William Davis at the BBC theatre organ
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A gramophone miscellany
Bible reading and comment by the Rev. J. Stanley Pritchard
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by the Radio Doctor
The Best Things in Life are Free? '
'Prayers
Fill thou my life (A. and M. 705, omitting vv. 5 and 6; S.P. 492: Tune. Richmond)
Interlude: 'The Villagers of Eyam' Prayers: the Prayer for Help; the Lord's Prayer
Through the night of doubt and sorrow (A. and M. 274. omitting vv. 7 and 8: S.P. 678; C.H. 214: Tune, Marching)
Blessing
In 1665 when the Great Plague was spreading from London to the countryside, it reached the little village of Eyam in Derbyshire. The inhabitants agreed to stay in their village lest they should carry the infection to other districts. This story illustrates Christ's commandment: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself' (St. Matthew 22. v. 39).
PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. ' Migrating Birds' from ' Fallodon Papers' by Lord Grey of Fallodon. ' Birds are of all animals the nearest to men' from ' The Testament of Beauty' by Robert Bridges. Read by Arthur Young. (The recorded broadcast of December 2)
10.5 News commentary
To us in Bethlehem city (S.P. 685) New Every Morning (revised) 15 Psalm 33 (Broadcast Psalter) 1 Corinthians 15, vv. 35-49
City of God. how broad and far (S."
468)
Cecil Norman arid the Rhythm Players
from a canteen in Coventry
with Sylvia Marriott and Douglas Taylor, Jackie Allen and Barbara, Tony Hancock
Jack Wilson at the piano
Introduced and produced by Philip Garston-Jones
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TRAVEL TALKS. Man and the Earth. ' The Spaniards and their Olives.' Script by Roy Campbell
2.20 LET'S JOIN IN. Old King Cole': a dramatised version of the traditional song; and an old cumulative tale, ' Henny Penny '
2.40 LOOKING AT THINGS. An architect talks about important problems that have to be considered in ' Planning a House '
Conductor, Gilbert Vinter
Incidental music: The Tempest - Sullivan
Suite: A Country Tale - Alfven
'Woggis': serial story by Geoffrey Lapage, told by David Davis.
5 - 'Strange Things Happen at Whipsnade'
followed by 'Spread Eagle'
A serial play in six parts by Aubrey Feist being a sequel to 'High Barbary'
5 - 'Gathering of Eagles'
Production by Derek McCulloch
(Sonia Dresdel is appearing in ' The Third Visitor ' at the Duke of York's Theatre, London)
This episode tells how Jeremy Shafto , now in the power of Miss Kyte, is brought before the secret tribunal of the League of the Spread Eagle. Jeremy has read about secret societies and thinks that he knows what to expect. He soon discovers, however, that these terrorists are modern in their methods and have rather original ideas about such functions as midnight meetings.
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Wallas Eaton welcomes some of the newer voices in radio
The Three Monarchs
Primrose
Milligan Ossie Morris
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conducted by Frank Cantell
Script by Anthony Bentin and Peter Griffiths
Produced by Dennis Main Wilson
K.G., P.C.
Leader ,of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
by Alistair Cooke