The Three Musketeers: 4: The Queen's Diamond
A play in six episodes from the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Translated by Lord Sudley.
Adapted for television by Felix Felton and Susan Ashman
Second performance at 7.45 p.m.

Vision On - Sound On
Television has arrived in Aberdeen and this afternoon young Aberdonians make their first appearance before the cameras in the Fonthill Drill Hall.
You are invited to join the audience there, who vote for the item they like best.
Programme introduced by Rikki Fulton.

(to 18.00)

Contributors

Author (The Three Musketeers):: Alexandre Dumas
Translated by (The Three Musketeers):: Lord Sudley
Adapted by (The Three Musketeers):: Felix Felton
Adapted by (The Three Musketeers):: Susan Ashman
Producer (The Three Musketeers):: Rex Tucker
Film sequences (The Three Musketeers):: The BBC Television Film Unit
Designer (The Three Musketeers):: Richard Henry
D'Artagnan:: Laurence Payne
Athos:: Roger Delgado
Porthos:: Paul Whitsun-Jones
Aramis:: Paul Hansard
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham:: John van Eyssen
Patrick, his confidential servant:: Will Leighton
Jackson, his secretary:: Stephen Hancock
A jeweller:: Erik Chitty
Cardinal Richelieu:: William Devlin
Milady de Winter:: Adrienne Corri
Louis XIII, King of France:: Garard Green
Anne, Queen of France:: Veronica Hurst
M. de Treville:: Laidman Browne
Bonacieux:: Arthur Lowe
Constance Bonacieux:: Clare Austin
Rochefort:: Ewen Solon
Lord de Winter:: Derek Aylward
Planchet:: Reginald Barratt
Landlord of the Golden Lily:: Christopher Hodge
Madame de Lannoy:: Margaret Gordon
Other parts played by:: Peter Diamond
Other parts played by:: Patrick Dowling
Presenter (Vision On-Sound On):: Rikki Fulton
Producer (Vision On-Sound On):: Kathleen Garscadden
Producer (Vision On-Sound On):: Noble Wilson

Source: Radio Times

19:25

Weather Chart

BBC Television

Wed 15^th Dec 1954, 19:25 on BBC Television

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19:30

News and Newsreel

BBC Television

Wed 15^th Dec 1954, 19:30 on BBC Television

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19:45

The Three Musketeers: 4: The Queen's Diamonds

BBC Television

Wed 15^th Dec 1954, 19:45 on BBC Television

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(Second performance: for details see Children's Television at 5.0 p.m.)

Source: Radio Times

20:15

Emney Enterprises

BBC Television

Wed 15^th Dec 1954, 20:15 on BBC Television

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[Starring] Fred Emney
with Edwin Styles, Deryck Guyler, Dorothy Carless, Roger Avon, Joan Gibbons.

Contributors

Designer:: John Cooper
Orchestra director:: Eric Robinson
Producer:: Bill Ward
Comic actor:: Fred Emney
[Actor]:: Edwin Styles
[Actor]:: Deryck Guyler
[Actress]:: Dorothy Carless
[Actor]:: Roger Avon
[Actress]:: Joan Gibbons

Source: Radio Times

20:45

The Christmas Music from Handel's Messiah

BBC Television

Wed 15^th Dec 1954, 20:45 on BBC Television

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Handel Messiah: part 1 (up to & including Glory to God) plus Hallelujah & Amen choruses.

Joan Stuart (soprano), Gladys Ripley (contralto), Richard Lewis (tenor), John Cameron (bass)
Huddersfield Choral Society
(Chorus-Master, Herbert Bardgett)
Ernest Cooper (Organ)
BBC Northern Orchestra
(Leader, Reginald Stead)
Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

Overture Recit. (contralto) Recit. (soprano) Recit. (tenor) Behold A virgin shall conceive There were shepherds Comfort ye, my people Air (alto) and Chorus Recit. (soprano) Air (tenor) O thou that tellest And lo! the angel of the Lord Every valley shall be exalted Recit. (bass) Recit. (soprano) very valley shall be exalted Recit. (bass) And The angel said unto them Chorus For behold, darkness shall cover the earth Recit. (soprano) And the glory of the Lord Air (bass) And suddenly there was with the angel Recit. (bass) The people that walked in darkness Chorus Thus saith the Lord of Hosts Chorus Glory to God Air (bass) For unto us a child is born The broadcast will and with the Halleluiah But who may abide the day of his coming? Pastoral Symphony 'Chorus' and 'Amen'
From the Town Hall, Huddersfield.
At 8.45