The Prince of Peace
Reflections for Christmas Day
Readers, NORMAN SHELLEY
PRUNELLA SCALES
and Programme News
Christians, awake
Radio's breakfast-time magazine
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
by PEARLS BUCK .
Read by MARY WIMBUSH
Third of ten lnstalments
Christians, awake
Greetings from St. John the Evangelist, Preston; St. Mary Magdalene, Debenham, Suffolk; St. Mary, Eling, Hampshire; St. Michael and All Angels, Hughenden, Buckinghamshire; St. Catwg, Cadoxton, Neath; St. James the Less, Leith, Midlothian; St. Mark, Dundela, Belfast; Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
Introduced by Robert Hudson
Her Majesty's recorded Christmas Message to the Commonwealth
from St. Catherine's Church. Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Conducted by The Archbishop of Wales, THE MOST REV. GLYN SIMON assisted by the Vicar, THE REV. J. C. PAYNE
Hymns (A. and M. Rev.):
Christians, awake! (61); God from on high hath heard (63)
Lesson: Galatians4, vv. 1-7, 13,14 Choirmaster and organist,
' Cyril Williams
invites you to
Come Round the World in music and song
He talks to HAROLD ROGERS as they walk round his zoo on the island of Jersey
A monthly programme reflecting life in the country with a Natural History contribution by ERIC SIMMS
Introduced by C. GORDON GLOVER
Produced by Arthur Phillips
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited Bethlehem
Produced by Richard Burwood
Next Sunday: Jerusalem
and Programme News
Her Majesty's recorded Christmas Message to the Commonwealth
Broadcast at 9.30 a.m. followed by THE NEWS
Rolf Harris in party mood spreads it abroad with Bob Monkhouse ,
Lois Lane
Joe ' Mr. Piano ' Henderson
Freddie and the Dreamers
MAX HARRIS AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Script by Spike Mullins
Produced by Trafford Whitelock
Tuesday evening's broadcast
piano gramophone record
Jane Wenham as Cinderella in The Glass Slipper
A fairy tale with music by Herbert Farjeon and Eleanor Farjeon adapted for radio by RAYMOND RAIKES
Music by CLIFTON PARKER
The Four Spirits-Earth, Air, Fire, Water-and Court Ladies sung by a section of the AMBROSIAN SINGERS
LONDON CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Leader, Lionel Bentley
Conducted by LIONEL SALTER
Produced by RAYMOND RAIKES
The Glass Slipper was originally presented by Robert Donat at the St. James's Theatre, London, on December 23. 1944. Geoffrey Dunn , John Ruddock , and Betty Bask comb were among that cast.
Broadcast on December 25. 1964
Walt Disney never wrote a song. But from Mickey Mouse to The Jungle Book his films have been packed with good tunes, tunes that world-famous artists have rushed to record
ALAN DELL introduces the best of these performances
After this year's production of Peter Pan. the Scala Theatre, London, will be closing
Gale Pedrick introduces recordings of well-known artists from the professional and amateur stages who have appeared there in the past sixty years
Also taking part:
WENDY CRAIG , FRANKLIN ENGELMANN DOROTHY LLOYD
MARGARET LOCKWOOD , RALPH READER DAME SYBIL THORNDIKE
Written by Jean Stroud and Gale Pedrick
Produced by Denys Gueroult
and Programme News
British Wireless for the Blind Fund by ERIC ROBINSON
The annual opportunity to provide radio sets for blind people.
Donations, preferably by crossed P.O. or cheque, to: Eric Robinson [address removed]
in which
Kenneth McKellar introduces a selection of songs from long-playing records he has made during the past sixteen years Produced by Peter Chiswell
Renée Houston recalls the exciting years between 1925-when she and her sister Billie first saw their names in lights at the London Coliseum-and 1935 when she became the talk of the town as a musical-comedy star and, on a film set. met her husband-to-be, Donald Stewart.
Her old friends ANONA WINN and GEORGIE WOOD add personal comments and memories to an intimate and individual reminiscence.
Produced by Trafford Whitelock
Broadcast on September 21
Dances and songs from his operettas with WILMA Lipp , RITA STREtCH
HEINZ HOPPE
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by Willi Boskovsky gramophone records
The Sounds of a City
Impressions of the past and present
Recorded in Florence last September by PAUL MARTIN and SIMONE BARGELLINI
Produced by Harold Rogers
A memoir in words and music of the composer Mendelssohn's visits to England between 1829 and 1847 ' I don'know how it is. but I am seized with the desire to be off ... I long for the steamer and for the perfume of British coal ... have a long-cherished plan of introducing my wife to the country of my predilection ...'■ Ian Holm as Felix Mendelssohn
Paul Daneman as Narrator
Kathleen Helme , Rosalind Shanks Marjorie Westbury , John Baddeley Peter Pratt , Michael Spice
The programme compiled from contemporary sources by JOANNA RICHARDSON
Produced by JOHN POWELL
The Chimes by CHARLES DICKENS
Read by GARY WATSON
Third of ten instalments
Mozart Rondo in D major, for piano
(K.485)
Quartet in G minor (K.478)
† LONDON PIANO QUARTET
Trevor Williams (violin)
Quintin Ballardie (viola)
Vivian Joseph (cello)
James Gibb (piano)
Quartet (K.493): Thursday
