and summary of today's programmes for the Forces

Conducted by Capt. R. Evans. (Gramophone records)

Exercises for men : Coleman Smith
7.40 Exercises for women : May Brown

An anthology of favourites

Rev. Michael Bruce

F. H. Grisewood : ' It's Your Idea '

Mixed choice of records. The high spot is ' From Meadow to Mayfair', by Eric Coates , played by the. London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer

and his Banjoliers

In the last of the series about the six counties of Northern Ireland Rose Macrory talks about County Londonderry

at the theatre organ

News commentary and interlude

from page 73 of "New Every Morning" and page 64 of "Each Returning Day". Oh what their joy and their glory must be! Psalm 116, vv. 1-9; For all the saints

Harold Collins and 4iis Orchestra

11.0 SINGING TOGETHER, by Herbert Wiseman
The Twelve Days of Christmas (trad.)
The First Nowell ; When the crimson sun has set (Christmas carols)
11.20 FOR UNDER-SEVENS : Let's join in-the Nativity/ Play
11.40 SCIENCE AND GARDENING : ' Manures from Garden Waste ', by H. Alan Peacock
12.0 THE MAKING AND CONTENT OF THE BIBLE. The Old Testament : The Necessity of the New Testament ', by the Rev. Alan Richardson , Study Secretary of the Student Christian Movement

Conductor, Johan Hock

followed by a recording of last night's postscript

Conducted by G. Thalben-Ball

1.50 FOR RURAL SCHOOLS (Scotland). ' Grand concert in the Town Hall', by George and Ann Scott Moncrieff
2.10 Interval music
2.15 STORIES FROM 'WORLD
HISTORY : Alexander in India '.
2.35 Interval music

SCHOOLS : BBC Northern Orchestra, conducted by Ronald Biggs. Pauline Juler (clarinet). Programme presented by John Horton

These programmes- bring before you, month by month, the changing facets of the rural scene. Countrymen and women arc brought to the microphone to speak about their lives and Vork.

with Norman Long , Billy Scott -Coomber, Ivor Dennis , Don Melville, and Johnny Rosen and his Band. Produced by Richard North

Conductor, Guy Warrack

Rhaglen newydd ei recordio gan Gymdeithas Cymru Fydd Lerpwl, a rhan o wasanaeth agoriadol y Clwb Cymreig i!r Lluoedd Arfog yn y ddinas honno.

National and Regional announcements and Scottish News summary

4-' Singing at Home ' : Leslie Woodgate talks about the delights of domestic part-singing

by Charles Dickens. Adapted by Audrey Lucas. Produced by Howard Rose. Part 8

Series of talks on the Citizen and the State. 11—' Social Security and the State'. Sir William Beveridge in a discussion with Maurice Webb

Ivy St. Helier, Jack and Eddy Eden; 'Meet Dr. Morelle' by Ernest Dudley, with Dennis Arundell as the mysterious Doctor; Jacques Brown as 'Nikolus Rulikoulos' by Max Kester, with Doris Nichols as 'Mrs. Ponsonby'; 'Puzzle Corner'; 'Inquisition' -
a slightly uncomfortable few minutes for some famous people from all walks of life, introduced by C. Denier Warren as 'The Grand Inquisitor', and presented by Leonard Urry; 'Musical Alphabet'.
BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Produced by Harry S. Pepper and Ronald Waldman

His Excellency the American Ambassador, John G. Winant

celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first concert of THE NEW York
PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY with a programme chosen from items performed at the first concert on December 7, 1842. Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult. Noel Eadie (soprano). Introduced by Theodore Holland , Chairman of the Royal Philharmonic Society, London

Twenty-second of a series of gramophone programmes presented by Compton Mackenzie

Memories of pre-war late night dance music. Gramophone programme arranged by Wemyess Craigie

Extract from "Sea and Sardinia", by D. H. Lawrence.

and his Band