Market trends and news
Monday's 'Ten to Eight'
and Programme News
The morning magazine
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
Listeners' choice of readings that have helped them.
and Programme News
BBC Correspondents throughout the world talk about the news, its background, and the people who make
Revised edHion of Saturday's broadcast
7: Le reportage de Furet
Written by Emile Harven
A second-year audio-visual French course, fur use with the pamphlet
† by TOM BERKLEY
As a prisoner of war, after being shot down, a young Royal Flying Corps lieutenant was given the unique privilege of inspecting his enemy's most famous regiment.
Ethics, Authority and Human Needs (i)
FR. HERBERT MCCABE , O.P., discusses with ROBERT C. WALTON some of the issues raised by these talks
The Sixth Form series: The Christtan Religion and its Philosophy
The News and Voices and Topics in and behind the headlines
Introduced by WILLIAM HARDCASTLE
Monday's broadcast (Light)
for children under five
† Today's story:
' Simon's Sixpences by MRS. E. M. WATERHOUSE
A journey to China and back in the thirteenth century Written by Rhoda Power
Stories from World History series
The first of six programmes on the period 1497-1554
Much mystery surrounds the movements of the Venetian explorers John Cabot and his son Sebastian. This broadcast describes how, in 1497, with ships and crews supplied by Bristol merchants and a commission from Henry VII , they crossed to North America and bact. and so inspired many from the British Isles to seek their fortunes on the sea.
Written by Jane Godfrey History Work Units series
with JOHN HOSIER
7: Tunes and Play
Adventures in Music series
by Mary Renault adapted as a serial for radio in eight episodes by CEDRIC MESSINA with EPISODE 3.
Theseus challenged Pirithoos. leader of the cattle-stealing Lapiths, to a fight-but found in the young prince a natural ally, and mutual liking soon blossomed into friendship.
Sunday's broadcast
(who is recorded) with records
Purely for Pleasure
The Man Behind the Cello: DONALD DARLING talks about his friendship with Pablo Casals tA Card for Christmas:
GORDON SNELL talks to some of those responsible for the Christmas cards that are now in the shops
† Silver Lining: first of three talks by MARY STOCKS about Mrs. Gaskell, the novelist, who .died 100 years ago this month. 1: The writer
Your Letters
Introduced by POLLY ELWES
and Programme News
played for you by the BBC MIDLAND LIGHT ORCHESTRA Leader, James Hutcheon
Conductor, GILBERT VINTER with piano solos from PETER MARTIN
Introduced by JOHN HOBDAY
Excerpts from records of the famous festivals of musical humour organised by the late Gerard Hoffnung
Written and compiled by LESLIE BAILY
Memories and emotions recalled from the last months of the war and the first months of peace including the voices of: HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI
THE RT. HON. WINSTON CHURCHILL PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT BENES
FIELD-MARSHAL MONTGOMERY GENERAL SIR WILLIAM SUM GROUP-CAPTAIN
LEONARD CHESHIRE,
V.C. TOMMY HANDLEY ARTHUR ASKEY
RICHARD MURDOCH , KENNETH HORNE VERA LYNN. JOYCE GRENFELL RICHARD DIMBLEBY
WYNFORD VAUGHAN THOMAS
STANLEY MAXTED. ED MURROW ROBERT BARR , RICHARD SHARP IAN WILSON , GODFREY TALBOT
EDWARD WAHD , HOWARD MARSHALL HOLLAND BENNETT and members of the BBC announcing staff with Billie Whitelaw , Andrew Faulds Geoffrey Lewis , Freda Bamford Denis McCarthy , Eric Phillips The pages turned by FREDDY GRISEWOOD
Produced by VERNON HARRIS
Broadcast on December 29. 1955
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The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
WILLIAM HARDCASTLE introduces this evening's edition of a series designed to reflect listeners' own views on current topics. Letters on public affairs and issues of policy are specially welcome
Beethoven
Twelve Variations on a theme from Mozart's The Magic Flute
11.25* Sonata in D major, Op.
102 No.2 played by EILEEN CROXFORD ) (cello) DAVID PARKHOUSE (piano)
Last of five weekly programmes for cello and piano
