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BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Kemlo Stephen
Contributors
Conductor:
Kemlo
Stephen
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Conducted by Arwel Hughes
Contributors
Conducted By:
Arwel
Hughes
' The Voices of the Years '
A group of young Christians prompted this morning's Bible reading and comment by the Rev. Ronald Falconer from St. Matthew 25, vv. 37-40
Contributors
Unknown:
Rev. Ronald
Falconer
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Talk by Charles Mulvey
Mr. Mulvey speaks of 'ursus horribilis ' — with 'his silver-tipped hair, his ihump back, and his short legs-and of hs s way of life 'high on the slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
Contributors
Talk By:
Charles
Mulvey
Archie Camdien (bassoon)
Sheila Mossman (piano)
Contributors
Bassoon:
Archie
Camdien
Piano:
Sheila
Mossman
Records of his piano music and songs
New Year's Day
Through the night of doubt and sorrow (BBC Hymn Book 186)
New Every Morning, page 99
Carol: A little child on earth has been born
1 John 3, vv. 1-12
O thou, whom neither time nor stpace can limit (BBC Hymn Book 430)
Felix King and his Orchestra
Contributors
Unknown:
Felix
King
John Dethick (baritone)
Michael Dobson (oboe)
Contributors
Baritone:
John
Dethick
Oboe:
Michael
Dobson
presented by Peter Haigh with gramophone records
Contributors
Presented By:
Peter
Haigh
The Song Pedlars
David Nixon
A Note or Two from
Harry Rabinowitz at the piano
Eddie Arnold
Your Favourite Musical Comedy with Doreen Duke and Jan Muzurus
This Month's Resident
Top of the Bill: Cyril Fletcher
Compere, Michael Miles
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz Producer, Trafford Whitelock
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Nixon
Unknown:
Harry
Rabinowitz
Unknown:
Doreen
Duke
Unknown:
Jan
Muzurus
Unknown:
Cyril
Fletcher
Unknown:
Michael
Miles
Conductor:
Harry
Rabinowitz
and forecast for farmers and shipping
Introduced by Leslie Mitchell
This week's edition, includes the following recorded items :
Turning Over New Leaves: Jeanne Heal draws some light-hearted New Year resolutions, from Glynis Johns, Margaret Lockwood, John McCallum, Anna Neagle, and Herbert Wilcox
The Real Thing: John Slater tells the story of the stunt man's star turn
The Story of the Studios: 1: —Ealing Studdos. Peter Noble relates its history; with memories contributed by Sir Michael Balcon and Major Reginald Baker
Looking Ahead: Denis Forman , Director of the British Film Institute, tells of some programme plans for the National Film Theatre in 1954
Excerpts from the sound-track of the M.G.M. Technicolor production "All The Brothers Were Valiant," starring Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, and Ann Blyth
Script by Michael Storm Produced by Pat Osborne
Contributors
Introduced By:
Leslie
Mitchell
Unknown:
Glynis
Johns
Unknown:
Margaret
Loctowood
Unknown:
John
McCallum
Unknown:
Anna
Neagle
Unknown:
Herbert
Wilcox
Unknown:
John
Slater
Unknown:
Sir Michael
Balcon
Unknown:
Dentis
Forman
Unknown:
Robcnt
Tayjor
Unknown:
Ann
Bly
Script By:
Michael
Storm
Produced By:
Pat
Osborne
Overture, Ruy Bias (Mendelssohn):
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent
Concerto in G for violin, string orchestra, and continuo (Dittersdorf): Jean Pougnet (violin) and the London Baroque String Orchestra with Lionel Salter (harpsichord), conducted by Kartl Haas
Suite. Der Rosenkavalier (
Richard Strauss ): Halte Orchestra, conductor, Sir John Barbirolli on gramophone, records
Contributors
Unknown:
Sir Malcolm
Sargent
Violin:
Jean
Pougnet
Harpsichord:
Lionel
Salter
Conducted By:
Kartl
Haas
Unknown:
Richard
Strauss
Unknown:
Sir John
Barbirolli
A happy history of everyman's entertainment wi'th Ernest Dudiey
Percy Edgar , Frankie Howerd
Maurice Wiggin , Stephen Williams.
Introduced by Howard Maraon-Crawford
Written by Gale Pednick
Produced by Thursitan Holland
Contributors
Unknown:
Ernest
Dudiey
Unknown:
Percy
Edgar
Unknown:
Frankie
Howerd
Unknown:
Maurice
Wiggin
Unknown:
Stephen
Williams.
