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
Gramophone records of the ' Procession of the Nobles ' from ' Mlada ', some of his songs, and Spanish Caprice

Series of Christmas readings by the Rev. Hugh Martin

' The Radio Doctor '

Gramophone records

and his Sextet, with Helen Clare

Rawicz and Landauer

at. the organ of the Trocadero, Elephant and Castle

from page 9 of 'New Every Morning ' and page 54 of ' Each/ Returning Day
The Lord of heaven confess ; Psalm 93 ; Happy are they, they that love God

Harry Fryer and his Orchestra .

(by permission of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief) : conductor, Mr. Gilbert Vinter

Easy, breezy tunes on gramophone records

for workers. Leslie England (piano). Janet Howe (mezzo-soprano). Accompanist, Marjorie Alexander

159th in the Northern series of concerts by war-workers during their lunch-hour break. Produced by Victor Smythe

with his Orchestra

and the Twentieth-Century Serenaders

these gramophone records
Biblical Sonata, the fight between David and Goliath : 1 Goliath's bravado ; 2 Fear and Prayer of the Israelites ; 3 David's Courage ; Fight and death of Goliath ; 6 Flight of the Philistines ; 7 Fanfare of women ; 8 General hilarity (Johann Kuknau ) : Erwin Bodky (davichord)
.Polish traditional songs : Przydili hlani :
Tak to na wojence ladnie ; Edward Boleslawski (tenor), with piano ; Miales chamie zloty Rog ; Wojenko, Wojenko :
Marian Nowakowski (bass), with piano Selection : The Miracle (Humperdinck) :
London Symphony Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Einan Nilson

Scottish Variety Orchestra : conductor, Ronnie Munro

Albert Mackie talks about the Christmas tradition in Scotland

Conductor, Wilfred Dawson '

Conductor, Ian Whyte
Ruslan and Ludmilla, Glinka's second opera, was first performed in 1842. His earlier A Life for the Tsar has a place in the history books as 'the first Russian opera ', but in musical value Ruslan towers high above it. Glinka himself said it would be * easy to turn out ten operas like A Life for the Tsar from the material of Ruslan '. So Ruslan is the first real master-piece of Russian opera.

by Cecil Trouncer from ' Bishop Blougram's Apology', by Robert Browning

Sgwrs yn adolygu rhai o lyfrau nodedig y flwyddyn gan G. J. Williams. (Talk in Welsh)

5.20 ' A Christmas Toytown Party ', by S. G. Hulme-Beaman , relayed from the Town Hall, Toytown
5.55 ' A Christmas Carol in Uganda ', by Canon Edward Daniell

followed by National and Regional announcements

Douglas Houghton discusses the many regulations and official forms with which everyone nowadays has to deal

A musical drama by Richard Wagner. English words by Ernest Newman. Produced by Stanford Robinson and Mark H. Lubbock
Crews of Daland's and the Flying Dutchman's ships, and maidens
Scene : The Norwegian Coast
BBC Chorus. BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Stanford
Robinson. Narration written and spoken by Dennis Arundell

Weekly programme telling in dramatic form stories of courage and endurance, of humour and heroism, from the week's news. Edited by Gordon Boshell , with music under the direction of George Walter. Produced by Walter Rilla

Roderick Jones ; the Lyrian Singers ;
' 'The Adventures of Tommy Trouble by E. Eynon Evans ; ' Forces Request Medley', with David Griffiths ; Dai's Christmas Greeting '. The Welsh Light Orchestra, conducted by Idris Lewis. Produced by Mai Jones

Dealbh Chluich am Beurla le lain Brandane, air eadar-theangachadh gu Gaidhlig. (Play in Gaelic)

Robert Helpmann chooses a passage from ' The Testament of Beauty ', by Robert Bridges

played by G. Thalben-Ball : sixth and last of a series of organ recitals which have been given in alternate weeks
Sleepers, wake !
My soul doth magnify the tord (Sis
Schiibler Choral Preludes)
Prelude and Fugue in D
Choral Prelude in F : Deck thyself, 0 my soul
Two Choral Preludes (Little Organ Book)
Jesu, joy and treasure ; In thee is gladness
From St. Paul's, Portman Square

his Guitar, and his Stringtette, with Paula Green