and summary of today's programmes for the Forces

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

Exercises for men: Coleman Smith
7.40 Exercises for women: May Brown.
At the pianos, Andrew Bryson and Barbara Laing

An anthology of favourites

Short morning prayers

'A cook from London': Mrs. Hughes

and his Orchestra, with Beryl Davis , Georgina, Len Camber , Derek Roy , the Singing Sweethearts, Three Boys and a Girl

and his Orchestra

Gytha Owen , who has just come back from China, describes some of the women she knew and painted

at the theatre organ

News commentary and interlude

from page 117 of ' New Every Morning ' and page 62 of Each Returning Day '.
From all that dwell below the skies; Psalm 85; 0 love divine

Phil Green and his Band

11.0 SINGING TOGETHER, by Herbert Wiseman
The March of the Men of Harlech (Welsh song)
Come o'er the stream, Charlie (Scots song) Boney was a warrior (Sea shanty)
11.20 FOR UNDER-SEVENS: Let's join in-a New Year story, ' The Old Woman Pays her Bills '
11.40 SCIENCE AND GARDENING : ' Manures from the Chemical Factory ', by H. Alan Peacock
12:0 THE MAKING AND CONTENT OF THE BIBLE. The Life and Letters of St. Paul : ' The Church before St. Paul', by the Rev. Alan Richardson , Study Secretary of the Student Christian Movement

Conducted by Ronald Biggs

followed by a recording of last night's postscript

Variety by Northern discoveries, produced by Richard North

1.50 FOR RURAL SCHOOLS (Scotland), by George and Ann Scott Moncrieff. ' In the Shop' : the pupils meet again the main characters. The distribution of foodstuffs
2.10 - Interval music
2.15 STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. ' Horatius a lay of ancient Rome, by Julia' Goodey
2.35 Interval music
2.40 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT SERIES. ' The Musician's Paint-Box': illusv trated talk by Herbert Howells

Harry Davidson and his Orchestra

These programmes bring before you morfth by month, the changing facets of the rural scene. Countrymen and women are brought to the microphone to speak about their lives and work. *

Conducted by Boyd Neel

and his Orchestra, with Roy Marsh , Alan Kane , and Julie Dawn

Stori radio gan G. E. Breeze , yn cael ei dweud gan Tom Jones. (Story in Welsh)

'Tammy Troot 's Christmas', by Lavinia Derwent , read by W. H. D. Joss
'Music for Dancing': short programme of gramophone records, chosen'by John Keir Cross
'News from Sherwood', by Robin Hood

National and Regional announcements and Scottish News summary

sung by a group of Midland singers, conducted by Dr. W. K. Stanton

Serial play in six episodes, adapted by Hugh Stewart from the novel by 1. A. R. Wylie. Produced by Martyn C. Webster. Episode 3-' In Action'

Conducted by Harry Mortimer

with Rawicz and Landauer, Lind Joyce; 'Meet Doctor Morelle', by Ernest Dudley, with Dennis Arundell as the strange Doctor; Robb Wilton in 'A Matter of Form', by Dick Pepper; '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

Talk by Mary Ferguson

William Mitchell , Clyde shipyard-worker. Script by George Blake. Produced by Moultrie R.Kelsall

Weekly review of detective fiction, with dramatised excerpts, presented by Ernest Dudley

and her Ladies Dance Orchestra

"Napoleon": excerpts from poems by William Cowper and Robert Southey.

Ralph Hill presents, with gramophone records, the Overture, ' When Johnny comes marching home ', and the Symphony No. 3

Directed by Jack Hardy