Introduced by Alan Dell

A story, a hymn, and a prayer

at the BBC theatre organ

Cecil Norman and the Rhythm Players

followed by MORNING STORY
' The Two Pigeons ' by Frances Richardson
Read by Cyril Shaps

Conducted by Captain Basil H. Brown
Director of Music

Introduced by Peter Haigh
Music from a forthcoming release
Pat Boone sings the theme song from ' Friendly Persuasion '
Picturegoer's Quiz
Around the British Studios with Peter Noble
Our Hollywood Correspondent
Donovan Pedelty
New Musical: Louis Armstrong sings ' High Society Calypso ' and Bins Crosby and Frank Sinatra sing ' Well, did you Evah? ' from ' High Society '
Stargazing
Dirk Bogarde talks about his career and illustrates it with excerpts from films he has made
Presented by Desmond Carrington and Spencer Hale
Pocket Edition
Ginger Rogers and Michael Rennie in Teenage Rebel' with Betty Lou Keim
Adapted by Roy Bradford Produced by Ruth Dennis
Sound-track Memories
Sammy Davis tells the story of Frankie and Johnny from ' Viva Las Vegaa '
The programme edited and produced by Trafford Whitelock

with Les Howard and the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Presented by Geoffrey Wheeler

Today's story: 'The Clockwork Train' by Elizabeth Coleman. told by Julia Lang.

including
A Countryman's Diary: Harry Soan describes the work being done on his farm this month
Friends I Valued: some more reflections from Nancy Price on the creatures who have shared her life
Reading Your Letters: the weekly programme contributed by listeners
Buying the Bird: advice on choosing Christmas poultry, from Dr. Rupert Coles
Books to Buy: John Merrett suggests some last-minute presents under ten shillings
(Continued in next column)
Serial: Casualty at Night'
T. St. John Barry gives the second of five readings from Robert Romanis 's new novel
' Casualty '
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson

followed by THE PROMENADE PLAYERS
Conductor, Sidney Bowman

at the piano

Central Band of the R.A.F.
(by permission of the Air Council)
Conducted by Wing Cdr. A. E. Sims O.B.E
.Organising Director of Music, R.A.F.

Songs and stories from the stars
This week: Franklyn Boyd with the BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Introduced by Neil Landor
Produced by John Hooper

at the BBC theatre organ

The panel of doctors apply their knowledge of health and medicine, human beings and their fellow creatures to questions of general interest.
The last programme in this series
In the chair, Percy Cudlipp
Guest of the Panel:
P. B. Medawar , F.R.S.
Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at University College, London

Songs and melodies with the hallmark ' British Made' with Andy Cole , Marie Benson
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Produced by Frank Hooper

Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason.

visits the workers of the South Eastern District
Post Office, London at the height of the Christmas rush with Mabel at ' the table ' and Harry Hudson at the piano
Presented by Stephen Renaud Williams

Written by Alan Simpson and Ray Galton and featuring Sidney James
Bill Kerr , Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams

Gilbert Harding this week discusses the Christmas Season as a family festival and a commercial carnival with his reporters Cyril Ray , Robert Reid , Wynford Vaughan Thomas Ward , and Edward Ward

Written by Richard Jones and Alma Jones with personal contributions from
Pat Smythe
H. J. Skilling
(Station-master at Wolferton, Norfolk)
Nurse Susan Overington
(of St. George's Hospital, London)
D. J. Rees
Also taking part
Molly Rankin , Leonard Trolley
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon )
Conductor, Vilem Tausky with Julia Shelley (soprano)
Frederick Harvey (baritone) and the BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
Introduced by John Webster Produced by Geoffrey Brand

Part 1
Ted Heath and his Music with Bobbie Britton and Peter Lowe
The Victor Feldman Quartet
Introduced by Ted Heath Produced by John Hooper

Canadian Indian folk legends adapted by Monica Mugan
Read by John Glen
2—' The Legend of the Tulameen River'

Part 2
Ted Heath and his Music with Bobbie Britton and Peter Lowe
The Victor Feldman Quartet

followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,500 m. only