Listings
: Bright and Early
BBC Northern Ireland Light Orchestra(Leader, William McInulty)
Conductor, David Curry
Contributors
Musicians:
BBC Northern Ireland Light
Orchestra
Leader:
William
McInulty
Conductor:
David
Curry
: General Weather Forecast
and forecast for farmers and shipping: LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS!
' A New Testament Picture of Life 'Talk by the Rev. Leslie Cooke , D.D.
Contributors
Unknown:
Rev. Leslie
Cooke
: General Weather Forecast
and forecast for farmers and shipping: HAYDN
Quartet in B fiat, Op. 76 No. 4 played by the Ernest Element Quartet :Ernest Element (violin)
Sylvia Cleaver (violin)
Dorothy Hemming (viola)
Norman Jones (cello)
Contributors
Violin:
Sylvia
Cleaver
Viola:
Dorothy
Hemming
Cello:
Norman
Jones
: OF MEN AND SHRUBS
by John Usborne'A labourer working in a big shrub-nursery can learn about many other things than shrubs, as the speaker found in the course of his experience.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Usborne
: THE DAILY SERVICE
Through the night of doubt and sorrow (BBC Hymn Book 186)New Every Morning, page 4
Carol: A little child on the earth has been born
Exodus 33. vv. 7-15
0 thou, whom neither time nor space
(BBC Hymn Book 430)
: MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK
The Promenade PlayersConductor, Sidney Bowman
Contributors
Conductor:
Sidney
Bowman
: TOP OF THE BILL
Today's Variety on recordsIntroduced by Paul Martin
Contributors
Introduced By:
Paul
Martin
: Wilfred Pickles in 'HAVE A GO!
visits an old folk's Christmas party at Sutton Coldfield: Workers' Playtime
from a canteen in Abingdon, Berkshirewith The Song Pedlars, Tollefsen, Robert Moreton
James Moody at the piano
Contributors
Singers:
The Song
Pedlars
Accordionist:
Tollefsen
Comedian:
Robert
Moreton
Pianist:
James
Moody
Presented by:
John
Ellison
: General Weather Forecast
and forecast for farmers and shipping: CHRISTMAS PARADE
An all-star Gala Variety: REGINALD KING
and his Salon Orchestra and Helen Hill (soprano)Rustic Scherzo - Frederic Cureon
Musette - Kurt Burling
Come. my sweet prettv maid - Phyllis Harding
Danse drole - Michael Spivakovsky
When I have sung my songs - Ernest Charles
Shepherd's Trail: Tinkers Revel (Suite: Rural Characters! - Reginald King
Evening - Michael North
Life - Pearl Curran
March of the Little Leaden Soldiers - Pierni
Russian Fantasy - Fred Hartley
Contributors
Soprano:
Helen
Hill
: Choral Evensong
from Exeter CathedralSentence and Invitation
Confession and Absolution Versicles and Responses
Psalms 91 and 121
First Lesson: Deuteronomy 30
Conquering kings their titles take (E.H. 37)
Magnificat (Brewer in D)
Second Lesson: Romans 13
Nunc dimittis (Brewer in D)
Creed: Lesser Litany; the Lord's Prayer
Versicles and Responses; Collects
Anthem: Jesu, who from the Father's throne (F. C. Woods)
Prayers
Carol: Ding dong, merrily on high (trad.)
Organ Voluntary: Fantasia, Op. 103 (Stanford)
Contributors
Organist and Master of the Choristers:
A. W.
Wilcock
: Orchestral Hour BBC NORTHERN ORCHESTRA
(Leader, Reginald Stead )Conducted by Clarence Raybould
Contributors
Leader:
Reginald
Stead
Conducted By:
Clarence
Raybould
: CHILDREN'S HOUR
A nursery sing-song with Vi and Gwen' The Tree that Travelled Far '
A story by Anne Calonne
Told by Herbert Smith
5.25 Nature Parliament
Your questions answered by the resident members-L. Hugh Newman , James Fisher , and Peter Scott -with Derek Mc Culloch (Uncle Mac) in the chair
Contributors
Story By:
Anne
Calonne
Told By:
Herbert
Smith
Unknown:
Hugh
Newman
Unknown:
James
Fisher
Unknown:
Peter
Scott
Unknown:
Derek Mc
Culloch (uncle Mac)
: The Weather
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England: DESERT ISLAND DISCS
Jack Hulbert discusses with Roy Plomley (in a recorded programme) the gramophone records he would choose to have with him if he were condemned to spend the rest of his life on a desert islandContributors
Unknown:
Jack
Hulbert
Unknown:
Roy
Plomley
: First House VARIETY AHOY!
