A light comedy film.
[Starring] Alan Mowbray

Viewers are invited to test their head for heights with the men who work on top of one of the world's highest and most famous bridges. Cameras are located on the bridge, on a ship beneath it, and at ground level to explore this outstanding feat of engineering.
(A BBC telerecording of the broadcast on June 7, 1954)
(to 16.00)

The Christmas Umbrella
by Gilmore Wood.
A story told by Elaine Strutt.

The Young Cook
Margaret Alcorn gives you some ideas for making marzipan sweets.

The Television Puppet Theatre presents Harlequinade
Written by Maurice Browning.
The puppeteers are Audrey Atterbury, Molly Gibson, Gordon Murray, George Speaight and John Vinden.

Dyna enw 'r uned sy'n teledu pob rhaglen o Gymru. Y prynhawn yma, yn He gweld ffrwyth eu Hafur mewn rhaglen arbennig, gwahoddwn chwi i weld y cynhyrchwyr a'r peiriannwyr wrth eu gwaith yn trin y ger a'r peiriannau sydd yn gwneud gwasanaeth teledu yn bosibl
(Children's Television in Welsh)
(Wenvoe, Holme Moss and Sutton Coldfield only)
(to 18.15)

In which Carroll Levis introduces some of his discoveries
including The Rhythmaires, 'Checker' Wheel, Joyce Allan, John Condon, Vincent Jamieson, Grace Butcher, Mary Butcher, Manny Barboza, Jill Whitton and Paul Beeton, Tin Pan Alley Boys, Peter Lally, Les Bullman, Trixie Margo, Norman Allen, Forbes Whitelock.

An audience of young men and women from Asian countries put questions to Margery Fry.

This is one of the regular meetings of Asian Club broadcast every week in the Far Eastern and Eastern Services of the BBC.

The Intimate Opera Company presents Christmas Story
A seasonable opera.
The action of the opera takes place in a bedroom during the early hours of Christmas morning.

At the piano, Antony Hopkins
The opera is introduced by the composer and presented for television by George R. Foa
(The Intimate Opera Company is appearing at the Arts Theatre Club, London)

It has been a long day. Mother wants to go to sleep; Father, dressed as Santa Claus, is all set to take the children their presents in the adjoining nursery. It is three o'clock on Christmas morning-and there is a burglar about. He, seasonably, is dressed as Santa Claus too! All the scene needs now is the real Santa Claus to confuse and confound the others.
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Philip Harben recommends
Slow-cooked turkey and stuffing
Bread sauce
Giblet gravy
Fondant potatoes Peas
Brussels sprouts
Christmas pudding, flaming brandy, zabaglione sauce
Cooking times by the slow roasting methods:
6-12 lbs: 20 minutes a lb. and 80 minutes over
13-20 lbs: 16 minutes a lb. and 2 hrs. over
21-30 lbs: 14 minutes a lb. and 2 hrs. over

(sound only)