Sam Heppner introduces your request records
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
George Blackmore at the organ of the Capitol, Aberdeen
Band of the Irish Guards
Conducted by Capt. C. H. Jaeger
Director of Music
' Take My Advice by Paul Feakes
Read by Philip Cunningham
Strict tempo dance music played by Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra
at the BBC theatre organ
(Leader, Frank Thomas )
Conductor, Leo Wurmser
Muriel Liddle (piano)
A programme for children under five
Nursery rhymes, stories, and music
' No luv-that's not Charlie, that's Fred,' said a certain bus conductress to a little girl who, after hearing Jean Sutcliffe's story of Charlie's Big Red Bus, was convinced that every bus driver might be ' Charlie.' This little girl, and, we believe, many other children, too, will welcome news of the bus, and of Charlie and his mate, Bill, when Julia Lang cornea to the microphone today and tomorrow.
Our listeners have another friend Charles
-8 boy, and the possessor of a ' useful bag.' One question comes up to puzzle him-' Who is Mr. Moon? '—and we will leave it to puzzle our under-fives, also, until Wednesday and Thursday when they will hear all about him from Daphne Oxenford, in the stories "by Ruth Ains worth.
On Friday Dorothy Smith will tell us more about the little fir tree we heard of two weeks ago in the story by J. K. Stevenson , and among our songs will be some of -the old favourites, including ' Ring a Ring o' Roses,' Sing a Song of Sixpence,' and ' The Grand Old Duke,' which during the past three weeks have given way to Christmas carols and songs.
Elizabeth A. Taylor
A daily programme for women at home
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson and including
' From Day to Day in Paris': the-latest ' report from Madame Teissier du Cros
' Reflections from the Screen': Gordon Gow on the events of the year in films
Reading Your Letters and Answering Your Questions
(Continued in next column)
' Remembering the Sun ' : Honor Wyatt recalls last summer's holiday in Portugal
' I Wear a Nurse's Uniform': by Verna Heaton
' Diligence in Love' by Daisy Newman. Abridged by Evelyn Gibbs. Read by Peggy Hassard
The Casino Orchestra
Conducted by Reginald Kilbey with William Dickie (baritone)
Jack White and his Band
(Jack White and his Band are appearing at the Astoria Dance Salon, London)
Mrs. DaJe, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Joan Carr-Jones
The Dale's Christmas: Mrs. Mountford gate-crashed their party on Boxing Day, and Maud French created a scene because Ned Hopkins told her at rhe party that if he ever thought of getting married again he would bear her in mind. Billy was christened: and during the evening of the same day Trudi returned unexpectedly. Bob was delighted.
New Year's Eve: Dr. and Mrs. Dale and Sally looked after Billy so that Gwen and David could go to a local dance. Mrs. Morgan was very distressed because Alf, her son-in-law, called on her at Virgin. Lodge and said he intended findmg Dotty and the baby and making them return to him.
or ' The Mistakes of a Night' by Oliver Goldsmith
Music composed and conducted by Alfred Reynolds
Characters in order of speaking:
Period: 1773
Radio adaptation .and production by Raymond Raikes i
(continued)
BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader, Philip Whiteway)
Conductor, Rae Jenkins
Written by Edward J. Mason and Geoffrey Webb.
A story of country folk.
John Ellison and Robert MacDermot are the question-masters in this inter-country contest between representative teams from girls' and boys' schools in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
10-English Finals
Heaton High School for Girls,
Newcastle upon Tyne v.
Leytonstone High School for Girls
Produced by Joan Clark
A correspondence column of the air
Edited and introduced by Adrian Thomas
To be repeated tomorrow at 12.15
Tunes you have asked us to play
A series of programmes for parents about some of the different phases through which a child's mind passes as it grows up
1-The Nursery Age
' Love and Anger '
While their children are little, most parents experience certain difficulties over feeding, temper tantrums, and persuad,ing the children to go to bed. Sara Kut, who has worked a good deal in this field, discusses with a group of parents some of the situations that arise and the attitude of mind behind them
with Wallas Eaton
The Keynotes
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Script by Frank Muir and Denis Norden
Produced by Charles Maxwell
and his Orchestra with Jill Day and Bob Dale
' The Boat' by L. P. Hartley
Reader, Anthony Jacobs
5-' Timothy Meets a Fisherman '
Light Music String Ensemble
Directed by Max Jaffa with Wilfrid Parry (piano)