Exercises for men and women
Today's entries include gramophone records of music by Herold, Massenet. and Verdi
Short morning prayers
followed by THE KITCHEN FRONT
'Breakfast': talk by Philip Harben
from a selection of records
Introductory music
Prayer
Praise to the Lord, the almighty (A. and M. 657; S.P. 626; C.H. 22, omitting v. 4: Tune, Lobe den Herren)
Interlude
Prayers: The Prayer for God's Presence; the Lord's Prayer
Love divine, all loves excelling (A. and M. 520; S.P. 573; C.H. 479: Tune, Love divine)
Blessing
with Walter Midgley
(For Welsh schools). Cwrs y Byd: cyfres i blant dros 12 oed
News commentary
from page 45 of ' New Every Morning ' and page 8 of ' Each Returning
Day.' Jesus shall reign: Psalm 97; Acts 28. vv. 11-22; King of glory
sung by Leslie Jones (baritone)
FOR UNDER-SEVENS: Let's join in-a New Year story. ' The Old Woman Pays her Bills,' specially written for broadcasting by Jean Sutcliffe
11.20 IF YOU WERE A CHILD IN U.S.A. 1 ' Who are the Americans? ' Why immigrants crossed the Atlantic and what they contributed 1
11.40 TALKS FOR SIXTH FORMS. ' What is Sociology?': 1— ' Growing up in Society,' by Professor Karl Mannheim
on gramophone records
ENSA show for war-workers from a factory canteen, introduced by Bryan Michie R.A.F. 'Skyrockets Dance Orchestra, directed by Cpl. Paul Fenoulhet (by permission of the Air Officer Commanding). Guest artists, Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth
and his Orchestra, with Nancy Evans (contralto)
TRAVEL TALKS: India and her neighbours: 'Colombo Crossroads,' by Julia Goodey
2.20 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH, by Jean-Jacques and Yvonne Oberlin. Concours. devinettes, et un jeu-' Qu'estce que je fais? '
2.40 SENIOR ENGLISH I. Book programme. by Julia Goodey. ' Black Night. Red Morning,' by Geoffrey Trease : a story about a Russian Secret Service man in the present war
Wally Chapman and his Band
Walter Lear (bass clarinet). Marjorie Hayward String Quartet
' The Californian's Tale ': an American reading by Nelson Olmsted of Mark Twain 's story
featuring Edgar Bergen and his world - famous dummies, Charlie McCarthy and Effie Klinker ; the King Sisters: Ray Noble and his Orchestra. Guest artist Anne Baxter. (Recorded in America and' heard by arrangement with the American Forces Network)
(News and topical talks in Welsh)
5.0 Newyddion y Dydd
5.5 Newyddion o'r Senedd
5.10 ' Yr Wythnos yng Nghymru,' gan R. J. Rowlands (Meuryn)
5.15 'Meddyginiaeth yn y Rhyfel': sgwrs .gan Feddyg
Children's Magazine (Scottish number), run entirely by children, who present their own music and poetry. talks and interviews. Edited by Kathleen Garscadden
National and Regional announcements and Scottish News summary
An average mother, Irene Byers, describes some of her thoughts in wartime: an Ulster woman, Jeanne Cooper-Foster, talks about women on the land in Ulster; and Mary Ferguson answers more problems sent to her by women war-workers
with two-star problems provided by Doris Arnold and Harry S. Pepper, and Flotsam and Jetsam; E... 0. Pogson with more weird musical instruments: three sound problems; two musical problems provided by Eric Winstone and his Orchestra. Introduced by Ronald Waldman and produced by Audrey Cameron, in aid of the Red Cross Penny-a-Week Fund
A unit of the American Band of the A.E.F.. led by Sgt. Mel Powell at the piano.
A free unscripted discussion. Speakers include, against Cartels, Mrs. Joan Robinson , Cambridge University, economist (author of ' The- Economics of Imperfect Competition '), and on the other side, William Tudor Davies , Independent Chairman and Adviser of Trade Associations
(author of 'Trade Associations and Industrial Co-ordination ')
Three Preludes and Fugues from the ' Forty- Eight ': in G (Book 2): in B flat minor (Book 1); in D (Book 1) played by Iso Elinson (piano)
No. 2—' Gibraltar to Tunis '
A dramatic reconstruction of a flight with Transport Command, R.A.F. Written and produced by Leonard Cottrell. Music specially composed by William Alwyn , and played by the London Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Muir Mathieson ,
Tune-time for the Forces. Sing, hum, or whistle your favourite tune, with Edna Kaye , Denny Dennis Vin cent Tildsley's Mastersingers. and the augmented Dance Orchestra, conducted by Stanley Black. (Recording of the broadcast in the General Forces Programme on December 31)
Conducted by Louis Cohen
2—William Saroyan talking at leisure
and postscript
Andy Iona and his Islanders, Edmundo Ros and his Rumba Band, and Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra, on gramophone records
Music of the sunny South, played by the Southern Serenade Orchestra, directed by Reg. Leopold , with Jack Cooper