Gilbert Harding introduces your request records

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

Robin Richmond at the BBC theatre organ

Jack White and his Band

Conducted by Captain Basil H. Brown
Director of Music

' Murphy's Christmas Dinner '
Written and told by Paul Maher

and his Orchestra with Julie Dawn
Marion Davis , Franklyn Boyd and the Stagecoachers

(Leader, Philip Whiteway)
Conducted by Arwel Hughes
Granville Jones (violin)

A programme for children under five

Introduced by Mary Ferguson and including
' Joyful and Triumphant': some Christmas poems, read by Mary O'Farrell and Deryck Guyler
' More Blessed': Louie Udall -Baker reflects on the pleasure to be derived from giving
R. J. Martin , a bank manager, talks about money for Christmas
' Aunty Gwennie,' recalled by Diana Morgan
Aunty Gwennie used to live up five winding miles of a lonely Welsh valley. She was ' a little old woman, brown as a nut,' who knew things that nobody else knew-or could know.
' From a Man's Point of View': Herman Schrijver explains why he believes there is no such thing
' The Blue Veil': Mary Hill introduces excerpts from the sound-track of the Wald-Krasna-RKO film. 4—'Tony'

A programme of dance music played by Hubert Rostaing and his Orchestra
Introduced by Henri Astric , artistic director of the Sporting Club of Monte Carlo
(First of two recordings made available by Radio Monte Carlo)

A weekly programme presenting important topics of the day with the help of reports from experts, eye-witness descriptions, cables from BBC correspondents, and actuality recordings
Portrait of Stalin by Don Dallas
Today is Stalin's birthday. Mr. Dallas describes the kind of celebrations that mark the occasion and gives a personal picture of the Soviet leader-his appearance, his character, and the importance of his position in the U.S.S.R.

Jack Leon and his Orchestra

Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Joan Carr-Jones

Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ

Conductor, George Thompson

BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet with Paula Green and John Cameron
Introduced by John Webster

A weekly summary of the latest events at home and abroad
Compiled by Lionel Gamlin
News-editor, Francis Cammaerts

A story of country folk.

Raymond Glendenning on tomorrow's fixtures

with Kitty Bluett
Peter Sellers , Patricia Hayes
Jack Watson , Charles Leno
John Hanson , The King's Men

Questions of the moment put by members of the audience are discussed spontaneously by Ralph Wightman
Robert Boothby , M.P.
Ian Mikardo , M.P.
Sir Steuart Wilson
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
From the Assembly Hall,
Melksham, Wiltshire
Produced by Nicholas Crocker

with Tony Hancock
Hattie Jacques , John Sharp
Julie Andrews , Peter Madden
The Tanner Sisters
The Hedley Ward Trio
This week's guest:
Gilbert Harding
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conducted by Robert Busby
Script by Eric Sykes and Sid Colin
Produced by Roy Speer

Tunes you have asked us to play

Sid Phillips and his Band with Denny Dennis and the Stargazera

' The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard' by Arthur Conan Doyle
Reader, Howard Marion-Crawford
' How the Brigadier
Won his Medal'
The end of the story

Reginald Leopold and his Playera