(Monday's "Ten to Eight")
and Programme News
Radio's breakfast-time magazine
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
By Request: a Christmas choice including the Zither Carol
and Programme News
Revised second edition
by PEARL S. BUCK
Read by MARY WIMBUSH
Second of ten instalments
Revised edition of Saturday's broadcast
With the help of his guitar, the world-famous folk singer recalls some of the highlights of his years in show business and 'on the road'
In the days before the Beatles the best-known guitarist on either side of the Atlantic was Burl Ives , the tall, bearded American who could fill the Royal Festival Hall single-handed with songs like ' Wanderin' and ' The blue-tailed fly.' Ives is still singing, still playing the guitar, still adding to his repertoire.
In this programme, recorded in America, he talks to TONY THOMAS about the kind of music he has helped to popularise and sings some of his own favourites
New Every Morning, page 19
The advent of our King (BBC
H.B. 39)
Canticle 7
St. Luke 1, vv. 13-23
0 come, 0 come, Immanuel (BBC
H.B.36)
presenting BILL MCCUE in It's a Fine Thing to Sing with his guest, LYN KENNINGTON and the BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA Leader, Ian Tyre
Conducted by ARTHUR BLAKE
Produced by Eddie Fraser
by Lynn Doyle
2: Mr. Anthony's Christmas
Party
A male reply to Petticoat Line
Shortened version of Saturday's broadcast
'twixt
ISOBEL BARNETT
ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD and RICHARD MURDOCH , DAVID Nixon with some tune twisters from STEVE RACE
In the chair, Roy PLOMLEY
Devised and written by IAN MESSITER
Produced by Tony Luke
Broadcast on Aug. 4 (Radio 2)
and Programme News
The News and Voices and Topics in and behind the headlines
Introduced by WILLIAM DAVIS
Monday evening's broadcast
Christmas edition
ANONA WINN , JOY ADAMSON
NORMAN HACKFORTH , PETER GLAZE with a mystery guest
KENNETH HORNE in the chair
Sunday's broadcast
for children under five
Story: ' 'The story of Christmas ' by Jean Sutcliffe
by Thomas Hardy
Adapted for radio in ten parts by DESMOND HAWKINS with Paul Rogers Meg Wynn Owen
5: Lucetta comes to Casterbridge
Sunday's broadcast
in King's College Chapel, Cambridge upon Christmas Eve
See page 44 and colour feature Repeated on Christmas Day at
9.40 a.m. (Radio 3: Music)
This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the first Festival at King's College and the fortieth anniversary of the first broadcast.
Sir Darrell Bates looks back to the time when he reluctantly relinquished the idea of becoming a professional cricketer and began to think seriously about his future
When he decided to join the Colonial Service he set about acquiring certain skills which he hoped would confound the opposition at the other side of the interview table.
Sir Darrell Bates on ' The Time of My Life': next Sunday, 10.10 p.m.
A family magazine introduced by Tim GUDGIN
When one door closes ...:
LESLIE SMITH meets severely handicapped artists who paint by mouth and foot
On the Outside: BARBARA Lorr remembers one Christmas Eve when the Christmas message suddenly took on meaning
' In the Workhouse-Christmas
Day ': the best known of the Victorian ballads of George R. Sims recited by NORMAN SHELLEY
A Time for Regrets: what does Christmas mean to men in prison?: PAUL STEPHENSON talks to a man who has spent the last five Christmases ' away'
American Humour
A series of eight readings chosen and abridged by Marvin Kane
6: Cleo from the book Runyon d la Carte
by DAMON RUNYON
Reader, MARVIN KANE
Produced by R. D. Smith
and Programme News
Tonight's evening paper of the air
Reports from the region's news studios and Scotland Yard-Sportsdesk-Stop Press
Introduced by DOUGLAS CAMERON
Adapted for radio in twenty parts by VAL GIELGUD from four of the Hornblower books by C. S. Forester with John Westbrook
Horatio Hornblower
Norman Shelley , John Bennett
BOOK 3:
Hornblower and the Hotspur 4: Blockade
Produced by TREVOR HILL
Problems from listeners' letters discussed by RENEE HOUSTON, FANNY CRADOCK JOY NICHOLS, BETTINE LE BEAU In the chair, ANONA WINN
Devised by Anona Winn and Ian Messiter
Produced by John Cassels
Pre-recorded at The Playhouse,
Northumberland Ave... London, W.C.2
Repeated: Thurs., 12.25 p.m.
Be Reasonable!, a male reply: Sat., 7.0 p.m.; Tues. 12 noon
HELEN WATTS (contralto)
AUGMENTED TABERNACLE CHOIR,
MORRISTON Chorus-Master , Alun John
ALUN MOLD MADRIGAL CHOIR Chorus-Master, Brian Hughes ARDWYN SINGERS
Chorus-Master. Alun John
BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA Leader, John Bacon
Conducted by Wyn MORRIS
Recorded at the Afan Lido, Aberafan. before an invited audience of more than 1.000 voices drawn from the locality.
Introduced by Alun WILLIAMS
Produced by J. Alwyn Jones
David Franklin wanders round the university town remembering his student days there forty years ago
He recalls the music he first heard there and introduces recordings of his distinguished contemporaries including:
ALISTAIR COOKE
SIR MICHAEL REDGRAVE
LORD SOPER. and KENNETH ADAM
Produced by Helen Fry
Broadcast on July 24
The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
GILES PLAYFAIR introduces letters from today's postbag
2: In the pit
Jim BULLOCK went down the mine as a pony driver at the age of thirteen. He tells Tony Van den Bcrgh about his experiences as a young miner
The Chimes by CHARLES DICKENS
Read by GARY WATSON
Second of ten instalments
gramophone records
from St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Celebrant,
The Rt. Rev. Mgr. John Quinn
Preacher, FR. Austin Eustace
Readings: Titus 2, vv. 11-15; St. Luke 2, vv. 1-14
Ring out, O bells; Silent Night (arr. Woodgate); Come all ye faithful; O sacrum convivium (Funant); A Boy is born in Bethlehem: Benedictus (Turner); Hark! The herald-angels sing
Choirmaster, Fr. Austin Eustace
Organist, Phyllis Foley
The action of the Mass described by Fr. Patrick McEnroe
