News and market trends
Friday's 7.50 talk
and Programme News
Thoughts on the Old Testament by MARY STOCKS
6: The Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sirach
and Programme News
What the weeklies think, illustrated from their editorials, is reviewed by GILES. PLAYFAIR: extracts read by JOHN SNAGGE
New Every Morning, page 93
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (BBC H.B. 90)
Psalm 100
St. Matthew 25, vv. 31-46
To Christ, the Prince of peace
(BBC H.B. 94)
News Summary at 10.30
THE ALBANY STRINGS
Directed by REG PURSGLOVE
Introduced by FRANKLIN ENGELMANN
Members of the Horticultural Society of a firm of pharmaceutical chemists in Newcastle upon Tyne, put their problems to FRED Loads, BILL SOWERBUTTS and ALAN GEMMELL
Last Sunday's broadcast
Introduced by ROBIN RICHARDS The International Salon, Geneva
The first of this year's Motor Shows as seen by: ROBERT BRAUNSCHWEIG
Editor of Revue Automobile
GEOFFREY HANCOCK
Motoring Journalist,
Birmingham Mail and Despatch RAYMOND BAXTER
BBC Motoring Correspondent
Recorded in the studios of Swiss Radio. Geneva
Road Conditions: a review of the week ahead
Friday's broadcast in the Third
Network
and Programme News
Members of the public and invited personalities put questions to
Jimmy EDWARDS
TED RAY
TOMMY THINDER
RICHARD MURDOCH
In the chair, McDONALD HOBLEY
Guest, Jack de Manio
From an idea by Jimmy Edwards
Produced by EDWARD TAYLOR
Thursday's broadcast in the Light Programme
The Knight Has Been Unruly
An Edwardian comedy for radio by John Graham with Ralph Truman
Duncan Mclntyre and David March
There have been many burglaries in Edwardian London, and Sir Joseph Volume , a gentleman of independent means, decides to show up the police. But ...
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by AUDREY CAMERON
Recordings from the past and the present
ROBERT TURLEY considers some town manners and country customs
Last Monday's broadcast
A programme for the under-fives
Introduced by PETER HAWKINS
5.15 FIRST PERFORMERS
CHRISTINE CLARK (cornet)
Accompanist, FREDERICK STONE
ROSEMARY SHEPHERD (piano)
SALLY SUDIC (piano)
5.25 DOWNBEAT
A personal selection of jazz records
Introduced by MICHAEL BOWEN
and Programme News
HARRY DAVIDSON
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Introduced by REX PALMER
Master of Ceremonies CHARLES CRATHORN
Produced by ANDREW GOLD
The Dances: Waverley Two-step; Veleta; Eva Threestep ; Classic Gavotte: Progressive Tango; Saunter Regalia; Idaho Foxtrot
Thou Shell of Death by Nicholas Blake adapted for broadcasting by MOLLIE HARDWICK with Richard Hurndall
Nigel Strangeways , private detective. is invited to join the Christmas house-party of a famous wartime pilot. Fergus O'Brien , who has been receiving threatening letters. The final one says he will be murdered on Boxing Day!
Other parts played by members of the BBC
Drama Repertory Company
Produced by MARTYN C. WEBSTER
Repeated on Monday at 3.0
See page 7
News and views on books from PETER DUVAL SMITH , W. N. EWER JULIAN JEBB , JOHN MORRIS and ELIZABETH Bowen talking to ROBERT WALLER about her novel The Little Girls
Introduced by JOHN HOBDAY
Brahms
Clarinet Quintet in B minor,
Op. 115 played by THE MELOS ENSEMBLE
Gervase de Peyer (clarinet) Emanuel Hurwitz (violin) Ivor McMahon (violin) Cecil Aronowitz (viola) Terence Weil (cello)
Broadcast on December 26, 1963
