Market trends, news, weather
Tuesday's 'Ten to Eight'
and Programme News
Radio's breakfast-time look at life around the country and across the world
Introduced by JACK de MANIO
Enjoying a Job
Teacher at a school in a psychiatric hospital
and Programme News
The changing pattern of country life reflected in the voices and views of its people
Introduced by RALPH WIGHTMAN Produced by Pamela Howe
Shortened version of Sunday's broadcast
Introductory music
† 9.35 THE SERVICE
Hark the glad sound (Tune,
Bristol)
Interlude: part 1 Carols
Interlude: part 2
Prayers; The Lord's Prayer
(without accompaniment)
0 little town of Bethlehem
(Tune, Christmas Carol)
The Blessing
Repeated: Friday, 9.5 a.m.
New Every Morning, page 102 Let saints on earth in concert sing (BBC H.B. 249)
Psalm 40
Isaiah 8, v. 22, to 9, V. 7
Brief life is here our portion
(BBC H.B. 241)
Written by Max Bellancourt
Intermediate French series
5: Keeping the body clean by HARRY ARMSTRONG f Junior Science series
Dagobert the Dachshund
A radio operetta for, and partly by, children
Introduced by JOHN Huw DAVIES
Written and produced by William Murphy
In the News
This week's programme deals with a topic of current interest
The News and Voices and Topics in and behind the headlines
Introduced by WILLIAM DAVIS
Tuesday's broadcast (Light)
4: Volcanoes and coral islands by SAMUEL SELVON
Life on two of the islands In the West Indies—St. Vincent, the volcanic island, and Barbados, the coral island.
Exploration Earth series
A selection from prose and poetry sent by listeners to the series
Books. Plays. Poems series
Nature series
Clavercombe
A comedy for radio by Eric Parrott with George Benson
Clavercombe is a highly secret government research establishment deep in the country. Inexplicably, it has an unusually rapid turnover of directors. The Question is: how long will its newly appointed governor last?
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by JOHN TYDEMAN
from the Cathedral Church of St. Mary (Scottish Episcopal), Edinburgh
Preces and Responses (
Kenneth Leighton )
Psalm 37
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
(Leighton in G)
Anthem: Deus misereatur nostri
(Robert Johnson )
Organist and Master of Choristers, DENNIS TOWNHILL
Assistant organist. Keith Griffiths
A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Sowing the seed:
ARTHUR DAVISON , conductor and director of a new series of children's concerts in South London, talks about music which catches their imagination, and plays some examples
Getting the Bird:NICK HEN
DERSON talks to W. J. PAGE, Editor of Cage and Aviary Birds, about choosing and keeping birds as pets
Date with a Flying Doctor: ST.
JOHN HOWELL talks to DR. NEALE DUNCAN about the service he started and maintains in Nigeria
Bread and Cucumber:
ESTHER WALLACE recalls a wartime meal-in-a-million
Introduced by KEN SYKORA
Tumbledown Dick
The book by Howard Spring adapted for radio in four parts by J. R. GREGSON with Wilfred Pickles
1: Through the Night and Snow
Produced by HERBERT SMITH in the North of England
See facing page
and Programme News
Two-round contests between London and the Regions
London v. Scotland
Round 1
London:
MICHAEL AYRTON CEDRIC CLIFFE
Quiz-Master, LIONEL HALE Scotland:
SIR James FERGUSSON JACK HOUSE
Quiz-Master, PATRICK HARVEY
from the Royal Festival Hall, London
Geza Anda (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi
Part 1: Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4, in G major
See facing page
† MICHAEL CROFT , its Director. talks to DEREK COOPER about its aims
Part 2: Bruckner
Symphony No. 6, In A major
(original version ed. Haas)
The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
Letters from today's postbag introduced by WALTER JAMES
Bach
Toccata in E minor (S.914)
11.23* Two-part Inventions
No. 6. in E major No. 13, in A minor
11.28* Prelude and Fugue In
E minor (' 48 ' Book 1)
11.32* Toccata in D major
(S.912) played by ALAN FEN-TAYLOR (harpsichord)
