Presented by Colin Semper
As Prescribed
Dudley SAVAGE at the organ of the ABC Theatre in Plymouth and BURTON CONSTRUCTIONAL NEWHALL BAND conductor ERNEST WOODHOUSE with music requested for patients in hospital or at home Producer ANTONY ASKEW
and sing some gospel songs and choruses with the CITY
TEMPLE CRUSADER CHOIR, CARDIFF THE RICHARD WILLIAMS
JUNIOR SINGERS. KELVIN THOMAS Introduced by Wyn Calvin Producer LLOYD WALTERS BBC Wales
Introduces Melodies for You BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader ARTHUR LEAVINS conductor ASHLEY LAWRENCE
THE REGINALD LEOPOLD ORCHESTRA leader GEORGE FRENCH With JOHN HEDDLE NASH
Producer PETER BELL
The second in a series of three programmes from a studio in London in which COLIN SEMPER and FRANK TOPPING look into the way God deals with the world. This week they ask the question: Is God in the Worldf
Introduced by Jean Challis Taking part:
MICHAEL BAGULEY , BBC Belfast
ANDREW PASTOUNA , BFBS Cologne
JUNE ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT , Radio and TV Hong Kong STEVE COSSER , ABC Sydney
Producer RAY HARVEY
(26 December; Belfast, BFBS Cologne, Hong Kong and Australia)
says Les Dawson , with DAPHNE OXENFORD , COLIN EDWYNM Music directed by BRIAN FITZGERALD. Written and produced by JAMES CASEY BBC Manchester
A celebration of 50 years of film musicals
25: Broadway to Hollywood
I don't think there has been a really great film musical adapted from the stage. The best ones are those that are written as film musicals to begin with, like Singing in the Rain. Certainly My Fair Lady was not as good, nor was Camelot nor was South Pacific.'
(JOSHUA LOGAN )
Douglas Fairbanks Jr traces the progress of stage musicals that literally went west from the Broad way stage to the Hollywood studio. Also taking part: DON AMECHE , SAUL CHAPLIN BETTY COMDEN , ADOLPH GREEN ALLAN JONES , HOWARD KEEL GENE KELLY , ALAN J. LERNER JOSHUA LOGAN , ANITA LOOS
DONALD O'CONNOR , LEO ROBIN
GEORGE SIDNEY , BARBRA STREISAN * and JULE STYNE
Written by BENNY GREEN
Producers JOHN BILLINGHAM and MEL HOUSE
says Be My Guest
The popular clarinettist and jazzband leader lifts his famous bowler hat in a gesture of welcome, and hopes you will join him as he looks back over his life. He recalls some musical milestones in his career and plays two of his biggest hits - Stranger on the Shore and Aria.
Producer JOHN F. MUIR
with your Sunday Soapbox
Producer RON GARDNER BBC Birmingham including at
5.2 Rally Sport: progress report on the Lombard RAC Rally from BARRIE GILL in Bath
Melodies from the world of operetta and musical theatre. Introduced by Sam Costa
Written and produced by EDWARD NASH
Introduced by BLAIR ARMSTRONG from St Leonard's Parish Church, Forres, with church choirs from the district and the CULBIN SINGERS Conductor of Praise ALISTAIR HARDIE
Organist MARY scott
Prayer and Blessing by REV JOHN C. PORTER
Praise (cn3): Ye gates lift up your head (St George's, Edinburgh); Holy spirit (Buckland); Hark the glad sound! (Crediton); Jesus calls us (St Andrew); To God be the glory; Our children, Lord (Belmont); The Lord's my shepherd (Arlington); Sing to the Lord (Gonfalon Royal); Ere I sleep (Thanet) BBC Scotland
Introduced by Alan Keith Producer JACK DABBS
Latest news of the Lombard RAC Rally from BARRIE GILL in Bath
The Music Goes Round
The winning Danish entry for the 1976 Nordring Radio Prize held at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, earlier this year with Alan Butschlnsky Marianne Sorensen
Thomas Tange Jessen
Ole Kock Hansen , Alex Riel and the winner of the Nordring Soloists Award:
Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass)
BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA leader IAN TYRE
Musical arrangements by Ole Kock Hansen
(winner of the Nordring Arrangers* Prize)
Producer PEER MOLLER (DR)
with Peter Clayton , and QUARTERNITY With ART THEMEN and TONY RICHARDS QUARTET featuring BILL LESAGE
Producers LAWRIE MONK and KEITH STEWART Including at 12.0
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