Creswell Colliery Band
Conductor, Harold Moss

and forecast for farmers and shipping

BBC Midland Light Orchestra
Conducted by H. C. Burgess

Reading from James Reid 's book, ' Facing Life with Christ'

and forecast for farmers and shipping

Talk by Florence Greenberg

and his Orchestra

Extracts from Giordano's 'Andrea Chenier ' and operas by Wolf-Ferrari on gramophone records

and his Ballroom Orchestra

News commentary

from page 73 of ' New Every Morning ' and page 64 of ' Each Returning Day.' Lo. God is here ! ; Psalm 116. vv. 1-9; St. Mark 12. vv. 18-27; Ye holy angels bright

Howard Lucraft and his Music

THE PRACTICE AND SCIENCE OF GARDENING.
Plans for 1948.' by C. H. Catt. (BBC recording)
11.20 CURRENT AFFAIRS
11.40 FRENCH FOR SIXTH FORMS. Lecture dramatique de quelques scenes du 'Bourgeois Gentilhomme . de Moliere. Programme enregistre dans les studios de )a Radiodiffusion Francaise avec le concours des comédiens de la Compagnie Grenier Hussenot

and his Bohemian Players

Presented by Albert Modley from the canteen of James Williamson and Son, Ltd... Lancaster. Produced by David Southwood and Alan Dixon

and forecast for farmers and shipping

A weekly programme of topical reports from Britain and overseas

Listeners' requests played by Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ

FOR RURAL SCHOOLS In Dylsford and Beyond. ' Christmas Revels ': old customs that have survived in village life. Script by Honor Wyatt
2.25 GENERAL SCIENCE. ' Air and Water.' 11—' Living in Air,' by Richard Palmer.
2.50 JUNIOR ENGLISH A Christmas programme, bv Sam Langdon : ' 'The Rose and the Ring.' by' W. M. Thackeray. Part 2

Conducted by Idris Lewis

by J. E. Taylor
4.30 app. ' IT ALL
GOES TO SHOW' by Ursula Bloom
Plays produced by Hugh Stewart

" Mark Twain , the Man from Missouri'
A radio biography, by Howard Jones , of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (' Mark Twain '), the American humorist and writer. Produced by David Davis. With Stephen Jack as Mark Twain
Also Macdonald Parke. Gwen Day Burroughs. Vivienne Chatterton. Brian McDermott , Francis Tyringham. Basil Jones , David Kossoff , Martin Tiffen. Sydney Keith , and Dino Galvani
5.50 Children's Hour prayers conducted by John G. Williams

and forecast for farmers and shipping

Sport and topical talk

Act 1

Act 2