and forecast for farmers and shipping
Directed by Tom Jenkins
A Christmas Anthology
' The Birth of Our Lord. '
and forecast for farmers and shipping
A Toytown play by S.G. Hulme Beaman
Production by Josephine Plummer
A soldier writes home for Christmas
The track of an air letter is followed across the world-from a British soldier serving in Korea to an address in London
Greetings from the Parish Church of St. Andrew, Edinburgh: St. John's Church, Cardiff; St. Patrick's Church, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry; St. Martin's Church, Birmingham; Liverpool Cathedral; St. Peter's Church, North Tawton, Devonshire; St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London: and the recorded bells of Bethlehem
Listeners are invited to join Frank Gillard on a tour of Britain to see how everyone else is spending Christmas morning
Reporters are standing by at various points in the United Kingdom to introduce Christmas scenes and personalities. It is hoped to include reports from Peter Scott on Herm in the Channel Islands; John Arlott in the kitchen of a London hotel: Ralph Wightman with a downland shepherd in Wiltshire; Godfrey Baseley on a Norfolk turkey farm; Leo Hunter at the starter's box on the Old Course at St. Andrews: a Norwegian church in Swansea: a racing stable in the North Country; and a Welsh bake-house cooking Christmas dinners
The music includes carols; choirs: Scottish dance music: a Salvation Army Band; and studio contributions from Belfast by Henry Hinds (bass), and the Light Orchestra, conductor, David Curry. and from Bristol by the BBC West of England Singers and the BBC West of England Light Orchestra, conducted by Reginald Redman
Programme edited and produced by Desmond Hawkins and John Irving
A Christmas collection of film favourites with Walt Disney, Kathryn Beaumont
Pearl Carr , Elton Hayes
Perce Pearce , Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck , Pluto and Goofy
Script by Roy Bradford
Produced by Thurstan Holland
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Compiled from recordings of the Tommy Handley Show written by Ted Kavanagh and produced by Francis Worsley between the years 1941 and 1948 Editor, Brian George
Story told by John Snagge
(Gramophone records)
See foot of page and page 6
At 3.0 A Christmas Message to the Commonwealth by His Majesty the King
The National Anthem
by Frank Laffitte
(Leader, Reginald Leopold )
Conductor: Sidney Torch
on gramophone records
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England
'The Odyssey of Runyon Jones ' by Norman Corwin
Music by Alexander Semmler Conducted by John Hotchkis
by Antonia Ridge
Music composed and conducted by John Hotchkis with the BBC Chorus and a choir of French children from the Lycée Frangais
Plays produced by Raymond Raikes
(s)
by Alistair Cooke
Appeal by Mrs. Churchill, G.B.E.,
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed]
Kay Hammond , Joyce Grenfell Gladys Young , Charmian Innes Gilbert Harding , John Clements
In the chair, Roy Plomley
Produced by Pat Dixon
