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Prayer
Once in Royal David's city (S.P. 1925 edn. 435, omitting vv. 3, 4, 6; S.P. Enlarged edn. 368, omitting vv. 3, 4; A. and M. 329. C.H. 69. P. and H 48, all omitting vv. 3, 4, 6; Tune, Irby)
A Christmas Interlude
Angels from the realms of glory (S.P. Enlarged edn. 71, omitting vv. 4, 5; A. and M. 482; C.H. 65, both omitting v. 4: Tune, Iris)
Prayers; the Prayer of Thanksgiving; the Lord's Prayer
O come all ye faithful (S.P. 1925 edn. 52; S.P. Enlarged edn. 78. both omitting vv. 2, 3, 4, 5; A. and M. 59, C.H. 55. both omitting v. 2; P. and H. 43. omitting vv. 2, 3, 4: Tune, Adeste Fideles)
Blessing

For Younger Listeners
Jo tells
' The Adventures of Galldora'
More stories about Marybell's rag doll by Modwena Sedgwick
2—' The Heroine '
For Children of Most Ages
' The Tapestry Room 'by Mrs . Molesworth
Adapted for broadcasting in three episodes by Alice de Grey
2 — ' Dudu in Tapestry Land '
Produced by David. Davis
Do you rttnember tha.' wintter evening long ago when Hugh, who was ten years old, came all the way from England and arrived in France to live at the Chateau Vallon? You heard about his little French cousin, Jeanne, and about her Papa and Mamma, and her old nurse, Marcelline. There was someone else too, someone who hobbled up and down on the terrace outside, leaving uneven footprints in the snow. Yes—it was that old, old raven, Dudul

Contributors

Unknown:
Younger Listeners
Unknown:
Modwena Sedgwick
Unknown:
Mrs Molesworth
Unknown:
Alice de Grey
Jeanne:
Heather Patrick
Hugh:
Sonny Doran
Dudu:
Norman Shelley
Marcelline:
Betty Hardy
Houpet:
Guy du Monceau
Nibble:
Richard Wade

A portrait of the man as his friends remember him illustrated by readings of his works as they were recorded by himself
When great poets die in old age it is a matter for grief but scarcely for surprise. But there is sense of shock, of sudden loss, when a great poet-and Dylan Thomas is assured of his place in the canon of English poetry-dies at the early age of thirty-nine. He was a popular figure in fields other than poetry : an inimitable broadcaster, a wit, and, to all who knew him, a symbol of gaiety, love, and laughter.

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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