Peter Jones introduces your request records
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
at the BBC theatre organ
Jack White and his Band
From the North of England
' The Golden Bird ' by Robert Lait
Read by Anthony Jacobs
See page 6
Children's Matinee with Marie Benson , James Brown
Rosemary Clooney , Perry Como
Ron Goodwin and his Concert Orchestra
The
Kentones Vera Lynn , Gary Miller
Max Miller , Joe Ward on gramophone records
Introduced by Brian Matthew
and his Orchestra with Pat Sheridan
Charles Granville and Charles Young
(Leader. Philip Whiteway )
Conducted by Arwel Hughes
Gerald Davies (tenor)
Today's story: 'The True Story of Christmas ' by Jean Sutcliffe , told by Julia Lang.
including:
Serial: Black Narcissus' by Rumer Godden
(to be read in thirteen instalments)
Abridged by Ursula Keeble
Read by Grizelda Hervey
10—' Sister Phillips asks to be Transferred '
Two Christmas Days, by Mary Embrey
The Christmas Chain: by Joyce Prince-White
Christmas on a Farm: impressions recorded at her home near Fountains Abbey by Elspeth Hawthornthwaite. (BBC recording)
' Unto Us a Child is Born ...': an anthology of Christmas verse and music
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
including the orchestras of Les Brown , Ken Mackintosh
Frank Cordell , and Ray Anthony
Raymond Agoult and his Players
The music you have asked for introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
BBC Northern Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Alyn Ainsworth with Les Howard
Introduced by Roger Moffat
Conductor, G. V. Brooks
Children's Choirs from many parts of Britain entertain you with their songs
Tonight: The Midlands
Carmountside
Secondary Modern School.
Abbey Hulton , Stoke-on-Trent
Conductor, Brenda Bailey
King Edward's High School for Girls, Selly Oak
Conductor. Vivienne Bolton
Solihull High School for Girls. Warwickshire
Conductor. Margaret Wharam George Dixon Grammar School for Boys, City Road, Birmingham
Conductor. Geoffrey Fletcher
Introduced by Bob Arnold
Produced by Charles Beardsall with Philip Moore and Harold Gray
3-Bethlebem
David Lloyd James takes you along the road to Bethlehem to recall the days immediately before the birth of Our Lord. He describes the Holy Land as he saw it during a visit early this year
Reader. Robert Harris
Produced by Harold Rogers
Written by Edward J. Mason and Geoffrey Webb.
Raymond Glendenning on the Christmas fixtures
Invite Archie's old tutor Max Bygraves to spend Christmas EDUCATING ARCHIE
('It's a Good Idea, Son! ')
with Beryl Reid, Ken Platt, Graham Stark, Ronald Chesney
The Coronets
The Dennis Wilson Quartet
Written by Ronald Wolfe, George Wadmore, and Pat Dunlop
Produced by Roy Speer
The celebrated French harpist with rhythm accompaniment:
George Elliott (guitar) Leonard Cushion (bass)
Max Abrams (drums)
A spontaneous discussion by Ralph Wightman Dr. Donald Soper
Hugo O'Hear
Kenneth Adam
Travelling Question-Master ,
Freddy Grisewood
Produced by Michael Bowen
From Sturminster Community Hall,
Bristol
A weekly programme of light music for everybody
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, John Sharpe )
Conducted by Sidney Torch with Estelle Valery and Charles Craig
Band of the Irish Guards
Conducted by Captain C. H. Jaeger
Director of Music
Stanley Riley
BBC Men's Chorus
Conducted by Cyril Gell
Introduced by Philip Slessor
Produced by Campbell Ricketts
Given before an invited audience at the Camden Theatre. London
Cyril Stapleton directs the BBC Show Band
Songs from The Stargazers and Guest singer, Lita Roza
Individual music from
Harold Smart , Bert Weedon and Dennis Wilson
Produced by John Browell
' The Man Who Didn't Fly' by Margot Bennett
Abridged by Jocelyn Bradford
Read by Garard Green
Last instalment:
' And why he didn't'
Music for a later hour including
Eric Jupp and his Players '
