Readings and carols arranged by THE REV. W. D. KENNEDY-BELL with the SAINT MARTIN SINGERS
' 0 come, all ye faithful'
A special Christmas edition of the morning magazine
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
from Great Expectations by Charles DICKENS abridged by Doris MacGowan read by MICHAEL DEACON Third of five instatments
' 0 come, all ye faithful'
Greetings from Lincoln Cathedral; The Parish Churches of St. Mary, Market Drayton,
St. Mary, Apsley End, Christ Church, Swindon, St. Patrick, Coleraine, St. Teilo, Llandeilo, Dunblane Cathedral, Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem
Introduced by John Snagge
Her Majesty's recorded Christmas Message to the Commonwealth followed by an interlude
Records of Viennese music introduced by Vic OLIVER
Five-round contests between London and the Regions
London v. North
Round 3
London:
MICHAEL AYRTON , CEDRIC CLIFFE
Quiz-Master, LIONEL HALE
North:
DENIS CHAPMAN , WILLIAM WALSH
Quiz-Master, Roy PLOMLEY Arranged by PATRICK HARVEY
Overture: Oberon (Weber)
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by RUDOLF KEMPE
Symphonic variations for piano and orchestra (Franck)
CLIFFORD CURZON (piano) LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by SIR ADRIAN BOULT
Waltz: The Skaters (Waldteufel)
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA Conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN
Navarra (Sarasate)
DAVID and IGOR OISTRAKH (violins)
LEIPZIG GEWANDHAUS ORCHESTRA
Conducted by FRANZ KONWITSCHNY
The Three-cornered Hat, Suite No. 2 (Falla)
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA Conducted by CARLO Maria GIULINI on gramophone records
Christmas Edition
From the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
ANONA WINN, Joy ADAMSON
JACK TRAIN, RICHARD DIMBLEBY KENNETH HORNE in the chair Produced by TOM RONALD
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
Her Majesty's recorded Christmas Message to the Commonwealth followed by THE NEWS
Christmas Edition
DILYS POWELL and FRANK MUIR challenge
NANCY SPAIN and DENIS NORDEN
In the chair, JACK LONGLAND Tuesday's broadcast
introduce
At the Drop of a Needle
Some of their records. including extracts from the L.P. of their new show
Michael Flanders and Donald Swann are appearing in 'At the Drop of Another Hat' at the Hay- market Theatre, London
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
by Charlotte Bronte dramatised by HELEN JEROME
LIONEL HAMILTON 'S production adapted for radio by PHILIP GARSTON-JONES with the Northampton Theatre Repertory Company
Other parts played by Daphne Odin-Pearse
Lisa White , Peter Montier Nigel Goodwin , Glyn Jones
Janice Edgard , Cynthia Bizeray Norman Wingrove
Produced for radio by HUGH STEWART in the BBC's Midland studios Broadcast on May 12, 1962
A tale of the Pacific islands by SIR ARTHUR GRIMBLE Broadcast on Sept. 5, 1952
by BEATRIX POTTER told by DAVID DAVIS
One bitter cold day near Christmas time. the tailor began to make a coat and a cream-coloured satin waistcoat for the Mayor of Gloucester.
Forecast for land areas. Detailed forecast for the South-East
Appeal on behalf of the British Wireless for the Blind Fund by RICHARD DIMBLEBY , C.B.E.
Contributions (preferably by crossed postal order or cheque) will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed]
Each year more than 5,000 blind people depend for their wireless sets on the response to this Christmas Day broadcast Appeal-the only Appeal the British Wireless for the Blind Fund makes to the public. In addition to sets for the newly blinded, replacements are needed for many hundreds of sets which, after years of daily use, are finally worn out. Each new set costs £10.
Fakes, frauds, and forgeries
Therese the Great
The story of Therese Humbert, who reigned as queen of Parisian society from 1880 to 1900 with written by JEAN FOREST and translated from the French by BARBARA BRAY
Other parts played by ANNE BERESFORD , DOROTHY BLACK JOHN Boxer , JOHN BROSTER
JANET BURNELL , BRUCE CONDELL GORDON FAITH, LEE Fox
ALAN HAINES , PENELOPE LEE
IAN LUBBOCK, GEORGE MERRITT SANDRA SCRIVEN , ANNA WING and GABRIEL WOOLF Produced by DAVID THOMSON
A musical tapestry woven from the songs which, through the centuries, have been sung in the islands of Britain with PATRICIA WHITMORE
JOHN MITCHINSON
FREDERICK HARVEY
THE GEORGE MITCHELL SINGERS
JAMES TURNER
AND HIS ORCHESTRA Produced by MAUDE HAMILL
A programme for Christmas Day bringing together the voices of men, women, and children from all over the Commonwealth
The narrator.
Dame Flora Robson
Devised and produced by HENRY SWANZY in collaboration with Commonwealth radio organisations and also broadcast in the BBC General Overseas Service
Charakterstucke, Op. 7
No. 1, in E minor No. 3, in D major No. 6, in E minor No. 7, in E major
Prelude and Fugue, in E minor,
Op. 35 No. 1
Songs without Words
G major, Op. 62 No.
B flat major, Op. 62 No. 2 G minor, Op. 102 No. 4 A minor, Op. 85 No. 2
F sharp minor, Op. 19 No. played by LAMAR CROWSON (piano)
Last of thirteen weekly programmes including Mendelssohn's chamber music, piano music, and songs
Four weekly programmes of Mendelssohn's chamber music can be heard in the Third Programme, starting on Jan. 3
A short story by WILLIAM SANSOM adapted for broadcasting read by GARY WATSON
Gary Watson is in The Masters ' at the Piccadilly Theatre, London
JULIAN BREAM (lute and guitar) Broadcast on March 7, 1962
