Cecil Norman and the Rhythm Players
and forecast for farmers and shipping
A gramophone miscellany
' Give What You've Got'
Talks for Epiphany by Cecil Northcott
' Postman's Knock-'
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Australia r. England
Summary of the last day's play by E. W. Swanton, cricket correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
From the Cricket Ground. Melbourne
by a doctor
Kenneth Tudor (baritone)
Edward Selwyn (oboe)
Josephine Lee (piano)
by Gwen Dunn
Mrs. Dunn, who is the headmistress of a small country school in Suffolk, took some of her pupils on their first visit to London. For them it was certainly a strange and wonderful adventure.
Records of his Introduction and Allegro for strings, and a movement from his second symphony
The Feast of the Epiphany
As with gladness, men of old (BBC
Hymn Book 62)
New Every Morning, page 96 Carol: The First Nowell
1 Corinthians 1. vv. 1-17
Earth has many a noble city (BBC
Hymn Book 64)
Van Dam and his Orchestra
Special Crime Squad
A visit to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Birmingham City Police. James Pestridge describes how the experts of the Special Crime Squad deal with a typical case
(The recorded broadcast of Oct. 12)
Five readings from
James Dugan 's history of the Great Eastern
Abridged by E. P. Thorne
Read by James McKechnie
4-' Elephant Spinning a Cobweb '
Crawford White , cricket correspondent of the News Chronicle, sums up the day's play at Melbourne
Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
from a canteen in Derby
with Arthur Tolcher, Stan Stennett, Benny Lee, Suzette Tarri
Harry Engleman at the piano with rhythm accompaniment
Introduced by Philip Garston-Jones
Produced by James Pestridge
(Stan Stennett is appearing in 'Babes in the Wood' at the Hippodrome, Derby)
Shipping and general weather forecasts. followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England
(Leader, Reginald Stead )
Conductor, John Hopkins
A play written for radio by Bridget Boland
Incidental music composed by Elizabeth Poston and directed by Cyril Gell
Production by E. J. King Bull
Other parts played by: Annabel Maule. Aline Waites Derek Birch. Edward Kelsey
(The recorded broadcast of Dec. 6)
Shipping and general weather forecasts. followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England
The Rev. F. H. House describes some recent developments
by Alistair Cooke
Written by and including
Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin with David Nixon
Irene Handl , Pat Coombs
Bob Sharpies and his Music
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont
(ArthurAskeyisappearingin'Babesin the Wood ' at the Hippodrome, Golders Green, London)
sung by the Ukrainian
Male Voice Choir ' Homin '
Conductor, Yarema Hordij
In the Gregorian calendar today is Christmas Eve. Members of the choir, all of whom live in or around Manchester, meet to celebrate the Festival by singing some traditional carols.
late weather forecast for land areas