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12.00
Desmond Carrington with Radio 2 All-Time Greats
Your favourite tunes and performances on record.
2.00pm Benny Green
A weekly celebration of the art of the songwriter.
3.00 Alan Dell with Sounds Easy
4.00 A Royle Tour
Canon Roger Royle goes on a personal tour of Britain's cathedrals. This week he visits Canterbury, a centre for pilgrims for centuries, and the shrine of St
Thomas Becket.
4.30 Sing Something Simple with the Cliff Adams
Singers and the Jack Emblow Quartet.
5.00 Chartie Chester with Sunday Soapbox
WRITE TO: Charlie Chester , BBC Pebble Mill, Birmingham B5 7QQ
6.30 Ronnie Hilton with Sounds of the 50s
Repeated next Sunday 12.05am

Contributors

Unknown:
Desmond Carrington
Unknown:
Benny Green
Unknown:
Canon Roger Royle
Unknown:
Thomas Becket.
Singers:
Cliff Adams
Unknown:
Chartie Chester
Unknown:
Charlie Chester
Unknown:
Ronnie Hilton

In the first of four special programmes, Roger Royle presents favourite Advent hymns from Taunton School. Come thou long expected Jesus; 0 come, 0 come, Emmanuel; Hills of the north rejoice; Lead kindly light; Lo! he comes with clouds descending;
Soldiers of Christ arise.

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Royle

Radio 2 Arts Programme Barry Took takes a look at doctors and their attitude to matters other than medicine - in music, literature and drama - and discusses this hitherto uncharted territory with studio guests.
With a little help from
Moliere, Bernard Shaw , Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle , Richard Gordon , Charles Dickens ,
Monica Dickens ,
John McCrae ,
Sir Thomas Beecham , Cole Porter ,
Instant Sunshine and Hank Wangford.
Producer Stella Hanson

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Took
Unknown:
Bernard Shaw
Unknown:
Arthur Conan Doyle
Unknown:
Richard Gordon
Unknown:
Charles Dickens
Unknown:
Monica Dickens
Unknown:
John McCrae
Unknown:
Sir Thomas Beecham
Unknown:
Cole Porter
Unknown:
Hank Wangford.
Producer:
Stella Hanson

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