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Introduced by Jeanne Heal.

I'd like you to meet...
Ethel Revnell, variety star, who plays Mother Goose in pantomime this year.

Roll up the Carpet!
Sydney and Mary Thompson show how to dance the Lancers.

Christmas Decorations
Jeanne Heal shows the party decoration specially designed for this programme by John Lawrence.

I Collect...
T. P. Camerer Cuss talks about his collection of watches.

Dressing Up
James Laver, with models in costume, argues the case for gayer clothes for men.

Dancing Time
Sydney and Mary Thompson dance the Fylde Waltz and invite everyone to join them in the Progressive Barn Dance.

(to 16.00)

Contributors

Presenter/item presenter (Christmas Decorations):
Jeanne Heal
Speaker (I'd like you to meet):
Ethel Revnell
Dancer (Roll up the Carpet!/Dancing Time):
Sydney Thompson
Dancer (Roll up the Carpet!/Dancing Time):
Mary Thompson
Designer (Christmas Decorations):
John Lawrence
Item presenter (I Collect...):
T. P. Camerer Cuss
Item presenter (Dressing Up):
James Laver
Editor:
Jacqueline Kennish
Producer:
S. E. Reynolds

A play for Christmas Eve by P.D. Cummins.
(to 18.30)

Contributors

Writer:
P.D. Cummins
Settings designer:
Lawrence Broadhouse
Music composer:
Herbert Murrill
Producer:
Dorothea Brooking
Joseph:
John Le Mesurier
Mary:
Hazel Penwarden
The landlord:
Julian Somers
The servant girl:
Pixie Murphy
The old shepherd:
Eugene Leahy
His wife:
Nancy Roberts
Their three sons:
Martin Starkie
Anthony Snell:
Jeremy Spenser
The three kings:
Oliver Burt
The three kings:
Robin Cull
The three kings:
Frank Finguineau
The two angels:
Juliet Wood
The two angels:
Sally Judd
The voice of the angel:
Stephen Alexander

Viewers join the crowds round the Christmas Tree for a programme of popular carols, organised by the Daily Mail.
Singing led by the St. Martin's Youth Choir accompanied by the Band of the Coldstream Guards.
Alan Morris describes the scene.

Contributors

Singers:
St. Martin's Youth Choir
Musicians:
Band of the Coldstream Guards
Commentator:
Alan Morris
Presented for television by:
Berkeley Smith

A special Christmas Challenge Match of fifteen minutes each way.
What's My Liners: Lesley Storm, Jimmy Edwards, Elizabeth Allan, Gilbert Harding
Twenty Questioners: Anona Winn, Jack Train, Joy Adamson, Richard Dimbleby
'Lines' men: Eamonn Andrews, Gilbert Harding
and the week's 'Celebrity'

('What's My Line?' is devised by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and is televised by arrangement with the Columbia Broadcasting System and Maurice Winnick)

Contributors

Panellist (What's My Line):
Lesley Storm
Panellist (What's My Line):
Jimmy Edwards
Panellist (What's My Line):
Elizabeth Allan
Panellist (What's My Line):
Gilbert Harding
Panellist (Twenty Questions):
Anona Winn
Panellist (Twenty Questions):
Jack Train
Panellist (Twenty Questions):
Joy Adamson
Panellist (Twenty Questions):
Richard Dimbleby
'Lines' man:
Eamonn Andrews
'Lines' man:
Gilbert Harding
Devised by:
Mark Goodson
Devised by:
Bill Todman
Presented by:
T. Leslie Jackson

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More