6.32 Farming Today
Market trends, news,weather
6.50 Ten to Seven
6.55 Weather; programme news
Today's Time GTS 7.0, 8.0. 90 am 1.0, 6.0, 11.0 pm Big Ben 10.0 pm
7.10 South-East News
7.15 Today radio's breakfast-time magazine introduced by JACK DE MANIO
7.45 Today's Papers
7.50 Ten to Eight
The Hell and Heaven of Family Life by LEN BARNETT
7.55 Weather; programme news
8.10 South-East News
8.15 Today
8.40 Today's Papers
8.45 Yesterday in Parliament
BBC Correspondents talk about the news. its background, and the people who make it
Jerusalem
A personal portrait by HAROLD ROGERS of the capital of David and Solomon, the place of the Crucifixion of Christ, the site of Mohammed's ascent to heaven - a city called by many ' the capital of spirituality.' Written by SYLVIE NICKELS
Produced by HAROLD ROGERS
NEM p 68; Father we thank thee (BBC HB 201); Psalm 104, vv 25-36; Isaiah 57, vv 15-21; Come, thou long-expected Jesus (BBC HB 30)
presenting Bill McCue in It's a Fine Thing to Sing with his guest STEPHANIE voss and the BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA leader IAN TYRE conducted by ALUN FRANCIS produced by EDDIE FRASER
by CHARLOTTE BRONTË reader BILLIE WHITELAW
7: The Cup of Bliss
on Tommy Steele who talks about his screen career with soundtrack illustrations from some of his best-known films
Written and introduced by PETER MATTHEWS
Produced by JOHN BROWELL Last in this series
Problems from listeners' letters discussed by RENÉE HOUSTON FANNY CRADOCK, JOY ADAMSON NINA FRANCIS
In the chair ANONA WINN
Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Produced by CHRISTOPHER SERLE
and programme news
The News and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by WILLIAM HARDCASTLE
Stories of Jeremy and Flash: Flash's Christmas Present by WINIFRED DORAN
from STEVE RACE including a selection from the ORCHESTRA leader MAURICE BRETT conducted by ADRIAN SUNSHINE Produced^by DAVID ALLAN
by WILKIE COLLINS adapted for radio in 12 parts by HOWARD AGG
Marian Halcombe has recovered from her illness only to be told that Laura has died in Count Fosco's house in London. Sure that there has been foul play, she has left Blackwater Park and gone to consult Mr Gilmore. 10: The Dark Path
Produced by ROGER PINE
5: The Trial of Leonard Mills Nottingham 1951
Off Duty with his choice of records
A family magazine introduced by KEN SYKORA and including:
Going to the Pictures: PETER DAVALLE reviews some recent films and talks to JULIE BARRIS , costume designer of Goodbye Mr Chips
A last-minute gift?: ZENA SKINNER suggests some recipes for home-made candies.
My most romantic Christmas: MARY EVE WARWICK helped to nurse the wounded at the Grange in World War I Your letters
A series of stories about children chosen by GUY CULLINGFORD The Doll's House by KATHERINE MANSFIELD
Reader jo MANNING WILSON and The Open Window by SAKI Reader GARARD GREEN
and programme news
and Radio Newsreel
Tonight's evening paper of the air with reports from the region's news studios and Scotland Yard - Sportsdesk - Stop Press: introduced by MERYL O'KEEFFE
(Repeated: Wed, 1.30 pm)
Adapted from his TV series by Richard Waring, starring Wendy Craig as Jennifer and Francis Matthews as Henry
Robin has won a scholarship to boarding school and this is the eve of his departure, so Jennifer is keen to make his last night at home a rather special one.
(Repeated: Sunday, 12.25 pm)
A duel of words and wit between FYFE ROBERTSON
FENELLA FIELDING, JOHN TAYLOR and HUMPHREY LYTTELTON
MICHAEL TRUBSHAWE , NAN WINTON Referee PETER HAIGH
' Call My Bluff ' devised by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman Produced by JOHN CASSELS
BBC NORTHERN
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader REGINALD STEAD conductor BRYDEN THOMSON
Dvorak Overture:
Husitska Dclius The walk to the Paradise Garden (A Village Romeo and Juliet)
Mozart Symphony No 40, in G minor (K 550)
Strauss Symphonic Poem: Don Juan
Let Nothing You Dismay Last Christmas JANE BOWMAN , a welfare worker in West London. took TONY VAN DEN BERGH to meet some of the old age pensioners in her district who would be spending the ' festive ' season alone.
Twelve months later they make a return visit to see what Christmas 1969 holds in store for the same pensioners.
Produced by MICHELL RAPER
The News
The background to the news and people in the news. followed by Listening Post in which ANTHONY BROWN introduces letters from today's postbag
The King Must Die by MARY RENAULT read by ALAN BADEL (17)
MARTIN RONCHETTi (clarinet) MARTIN JONES (piano) Martinu Sonatina Hindemith Sonata
