A reading for Bible Sunday on Inspiration ' from the Bishop of London's book
'The Authority of the Scriptures
Reader, Garard Green

and forecast for farmers and shipping

BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor, Charles Mackerras

and forecast for farmers and shipping

by J. B. Dalby
From St. Machar's Cathedral,
Aberdeen

The first of three sermons on the Life after Death. Preacher, the Rev. Frederic Greeves
Morning Service from Staple Hill Methodist Church, Bristol. Minister, the Rev. Vernon Stones
Call to Worship
Come let us join our cheerful songs
(M.H.B. 85)
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Confession
Hound the Lord in glory seated
(M.H.B. 25: Tune, Laus Deo)
Lesson' Philippians 1, vv. 12-25 Intercessions
(Continued in next column)
Anthem: Christ, who knows all his sheep (M.H.B. 639)
Sermon
Jesus, still lead on (M.H.B. 624) Petitions
Through the night of doubt and sorrow (M.H.B. 616)
Blessing
Organist, Sadie Hatherell
Choirmaster. Bertram Stock

BBC staff correspondents report on current events as seen from their own capitals
The programme includes an account of the week's proceedings at the United Nations Assembly

The first of six readings from collections of English letters
I-From Age to Age
Some letters between people of different generations
Read by T. St. John Barry and Marjorie Westbury
Narrator, Martin Starkie

A request programme of records including this week:
Excerpts from Cos! fan tutte (Mozart) Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
(Ravel)

A la Recherche de Mile. Prouvot
Script by Marguerite Dasnieres
Richard Sterling has had a letter from his mother asking him to look up an old friend, Mlle. Prouvot, at Saint-Cloud, outside Paris. Francoise drives Richard out to help him in his search.
De quoi s'agit-il?, what's it about?; cela vous-convient?, does that suit you?; d'accord, agreed, O.K.; faire son plein d'essence, to fill up with petrol; le petrole, petroleum; la pression d'huile, oil pressure; epais, thick; il vaudrait mieux demander au bureau de poste, it would be better to ask at the Post Office; l'épicerie, grocer's; du cote de, in the direction of; le seau, pail; ce n'est pas la peine de sonner, it's no use ringing; je suis a l'heure, I am punctual.

Conducted by John Summerson
Radio: Peter de Francia
Book: C. V. Wedgwood
Art: Basil Taylor
Film: Dilys Powell
Theatre: Richard Findlater

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

A magazine programme edited and introduced by James Fisher
The Fulmar
This edition is devoted to a discussion about one species of bird, one in which James Fisher has a special interest.
Kenneth Williamson , Director of the Fair Isle Bird Observatory, and R. M. Lockley , who have both studied different aspects of the fulmar's life, join in the discussion.
Produced by Brandon Acton-Bond

Stephen Williams invites you to share, with gramophone records, his enjoyment of some comic characters in opera

A gardening weekly
Introduced by Roy Hay
Stanley Boakes , Robert Allwood , and Fred Streeter discuss with Roy Hay in his Surrey garden problems common to many gardeners

Philip Toynbee
Thomas Mann died this year at Zurich at the age of eighty. Philip Toynbee talks about his last book, ' Confessions of Felix Krull , which has recently been translated, and other novels by the great German writer.
Readers:
Carleton Hobbs , Anthony Jacobs

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A weekly review edited by Anna Instone and Julian Herbage
Introduced by Julian Herbage
Contents:
' A Tribute to Sibelius for his 90th birthday ' recorded by Sir Thomas Beecham Bt
' The Overtures to Sullivan's Operettas ' by Alan Williams
' The Psaltery' by Joan Rimmer