with Cardew RobinsonMargot Andersen
Jack Watson
The Kordites
At the organ, Ron Millington
At the piano, Freddie Carle
Presented by Duncan Wood
Contributors
Unknown:
Cardew
Robinson
Unknown:
Margot
Andersen
Unknown:
Jack
Watson
Unknown:
Ron
Millington
Piano:
Freddie
Carle
Presented By:
Duncan
Wood
: CINDERELLA
excerpt from .Bertram Montague 's pantomime at the Princes Theatre, London
Cast includes-
The Iris Kirkwhite Dancers
Book and lyrics by Barry Lupino and Arty Ash
Devised and directed by Bertram Montague
Produced by Maxwell Wray
Orchestra under the direction of Owen Walters
Introduced by Brian Johnston
From the theatre
Contributors
Unknown:
Bertram
Montague
Unknown:
Barry
Lupino
Unknown:
Arty
Ash
Directed By:
Bertram
Montague
Produced By:
Maxwell
Wray
Unknown:
Owen
Walters
Introduced By:
Brian
Johnston
Buttons:
Derek
Roy
Prince Charming:
Christine
Norden
Dandini:
Janet
Brown
Cinderella:
Cherry
Lind
Baron Hardupv:
Charles
Stephen
Put and Take, two Artful Brokers:
The Barbour Brothers
Hedy and Veronica, the Cruel Sisters:
Vic
Ford
Hedy and Veronica, the Cruel Sisters:
Chris
Sheen
The Fairy Godmother:
Sheila
Day
: ' DARE TO BE FREE'
The recently published book by Major W. B. Thomas. D.S.O., M.C. adapted for broadcasting by the authorProgramme produced by Marjorie Banks
This young New Zealand officer, seriously wounded and taken prisoner during the Battle of Crete, tells of his escape and of his struggle to keep free all through a wartime winter and spring in the self-contained, woman-less kingdom of twenty-one monasteries—Mount Athos. From there he crossed the Aegean Sea in a small boat, landed in Turkey, and rejoined his unit and fought with the New Zealand forces throughout the North African and Italian campaigns
Contributors
Book By:
Major W. B.
Thomas. D.S.O., M.C.
Produced By:
Marjorie
Banks
Unknown:
Mount
Athos.
: THE WORLD TODAY
A talk on a subject of contemporary interest: Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne in ' OVER TO YOU '
with Sam CostaMaurice Denham , Diana Morrison
The Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Stanley Black
Script by Richard Murdoch
Kenneth Horne. Anthony Armstrong with additional material by Talbot Rothwell
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont
Contributors
Unknown:
Sam
Costa
Unknown:
Maurice
Denham
Unknown:
Diana
Morrison
Conducted By:
Stanley
Black
Script By:
Richard
Murdoch
Script By:
Kenneth
Horne
Script By:
Anthony
Armstrong
Unknown:
Talbot
Rothwell
Produced By:
Leslie
Bridgmont
: The Broadcasting of Music
A talk by Herbert Murrill, BBC Head of MusicContributors
Speaker:
Herbert
Murrill
: ' BRUNO'
A play for broadcasting by Laurence Kitchin with Frank Atkinson , Duncan Mclntyre Stanley Groome , Roger DelgadoAubrey Richards , Harry Hutchinson
Produced by Peter Watts
Contributors
Broadcasting By:
Laurence
Kitchin
Unknown:
Frank
Atkinson
Unknown:
Duncan
McLntyre
Unknown:
Stanley
Groome
Unknown:
Roger
Delgado
Unknown:
Aubrey
Richards
Unknown:
Harry
Hutchinson
Produced By:
Peter
Watts
The Recorder:
Gordon
Daviee
The Good Angel:
Hamilton
Dyce
The Bad Angel:
Howieson
Culff
The Sergeant-Major:
Jack
Gwillim
Brown:
Richard
Hurndall
Flash:
John
Carol
The EducationSergeant:
Arthur
Lawrence
Bianca:
Marjorie
Westbury
The CO:
Alan
MacNaughtan
Mavis:
Denise
Bryer
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