Thursday's "Ten to Eight".
and Programme News
The morning magazine
Introduced by Jack de Manio
Prayer and meditation
and Programme News
Readings by Gary Watson from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens abridged by Donald Bancroft
(Broadcast in A Book at Bedtime, 1963)
BBC Correspondents throughout the world talk about the news, its background, and the people who make
(Revised edition: Tuesday, 9.5 a.m.)
What the weeklies think, illustrated from their editorials, is reviewed by Walter Taplin
Derek Parker introduces recordings and recollections of Prime Ministers over the past fifty years
with the Mitchell Minstrels and Choir on records
Steve Race and a scrapbook of memories
(Broadcast on August 24)
Gale Pedrick makes a personal selection of items from the many broadcasts on BBC radio and television during the past seven days
Introduced by John Ellison
(Repeated: Saturday, 4.30)
The News and Voices and Topics in and behind the headlines
Introduced by Ludovic Kennedy
Thursday's broadcast (Light)
for children under five
Today's story: 'The Story of Christmas' by Jean Sutcliffe
A radio correspondence column in which listeners add their comments to some of the views expressed in last Friday's Any Questions?
Thursday's broadcast (Light)
The second of three enquiries by Frank Bough
We have all the water we need in Britain, but most of it is in the wrong place. Frank Bough asks scientists and technologists what we can do about it.
in King's College Chapel, Cambridge upon Christmas Eve
See facing page
(A shortened recording: Christmas Day at 11.2 p.m.)
followed by an interlude
In the Home Service at 3.0 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Processional Hymn: Once in royal David's city 11, J. Gauntlett
The Bidding Prayer
Hymn:Of the Father's heart begotten: Piae Cantiones, 1582
First Lesson: Genesis 3, vv. 8-15 Reader-a Chorister
Carols: Adam lay ybounden: B, Ord Wassail Carol: W, Mathias
Second Lesson: Genesis 22. vv. 15-18 Reader - a Choral Scholar
Carol: In duIci jubilo 14th-century German
Third Lesson: Isaiah 9, vv, 2, 6, 7 Reader - a representative of the Cambridge churches
Hymn: O little town of Bethlehem trad. English
Fourth Lesson: Isaiah 11, vv. 1-3a, 4a, 6-9 Reader-a representative of the City of Cambridge
Carol: Personent hodie piae Cantiones, 1582
Fifth Lesson: St, Luke 1. vv, 26-35, 38 Reader - the Director of Music
Carol: I sing of a maiden Lennox Berkeley
Sixth Lesson: St. Luke 2, vv. 1,3-7 Reader - a representative of the sister college at Eton
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day: trad. English
Seventh Lesson: St, Luke 2, vv, 8-16 Reader-a Fellow
Carols: O sleep, thou heavenborn treasure: trad. German; God rest you merry trad. English
Eighth Lesson: St. Matthew 2, vv. 1-11 Reader - the Vice-Provost
Carol: The three kings: P. Cornelius
Ninth Lesson: St. John 1, vv. 1-14 Reader - the Provost
Carol: Jesus Christ, the apple tree Elizabeth Poston
Hymn: O come, all ye faithful J.F. Wade
Collect for Christmas Day
The Blessing
Hymn: Hark! the herald-angels sing Mendelssohn
Director of Music, David Willcocks
Andrew Davis (organ)
A shortened recording is broadcast in the Home Service on Christmas Day at 11.2 p.m.
A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind
Christmas Eve Edition including:
A Partridge in a Pear Tree: Neville Braybrooke describes how he compiled a Christmas anthology
Radio Lewisham: Anne Catchpole meets the volunteers who have built a studio at Lewisham Hospital and for nine years have been broadcasting to the patients
Butcher's Boy: Bill Taylor, at the age of eight, helped out with the Christmas deliveries
Eat, Drink, and be Moody: Basil Boothroyd at his worst
Christmas Cottage: Percy Edwards looks in Seasonable songs and poems
Introduced by Steve Race
Oak, Ash, and Thorn
The Puck of Pook's Hill stories by Rudyard Kipling dramatised by A. R, RAWLINSON
Through the magic of Oak, Ash and Thorn, Dan and Una met Puck in the little wood which lies at the foot of Pook's Hill. From Puck they learned how Weiand, the smith of the gods, forged a sword for the Saxon novice Hugh.
2: Young Men at the Manor
Produced by DAVID DAVIS
and Programme News,
Adele Stolte (soprano)
Gertraud Prenzlow (contralto)
Peter Schreier (tenor)
Gunther Leib (bass)
Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of East German Radio
Conducted by Helmut Koch
Parts 4, 5, 6
(Recording made available by courtesy of the East German Radio)
followed by an interlude
The News
Background to the News People in the News rollowed by NEWS-STAND
How the dailies have handled the week's news, the opinions they have expressed, and current trends in and out of Fleet Street, are analysed by ROBERT EDWARDS
by PETER DUVAL SMITH
Every year Peter Duval Smith tries hard to be abroad at Christmas. To get away from it? Or to celebrate it in strange ways? Peking, the Aran Islands. Lake Victoria, Berlin. Warsaw. ... where this year?
Suite: Terpsichore (Praetorius) - Collegium Terpsichore
11.30* Concerto in C major, for two trumpets and orchestra (Vivaldi) - Hamburg Baroque Ensemble Directed by Adolf Scherbaum (trumpet)
11.38* Cello Concerto in A major (Leonardo Leo) - Wolfgang Boettcher (cello) Berlin Chamber Music Group Conducted by Mathieu Lange
11.51* Symphony in D major (Boyce) - Zagreb Soloists' Ensemble Conducted by Antonio Janigro
(on gramophone records)
from Croydon Parish Church, Surrey where the newly consecrated Bishop of Repton, The Rt. Rev. W. Warren Hunt, officiates for the last time as Vicar of Croydon
Epistle: Hebrews 1, v. 1-12
Gospel: St. John 1, vv. 1-14
Hymns (A. and M. Rev.):
Christians awake (61, v. 1 Only); God front on high hath heard (63); 0 come all ye faithful (59); Let all mortal flesh keep silence (390); Hark the herald-angels sing (60)
Organist and Choirmaster, Roy Massey
The service is sung to settings by Stanford and Merbecke, Additional carols are sung and organ preludes played during the communion of the people, when prayers are led by The Rev. Adrian Carey.
