Speaker.
THE Rev. AUSTEN WIILIAMS

and Programme News

Radio's breakfast-time look at life around the country and across the world
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO

David Kossoff tells the story of Jonah
1: Don'Argue
Broadcast on Sept. 30, 1963 (Light)

and Programme News

Revised second edition of the breakfast-time magazine

1914-1918
Beginning a radio adaptation in five instalments of The Hairless Mexican a story by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM dealing with the exploits of Ashen-den. a British secret agent during the first world war
Read by LEO GENN
Produced by George Angell
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by ALISTAIR COOKE
Sunday's broadcast

introduces
Shall We Gather at the River? and sings revivalist hymns en records
Broadcast on July 29

A romantic tale written, at the age of twelve, by DAISY ASHFORD author of The YoungVtsiters
Read by MARJORIE ANDERSON

St. Stephen's Day
New Every Morning, page 99
The Son of God goes forth to war (BBC H.B. 235)
The holly and the ivy (Oxford
Book of Carols, 38)
Acts 6, vv. 8-15, and 7, vv.
55-60
How bright these glorious spirits shine (BBC H.B. 492)

from Nellie and Ludwig Koch and some of their feathered friends

sung by Louis ARMSTRONG , TONY BENNETT
NAT King COLE, BING CROSBY
BILLY DANIELS , SAMMY DAVIS JR.
ELLA FITZGERALD, JUDY GARLAND
ROBERT Goulet. LENA HORNE
THE NORMAN LUBOFF Choir
DEAN MARTIN, FRANK SINATRA
BARBRA STREISAND on records
Harold Arlen talks about his hit songs and ALAN DELL asks the questions
Research by Neil Stevens
Produced by Mark White

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo remembered by BRIGADIER ALASDAIR MACLEAN after sixteen years as producer of the Edinburgh Festival's most popular spectacle
A programme with recordings from past Tattoo performances
Introduced by ALASTAIR MACINTYRE
Edited and produced by Bill Meikle
Broadcast on October 2

Georg Solti, international conductor and Musical Director, Covent Garden Opera, Royal Opera House, discusses with Roy Plomley in a recorded programme devised by him the gramophone records he would take to a desert island.

(Repeated: Saturday, 1.40 p.m.)

and Programme News

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Georg Solti. Show more

Friday's broadcast (Light)

Readings from
Ivor Newton 's autobiography by JACK DE MANIO
Records of some of the artists associated with the well-known accompanist. including Tetrazzini. Melba. Flagstad. Casals. Pialigorsky, Grace Moore , and di Stefano
Produced by John Lade

The novel by Nevil Shute adapted by Kenneth Langmaid.
With Felix Aylmer.
Cast in order of speaking: [see below]

Freddy Grisewood introduces a Boxing Day edition including:
Turning Points: JOHN ELLISON talks to VAL DOONICAN
Alan Melville reflects on having to work today, of all days
Reading the Pictures: BILL TAYLOR looks at some old-fashioned greetings cards
Christmas in Corsica: SHIRLEY DEANE recalls staying with a shepherd and his family

The Land of Green Ginger by Noel Langley adapted as a six-part serial reading by THEA HOLME
PART 5: Prince Abu Ali is still searching for the Magic Phoenix Birds-a Difficult Task he has to perform in order to win the hand of the beautiful Silver Bud. Helped by his friends the Mouse and Boomalakka Wee, Abu Ali makes a surprising discovery and he begins to see an end to his troubles.
Produced by Lorraine DAVIES

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at the Yuletide Phonograph
Produced by Angela Bond

A light opera in two acts by A. P. Herbert
Music by Vivian Ellis
THE RITA WILLIAMS SINGERS and the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA Leader, Arthur Leavins
Conductor. MARCUS DODS
† Produced by Elizabeth Johnson and Michael Moores
John Wakelield broadcasts by permission of Sadler's Wells Opera Co.
Repeated as a stereophonic broadcast: Fridau. 2.0 p.m. (Music)
Next Monday: Brigadoon

Occupe-toi d'Amelie by Georges Feydeau translated by BRAINERD DUFFIELD with Elizabeth Morgan Michael Spice
Gudrun Ure and Andrew Sachs Paris. 1908
Cast in order of speaking:
Other parts played by Deborah Anthony
Nicolette Bernard. Alan Haines Timothy Harley. Bill Horsley and Fraser Kerr
Adapted and produced for the Rothwell Group by GLYN DEARMAN
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The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
GILBERT PHELPS introduces letters from today's postbas

by DAVID M. DAVIES
Mr. Davies has travelled extensively in Thailand and has made a special study of the customs and ceremonies of the Thai people.

Boots at the Holly Tree
A short story by CHARLES DICKENS adapted for broadcasting
Read by PETER CLAUGHTON

Fauri
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor
LEONID KOGAN (violin) RUDOLF BARSHAI (viola)
MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVKH (cello) Emil GILELS (piano) gramophone record