Light Orchestra
Conductor, David Curry
BBC Midland Light Orchestra
Conductor, Gerald Gentry
Southern Serenade Orchestra
Directed by Lou Whiteson
News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30
Introduced by Archie McCulloch
News Summary at 9.30
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
at the organ of the Odeon Cinema,
Leicester Square, London
Lou Preager and his Orchestra
'Tea and Eucalyptus' told by Antony Bilbow
Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
Requests from overseas listeners played by Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra
Introduced by Victor Silvester
A production by the BBC's
General Overseas Service
Noele Austen
Harry Mooney
Horace Mashford
Helen Clare
Mooney and Harden and the Palace of Varieties Chorus
Chairman, Rob Currie
Presented by C. F. Meehan in collaboration with Ernest Longstaffe who also conducts the BBC Variety Orchestra
Ken Mackintosh and his Orchestra with Kenny Bardell
Kay Elvin , Bobby Johnson and The Mackpies
Introduced by Brian Matthew
Presented by Cyril Drake
News Summary at 1.30
Shipping Forecast at 1.40 on 1,500 m.
Today's story: ' Wishing Leaves ' by Meg Holland , told by Daphne Oxen ford.
Quest of the Week: Ann Bridge
Christmas Book Choice: Muriel Dole and Elizabeth Berridge suggest presents for booklovers
Five Minutes Nearer Christmas: thoughts on wine from Pamela Vandyke Price
Reading Your Letters: expressing listeners' points of view
[Spinning a Yarn: Commander Ibbett tells the story of 'The Miracle'
Serial: ' The Flower Drum Song' by C. Y. Lee
Read by Guy Kingsley Poynter
The second of six instalments
Introduced by Jean Metcalfe
News Summary at 2.30
Music to amuse with the accent on the violin featuring
Cedric Dumont Light Orchestra, Basle
Conducted by Boris Mersson
Wiener Tonkunstlerverein Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Hagen
Lou Snider and his Orchestra
(Recordings)
Commentary by Raymond Glendenning on the second half of today's International match, with summaries by John Camkin.
From the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
Norman Hackforth at the piano
The Promenade Players
Conductor, Sidney Bowman
The Gerald Crossman Players
Edward Rubach and Robert Docker (two pianos)
with Rose Brennan
Larry Gretton , and Ross MacManua
Introduced by Peter King
Produced by John Kingdon
News Summary at 6.30
Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason.
A story of country folk.
with Dick Emery , Warren Mitchell
Pearl Carr , Ronald Chesney
Beryl Reid
BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulbet
Script by Ronald Wolfe
George Wadmore and David Cllmla
Produced by Roy Speer
A new serial In eight parts by Francis Durbridge
[Starring] Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury
A panel game in which members of the public and invited personalities put questions to a team of distinguished experts
The great minds are:
Jimmy Edwards
David Nixon
David Tomlinson
Jimmy Wheeler
In the chair, Peter Haigh
From an Idea by Jimmy Edwards
Presented by Jacques Brown
Tunes you have asked us to play Including some records chosen by Service men and women overseas
Presented by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 9.30
presents songs from the sound-tracks
Edited by Desmond Carrington and Spencer Hale
Devised and produced by Peter Duncan
Dance music for late listening played by the Johnny Dankworth Orchestra with songs in the individual style of Cleo Laine and featuring
The Dave Lee Trio
The Laurie Monk Quartet
The Dickie Hawdon Quintet and the Johnny Dankworth Seven Produced by Jimmy Grant
News Summary at 11.30
followed by Shipping Forecast on 1,600 m. only
