ROSEMARY WAKELIN
The world this morning introduced by Douglas Cameron and Michael Clayton
6.50
Travel news. What's on, and Keep Fit with EILEEN FOWLER
6.55 Weather, programme news
7.0 News and more of Today including at 7.25 Sportsdesk; at 7.35. Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50 Travel news
7.55 Weather, programme news
8.0 News and more of Today including at 8.25 Sportsdesk; at 8.35* Today's Papers
by NORMAN FOX
Read by SEAN BARRETT (3)
(Shortened version of Saturday's broadcast)
New Every Morning, p 97; Virgin-born, we bow before thee (BBC IB 240): Psalm 33, vv 1-12; John 1. vv 1-4 (AV): 0 Word of God incarnate (BBC HB 191)
Leaves from an Antique
Dealer's Diary. Love and a Library Wheelbarrow: written and read by Alick Hayes Producer HERBERT SMITH
from St Joseph's College, Up Holland. Wigan
Celebrant RT REV JOSEPH GRAY , AUXILIARY BISHOP OF LIVERPOOL Preacher FR WILLIAM DALTON
Readings: John 1, vv 1-4; John 20, vv 2-8
Hymns (Parish Hymn Book): Adeste fideles; In the bleak midwinter; See amid the winter's snow: Hark the herald angels sing
Choirmaster MICHAEL CALLAGHAN Organist DAVID CARR
Action of the Mass described by FR JOHN THOMPSON
A series in which we meet the wives of the famous.
Today: Mrs Vic Feather talks to DENNIS MCCARTHY
Presenter Nigel Murphy Health and Welfare
Catch a cold if you can! MIKE PURTON visits the Common Cold Unit to discover how their research is progressing.
(medium wave only)
William Hardcastle
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two
2.0 2.2 News
Chic - that certain something: what is it, who has it? FRANCES BERRIGAN asks some Parisians. I Won't Drive: HONOR WYATT. Old Films on TV: GORDON GOW looks at the New Year line-up. Air Letter from the Arctic: JENNY GILBERTSON , at 70, has gone to live with the Eskimos. Auntie Mame by PATRICK DENNIS abridged by PAT MCLOUGHLIN read by David March
The story of a little boy's wacky ' only living relative.' (First of six instalments. Music: ' Mame ' by Herman)
Story: Big Fat Rosie's Christmas Present by MARY CALVERT
Illustrated book Turnip Tom and Big Fat Rosie, 30p: page 114
Maugham: The Treasure
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The life and times of a broadcaster-about-town with his own personal predictions for 1974.
Producers MICHELL RAPER and HUGH PURCELL
4.0 4.5 News
Martin Jarvis reads
Aunt Arabella in Charge
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.50 Stock Market report
from the TV series based on the characters created by A. j. CRONIN with Tell Me True: written and adapted by HARRY GREEN
Janet discovers an unexpected suitor, and Dr Finlay becomes involved with a dumb ward maid who suddenly discovers the power of speech.
Broadcast by arrangement with GRAHAM STEWART
Producer TRAFFORD WHITELOCK
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(Repeated: Friday, 1.30 pm)
Adam Raphael
Christmas edition of the two radio panel games devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason
Dilys Powell, John Amis and Frank Muir challenge Anne Scott-James, Ian Wallace and Denis Norden.
In the chair Jack Longland and Steve Race
(My Music! begins next Tuesday)
Edward Greenfield introduces records of the famous Spanish soprano, distinguished both in the opera house and on the concert platform.
Railway-carriage seats slashed; acid and paint sprayed on cars: swans strangled ... Recent examples of vandalism, the easiest of all crimes to commit and. because detection rates are so low. the safest
Why does vandalism happen? What is being done to stop it? Presented by BRIAN MORRIS Producer MICHAEL GREEN
Douglas Stuart reporting with at 10.25* Market Trends
Goodbye. Mr Chips
Read by MARTIN JARVIS (3)
Introduced by Peter France
JANE FINNIS , with the help of CYRIL FLETCHER and GYLES BRANDRETH , looks at the historical facts behind the story of Dick Whittington and his faithful cat which for 150 years has been enjoyed by children in pantomime.
(Cyril Fletcher is in ' Aladdin at 'he Everyman, Cheltenham)
preceded by Weather
