6.27 Farming Today
6.45 Prayer for the Day
6.50-7.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
The News
The world this morning: Britain at breakfast-time and the news from anywhere on earth introduced by Jack de Manlo and John Timpson
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50-8.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
and more of Today
(including, in the Midlands and E Anglia, Regional Extra; and Today in the South and West introduced by DEREK JONES ) E Anglia VHF: see below
8.40 Today's Papers
by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE abridged by BARBARA HENDERSON Read by Michael Kilgarriff
A great dark shadow hopped into the moonlight. It had a broad, squat, toad-like face and was surely, one of the most terrible beasts which had ever walked this earth. As it loped along it brought its nose to the ground. It was smelling out my trail.
Produced by JOHN CARDY (First of 14 instalments)
and Their Parents
Four London families talk to RITA DANDO about the routine of their lives. All the parents are at work. All the children do a lot of fending for themselves. How do these families manage? What could, or should, be done to help them?
In discussion, DR MIA KELLMER PRINGLE ,Director of the National Bureau for Co-operation in Child Care, MRS ANTHEA HOLME , co-author of Working Mothers and Their Children, and GEORGE SCHNEIDERS , vice-chairman of the Clothing Manufacturers Federation of Great Britain. In the chair MADGE HART
Produced by BARBARA CROWTHER
NEM p 11; God from on high (BBC HB 49); Psalm 66, vv 1-11; St Luke 1, vv 67-80; Give heed. my heart (BBC HB 48)
Introduced by Sidney Harrison BBC MIDLAND LIGHT ORCHESTRA conducted by TERENCE LOVETT MARJORIE BIGGAR (contralto) PAUL HAMBURGER (piano)
2: Speaking of Red Indians by STEWART PARKER
To every young temptress who captivates her man by being all woman - and to all bold bachelors who lap it up - this play is respectfully dedicated.
Produced by DAVID A. TURNER
Nancy.Wise presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you.
Today's main feature: Your Home and Family. A child for Christmas: have you thought of being an Aunt or Uncle to a child living permanently ' In care '? LESLIE SMITH reports.
Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind? South West VHF: see col 1
A panel game controlled (T) by Nicholas Parsons in which Kenneth Williams
Derek Nimmo , Clement Freud and Liz Fraser try to talk for just a minute on this and that Devised by IAN MESSITER
Produced by SIMON BRETT
(Repeated: Thursday, 6.15 pm) (Derek Nimmo is in ' Charlie Girl ' at the Adelphi, London)
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
The News and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Bertha has a busy Christmas by LIANE SMITH : part 2
BBC NORTHERN IRELAND ORCHESTRA conductor KENNETH ALWYN THE KING'S SINGERS
A serial for radio in 11 parts based on the novels of L. P HARTLEY and adapted by ARCHIE CAMPBELL
12: Cambo
Once it had been ' E. to H.' but now the urgent appeal comes from ' H. to E.'; and Eustace, hastening towards his sister's sick-bed, cannot stifle the desperate fear in his heart.
Produced by ARCHIE CAMPBELL
The Closed Door
(taken from A Christmas Carol)
with Patrick Magee and Anthony Jacobs
Compiled by Barry Campbell
(Dickens Country: page 9)
The news magazine that sums up your day - and starts off your evening
Including the latest news, the evening press, what's on tonight, the City, and the people and talking points of the day. Presented by William Hardcastle and Steve Race
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme newt
A radio happening with Jimmy Edwards , Ted Ray Tommy Trinder
Cardew Robinson
In the chair MCDONALD HOBLEY Special guest Joe Loss from an idea by JIMMY EDWARDS Produced by EDWARD TAYLOR
(Repeated: Wed. 1.30 pm)
Gerald Prlestland presenting world news and views with MERYL O'KEEFFE
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Ring George Scott to put your question in person to
Lord Soper, past President of the Methodist Conference and Superintendent of the West London Mission, Kingsway Hall To promote a maximum flow of questions, [number removed](12 lines) will take them from 6.30 pm onward, as well as while the programme is on the air. Produced by WALTER WALLICH
Combined choirs of the City of Swansea lead the audience in carols we all know and love Organist JOHN FUSSELL
Conductor ARWYN WALTERS
Introduced by DILLWYN OWEN From the Brangwyn Hall
A fantasia dreamed up by Spike Milligan
His special guest Dudley Moore with JOHN BLUTHAL
VILMA HOLLINGBERY
JONATHAN KELLY
THE DUDLEY MOORE TRIO
Written by SPIKE MILLIGAN
Produced by JOHN BROWELL
The News
Douglas Stuart reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
Roy Fuller - poet and solicitor The Professor of Poetry at Oxford talks to DEREK PARKER about his life as poet and solicitor,
Whisky Galore by COMPTON MACKENZIE
Read by JOHN GRAHAM (7)
All tlie day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
