Robin Richmond at the BBC theatre organ

and forecast for farmers and shipping

(Leader, Philip Whiteway)
Conducted by Arwel Hughes

' Expectation and Fulfilment'
The Rev. R. T. Brooks introduces
Bible readings on what men hoped would come with the birth of Christ
6-Peace
Isaiah 11. vv. 1-9; and Ephesians 2, vv. 14-22

and forecast for farmers and shipping

Australia v. England
Summary of the second day's play by John Arlott of the London Evening News
From Sydney Cricket Ground

on gramophone records

Fantasiestucke, Op. 12 played by Raymond O'Connell (piano)
The second of five programmes of Schumann's piano music

by Adrian Vincent
2-Hungry man
This is the second part of Adrian Vincent 's report on his march in a prisoners of war column travelling from the sea towards Germany in the summer of 1940

Gramophone records of music by Louis Ganne , Jean Francaix , and Ravel

Wake. 0 wake. for night is flying
(BBC Hymn Book 40)
New Every Morning, page 72 Psalm 142 (Broadcast Psalter) Isaiah 58, vv. 1-8
My spirit longs for thee (BBC Hvmn
Book 331)

Strings in Rhythm
Directed by Henry Croudson

and his Orchestra with Patti Forbes
Kenny Bardell. Gordon Langhorn
Don Cameron , and the Mackpies

Variety on gramophone records presented by Paul Martin

Crawford White , cricket correspondent of the News Chronicle, sums up the day's play at Sydney

visits Saffron Walden
The ancient borough on the north-west border of Essex

Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England

Cyril Stapleton directs The BBC Show Band with Alfred Marks
Rikki Fulton , The Stargazers
Ray Burns , Bill McGuffie
Harold Smart , Bert Weedon
The Show Band Singers
Production by Johnnie Stewart

Shipping and general weather forecasts. followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England

John Hall , M.P. gives his impressions of what he heard and saw in Parliament

Evelyn Laye
Laurie Payne sings ' Strange Harmony ' from Tosca by Puccini Mary Morris with Charles Gray in an excerpt from
Antony and Cleopatra'
Beryl Reid as Marlene from the Midlands
Terry Scott
My Dad 's rotten, he is! Albert and Les Ward
The original musicians
The George Mitchell Choir sing an arrangement of ' Espana.
The British Concert Orchestra
(Leader. Reginald Morley )
Conducted by Vie Oliver and Philip Martell play the Ritual Fire Dance by Falla and accompany the artists
Continuity by Carey Edwards
Production by Tom Ronald

Minister of Pensions and National Insurance on behalf of the Conservative Party

A radio play by Stafford Byrne
Adapted from the novel by Ian Hay
Production by Martyn C. Webster
Characters in order of speaking:

followed by late weather forecast for land areas