Introduced by Robin Richmond
Herbert Lodge and his Orchestra with Sylvia Welling (soprano) and Raymond Newell (baritone)
with the Combined Bands of the Household Cavalry Band of The Life Guards
(Director of Music, Major A. Lemoine )
Band of the Royal Horse Guards
(The Blues) .
(Director of Music,
Captain David McBain )
Introduced by Peter Madden
Geraldo and his Concert Orchestra play a non-stop programme of popular melodies with Eve Boswell, John Hanson Frederick Harvey , Sylvia Robin and the George Mitchell Choir
A Christmas holiday programme
Edited by Lionel Gamlin
Man at the Wheel
Robert MacDermot , with a BBC Mobile Unit, invites you to meet the ' man at the wheel' of different kinds of transport
2-A London tube-train driver
Musical Adventure
Kenyon Emrys-Roberts tells you a musical adventure-story
Today : ' 'Till Eulenspiegel' by Richard Strauss
It was just what I wanted ...'
Eric Gillett offers some suggestions about that Christmas present ' thank-you ' letter
Ronald Chesney pays a return visit with some holiday tunes for the harmonica
BBC Scottish Orchestra
Conducted by John Hopkins
Christmas Handicap Hurdle
Commentary on the race by Peter Dimmock , assisted by Peter O'Sullevan as race-reader
From Kempton Park
The voice of variety with the BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Rae Jenkins
Introduced by Franklin EngeLmann
with Ray Martin and his
' Melody from the Sky 'Orchestra
Introduced by Norman Hackforth
(Continued in next column)
Liverpool v. Chelsea
A commentary by Alan Clarke during the second half of the match
From Anfleld Road Liverpool
An interlude of Italian music featuring Maureen Tasker and Ashley Crawford with Troise and his Serenaders
A Christmas entertainment from a working man's club with Max Wall , Sylvia Robin
Harry Robbins , Carol Glynne
Cyril Addison , Billy Ellis
Introduced by John Ellison
From the Mildmay Club, Newington Green, London
The Irish Minstrel with the BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Rae Jenkins
including football results
Special reports on: Football League: Liverpool v. Chelsea, by Alan Clarke ; West Bromwich
Albion v. Bolton Wanderers, by Teddy Eden
Holiday Games: Hugh Driver on the League positions after the three-day programme
Racing: Extracts from the commentary on the Christmas Handicap Hurdles
Talking Sport: W. J. Hicks , Peter West , and Peter Wilson discuss topics of the moment
Edited by Angus Mackay
Introduced by Max Robertson
Norman Brooks and his Lancers request the pleasure of your company for old-time dancing
Master of Ceremonies,
George Southcott
A one-woman revue with Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra
Book, lyrics, and music by Leslie Julian Jones
Production by Tom Ronald
on football
Excerpt from
Bertram Montague's pantomime , and and The Iris Kirkwhite Dancers Mantovani and his Orchestra
Devised and produced by Bertram Montague
Book by Barry Lupino and Arty Ash
Introduced by Brian Johnston From Princes Theatre, London
with Wallas Eaton
Alan Dean , The Keynotes
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Frank Cantell
Script by Frank Muir and Denis Norden
Produced by Charles Maxwell
by Edward J. Mason
An account of the disturbing happenings at a dinner party given to the following well-known characters:
Dick Barton
Dr. Dale
Mrs. Dale
The Man in Black
Philip Odell
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Paul Temple
Steve Temple
by their unseen host
Produced by Martyn C. Webster
Edward J. Mason writes on page 13
with L'Orchestre Pesson
Presented by Tom Ronald
The Sydney Thompson
Olde-Tyme Dance Orchestra
Master of Ceremonies:
Sydney Thompson
' The Story of the Treasure Seekers' by E . Nesbit
Read by Brian Smith
11— ' The Robber and the Burglar'
Brave and gallant acts are performed for the safety of the Ancient House of Bastable and Oswald is congratulated by his father, and by the robber too. But the burglar gets away.
Southern Serenade Orchestra directed by Lou Whiteson with Andrew Wolkowsky (domra) and Bert Weedon (guitar)