Harold Geller and his Orchestra
and forecast for farmers and shipping
A gramophone miscellany
A talk by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor R. L. Smith , of the Church of Our Lady and St. Joseph Carlisle
and forecast for farmers and shipping l
BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Kemlo Stephen
Norman Stone (tenor)
Joan Baker (piano)
by Alistair Cooke
and his Band
Hills of the North, rejoice (S.P. 64) New Every Morning (revised) 1 Psalm 63 (Broadcast Psalter) St. Matthew 28, vv. 1-10, 16-20
Thy kingdom come. 0 God (A. and M. "217)
Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers
Conducted by Captain A. Young
Director of Music
by Baroness Orczy
Adapted as a radio play in six episodes by Lester Powell
1 — ' The Pimpernel at Work '
(Continued in next column)
The action takes place in Paris. Dover, and Richmond in the year 1792
Incidental music arranged and conducted by Alan Paul Produced by Archie Campbell
Tatiana Magid (soprano)
Musica da Camera :
Harold Clarke (flute) Sydney Fell (clarinet) Cecil Aronowitz (viola) Hubert Dawkes (piano)
Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra
with Max Geldray
Victoria Sladen , Terry-Thomas and the BBC Variety Orchestra
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Conductor, Mansel Thomas
John Shineboume (cello)
with Felix Felton as ' Han' van Meegeren
Programme written by Michael Wharton
Produced by Francis Dillon
The Monia Liter Quartet with Donald Scott (tenor)
John Hollingsworth's Half-Hour
by Helen Henschel
Special Christmas edition
Guests,
Richard Lewis , Gordon Carrell
and forecast for farmers and shipping
by Godfrey Harrison and Alec Harrison
Incidental music written and arranged by Frank Cordell
BBC Variety Orchestra
From the West of England:
Bert Middleton introduces Cornish carols from the bar of an inn at Constantine, near Falmouth
From the North of England:
Will Bradley, ' Duck King' of Broughton, near Preston, the owner of one of the largest poultry farms in Britain, talks about the biggest week of his year
From the Midlands:
Christmas Crackers: the inside story told by Norman Painting
From Northern Ireland:
Michael Murphy talks about the Ulster ' Christmas Rhymers '
From Scotland:
George Runcie introduces islanders from Barra, where it is not always' Whisky Galore '
From London:
Raymond Baxter speaks from the workshop of the Evening News Christmas Toy Distribution Centre
From Wales:
Alun Williams talks with a family in the Rhondda Valley who are expecting somebody home for Christmas
Programme introduced by Frederick Allen
Edited by Patrick Beech
(Stephen Williams writes on page 13)