and summary of today's programmes for the Forces

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

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
(1844-1908). Every morning this week gramophone records of his music will be heard at this time. Today: Excerpts from ' The Snow Maiden ' and ' May Night'

Series of Christmas readings by the Rev. Hugh Martin

' The Electricity Peak Load ' : Michael Standing watches the effects during the maximum electricity consumption period at a London power-station

Mixed choice of records. The high spot is Mussorgsky's ' Night or. the Bare Mountain ', played by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokowski

Directed by Jack Hardy

A Czech, a Frenchwoman, an American, and an Ulsterwoman talk about the childhood Christmas that they remember

at the organ of the Paramount Odeon, Tottenham Court Road

on gramophone records

from page 33 of New Every Morning ' and page 50 of Each Returning Day'. Paraphrase 19 ; Psalm 111 ; Jesu, lover of any soul

Band of the 13/18th Royal Hussars : conductor, Mr. C. T. Vinnicombe

sung by Glyn Eastman (baritone)

with his Orchestra

played by the Belfast String Orchestra: conductor, Crossley Clitheroe

ENSA concert for war-workers, from a factory canteen. Henry Hall and his Orchestra. Guest artists, Les Allen and Johnny Davis

followed by a recording of last night's postscript

Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2 played by Joyce Cordell (cello) and Geraldine Peppin (piano)

Conductor, Harry Heyes

on gramophone records
Finale (Movement from Quartet in C minor : Schubert) : Kohsch Quartet
Allegro energico (Piano Quintet : Bloch) : .
Alfredo Casella (piano) and Pro Arte Quartet.

Billy Tement and the Dance Orchestra

Talk by Corporal Tony Onraet

played by the BBC Midland Light Orchestra; conductor, Rae Jenkins.
Dr. W.K. Stanton (piano)
The Sentry-Box Over Here
Two Studies, for piano and orchestra: 1 Chanson; 2 Humoresque
(First performance)
Dance Suite, Fancy Dress: 1 Hurly-Burly; 2 Dance of the Mummers; 3 Waltz: Dusk; 4 Processional: Pageantry

Overture : The Magic Harp Carnival of the Animals Idylle ecossaise
Overture to an Unfinished Comic Opera played by the BBC Scottish Orchestra : conductor, Guy Warrack

5-'Y ' Nadolig'. Tair stori am Nadolig vn amser rhyfel. (Stories in Welsh)

5.20 ' Babouschka ' : a Russian legend of Christmas, by Gladys M. Garratt , told by Nan
5.30 ' Christmas and the Great Composers ', by Helen Henschel
5.45 ' Campaigning in Italy' : talk by Major Lewis Hastings

National and Regional announcements and Scottish News summary

In this third talk on ' Playing the Piano ', Gerald Moore , one of Britain's most distinguished accompanists, speaks about Accompanying. Robert Irwin (baritone) and Olive Zorian (violin) take part in the programme

Serial play for broadcasting, adapted by Richard Fisher and Peter Creswell from the film and novel by the former. Produced by Peter Creswell. Episode 4 — ' After the Dance '
Eric Portman as Lieutenant de Montcorbier
(' Francois Villon ')
Carla Lehmann as Catherine de Vausselles
Belle Chrystall as Marion L'Ydolle
Mary Hinton as La Belle Heaulmiere and Deryck Guyler as Mr. Curtis Guy Guy-Mas as M. Chaminade

What must we give to get it?
12-' Assuming that we can achieve peace and prosperity, what sort of society do we want ? ' Sir Richard Livingstone , E. M. Forster , and other speakers give their own answers
Sir Richard Livingstone , President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, is one of the most brilliant of living writers on the classics. His ' The Greek Genius and its Meaning to Us ' is perhaps unrivalled as an interpretation of one society to another ; E. M. Forster , novelist, biographer, and critic, was also trained in the classic tradition. Many listeners will have read his * Howards End ' and ' A Passage to India ', or heard the radio dramatisation of his story ' The Celestial Omnibus.'

with Edward Cooper; 'Crime Chasers, Ltd.', featuring Jane Grahame and Vernon Harris; 'Many Happy Returns of the Day', a musical birthday greeting; Frances Day; 'Puzzle Corner'; 'The Lodger', featuring Cyril Fletcher and Betty Astell, written by Dick Pepper; 'Take the Stand' — Frederick Burtwell cross-examines famous artists (presented by Leonard Urry). The Singing Commeres, Revue Chorus and BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Produced by Harry S. Pepper

The story of Alfred Bunn Esquire, sometime lessee of the Theatres Royal, Drury Lane and Covent Garden. Written by Phillip Leaver, in collaboration with W. Macqueen-Pope. Radio score by Mark H. Lubbock, incorporating music from operas by Beethoven, Balfe, Bellini, and Auber. Produced by Stephen Thomas
Other parts played by Phoebe Hodgson and Jill Nyasa. BBC Theatre Chorus, BBC Theatre Orchestra: conductor, Stanford Robinson. (BBC recording)

Weekly sidelight on detective fiction, including dramatised excerpts, with Ernest Dudley in the chair. (BBC recording)

Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81 played by the Griller Quartet, with Myra Hess (piano)

Mary O'Farrell chooses poems by Alice Meynell : ' The Shepherdess ', ' To a Daisy ', and ' Renunciation '

and her Girls Band