Third Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 29th September 1946 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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Third Programme

EVENSONG

for Christmas Day 
From Southwark Cathedral

for Christmas Day 
From Southwark Cathedral 
Sentence 
Confession and Absolution 
Versicles and Responses 
Psalm 132 
First Lesson: Isaiah 7. vv. 10-14 
Office hymn: From east to west 
(EH. 18) 
Antiphon to Magnificat: Today the Christ is born 
Magnificat (Plainsong, fauxbourdons by Holmes) 
Second Lesson: St. Matthew 1, vv. 
18-25 
Nunc dimittis (Plainsong, fauxbourdons by Holmes) 
Creed and Collects 
Hodie Christus natus est (Sweelinck) Prayers 
Cnrol of the Nuns of Chester (arr. E. T. Cook ) 
A Christmas Fanfare (Martin Shaw ) Blessing 
Organ music: Prelude on In dulci jubilo (Bach) 
Master of the Cathedral Music, 
Dr. E. T. Cook

LITTLE PEOPLE AND CO.

RAVEL

String Quartet played by the Gertler String Quartet: 
Andre Gertler (violin) 
Henri Ghigo (violin) 
Jean-Pierre Muller (viola) 
Marcel Louon (cello)

String Quartet played by the Gertler String Quartet

Wilfred Pickles in TRIMALCHIO'S FEAST'

A dramatisation from the ' Satyricon ' of Petronius 
Written and produced by Louis MacNeice   
(Continued in next column)  
Music by Alan Rawsthorne

Wilfred Pickles in . TRIMALCHIO'S FEAST'

A dramatisation from the ' Satyricon ' of Petronius 
Written and produced by Louis MacNeice

BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

(Leader, Paul Beard ) 
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult 
Lili Kraus (piano) 
Part 1

CHRISTMAS REMEMBERED

Interlude

' THE STOLEN TURNIPS '

'The Magic Tablecloth, The Sneezing 
Goat, and the Wooden Whistle 
Told by Arthur Ransome 
This is one of the fairy stories out of ' Old Peter's Russian Tales,' written by the storyteller.

' THE STOLEN TURNIPS

Told by Arthur Ransome 
This is one of the fairy stories out of ' Old Peter's Russian Tales,' written by the storyteller

CESAR FRANCK

Sonata in A, for violin and piano played by Campoli (violin) 
Eric Gritton (piano)

Sonata in A for violin and piano played by  Campoli (violin) 
Eric Gritton (piano)

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