and summary of today's programmes for the Forces
Records of Astra Desmond (contralto)
Exercises for men : Coleman Smith
7.40 Exercises for women : May Brown
An anthology of favourites
Short morning prayers
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
Records of the American scene from the Rockies to the Rainbow Room
Conducted by Captain J. A. Thorn -burrow, Director of Music, Royal Horse Guards
Fanfare by the State Trumpeters
Regimental march of the Royal Horse
Guards
presented by Reginald Kell with his Sextet
' Women and machines', by Dr. Blodwen Lloyd. ' Making a Hebridean film' : by Kitty MacLeod. ' A Scots woman in the Army', by Sergeant E. Munro , A.T.S.
News commentary and interlude
from p. 101 of ' New Every Morning ' and p. 16 of 'Each Returning Day'
Coventry Hippodrome Orchestra, conducted by William Pethers
11.0 MUSIC AND MOVEMENT FOR JUNIORS : Esmee Bushnell
11.20 CURRENT AFFAIRS
11.40 HOW THINGS BEGAN : 'Man, the defenceless animal?' by H6nor Wyatt
Conducted by Warwick Braithwaite
Fifty-fourth lunch-time entertainment presented to their fellow-workers by members of the staff of a munition works somewhere in the North. Presented by Victor Smythe
Mr. Muddlecombe, J.P. (Robb Wilton ) in a / big A.T.S. recruiting drive. Produced by Max Kester.
and his Orchestra, with Dorothy Carless , Len Camber , Jackie Hunter , and George Evans
1.50 MUSIC MAKING : by Herbert Wiseman and a group of children
2.10 Interval music
2.15 GENERAL SCIENCE 'Electric light today and tomorrow', by J. A. Lauwerys
2.35 Interval music
2.40 JUNIOR ENGLISH : A Christmas magazine
Reg Pursglove and his Orchestra
Six children evacuated to Cape Town speak to their parents in London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Newcastle-on-Tyne. Programme arranged in collaboration with the South African Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcast simultaneously in both countries
Simple records, arranged and presented by Alec Bristow
ORCHESTRA
Overture : Portsmouth Point
FREDERICK RIDDLE AND ORCHESTRA Viola Concerto
ORCHESTRA
Suite : Facade No. 2
Played by Frederick Riddle (viola). BBC Orchestra (leader, Paul Beard ), conducted by the composer
From a concert hall in East Anglia
Short story written for broadcasting by L. A. G. Strong , and read by the author
Sgwrs gan ddeintydd plant ysgol. (Talk in Welsh)
5.20 ' Madam Liberality ', a story by Mrs. Ewing, told by Elizabeth. Piano solos by David
5.45 ' Hanukkah ' : Programme specially arranged for Jewish children, which includes recordings of a Jewish children's choir, and a short talk by the Chief Rabbi
. National and Regional announcements
F. H. Grisewood brings to the microphone people in the news, people talking about the news, and interesting visitors to Britain
Bitter-sweet revue with Anne Lenner , Gordon Little , Ronald Shiner , Lynne Breton , Gwen Lewis , Dick Francis , Sydney Keith and the Dance Orchestra, conducted by Billy Ternent. Music by Kenneth Leslie-Smith . Written by Jimmy Dyrenforth and produced by Ronnie Waldman
Talk' by the Rev. F. H. E. Harfitt , Secretary of the Christian Evidence Society
An opera by Puccini. Libretto by L. Illica and G. Giacosa founded on the book by John L. Long , and the play by David Belasco. English words by R. H. Elkin , adapted for broadcasting, Produced by Stanford Robinson in collaboration with Mark H. Lubbock. Act 1
BBC Theatre Chorus. BBC Theatre Orchestra. Conductor, Stanford Robinson
Scene : The garden of Butterfly's house on the top of a hill near Nagasaki, Japan. Time : About 1904 Near Nagasaki a ship of the United States Navy is stationed. Pinkerton. in command of the ship, falls in love with Butterfly, and against the wishes of his friends and with the curse of Butterfly's relatives he goes through a- form of marriage with her.
Shortly afterwards Pinkerton has to return to America and is away for three years, during which time he has married an American. According to Japanese law an absence of evert one month constitutes a divorce, but Butterfly firmly believes that Pinkerton will come back to her. When his ship returns Butterfly sits up all night to watch for him. but when Pinkerton hears of Butterfly's devotion he cannot face her and sends his wife to ofler to adopt their child. Butterfly at last realises the truth and kills herself with her father's sword.
Act 2 : Inside the house, three years later
Act 3 : The same, next morning
Cuirm-chiuil de na seann orainn a bha gu trie ri'n cluinntinn. (Gaelic songs)
and his Orchestra
