A weekly date with Percy Thrower and his gardening friends.
This week he suggests some Christmas presents for the keen gardener, and invites H. P. Chamineys, Editor of The Garden to talk about suitable gardening books.
His other guest today is: P. S. Wellington, who with the BBC Midland Film Unit takes viewers to the National Institute of Agricultural Botany at Cambridge, where he is the Chief Officer of the official Seed Testing Station. He shows how seed is tested for purity and germination to comply with the Seed Act of 1920. On the practical side Percy Thrower advises on the planting of a standard tree and recommends some ornamental trees for the average garden. He also shows some shrubs which can be cut and put into water so that they are in flower at Christmas time.
Produced by John Farrington in the BBC's Midland television studio
(The next Gardening Club programme will be on Friday at 7.5)

Seven days in thirty minutes
A television news feature.
Recalling the week's outstanding events on film, with personalities, reports, and expert analysis from studios at home and abroad.
Introduced by Kenneth Kendall.

Manoug Parikian plays Glazunov's Violin Concerto in A minor with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard)
Conductor, Rudolf Schwarz
The programme also includes Ravel's Suite, Le Tombeau de Couperin
Introduced by Alec Robertson.
Before an invited audience in the BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London
Also broadcast in the Home Service

The Brains Trust meets this afternoon to answer your questions.
The members this week are: Sir Eric James, Noel Annan, Alan Bullock, Dr. J. Bronowski
Question-Master, Norman Fisher

Questions should be addressed to: The Brains Trust, [address removed]
Sound-track to be repeated on Monday at 3.30 (Home)

Old Colonel Jack arrives with a new attraction, a tiny royal elephant from India. Bimbo becomes jealous and refuses to perform; he runs away, plays havoc in the local town, and finally disappears. The Circus must stay till he is found-but how do they set about it?

The Man who acts without words as 'Bip' in; 'Bip' - 'The Lion Tamer' and 'Bip' - and the Butterfly'
Marceau has made his character 'Bip' famous all over the world for the way he laughs and cries at life.
(A BBC telerecording)

The exciting Wartime adventure by C.E. Webber.
Based on the novel by Ian Serraillier.

R.T. Brooks has again been visiting schools to join in their daily services. Now he tells the story of some of the words and music he heard in them.

(to 18.15)

The Rt. Rev Dr. George MacLeod believes that we cannot celebrate the birth of Christ without remembering his death.

The second of three Advent programmes on the theme 'Christ comes to our World'.
From the BBC's television studio in Scotland

Alan Melville introduces On Stage-London
A programme of excerpts from current British stage successes.
Featured this week:
'Share My Lettuce' at the Comedy Theatre with Maggie Smith, Kenneth Williams, Barbara Evans, Johnny Greenland, Roderick Cook, Heather Linson, Kenneth Mason, Philip Gilbert
Televised by arrangement with Michael Codron, Ltd.

by Marcelle Maurette
Translated and adapted by Judith Kerr
[Starring] Yvonne Mitchell and Freda Jackson

The trial of Marie Lafarge took place in France in 1840.
(See above and page 4)

Max Jaffa introduces Owen Brannigan with The Trio
Max Jaffa (violin), Reginald Kilbey (cello), Jack Byfield (piano) and The Linden Singers
Conductor, William Llewellyn

Conducted by the Rev. Peter Hamilton.
A BBC North Region film
Followed by Weather and Close Down