Awn hyd Fethlehem mewn myfyrdod a mawl dan arweiniad
Y Gwir Barch. G. O. Williams
Esgob Bangor gyda
Chantorion Gogledd Cymru
Arweinydd. James Williams
Organydd, William Bacon
Y cyfarwyddo gan Myrfyn Owen Y cvnhyrchu gan
Y parch, Glyn Parry-Jones
The Nativity Festival
(Welsh transmitters and Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield, Crystal Palace)
Sung by the George Mitchell Singers
Accompaniment by the Dennis Wilson Quartet and Leon Young (organ)
with star pupil Atlanta, the grey seal
Valerie Pitts sees for herself and learns from H. G. Hurrell all that Atlanta has been learning in the past year.
From the West
For the very young
Maria Bird brings Andy to play with your small children and invites them to join in the songs and games.
Audrey Atterbury and Mollie Gibson pull the strings
Gladys Whitred sings the songs
BBC film
from St. Mary's Parish Church, Ashwell, Hertfordshire.
United service conducted by the Rector, the Rev. John Catterick, who also gives the address.
Ashwell Carol: "Angels in the skies are singing"
Psalm 85
First Lesson: Isaiah 11, w. 1-9 read by Mr. F. Sillence, a Congregational Pastor
Second Lesson: St. Luke 2, w. 1-18 read by Mr. M. F. Brown, a local farmer
Carol: "O Bethlehem" (arr. Poston)
Address
Hymn: "Adeste fideles"
Hymn: "Hark! the herald-angels sing"
Singing led by the Ashwell Singers directed by John Russell
The N.D.O. and Bernard Herrmann wish you a hippy Christmas and a Cool Yule with their guests: The Karl Denver Trio, Kathy Kirby, The Trad Lads, Eva Clarence, Valerie Coates, Patricia Harvey, Mary Millward.
Compere, Roger Moffat
From the North
With Johnny Morris on the nursery slopes of Obergurgl in Austria.
Written and narrated by Johnny Morris.
A BBC West Region film
A Western film series.
Starring Ty Hardin as the roving cowboy adventurer.
from Messiah by Handel.
Eileen Poulter (soprano), Sybil Michelow (contralto), Richard Standen (bass)
The Glendower Singers
Chorus-Master, Mansel Thomas
The Shelley Singers
Chorus-Mistress, Eiddwen Griffiths
The Lyrian Singers
Chorus-Master, Bryn Williams
BBC Welsh Orchestra
Leader, Philip Whiteway
Conducted by Mansel Thomas
Harpsichord, Hubert Dawkes
Recorded in LIandaff Cathedral, Cardiff by permission of the Dean and Chapter
on behalf of Wireless for the Bedridden by the Archbishop of York Dr. Donald Coggan.
Contributions. preferably by crossed cheque or postal order, will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to The Archbishop of York, [address removed]
Max Bygraves invites you to Meet the Kids in hospital this Christmas
One of Britain's favourite entertainers joins BBC live Outside Broadcast cameras for a Christmas Day call in words and music at The Hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street, London.
This fabulous British Circus entertains Europe.
Under the Big Top's spread of canvas more than 200 performers of twelve nationalities bring the magic of circus to the screens of eleven countries.
featuring
The Fairyland Fantasy
Fifty artists and animals give life to the storybook immortals of all ages.
Aeroplane Sensation
The amazing de Riaz troupe
Polar Bears
The largest group in the world
Trampolino Magnifico
The Flying Folcos
Californian Sealion Circus
Trained by Capt. and Mme. Decker
Entry of the Eccentrics
Stilts Gonzalez, Spuggy, Alby Austin, and the Sloans
Mexican Double Bab
The incredible Rodriguez
Italy's Hilarious Musical Clowns
The Paolos
From the Moscow State Circus
The great Papazov Troupe
Elephant Harlequinade
with the Circus Showgirls and fifteen Indian elephants trained and presented by Billy Smart Jnr.
