6.55 Weather; programme news
Today's Time CTS 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 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
God Rest You Merry Readings and music for Christmas Week by ANDREW CRUICKSHANK and the ST MARTIN SINGERS
7.55 Weather; programme news
8.10 South-East News
8.15 Today
8.40 Today's Papers
read by JILL BALCON (2) †
Narrator NEIL FREEMAN
3: The White Rose
Mrs Maria Fitzherbert With PATRICIA HASTINGS
MADELEINE VACHER , COLIN EOWYNN and JOHN LINSTRUM
Variations concertantes JOSEPH SCHUSTER (cello) ARTUR BALSAM (piano) gramophone record
NEM p 93; Gracious spirit, Holy Ghost (BBC HB 153); Psalm 119 part 7; Isaiah 64, vv 1-9: A great and mighty wonder (BBC HB 41)
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA conducted by MARCUS DODS with DAVID AND MARIANNE DALMOUR
Introduced by PETER BARKER
THOMAS MURRAY recounts a war-time celebration when three Italian collaborators prepared a festive surprise,
A radio laugh-out connecting Nicholas Parsons and A G.P.O. Telephone
With DENISE COFFEY, DAVID JASON, HILDA KRISEMAN, GEOFFREY COLLINS unaided by studio laughter
Written by GEORGE EVANS, DEREK COLLYER, DAVID MCKELLAR,Ã CHIC JACOB and LES LILLEY, ROWLEY AND BAKER and NICHOLAS PARSONS
Produced by DAVID HATCH
and programme news
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by WILLIAM HARDCASTLE
Story: The Story of Christmas by JEAN SUTCLIFFE
from Scenes of Clerical Life by GEORGE ELIOT dramatised as a play for radio by JOAN O'CONNOR
' Like a great oak tree, he was, with the branches blasted by a storm. But the heart of oak was there, always.'
Produced by DAVID DAVIS †
in King's College Chapel.
Cambridge, upon Christmas Eve (A stereophonic recording can be heard on Christmas morning at 9.4: Radio 3. The order of service is given on page 46) (A carol service from King's onBBClColour: tonight at 6.15)
talks to WILFRED DE'ATH
The recent publication of Miss du Maurier's latest novel The House on the Strand has renewed critical interest in this perennially popular writer.
In her first broadcast interview for well over a decade DAPHNE DU MAURIER talks to WILFRED DE'ATH about her remarkable family, her life and work.
A family magazine introduced by KEN SYKORA and including
Christmas Eve 1940: CAPTAIN A. GILLIS , aboard his ship mv Ariosto, recalls an incident while he was a prisoner of war in Germany
From Dissected Puzzle to JigSaw: LINDA HANNAS talks to CORAL HADDON about her collection of antique puzzles, start-ting with maps of the 1760s Cistercian Christmas: MICHAEL GILLIAM visits Mount St Bernard Abbey in Charnwood Forest to see how the monks. who usually lead a life of silence, celebrate Christmas Take a Pudding to Polly: ELIZABETH RING with a seasonal childhood memory
by ALLAN CAMPBELL MCLEAN abridged in five parts by RAYMOND WARD read by JOHN SHEDDEN
3: Lachlann Ban Returns
' Come Saturday Alasdair will be put behind bars. And it will be many a long day be-for he is free to roam again, you may be sure o' that.'
Produced by GORDON EMSLIE
and programme news
Tonight's evening paper of the air with reports from the region's news studios and Scotland Yard - Sportsdesk - Stop Press: introduced by TIM GUDGIN
(Repeated: Thursday, 2.0 pm)
with Records for You
Ballet in two acts
A complete performance given by the ORCHESTRA OF THE
BOLSHOI THEATRE, USSR conductor
GENNADI ROZHDESTVENSKY
Introduced by NOEL GOODWIN
(Recordings made available by courtesy of Soviet Radio)
A loosely based Dickens of a story with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
MAX GELDRAY
THE RAY ELLINGTON QUARTET
WALLY STOTT AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Announcer WALLACE GREENSLADE Script by SPIKE MILLIGAN
Produced by JOHN BROWELL
(Broadcast on 24 Dee 1959)
The background to the news and people in the news. followed by Listening Post introduced by ANTHONY BROWN
Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold
NicoLETTE BERNARD presents an anthology of verse, prose, and song, specially compiled for bedtime listening by KEITH HINDELL
Phineas Redux by ANTHONY TROLLOPE
Book 1: The Ladies Rally Round read by DAVID MARCH (3)
ALFREDA HODGSON (contralto) JANET HILTON (clarinet) PAUL CROPPER (viola)
MAURICE AITCHISON (piano)
Brahms Wie Melodien zieht es mir; Blinde Kuh ; Botschaft; Von ewiger Liebe
Mozart Trio in E flat (K 498) Brahms Two Songs. Op 91
(with viola): Gestillte Sehn sucht; Geistliches Wiegenlied
from Pershore Abbey, Worcs Celebrant and Preacher THE REV C. R. CAMPLING assisted by THE REV N. G. COULTON and THE REV D. G. MILLAR
Epistle: Hebrews 1. vv. 1-12 Gospel: St John 1, vv 1-14
Hymns (English Hymnal Service Book): 0 come, all ye faithful (164); 0 little town of Bethlehem (181): Hark! the herald-angels sing (90)
Carols during the Communion sung by the PERSHORE CHORAL SOCIETY conductor JOAN PHILLIPS
Organist and Director of Music RODNEY BALDWYN
Commentary by PHILIP TURNER
