A reading taken from
' Three Views of Christianity ' Section Three: Christianity as Communion with God by T. S. GREGORY t Reader, DIANA OXFORD

t Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Foundations: JOHN BAKER WHITE describes his childhood and upbringing
Focus on Hospitals: from a Woman's Hour series
Community Living: JEANNE HEAL visits a girls' boarding-school
Entertaining before 1930: described by JOHN BETJEMAN

The first part of the Parish Communion for the Third Sunday in Advent from
St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol
Conducted by the Vicar CANON R. F. CARTWRIGHT
Preacher,
THE RT. REV. OLIVER TOMKINS Bishop of Bristol
On Jordan's Bank (E.H.9)
The Epistle: 1 Corinthians 4, vv. 1-5
Gradual: Hark, the glad sound
(EH. 6)
The Gospel: St. Matthew 11, vv. 2-10
Offertory: Spread, 0 spread, thou mighty word <E.H. 552)
Organist, Garth Benson

A weekly review edited by Anna Instone and Julian Herbage
Introduced by JULIAN HERBAGE
Kodaly at Eighty
A birthday tribute by PERCY YOUNG
Wagner's ' Götterdämmerung' by WILLIAM MANN
Musical Profile:
The Tatrai String Quartet by MIKI SEKERS
Some books about music for Christmas reviewed by JOHN WARRACK

A request programme of gramophone records
Zoltan Kodaly born December 16, 1882
Summer Night
BUDAPEST PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by THE COMPOSER
Motet: Jesus and the Traders
ST. THOMAS'S CHOIR, LEIPZIG Conducted by GÜNTHER RAMIN
Dances from Galanta PHILHARMONIA HUNGARICA
Conducted by ANTAL Dorati

t Chairman, T. C. WORSLEY
Broadcasting: BARBARA BRAY
Book: ALAN BRIEN
Art: ERIC NEWTON
Film: EDGAR ANSTEY
Theatre: J. W. LAMBERT
Repeated on Thursday at 3.20

Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East

In Space
† DONALD HOLMS discusses with PATRICK MOORE and FRANCIS JACKSON the evidence for the existence of -living organisms on other planets

In case you're lonoly:
ELIZABETH BERESFORD with some ideas
Introducing:
AN ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER of the Patent Office
Money Matters:
EDWARD LEADER answers a mixed bag of questions t Introduced by ROBIN HOLMES

visits Surrey
FRED LOADS
BILL SOWERBUTTS ALAN GEMMELL answer questions put to them by members of the Sander-stead Horticultural Society t Question-Master,
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN

NATALIA KARP (piano)
BBC NORTHERN ORCHESTRA Leader, Reginald Stead
Conducted by RUDOLF SCHWARZ

The Interval
t SIR LLEWELLYN WOODWARD , who has been a History Professor in both English and American Universities, has now retired and is moving house. As he goes through his bookshelves he recalls some of the pleasures and interests of which his books remind him

talks to JOHN ARLOTT on the occasion of the great Surrey and England cricketer's eightieth birthday t Produced by John Bridges
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by HANS BAUMANN translated by Isabel and Florence McHugh adapted for radio in four parts by FELix FELTON
4: Beyond the Reefs
Their wish had come true, and Aires and Tinoco were with Tristao the Pilot, in the ' Barque of the Brothers ' at the mouth of the Bitter River t Produced by DAVID DAVIS

Poetry in the afternoon chosen and introduced t by CHARLES CAUSLEY
4: Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen

t Third of five talks by THE RT. REV.
RICHARD ROSEVEARE , S.S.M. Anglican Bishop of Accra

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followed by RADIO NEWSREEL
A summary of last week's events

REGINALD LEOPOLD and the PALM COURT ORCHESTRA
Visiting artist,
JENNIFER VYVYAN

t by ALISTAIR COOKE
Repeated Monday at 9.10 a.m.

from St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Conducted by the Vicar
THE REV. AUSTEN WILLIAMS
Hymns (from the BBC Hymn
Book): Hark, the glad sound (490); Come, thou long-expected Jesus (30); Thy kingdom come, 0 God (27)
Psalm 82
Lesson: St. Mark 1, vv. 1-14
Organist, John Churchill

Appeal on behalf of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Fund by THE REV. AUSTEN WILLIAMS
Contributions (preferably by crossed postal order or cheque) will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to the Vicar, [address removed]
Every year the Vicar of St. Martin's makes this special Christmas Appeal. It is an appeal by, but not for, St. Martin's, for the gifts received are distributed throughout the British Isles to those who are in need through illness or misfortune. Through this appeal thousands are enabled to share in the joy of Christmas who would not otherwise have done so.

played by MAX ROSTAL (violin)
COLIN HORSLEY (piano)

This Island Now by G. M. Carstairs
Professor of Psychological Medicine in the University of Edinburgh
6: The Changing British Character
In his final lecture Professor Carstairs considers some new trends which will. he believes, have an increasing influence on personality development in our society during the rest of the twentieth century.
Repeated on Tuesday at 8.0 in the Third Programme
These lectures are being printed in ' The Listener '

Donald Omand circus padre t THE REV. DR. DONALD OMAND ,
Vicar of Chideock, Dorset, talks to GEOFFREY HOWARD about his life as padre to circus folk all over the world
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Polka and Dance of the Comedians
(The Bartered Bride)
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by RUDOLF KEMPE on a gramophone record

t The Day of the Lord
Zephaniah 3, vv. 14-20
Psalm 97 (Broadcast psalter)
1 Thessalonians 4, v. 13, to
5, v. 23
Wake. 0 wake! for night is flying (BBC H.B. 40)
Revelation 22, v. 20
10.59 Weather forecast

Schubert
Piano Sonata in C minor played by ALFRED KITCHIN t Second broadcast