Trapeze Spectacular
Ten in the air
The concerted aerial artistry of Les Antinous, Peggi and Monik, Les Hellyos, Olga s
Aerial Chorus Caribbean introduction by the Kamaras
Firework Finale
The Erminios, The Peggy O'Farrell Children and all the artists
[Starring] Sam Kydd as the Ringboy with dialogue by Larry Forrester
The George Mitchell Singers
A traditional pantomime.
Adapted for television by John Law from the original book and production by Emile Littler.
Starring David Nixon, Reg Varney and Tommy Fields
Hayley Mills meets Walt Disney in Hollywood and introduces some of her favourite Disney films with scenes from: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, The Legend of Lobo, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The African Lion, Summer Magic, In Search of the Castaways.
Introduced by David Jacobs.
(Films by courtesy of Walt Disney)
See page 31
Richard Dimbleby visits the ancient home of the Bishops of London and talks to The Rt. Rev. Robert Stopford.
BBC film
A specially recorded programme featuring stars of BBC Light Entertainment in 1962.
Introduced by Eamonn Andrews.
Continuity written by John Law and Eamonn Andrews.
In order of appearance:
The Billy Cotton Band Show
Billy Cotton and his Band with Alan Breeze, Kathie Kay, The High-Lights and The Leslie Roberts Silhouettes
The Rag Trade
Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin, Reg Varney, Esma Cannon, with Barbara Windsor, Sheena Marshe, Patricia Denys, Claire Davenport
A Song for Everyone
Kenneth McKellar with Tom McCall at the organ.
Sykes and his Sister
Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques
Adam Sings
Adam Faith with Susan George
Rise Your Glasses
Arthur Askey and Alan Melville with Mary Hignett, Alec Bregonzi, Ken Grief
Juke Box Jury
David Jacobs, Sidney James, Sydney Tafler, Terry Scott, Hugh Lloyd and Jill Curzon
It's A Square World
Michael Bentine
Cartoon by Biographic Cartoon Films Ltd.
Russ's Requests
Russ Conway with The Billy Cotton Band
The Christmas Face of Jim
Jimmy Edwards with June Whitfield, Ronnie Barker, Michael Brennan, Eunice Black
The White Heather Club
Andy Stewart with The White Heather Dancers, Ian Powrie and his Band
Steptoe and Son
Harry H. Corbett, Wilfrid Brambell
The Black and White Minstrels
The Mitchell Minstrels and The Television Toppers
Dixon of Dock Green
Jack Warner with Arthur Rigby, Peter Byrne, Jeannette Hutchinson, Geoffrey Adams, Anne Ridler, John Hughes, Christopher Gilmore, Jocelyne Rhodes
(Adam Faith is in "Aladdin" at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth; Sidney James in "Puss in Boots" at the Coventry Theatre, Coventry; Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd, in "Babes in the Wood" at the Hippodrome, Golders Green; Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin, Reg Varney, and Esma Cannon in "The Rag Trade" at the Piccadilly Theatre, London)
[NB the "Juke Box Jury" item is a comedy sketch with characters from the sitcoms "Citizen James" and "Hugh and I"]
John Huston's famous film.
Starring Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart
It seems at first as if the missionary's prim sister and the down-to-earth engineer-owner of the old river steamer African Queen can have very little in common. But in the course of the long and hazardous journey they are forced to make together down the river to escape the Germans, each comes not only to respect the other but to find a much closer and warmer human relationship.
A Christmas edition of Old Time Music Hall from the stage of the Famous City Varieties, Leeds, presenting Max Wall, The Spencer Trio, Anna Sharkey, Pifar Shang, Don Smoothey, The Flying Comets
Chairman, Leonard Sachs
Acts 1 and 2 of Puccini's opera from Hamburg.
Libretto by G. Giacosa and L. Illica
German translation by Ludwig Hartmann.
Chorus and Orchestra of the North German Radio
Conductor, Herbert Sandberg
The scene is the Latin quarter of Paris about 1830
Act 1: In the attic of the four bohemians
Act 2: Outside the cafe Momus
Recording made available by courtesy of the German Television Service
