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5-' Tailor-Made Towns '
Alderman J. E. MacColl. Mayor of Paddington and a member of the Hemel Hempstead New Towns Corporation. talks about the special administrative and social problems facing the governors of the new towns

Arthur Salisbury and his Orchestra
Bettine Young (soprano)
Don Munro (bass)

' A White Christmas '
Written and read by Penelope Turing

BBC Welsh Orchestra
Conductor, Mansel Thomas

Robinson Cleaver at the BBC theatre organ

V Conductor, Gilbert Vinter
Thomas Wightman (bassoon)

First Test Match
South Africa v. England
Commentary by John Arlott during the last day's play. From Kingsmead, Durban

George Shearing at the piano

Introduced by Joan Griffiths
' Good Cooking,' by Marguerite Patten Today's Guest: I like It here In England,' by Elizabeth Welch
' Christmas cheer from the Continent Michael Barsley interviews some of the men who are bringing over the cargoes
' A plant in a pot for Christmas,' by Renee Palmer
Serial: 'A Christmas Carol,' by Charles Dickens. Abridged by Nancy Pusey. Read by Ronald Simpson

Troise and his Mandolters
Maureen Tasker and Ashley Crawford

Ralph Wilson and his Dance Orchestra

First Test Match
Summary by John Arlott of the last day's play.

Conductor, Eric Ball
Frank Titterton (tenor)

Reynolds Payne and his Orchestra

with Claude Dampier , Jon Pertwee ,
Betty Paul , Roger Snowdon
Five Smith Brothers
The Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Stanley Black Script by Ronnie Hanbury Production by George Inns

with. Robert Irwin (baritone) and the Boyd Neel String Orchestra
(Leader. Maurice Clare ) Conductor, Boyd Neel
At the piano, Daphne Ibbott
8.30 Gladys Young in ' THE MALINDENS
The Story of a Family by Jonquil Antony
Part 5-Told by Emily Malinden
Produced by Archie Campbell

Contrasts in dance music
Billy Cotton and his Band
Harry Leader and his Band
Sid Phillips and his Band
Guests:
The Song Pedlars
The Frank Weir Trio
Introduced by Jack Jackson
Produced by John L. Hooper

The Radio Revellers with Mario (Harp) Lorenzi
Introducej by Neal Arden

Ronnie Pleydell and his Orchestra and Tito Burns and his Sextet

The Spa Orchestra
Directed by Tom Jenkins with Wilfrid Parry (piano)