for farmers

The morning magazine
Introduced by Jack de Manio

Christmas readings selected and read by David Scott Blackball

Second edition
Introduced by Jack de Manio

Of One Blood
Poems, songs, and a story in seasonal mood
Introduced! by Jack Singleton

Marian Hughes (soprano) Frederick Stone (piano)
Lyric Trio
William Bennett (flute)
Margaret Moncrieff (cello) Margaret Norman (piano)

O come, O come, Immanuel (BBC
H.B. 36)
New Every Morning, page 19 Canticle 9 (Broadcast Psalter) Isaiah 60, vv. 1-15
God the Father's only Son (BBC
H.B. 303)

played by The Jack Emblow Sextet

and his Orchestra

Woodlands and Forestry
What sort of trees did the Romans find in Britain? What happened to our ancient woodlands and why do we now have planted forests of ' Christmas' trees?
MAXWELL KNIGHT discusses these questions with ALEX. S. WATT , F.R.S., and ALAN CONNELL who also interviews
HARRY LAW , head forester in Wyre Forest
Producedl by Bruce Campbell

BBC Scottish Orchestra
Leader, Peter Gibbs
Conductor, Norman Del Mar ,

Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region

A spontaneous discussion by Lord Boothby, K.B.E. Frank Byers
Anthony Wedgwood Benn M.P. , Christopher Chataway M.P. ,
M.P. Question-Master . Freddy Grisewood From Pensfordt. Somerset
Recording of last Friday's broadcast in the Light Programme

Stanley Holloway entertains
John Freeman and Philip Hope-Wallace in personal conversation
A shortened version of the recorded broadcast of July 24

Famous voices revived on long-playing records
Introduced by Cedric Wallis
Including this week Rosa Ponselle
Giovanni Martinelli Feodor Chaliapin

by JOHN GALSWORTHY
Dramatised as a serial in ten parts by Muriel Levy
PART 3
Sunday's recorded broadcast

Jack Brymer (clarinet) Edward Rubach (piano)
London Studio Players
Conducted by Jean Pougnet

Sir John Barbirolli in conversation with his friend C. B. Rees
Sir John Barbirolli 's first professional engagement was in a theatre-pit at the age of fourteen. He played in cinema, symphony, and opera orchestras, and made a reputation in chamber music and as a solo cellist before he achieved his childhood ambition and became a conductor.
Sir John looks back over his life in music and indicates some of the principles by which it has been governed.
The recorded! broadcast of June 19

by Susan MeGaw

Stuart Hibberd introduces a talk by a District Nurse
Listeners' letters are very welcome as they give real help in planning these talks. Send them to Stuart Hibberd , c/o Silver Lining, Broadcasting House, London, W.1 Listeners will realise that speakers cannot reply personally but will try to deal with their problems in the talks.

5.0 JUNIOR TIME
A programme for the fives to eights Mrs. Mallard moves her family
A story by Margaret E. Scott and some songs and games with a group of the Anniesland Junior Singers
Introduced by Kathleen Garscadden
5.15 I KNOW WHAT I LIKE
Michael Bowen talks to Johnny Morris and asks him to choose some favourite records
5.25 SOMETHING ABOUT LONDON
A monthly notebook introduced by John Ellison edited by Graham Gauld

Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region

South-Eastern News

A weekly talk to gardeners in the South-East

Comment, controversy and character for listeners in London and the counties of the South-East

Elgar
Sea Pictures sung by Gladys Ripley (contralto) with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Weldon on a gramophone record

by Edward Ward who has lately returned from an extensive journey through the Sahara Desert where he saw the profoundly significant developments that are taking place as a result of the discovery of oil and other mineral wealth there.
In this programme he outlines the history of the Sahara and the extraordinary story of its exploration and describes some of his recent experiences.
Others taking part:
Ronald Baddiley , Ian Burford Arthur Bush. Hugh Dickson
George Hagan , Godfrey Kenton Hugh Manning. David March
Humphrey Morton , Jon Rollason Wilfrid Thomas
The recorded broadcast of October 4

Introduced by Alec Robertson
BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Paul Beard
Conductor, Rudolf Schwarz
Janet Craxton (oboe)
Colin Bradbury (clarinet)
Geoffrey Gambold (bassoon) Douglas Moore (horn)
Before an invited audience in the Town Hall, Reading

Fellow of King's College, Cambridge
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Sir Frank Adcock , who has been successively scholar, student, Fellow, Dean and Vice-Provost of King's College (as well as Professor of Ancient History at Cambridge University) recalls the college as it was when he 'first came up as a lad from school, fifty-six years ago.'

The News and Comment from at home and abroad

followed by late weather forecast

Emil Seiler (viola d'amore)
Walter Gerwig (lute) with the Cappella Coloniensis conducted by August Wenzinger
Concerto Grosso, in G, for Christmas tiight (Corelli)
Concerto in D minor, for viola d'amore, lute and muted strings (Vivaldi) on a gramophone record