Children's Service
From Cramond Parish Church, By Edinburgh, conducted by the Minister, the Rev. R. Leonard Small
Paraphrase 39: Hark, the glad sound
(Tune, Crediton C.H. 46)
Prayers
When he cometh (C.H. 158)
Scripture Lessons: Isaiah 9, vv. 2-7;
St. Luke 1, vv. 46-55
Talk
I love to hear the story (C.H. 71) Prayers and the Lord's Prayer
Once in royal David's city (C.H. 69, vv. 1, 2, 5, 6)
Blessing
Organist, Francis Thomas
5.25 Looking Forward
A programme of verse and music in honour of Christmas and much else
Compiled by Geoffrey Dearmer with music chosen by Josephine Plummer
Readers:
Betty Hardy and Carleton Hobbs

Life Assurance-Its Benefits and Limitations
First of three talks by J. A. Kempton
Manager of the City of London Branch of a Life Assurance Company

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

Talk by the Rev. Leslie Cooke , D.D.
Dr. Cooke emphasises the fact that the Bible is not just a book that belongs to the past, but is a revolutionary influence today.

Toralf Tollefsen (accordion)

A series of weekly programmes by Antony Hopkins

from Huddersfield Parish Church. Conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. Canon F. T. Horan
O Lord, open thou our lips Versicles
Psalm 96
First Lesson: Deuteronomy 30, vv.
15-20
Magnificat
Second Lesson: 2 Timothy 4, vv. 1-9 Nunc dimittis
Creed: the Lord's Prayer; Versicles and Collects
Hark my soul, it is the Lord (A. and M. Rev. 344)
Intercessions
The Lord will come and not be slow
(A. and M. Rev. 52)
Sermon
Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding
(A. and M. Rev. 47)
Organist, A.H. Lawrence

Appeal on behalf of the Home of Compassion of Jesus, Thames Ditton , by Donald McCullough
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed]
The Home of Compassion is run by two Sisters of the Church of England Community of the Compassion of Jesus, with the aid of nursing and domestic staff. It is devoted to the care of people of all ages, regardless of class or denomination, who are incurably ill and whom the hospitals cannot help.
At the moment there are 41 patients but many more could be accommodated if funds permitted-and there is a long waiting list. The Home is not in any way aided by the State.

by John Galsworthy
Adapted as a serial in twelve parts by Muriel Levy
Part 7
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Production by Hugh Stewart
Irene pays a visit to Jolyon, who .is struck with her sad situation. After seeing Irene home, Jolyon meets Soames, who expresses his fantastic intention of pressing Irene to return to him, even though he is, at the same time, pursuing Annette Lamotte.
Val Dartie and Jolly Forsyte meet at
Oxford, and despite Jolly's dislike of his cousin, he invites Val to dine with his father and sister Holly.
Jolyon is disturbed by a letter from
Irene saying that Soames has again called and she intends leaving the country. Jolyon thinks of going to see her. Meanwhile Soames takes Irene a beautiful jewel in a final desperate effort at reconciliation, but is violently repulsed.

The story of a great partnership in six episodes by Leslie Baily
1—' The First Meeting '
Other parts played by: Betty Hardy , Harry Lockwood West
Robert Rietty , Margaret Anderson
Nicky Edmett , Harold Ayer
Ian Sadler , Paul Roberts
Narrator, Hugh Burden
The songs from the operas sung by: Marjorie Shires , Thomas Round
Roderick Jones , Sheila Rex
Edmund Donlevy , Gilbert Wright
Organist, Charles Smart Pianist, Alan Richardson
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master. Leslie Woodgate )
BBC Concert Orchestra (Leader, John Sharpe )
Conductor, Charles Mackerras Production by Vernon Harris

by Donald Boyd
1-Après la Guerre
In the first of a new group of talks Donald Boyd speaks of the 1914-18 war, of some of the men with whom he served, and of what he believes to have been a lack of understanding between fighting men and civilians.

(guitar)

' The Word of God'
Psalm 119, part 5 (Broadcast Psalter) Isaiah 54, v. 11, to 55, v. 11
0 Word of God incarnate (BBC H.B.
191)
St. John 6, vv. 67 and 68

followed by late weather forecast for land areas