and summary of today's programmes for the Forces
Records of America's Crooner No. 1
Exercises for men: Coleman Smith
An anthology of favourites
A thought for today : Rev. B. C. Plowright
Programme Parade
Mrs. Buggins (Mabel Constanduros )
Programme of gramophone records
at the theatre organ
and his Orchestra, with Louis Hay -ward
News commentary and interlude
from p. 21 of ' New Every Morning ' and p. 48 of ' Each Returning Day'
Programme of gramophone records
Boston Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler : Waltz in A flat (Brahms)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati : Waltz (Ballet, Swan Lake : Tchaikovsky)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Sargent :' Waltz in C sharp minor (Chopin)
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Walter Goehr : Waltz (Schubert)
' Hogmanay and the R.A.F.'. Talk by an R.A.F. Messing officer. ' Bean-feasts ' by Mrs. Arthur Webb
with John McKenna (tenor)
(organ)
Largo, Allegro, Aria, and two variations
Fesling, arr. Thalben-Ball
Clair de lune (Pieces de Fantasie, Book 2)
Vierne
Conductor, William Pegg
Lunch-time entertainment for factory workers, relayed from a factory somewhere in Britain
Recording of last Saturday's broadcast
Conducted by Julian Clifford
at the theatre organ
Debe who sings, and Curtis who plays. Melodies both familiar and original
Programme of rhythmic records
from a Northern cathedral
Versicles and Responses
Psalm 96 (chant C. H. Moody) Magnificat (Alcock in G)
First lesson : Isaiah 61, vv. 1-6 Nunc dimittis (Alcock in G)
Second lesson : St. John 2, vv. 1-11 Anthem : Thee, Lord, before the close of day (Gardiner)
Earth has many a noble city (A. and M. 76)
Recording of last Thursday's broadcast
Short story written for broadcasting by Eustace Holden , read by Leon M. Lion
(Welsh Children's Hour). ' Meironnydd '. Rhaglen o ganeuon gan blant ysgolion Sir Feirionnydd. Cymerir rhan gan Gor Plant Ysgolion Blaenau Ffestiniog, Cor Penillion y Pare, Bala, Cor Penillion Merched Towyn, Cor Bechgyn Ysgol Sir y Bala, a Cherddorfa Ysgol Dr. Williams, Dolgellau. Cassie Davies fydd yn cyflwync'r rhaglen. (Recording)
Children of our Allies : School children from Czechoslovakia, now in England, prepare to spend Christmas in their own traditional way
National and Regional announcements
Weekly series of talks to help listeners to carry out smoothly the many regulations which are so important for the war effort on the Home Front
Conductor, Stanford Robinson
Topical monthly review edited by John R. Christie , including Scots in desert warfare, by J. D. Mackie ; Girl Behind the Face, by Miki Hood ; Rex Kingsley asks May Brown and Coleman Smith ' Why get up in the morning ? ' ; Message of the Bells : poem by Robert Bain ; Battle of Health by two Scots doctors ; and interviews with people in the news. Produced by W. Farquharson Small
answering ' Any Questions ? ' The Brains Trust audience in Scotland being so large, here is a special Scots edition, with questions of Scots interest and answers by Scotsmen or well-known figures in Scotland. Residents, Professor Joad and Commander Campbell. Scots Question-Master, Donald McCullough. Presented by Howard Thomas. (Specially recorded, to be repeated in the Forces programme next Sunday at 4.0 p.m.)
Symphony in F minor (The Irish) played by the BBC Scottish Orchestra. Conductor, Ian Whyte
Evening prayers
by W. Somerset Maugham, adapted ' by Peter Peveril. Produced by Howard Rose
with his Orchestra
