Readings and Carols
Arranged by THE REV. W D. KENNEDY-BELL with the SAINT MARTIN SINGERS
' 0 come, all ye faithful
Rossini
Records of excerpts from his opera ' Cinderella '
Written and read by ROBERT RIETTY
' 0 come, all ye faithful
Greetings from Lichfield Cathedral, the Parish Churches of St. Bronach, Kilbroney, Co. Down; St. Cuthbert, Edinburgh; St. Mary, Cardigan; St. Mary the Virgin, Beddington, Surrey; St. Bartholomew, Lostwithiel, Cornwall; St. Mary and St. Cuthbert, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham; Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem
Her Majesty's recorded Christmas Message to the Commonwealth
Her Majesty's message will be repeated at 3.0 followed by an interlude
for Christmas Day from Leeds Parish Church
Conducted by THE PRECENTOR THE REV. S. J. FINCH assisted by THE REV. L. G. HIGDON
Preacher,
THE VICAR OF LEEDS
CANON FENTON MORLEY
Hymns (from A. and M. Rev.):
0 come all ye faithful (59); 0 little town of Bethlehem (65); Hark, the herald-angels sing (60)
Organist, Donald Hunt
Piano Trio in E flat major played by the ST. CECILIA Trio
Sidney Humphreys (violin) Norman Jones (cello) Robin Wood (piano)
Wednesday : Schubert's Trio in B flat major
Russell Thorndike, actor and author, recalls in a conversation with Daphne Scorer some of the highlights of his long and distinguished career
Act 1 and scenes from Act 2 of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera
Also taking part: James Milligan
CLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL CHORUS Chorus-Master, Peter Gellhorn
PRO ARTE ORCHESTRA
Conducted by SIR MALCOLMl SARGENT on gramophone records
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
Freddy Grisewood introduces a Christmas memory of the programme followed by a spontaneous discussion between John Arlott, Ralph Wightman, The Abbot of Downside, Barbara Kelly
From Mendip Hospital, Wells, Somerset
(Last Friday's broadcast in the Light Programme)
How funny were they?
Kenneth Horne introduces the voices of famous radio comedians past and present
(Broadcast on November 12 in the Light Programme)
played by JULIAN BREAM (lute)
Almaine (Cutting) Pavan (Holborne)
Galliard (Holborne)
Mounsiers Almaine (Batchelar)
Greensleeves (Cutting) on a gramophone record
Her Majesty's recorded Christmas Message to the Commonwealth followed by an interlude
with some favourite records that listeners have helped him to choose
from 'The Pickwick Papers' by Charles Dickens adapted and produced by Charles Lefeaux with music composed and conducted by Christopher Whelen
(Monday's broadcast)
sings Songs for Everyone with the BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
A Christmas story by ELIZABETH WENNING read by ANNE CATCHPOLE
A Rather Curious
State of Affairs set down by C. Gordon Glover
Produced by David DAVIS tA new production of the broadcast of January 1954
Forecast for land areas
Detailed forecast for the South-East
Appeal on behalf of the British Wireless for the Blind Fund
(Registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act, 1948) by SIR MALCOLM SARGENT
Contributions (preferably by crossed postal order or cheque) will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to Sir Malcolm Sargent. [address removed]
The British Wireless for the Blind Fund makes only one appeal each year-the Christmas Day broadcast. The first was made in 1929. Since then the Fund has provided a total of 152,000 sets and relay installations for blind people for many of whom the wireless is their only solace in a suddenly darkened world. A set costs £ 10, and every year more than 5,000 new sets are needed.
in King's College Chapei
Cambridge Monday's broadcast
For details see page 24
Tony Hancock with Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques
Written by Alan Simpson and Ray Galton
Broadcast on December 25, 1958, in the Light Programme
by Johann Strauss
English translation by GEOFFREY DUNN
BBC NORTHERN SINGERS Chorus-Master,
Stephen Wilkinson
BBC NORTHERN ORCHESTRA Leader, Reginald Stead
Conducted by STANFORD ROBINSON
A radio adaptation Produced by Peter RORKE
Christmas edition
Midland Region's popular panel game devised by TONY SHRYANE and EDWARD J. MASON
DILYS POWELL and FRANK MUIR challenge
NANCY SPAIN and DENIS NORDEN In the chair. JACK LoNGLAND
A Commonwealth
Programme for Christmas Day
In which people of the Commonwealth speak of the new conditions and problems brought to their communities by this modern era of un precedented change
Narrated by SELWYN Toocood
Written and produced by KENNETH FUNNELL for the New Zealand
Broadcasting Corporation
Memories of the great conductor and a programme of his records Introduced by Lord BOOTHBY
Storm in the Village by ' Miss READ ' abridged by Donald Bancroft read by MARJORIE WESTBURY Twelfth of fifteen instatments
Folk songs from the North Country sung by OWEN BRANNIGAN (bass) with ERNEST Lush (piano) Broadcast on April 5, 1961
