The Jimmy Leach
Organolian Quartet
and forecast for farmers and shipping
(Leader, Frederick Lunnon )
Conductor, Frank Cantell
Grace and Gratitude '
Talk by Father Joseph Christie
and forecast for farmers and shipping
BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Kemlo Stephen
Selection: Jerome Kern Melodies
by John Aronowitz
by Alistair Cooke
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY. Does God Exist? ' The God who directs men ' -2. Austin Farrer , Fellow and Chaplain of Trinity College, Oxford, discusses some of the questions raised by last week's programme. (BBC recording)
Music by Sir William Walton from the film of Shakespeare's play on gramophone records
Away with our fears (BBC Hymn Book 147)
New Every Morning, page 44 Psalm 89 (Broadcast Psalter)
Isaiah 1. vv. 1-4 and 10-20
O King enthroned on high (BBC Hymn Book 158)
Band of the Royal Horse Guards
(The Blues)
Conducted by Capt. David McBain
Director of Music
SINGING TOGETHER, by William Appleby. Request programme
11.20 HOW THINGS BEGAN-11. Life Among the Ape-Men. Material compiled by Richard Palmer. Dramatic presentation by Honor Wyatt. (BBC recording)
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH. Preparatifs pour les fetes. Noël approche. C'est un moment de grande activite dans la famille Levaux. Texte d'Emile Harven
A programme of records
Profiles and personalities from the world of Variety with the augmented
Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth Produced by Barney Colehan
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Harry Davidson and his Orchestra with William McAlpine
Introduced by Frederick Allen
Master of Ceremonies, A. J. Latimer
Producer, Stanton Jefferies
(William McAlpine broadcasts by permission of the General .Administrator of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, )
STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. ' King Harsha': a story of one of the great kings of Northern India (A.D. 606). Script by Rhoda Power
2.20 PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. 'The Revenge ': a narrative poem by Lord Tennyson
2.30 LET'S JOIN IN. 'The Nativity Play' Music by Ann Driver. (BBC recording)
2.50 Orchestral Concerts
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conducted by Trevor Harvey
BBC Chorus
Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano)
Overture: Spinning Chorus; Senta's Ballad; Sailors' Chorus
Introduced by Trevor Harvey
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England
by J. G. Porter , Ph.D., F.R.A.S.
This month Dr. Porter talks about the Christmas stars and suggests some books for those who would like to learn more about the night sky.
Diagram on page 15
to meet
The Stargazers
Christopher Hewett
On Stage, Please!
Presenting an interlude by advanced students from the Webber-
Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art
Encore!
Reviving a memorable moment in the career of Jean Carson
Thanks for the Melody
Hits of yesterday and today played by Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra
Ipswich Girls' Choir
Conductor, W. H. Dixon
Production by Ronnie Hill
by Charles Collingwood
The play was first produced at the Albert Hall , Leeds, on February 23. 1924, and transferred to the Aldwych Theatre, London, on March 23. 1924
T. C. Kemp writes on page 6
on gramophone records