with Marjorie Lofthouse Producer JANE WARD
BBC Pebble Mill. Stereo

with Jack Hywel-Davies , including Bells on Sunday from St Paul's Cathedral, London. Stereo

Today Claire PoweU breakfasts with writer and cartoonist Henry Brewis , who takes a humorous look at day-to-day life down on the farm.
Producer SUE SMITH BBC Pebble Mill

with CUve Jacobs and Andrew Green. Editors DAVID COOMES and BEVERLEY MCAINSH including at

speaks, for the Week's Good Cause, about an organisation that works for the six million men and women who look after someone at home.
0 DONATIONS:
Carers' National Association [address removed]

by Alistair Cooke

Omnibus edition
Agricultural story editor ANTHONY PARKIN
Directed by niall FRASER Editor RUTH PATTERSON BBC Pebble Mill

with Nicholas Comfort Producer JANE BERESFORD

with Margaret Howard Stereo

Miles Kington,
Independent columnist and inventor of Franglais, presents his favourite literary extracts with the help of Sheila Steafel and Kerry Shale
Producer KATE WHITEHEAD BBC Bristol. Stereo

visits the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, where members of the Senior Union Gardening Club put their queries to Dr Stefan Buczacki Fred Downham and Ken Hulme.
Chairman Clay Jones. Producer DIANA STENSON BBC Manchester

by PAUL BURNS.
It's Christmas Eve in Ambridge
Folk are full of festive cheer,
Dream of carols, crackers, pudding
And a pint of Shires' beer.
But at Grange Farm
Clint the Turkey
Has a different point of view.
Why sit around just waiting
When the Christmas lunch is you?
Persephone the Goat
Directed by NIALL FRASER Producer RUTH PATTERSON BBC Pebble Mill. Stereo

Christmas Eve in King's College Chapel, Cambridge, introduced by Brian Kay.
Once in royal David's city (descants Cleobury) Bidding Prayer Sussex Carol (arr Ledger)
Genesis 3, w 8-15,17-19 Herefordshire Carol
(arr Vaughan-Williams) Adam lay y-bounden (Ord)
Genesis 22, w 15-18
Angels from the realms of glory (arr Jacques)
Chorale: Break forth, 0 beauteous heav'nly light (Christmas Oratorio, J. S. Bach )
Isaiah 9, w 2, 6, 7
Dluminare Jerusalem (Judith Weir )
0 little town of Bethlehem (arr
Vaughan-Williams)
Isaiah 11, vv 1-3a, 4a, 6-9 There is no rose (Joubert)
Balulalow (Warlock) Luke 1, w 26-35, 38 Gabriel's message (arr Pettman)
The Cherry Tree Carol (arr Cleobury) Luke 2, vv 1,3-7
En natus est Emanuel (Praetorius)
In dulci jubilo
(arr De Pearsall) Luke 2, w 8-16
In the bleak mid-winter
(Darke)
While shepherds watched (Este's Psalter) Matthew 2, w 1-11 St Steven's Carol (Goehr)
Sir Christemas (Mathias) John 1, w 1-14
0 come all ye faithful Collect and Blessing
Hark the herald angels sing
Chorale Prelude: In dulci jubilo (J. S. Bach) Organ Scholar PETER BARLEY
Director of Music
STEPHEN CLEOBURY
Stereo

Fr George Saintsbury is a retired Catholic priest who celebrates a weekly Latin Mass in his small London flat.
In his life he has travelled a long and puzzling journey to what he feels is his true home ...
Producer PIERS PLOWRIGHT Stereo

The first of two programmes.
Actor, writer, Goodwill
Ambassador for UNICEF ... citizen of the world
Peter Ustinov invades Moscow.
Producer jill MARSHALL BBC Bristol

Five episodes by PETER TINNISWOOD.
With
and 1: My Friend Domford Narrator
Christian Rodska. Producer PETE ATKIN
Stereo (R)

Fifty years ago MGM turned a popular children's book into one of the most widely seen musicals ever made. Nigel Andrews tells the story of The Wizard ofOz.
Additional recordings by TOM BROOK
Producer ROSEMARY HART Stereo (R)

Nigel Forde meets novelist Ellis Peters.

A Tale of Two Cities
2: Five Years Later Stereo (R)

Peter Barkworth talks to Robin Ray.
Producer ANDREW MUSSETT Stereo (R)

with Fergus Keeling and Jessica Holm

A dramatic presentation of poetry, prose and music to celebrate the role of Mary in the Christmas story.
Compiled by ANDREW GREEN Producer BEVERLEY MCAlNSH Stereo

It is 50 years since Flora Thompson 's Lark Rise was published, describing life in the village of Juniper Hill. Chris Nicholson visits the village to see how things have changed. Readings by MARGARET COURTENAY. Producer DAVID PERRY (R)

led by The Rt Rev Gerald Moverley ,
Bishop of Hallam, from the Cathedral Church of St Marie, Sheffield.
Hymns: Once in royal David's city; Unto us is born a son; Of the Father's love begotten; Hark the herald angels sing
Choir motets: A babe is born; Coventry carol
Readings: Isaiah 9, w 2-7; Titus 2, w 11-14 Psalm: 95
Gospel: Luke 2, w 1-14
Mass setting: Centenary Our Father: Plainchant. Master of Music
JOANNE OVEREND
Organist HUGH FINNEGAN Trumpeters BRIAN TOWSE and DAVID TOMKIN BBC Manchester. Stereo