Through the day on 1 and 2 News: 5.30 am 6.0 6.30 7.30
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Weather: 5.32 am 6.2 6.31
7.0 (R2) 7.31 8.0 (R2) 8.31
5.31 pm 6.5 (R2) 6.31 7.44
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Time: Big Ben 5.30 am GTS 7.0 am 10.0 12 noon
2.0 pm (R2) 7.30
Shipping: (1,500m only):
6.40 am 1.55 pm 5.57
2.2 am (also on VHF)
Paul Hollingdale with resident bands, singers, and discs, plus news, weather, and traffic
Your records - your choice of guests - it's all yours
(Send your requests and suggestions, on postcards, please, to ' Pete Murray 's Open House,' BBC, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA)
Radio Christmas Card from JOYCE GRENFELL
A Christmas Ghost Story the second of this week's two stories by A. J. ALAN read by PETER TUDDENHAM
(Monday afternoon's broadcast)
presents music with the Accent on Melody
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Christmas baby: RACHEL ANDER son's child arrived late
Quick Quiz: ISOBEL BARNETT BASIL BOOTHROYD and JOHN ELLISON in the chair
Reading Your Letters
The mother-in-law joke: MARY REDCLIFFE
In Aleppo Once by TAQUI ALTOUNYAN abridged by VIRGINIA BROWNE-WILKINSON read by JULIA LANG Last instalment
by JEFFREY SEGAL and PATRICK SCANLAN
(Repeated: Wed, 11.15 am)
with Brian Matthew for news, views, and music from all directions
Produced by BEV PHILLIPS Editor BRIAN WILLEY
Barry Alldis with a review of the current popular record releases
Radio Newsroom brings you what's news tonight, followed by Comment
Presenter NIGEL REES
7.44 Weather forecast
A general knowledge contest between girls' and boys' schools in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
The High School for Girls, Stroud v. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School for Girls Carmarthen
So we have an all-girls final this year. This has happened before, but it is the first time that girls have also dominated the semi-finals. Last year the winners were the boys of Wrexham in North Wales. Can Carmarthen retain the Top of the Form trophy for Wales - or will it be England's turn this year?
Question-masters John Ellison and Tim Gudgin
A series devised and written by C. S. ABRAHAM with Episode 3: Point of Departure In which a stowaway is discovered on board the Kentucky Minstrel, and Captain Turner faces a decision that could mean a man's life....
Cast in order of speaking:
Signature tune composed and played by TREVOR HOLROYD
Produced by ALAN AYCKBOURN (Episode 4: Thurs at 8.15 pm)
Jimmy Clitheroe in The Share Out with PETER SINCLAIR , PATRICIA BURKE DANNY ROSS , DIANA DAY
TONY MELODY, BRIAN TRUEMAN COLIN EDWYNN , ARNOLD PETERS and BRYAN MOSLEY
Written by JAMES CASEY and FRANK ROSCOE
Produced by JAMES CASEY
(Patricia Burke is in ' Charlie Girl ' at the Adelphi Theatre, London)
Joseph Cooper introduces a programme of some of your favourite music played by the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader ARTHUR LEAVINS conducted by JOHN POOLE with OWEN BRANNIGAN (bass) DAVID HUGHES (tenor) and the BBC CHORUS
Produced by BARRY S. KNIGHT
BBC World Service production
