A programme for children at home
Today: The Christmas Story
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The scene as Her Majesty The Queen and other members of the Royal Family leave St. George's Chapel after attending Morning Service
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(to 11.55)
Her Majesty's Christmas Message to the Commonwealth
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Director Frederick Ashton
Music by Tchaikovsky
Ballet in two acts after the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann "The Nutcracker and the Rat King"
Choreography and production by Rudolf Nureyev
The Prince's Variation and the Pastorale in Act 2 by Vassily Vainonen
Designed by Nichola Georgiadis
Starring Merle Park and Rudolf Nureyev
In March this year BBC-2 presented for the first time this complete ballet in colour direct from The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Leader, Charles Taylor
Conducted by John Lanchbery
A section of the Royal Opera Chorus
Chorus-Master, Douglas Robinson
Act 1 (Christmas Eve)
Sc. 1: Outside Dr. Stahlbaum's house
Sc. 2: The children's party
Sc. 3: Clara's dream - the Snowflakes
Act 2
Sc. 1: Clara's journey
Sc. 2: The dream grotto
Sc. 3: Divertissements
Sc. 4: Clara's reawakening
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The Christmas story illustrated by the famous alpine wood carvings
A film from Europe
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This outstanding and unique film reveals the wildlife of the Congo jungle and discovers the affinity between man, beast, and nature.
Produced by the International Scientific Foundation of Belgium
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An amusing and clownish exercise in perspective
A film produced by the National Film Board of Canada
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starring Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace
Sir Lancelot is torn between loyalty to his king and love for the king's beautiful bride Princess Guinevere.
The story of Lancelot and Guinevere succeeds where other historical spectaculars fail because the characters actually have human frailties.
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followed by The Weather
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An operetta by Franz Lehar
starring Mary Costa, Jeremy Brett
also starring Joyce Blackham, Ryland Davies
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Pro Arte Orchestra
Leader, Max Salpeter
Associate Conductor, Gordon Mackie
Jeremy Brett is a National Theatre player; Derek Hammond Stroud appears by arrangement with the Sadler's Wells Opera
Probably the best loved of all operettas, The Merry Widow is a love story set in Paris with, of course, a happy ending. The music is known everywhere. Mary Costa, the American star, plays Anna the widow. She flew over to England specially for the part.
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Tonight Harry invites some of his friends from the film production of Oliver!
Including: Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Peggy Mount, Jack Wild
with Lionel Bart
Special guest, Myrna Rose
and the boys from the Barbara Speake Stage School and the Corona Stage School Frank and Peggy Spencer's Royston Ballroom Formation Team
Programme arranged in association with Floreat Productions
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Written by Guido Manuli.
A cartoon in which the irrepressible Mr. Rossi has some seaside misadventures.
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One of the greatest film musicals starring Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Kathryn Grayson
with Jose Iturbi
and Tom and Jerry
The adventures of two sailors on four days shore leave-but their amorous exploits do not work out according to plan.
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