Introduced By:
Howard
Maraon-Crawford
Written By:
Gale
Pednick
Produced By:
Thursitan
Holland
by Arnold Bennett
7—' Janet's Nephew'
' The Dog Next Door '
A dog opera in two parts
Book and lyrics by Kay and Aubrey Feist with music by Alan Paul
1—' The Open Heath '
Chorus of hounds, terriers gun-dogs, lap-dogs and lurchers sung by a section of the BBC Chorus
' The Dog Next Door ' Players led by Billy Miller conducted by Alan Paul
Production by Josephine Plummer
Part 2: tomorrow
See page 27
Contributors
Unknown:
Aubrey
Feist
Music By:
Alan
Paul
Unknown:
Billy
Miller
Conducted By:
Alan
Paul
Production By:
Josephine
Plummer
Brock, the Author's dachshund:
Alan
Wheatley
Betsy, the Vicar's old sheepdog:
Betty
Hardy
Brown Velvet (Brownie), his daughter's new dachshund..:
Diana
Maddox
Lady Jane, the Squire's elderly spaniel:
Gladys
Young
Ranter, the Squire's retired foxhound:
Stephen
Jack
Wee Fing, Mrs Trouter-Coote's prizepeke:
Marjorie
Westbury
Donald, Major MacGregor's scottie:
Peter
Claughton
Dai, the Doctor's Welsh corgi:
John
Glyn-Jones
Bill, the Village Policeman's mongrel(' almost a bull-terrier ):
Norman
Shelley
Fangs:
Tony
Sympson
Grip:
David
Kossoff
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed bv a detailed forecast for South-East England
A preview of outstanding events introduced by John Snagge
Contributors
Introduced By:
John
Snagge
A series of gramophone programmes in which he helps listeners to renew old friendships and recalls some of the people he has met on his travels.
Contributors
Presenter:
Wilfred
Pickles
Highlights of the Show World
Stars of the stage, screen, radio, and concert platform, with the augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Produced by Glyn Jones
Contributors
Produced By:
Glyn
Jones
by John Usborne
John Usborne describes the area of reclaimed farming land where the Zuider Zee used to be-the polders of Holland — and the prosperous farming people who live there.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Usborne
Unknown:
John
Usborne
Unknown:
Zuider
Zee
BBC Exclusive
Jack Train played by Colonel Chinstrap
Further revelations from Deryck Guyler, Horace Percival Clarence Wright, Dino Galvani,
Betty Hardy, Diana Maddox, Eric Whitley, Ted Kavanagh
Martial and other airs composed and arranged by Antony Spurgin
Contributors
Colonel Chinstrap:
Jack
Train
Unknown:
Deryck
Guyler
Unknown:
Horace
Percival
Unknown:
Clarence
Wright
Unknown:
Dino
Galvani
Unknown:
Betty
Hardy
Unknown:
Diana
Maddox
Unknown:
Eric
Whitley
Unknown:
Ted
Kavanagh
Music:
Antony
Spurgin
Script:
Ted
Kavanagh
Producer:
Francis
Dillon
with Wallas Eaton
Alma Cogan , June Whitfield
The Keynotes
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor. Harry Rabinowitz
Script by Frank Muir and Denis Norden Produced by Charles Maxwell
Contributors
Unknown:
Wallas
Eaton
Unknown:
Alma
Cogan
Conductor:
Harry
Rabinowitz
Script By:
Frank
Muir
Script By:
Denis
Norden
Produced By:
Charles
Maxwell
News from the Netherlands by Elka Schrijver
The speaker, who is a writer and radio commentator, gives an account of the social and economic events in the Netherlands during a year that contained the tragedy of the great floods and the immense effort of rehabilitation that followed it.
Contributors
Unknown:
Elka
Schrijver
Written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens with The Ray Ellington Quartet
Max Geldray
Announcer, Wallace Greenslade
The Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
Produced by Peter Eton
Contributors
Written By:
Spike
Milligan
Written By:
Larry
Stephens
Unknown:
Ray Ellington
Quartet
Unknown:
Max
Geldray
Announcer:
Wallace
Greenslade
Conducted By:
Wally
Stott
Produced By:
Peter
Eton
Manoug Parikian (violin)
George Malcolm (piano)
Contributors
Piano:
George
Malcolm
Talk by Alashair Borthwick
New Year's Day is for Scotsmen both an occasion to celebrate and 'an ocoas on to remember. Alastair Borthwick recalls some of the situations in which he found himself ten yeans ago when he was with the Highl-and Division at the invasion of Sioly.
Contributors
Talk By:
Alashair
Borthwick