLIAMS
from the Vienna Festival
1967
Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra
Directed by Willi Boskovsky
Joliann Strauss
Polka: Im Krapfenwaldl Polka: Veruniigungszug Emperor Waltzes
Josef Strauss
Dragonfly Polka
Johann Strauss
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Waltz: Voices of Spring
Annen-Polka: Perpetuum mobile
Josef Strauss
Waltz: Aquaretlen
Eduard Strauss
Polka Schnell : Bahn Frell
Johann Strauss
Thunder and Lightning Polka
Johann Strauss (father) Radetzky March
Recording made available by courtesy of Austrian Radio
A series of four-round contests
London v. North: Round 3 London
SIR DENIS BROGAN, BARRY CARMAN Quiz-Master, LIONEL HALE North
DENNIS CHAPMAN, BILL GRUNDY Quiz-Master, Roy PLOMLEY Arranged by Patrick Harvey
A play for radio by Michael Hardwick from the novel by Richard Harding Davis
' Were this the eighteenth century. when Sir Andrew left the club tonight I would have him bound and gagged and hold him prisoner till daylight. He should not speak in Parliament tonight! ' Produced by GRAHAM GAULD
The News
Background to the News People in the News followed by LISTENING POST GILES PLAYFAIR introduces letters from today's postbag
Seven-year-old children from RHYDYPENAU JUNIOR SCHOOL. Cardiff. explain the story of Christmas to GAENOR THOMAS
Morning's at Seven by ERIC MALPASS
Read by JOHN WESTBROOK Fifth of thirteen instalments
LIZA FucHsovA (piano)
