7.55 Weather; programme news
Richard Attenborough plays some of his favourite records and explains why they give him particular pleasure (Rptd: Boxing Day, 2.15 pm)
8.55 Christmas Day Parade
Christians, awake
Greetings from Winchester Cathedral: Holy Trinity, Barrow-on-Humber, Lines; St Nicholas, Kenilworth; St John the Evangelist. Alloa; Holy Trinity, Drumbo, Co Down: St Mary's, North Mimms, Herts; LlandaS Cathedral: Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem.
Introduced by ROBERT HUDSON Producer JOHN HASLAM
The Queen speaks to the Commonwealth
from St Andrew 's Methodist Church, Worcester: conducted by the Minister,
THE REV DERRICK GREEVES
With THE CHRISTOPHER WHITEHEAD GIRLS' SCHOOL CHOIR directed by MARJORIE POTTS
Lessons: Luke 2, vv 1-14; Matthew 2, vv 1-12
Carols: 0 come, all ye faithful; Once in royal David's city; Unto us is born a Son; While shepherds watched; Away in a manger: 0 little town; Angels, from the realms of glory; In dulei jubilo; Hark! the herald-angels sing
Organist DAVID LINDOP
David Jacobs invites you to join him with:
Arthur Askey, Ronnie Barker, Dick Bentley, John Bluthal, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Peter Brough, Charlie Chester, John Cleese, Pat Coombs, Ken Dodd, Jimmy Edwards, Peter Finch, Cyril Fletcher, Clement Freud, Graeme Garden, Sheila Hancock, William Hardcastle, McDonald Hobley, Lionel Jeffries, Peter Jones, Bill Kerr, John Laurie, John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe, Humphrey Lyttleton, Spike Milligan, Bob Monkhouse, Dudley Moore, Patrick Moore, Derek Nimmo, David Nixon, Nicholas Parsons, Bill Pertwee, Ted Ray, Beryl Reid, William Rushton, Ian Wallace, Jack Watson, June Whitfield, Kenneth Williams and The Mike Sammes Singers
also Hancock the Gourmet with Tony Hancock and Sid James
Produced and written by many people.
Compiled by Bob Rogers, Simon Brett, David Hatch and John Fawcett Wilson
(The Hosts of Christmas 1922-1972: pages 100-110)
12.55 Weather, programme news
Roy Plomley's castaways are comedians Elsie & Doris Waters. Show more
The Queen speaks to the Commonwealth followed by News
with Wilfred Pickles visits the town of Padiham, Lancashire, at the Town Hall, with MABEL at ' the table ' and ERIC JAMES at the piano
Producer STEPHEN Williams
(Wilfred Pickles in Afternoon Theatre: Wednesday at 3.0, R4. His Christmas Choice: page 5)
The Spirit gazed upon Scrooge mildly. Its gentle touch appeared still present to the old man's sense of feeling. He was conscious of a thousand odours floating in the air, each one connected with a thousand thoughts, and hopes and joys long, long forgotten! Kenneth More. in nostalgic mood, invites you to join him as he recalls how Christmas was celebrated in those far-off days of long ago.
Script by BENNY GREEN Additional research by DONNA MCDONALD
Producer JOHN KNIGHT
(The Hosts of Christmas 1922-1972: pages 100-110)
The Black Spot! Pieces of Eight! Flints Treasure! Long John Silver! These are only a few of the magic ingredients of this classic adventure story.
State occasions - anniversaries - walkabouts - launchings - charity concerts....
A family business of service to the community in which each year its members carry out hundreds of engagements throughout the world.
RONALD ALLISON and AUDREY RUSSELL look back on some of the royal events of 1972. Producer ARTHUR PHILLIPS
A golden anthology of radio comedy introduced by Arthur Askey me acis: SANDY POWELL, CLAUDE DAMPIER AND BILLIE CARLYLE, JACK WARNER, MAX MILLER, MR MURGATROYD AND MR WINTERBOTTOM, REVNELL AND WEST, ROBB WILTON, WILL FYFFE, FRANKIE HOWERD
The Shows: Band Wagon, Hi Gang!, ITMA, Much Binding, Hancock's Half-Hour, Round the Horne, The Navy Lark
Producer ALASTAIR SCOTT JOHNSTON
(Repeated: Boxing Day, 9.5 am) All the illustrations in this programme are featured in a Radio Enterprises LP record, 50 Years of Radio Comedy, REC 138m, from record shops
(The Hosts of Christmas 1922-1972: pages 100-110)
5.55 Weather; programme news
Wireless for the Blind Fund by LORD FRASER OF LONSDALE, the blind Chairman of the Fund.
Donations, preferably by crossed po or cheque, to: [address removed]
Elsie and Doris Waters
Christmas edition of the two radio panel games devised by TONY SHRYANE and EDWARD J. MASON Dilys Powell , David Franklin and Frank Muir challenge
Anne Scott-James , Ian Wallace and Denis Norden. In the chair Jack Longland and Steve Race who compiled the questions
Blithe Spirit: an improbable farce by Noel Coward, adapted for radio by Norman Wright
with Dulcie Gray and Michael Denison
The play hilariously exploits the Eternal Triangle in a double sense - Charles Condomine lives in wedded bliss with his wife. Ruth, until his former wife, Elvira, returns to haunt them!
Jean Melcalfe introduces her selection of poetry, prose and music illustrating the theme of Christmas as children see it. Interviews with children: HAROLD WILLIAMSON
Readers BARBARA KELLY and GARY WATSON , with DAVID DAICHES reading an extract from his Two Worlds. Research NOEL ILIFF Producer ELIZABETH SMITH
(Rptd: Boxing Day, 11.15 am)
Blessed be the hour Reader John Snagge
Travels with my Aunt by GRAHAM GREENE
Read by TIMOTHY WEST (16)
preceded by Weather
Nothing to do with the News
Readings of favourite poetry, unseasonable and (some of it) unreasonable.
11.45 Inshore waters forecast
