Ken Beaumont and his Sextet
and forecast for farmers and shipping
A gramophone miscellany
The Bible
Talk by the Ven. C. I. Peacocke
4-Proverbs
and forecast for farmers and shipping
by a doctor
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Osian Ellis (harp)
Elizabeth Dall (soprano)
Josephine Lee (piano)
by Bill Cowley
When his career in the Indian Civil Service came to an end in 1947 Bill Cowley bought a twenty-one acre small-holding on the Yorkshire moors. This talk is about his early experiences as a farmer.
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT I, by Christine Trodd
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On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
(BBC Hymn Book 38)
New Every Morning, page 15 Psalm 111 (Broadcast Psalter)
Isaiah 44, vv. 6-23 (selected verses)
The Church of God a kingdom is
(BBC Hymn Book 183)
The Regent Orchestra
Conducted by John Thorpe
RHYTHM AND MELODY
Choir of Wimbledon High School
Trained and conducted by Gladys Jones
Clifton Helliwell (piano)
Introduced by Gladys Whitred
11.20 GEOGRAPHY. South America. The Panama Canal. Script written by Alan Villiers.
11.40 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN. Weihnachten in der Familie.' Die Baumanns treffen ihre Vorbereitungen fUr den ' Heiligen Abend ' am 24. Dezember. an dem — wie uberall in Deutschland — die Bescherung stattfindet. Manuskript von Rolf Richards
Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
from a canteen in Great Yarmouth
with Frances Taylor and Gerald Delmondi, Bob Harvey, Billie Baker, Cyril Fletcher
Harry Engleman at the piano
Shipping and general weather forecasts. followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England
ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH. ' The SwiSS Family Robinson ' by Johann Wyss. adapted by June Hodge. Part 3-' The House in the Rock '
2.20 HISTORY 1. Robert Bruce : an account of his early struggles against the English and of the final victory at Bannockburn. Script by Moultrie Kelsall
2.40 SCIENCE AND THE COMMUNITY. The Fight Against Germs. 12-Reviewing Our Defences. Script by Philip Brown.
by Christopher Hassall
Adapted by Mollie Greenhalgh
Narrator. T. St. John Barry
Produced by Charles Lefeaux
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England
Talk by the Rev. Norman Cockburn , Ph.D., a General Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society
More than 150 years ago, the British and Foreign Bible Society was founded to help Missionary Societies to obtain Bibles in the language of the people. It has since then grown to become the servant of all the Churches. During the past year the third jubilee has been celebrated, both locally and nationally. These celebrations came to a climax with a Service of Thanksgiving in Westminster Abbey on Monday.
Dr. Cockburn talks about the elaborate preparations for this year of celebration' and assesses its effect on the work of the Society.
A weekly programme about work in the world of science
The Magnetism of Rocks by P. M. S. Blackett F.R.S. ,
Professor of Physics in the University of London
Professor Blackett explains how the present magnetism of the rocks can tell us about the past history of the earth's magnetic field, and where and how the continents have drifted during geological time.
followed by late weather forecast for land areas