The Unanswered Question
Continuing this series of six lectures given by Leonard Bernstein. 3: Musical Semantics
Bernstein moves into the controversial field of the meaning of music. He illustrates musical metaphors, puns, anagrams and other figures of speech and the programme ends with a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No 6 in F major (The Pastoral) played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Performances of great wit, charm and virtuosity ... his lectures ore stimulating, exciting and notable for the bright light they cast in all directions.
(THE MUSIC REVIEW)
An Amberson Video Production recorded by WGBH. Boston
(The next lecture is Friday at 1.50 pm)

An exploration.
What is Salvation? What can change a Watergate conspirator into a prison reforming puritan? Does the old idea of being born again still hold true? Presenter David Winter.

starring Robert Shaw , Mary Ure Jeffrey Hunter , Ty Hardin
After brilliant military successes in the Civil War, General Custer is offered command of the 7th Cavalry. So began one of the greatest legends of the American West.
Screenplay BERNARD GORDON , JULIAN HALEVY Produced by LOUIS DOLIVET , PHILIP YORDAN Director ROBERT SIODMAK. films, pp 16-17

Introduced by Nigel Starmer-Smith

Last year the Scottish Inter-District Championship ended in a three-way tie between the South, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The South, captained by the exciting international centre Jim Renwick, must be favourites to repeat last year's victory over Edinburgh but Edinburgh have Andy Irvine at full-back and a side with Irvine in it is bound to spring a few surprises.

Commentator at Mansfield Park, Hawick, Bill McLaren

Followed by Rugby League results

The King is in the counting house - counting out his money
The Queen is in the parlour - eating bread and honey
The Maid is in the garden - hanging out the clothes
So why does the Princess float about? - only Makemnoit knows ...
A fantasy based on George Macdonald's fairytale of the Princess who finds it impossible to keep both feet firmly on the ground.

The Spell of the Orchid
A flower of power and magical beauty, the orchid is legendary world-wide for bewitching the wealthy and the famous. The same fascination lured the first orchid hunters to brave jungle dangers. Today the chase is pursued further in laboratories and hot-houses. Thailand, where orchids are an integral part of life, is a natural setting for an international gathering of orchid experts. This film explores the world of the orchid, the secrets of its pollination, the creation of award-winning blooms and the intriguing ways of mass-producing orchids for us all. Narrated by TOM SALMON
Filmed and directed by JACK BELLAMY BBCtv presentation by BARRY PAINE Series editors MICHAEL ANDREWS and ANTHONY ISAACS BBC Bristol

sung by The Choir of King's College directed by Philip Ledger
with Lessons from the Authorised Version of the Bible read by Sir John Gielgud

"With the Queen's Speech and the roast turkey, the broadcast Festival of Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge, has become an integral part of the Greater British Christmas" (The Times, 24 December 1977)

Once in royal David's city; Adam lay ybounden; Sussex carol on Christmas night

The prophet foretells the coming of the Saviour (Isaiah 9)

Ding, dong, merrily on high; O little town of Bethlehem

The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary (St Luke 1)

The angel Gabriel; I saw three ships

St Luke tells of the birth of Jesus (St Luke 2)

Away in a manger; In dulci jubilo

The shepherds go to the manger (St Luke 2)

The first Nowell; Past three o'clock

The Wise Men are led by the star to Jesus (St Matthew 2)

Stille nacht; The holly and the ivy; O come, all ye faithful

St John unfolds the great mystery of the incarnation (St John 1)

Hark! The herald angels sing

An EMI Videogram production.

(Repeated Mon BBC1 8.55am not Wales)

Weather

A new musical for Christmas with Sheila Hancock
Freddie Jones , Cheryl Kennedy Alfred Marks , Dennis Waterman and the CHILDREN'S CHOIR from Pimlico School
Book and lyrics CICELY HERBERT Music JIM PARKER conducted by Robin Stapleton
Notebook in hand, Henry Mayhew , the Victorian author, wandered through the foggy streets of London. This new work commissioned for television is based on the characters he met as he recorded the sights and sounds of the East End - the Cockneys and the costermongers, the Queen's Own Ratcatcher, and motley gangs of artful dodgers in this musical portrait of London at Christmas.
Costumes ANN BEVERLEY Make-up JEAN STEWARD
Designer JOHN STOUT. Sound RAY ANGEL Lighting BERT POSTLETHWAITE
Executive producer HERBERT CHAPPELL Producer PETER BUTLER

9.5 pm Petticoat Lane is the setting for a new musical about Victorian London, based on Henry Mayhew's revelations about 'London Labour and the London Poor'. Here Peter Butler takes a look at Mayhew and at some of his colourful characters

10 cc in a special Christmas concert recorded earlier this week at the Wembley Conference Centre.
This programme can also be heard in Stereo on Radio 1. Programme introduced by Anne Nightingale
For the best effect, viewers with stereo Radio 1 should turn off TV sound and position their speakers on either side of the screen, but a few feet away. Stereo headphones provide a suitable alternative.

continues the season of classic musical comedies starring
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Song and dance man ' Bake' Baker joins the navy whei his girl friend Sherry walks out on him. But when the fleet arrives at San Francisco he meets Sherry again and romance blossoms.
Screenplay by DWIGHT TAYLOR , ALAN SCOTT Based on the play Shore Leave by HUBERT OSBORNE. Music by IRVING BERLIN Produced by PANDRO s. BERMAN Director MARK SANDRICH
. Films: pages 14-17

Peter Wilson talks about The
Nativity by PIERO DELLA FRAN -CESCA, reproduced by kind permission of the Trustees, the National Gallery, London.