Introduced by John Timpson and Desmond Lynam
Including at 6.50 and 7.50 Travel news, What's on and (6.50 only) Keep Fit; Weather and programme news at 6.55 and 7.55.
At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 7.25 and 8.25; Today's Papers at 7.35* and 8.35*; and Thought for the Day 7.45-7.5) by COLIN MAWBY
by EVELYN WAUGH
Read by HUGH BURDEN (2)
I visited Bethlehem, the place where it all began... The snow was calf-deep and crisp as a meringue and my red-faced long-awaited daughter slept in her crib... My dinner was two pieces of bread and a tin of sardines... We had to cut the cake with a fret-saw... I spent Christmas in Holloway Prison... The presents arrived by camel - wearing crown and artificial holly. Steve Race calls listeners to talk about Christmases they'll never forget.
Woman's Hour Unit
NEM, p 25; Thy kingdom come! (BBC BB 28); Psalm 9; Isaiah 64, vv 1-9 (Rsv); 0 come, 0 come, Immanuel (BBC HB 36)
Santa's Disc Dimes by EILEEN HOTS
Read by Blain Fairman
The radio was full on and Frankie could hear his father's voice: ' 'For the finest gift in town this Christmas, give yourself a present by helping the children of our less fortunate friends.' Frankie wished he could send in a request to Santa.
(Blain Fairman is in 'The Gingerbread Lady' at the Phoenix Theatre, London)
Variety Club of Great Britain
continues his investigation of the BBC Sound Archives but once again comes to no serious conclusion.
Presenter George Luce
Open Your Doors! (2) PAT nowi describes how to go about becoming a foster-parent.
from the TV series based on the characters created by A. J. CRONIN with The Eternal Spring written by ARTHUR SWINSON adapted by PAT DUNLOP
An old herbalist seems to possess unique powers - but his prescriptions do not meet with the approval of Arden House.
Producer TRAFFORD WHITELOCK (Rptd: Boxing Day 6.15 pm)
12.55
Weather, programme news
and voices and topics In and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Presenter Sue MacGregor
The Celebration of Christmas: MARJORIE ANDERSON chooses some favourite poems and reads them with FRANK WINDSOR
2.0-2.2 News
Down and Out in London and Napoli: FRANCO LAGATTOLLA remembers good food in worse times.
Someone I'll Never Forget: recalled by CAROLYN SCOTT , ELIZABETH WEBB and JOHN MERRETT.
This is the way the world ends: three wives from Cyprus on the loss of their homes.
Jug o/ Silver by TRUMAN CAPOTE abridged and read by MARVIN KANE
The Story of Christmas by JEAN SUTCLIFFE
Listen with Mother Books , a series of paperbacks containing favourite stories from the programmes, from bookshops
in King's College Chapel, Cambridge upon Christmas Eve
(Rptd: tomorrow 2.50 pm R3) Order of service: page 48
by CHARLES DICKENS
Read by GEOFFREY MATTHEWS 2: A wedding with mistletoe
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.55 Weather, programme news
A panel game devised by EDWARD J. MASON and TONY SHRYANE
Dilys Powell and Frank Muir challenge Anne Scott-James and Denis Norden
In the chair Jack Longland Questions compiled by PETER MOORE
(Repeated: Boxing Day 12.27)
(Rptd: Christmas Day 2.15 pm)
John Tidmarsh presenting world news and views
Michael Flanders and Donald Swann invite you to a party to hear how some of their hitherto unrecorded hit songs came to be written; and with the help of their friends - PAT LANCASTER , CHARLOTTE MITCHELL, ANNE ROGERS and JULIAN ORCHARD - they run through these pre-' Hat ' revue numbers from Oranges and Lemons, Penny Plain, Airs on a Shoestring and Fresh Airs. Compiled and produced by JOHN DYAS
David Attenborough plays his favourite sounds from around the world - and with every sound there's a story ...
Philip Hope-Wallace introduces records of excerpts from Puccini's well-loved opera, conducted by SIR THOMAS BEECHAM , With VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES. JUSSI BJORLING and ROBERT MERRILL.
Douglas Stuart reporting
Smokescreen by DICK FRANCIS Read by JACK WATSON (2)
and The Selfish Giant Two fairy tales by OSCAR WILDE read by Micheal Mac Liamm6ir
Producer RONALD MASON (1965)
preceded by Weather
from St Chad's Roman Catholic Church. South Hill, Chorley
Celebrant FR GEORGE SONGHURST Preacher
BISHOP AUGUSTINE HARRIS ,
Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool Readings: Isaiah 9, vv 1-7; Titus 2, vv 11-14; Psalm 95; Luke 2, vv 1-14
Hymns: 0 come, thou Wisdom whose decree; Sussex Carol; See amid the winter's snow; Adeste Fideles; Sleep, Holy
Babe; Christ was born on Christmas Day; Hark! the herald angels sing
Choirmaster MICHAEL CALLAGHAN Organist WILLIAM SNAPE
Introduced by FR JOHN THOMPSON
