Listings
: Big Ben; Bright and Early
Marcel Gardner and his Serenade OrchestraContributors
Unknown:
Marcel
Gardner
: General Weather Forecast
and forecast for farmers and shipping: BBC Northern Ireland Light Orchestra
(Leader, William Mclnulty )Conductor, David Curry
Contributors
Leader:
William
McLnulty
Conductor:
David
Curry
: LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS!
' He Sets the Prisoner Free 'The Rev. John Owen Jones comments on readings from the Book of Isaiah
2—' Lift up your eyes '
Isaiah 40, vv. 18-31
Contributors
Unknown:
Rev. John Owen
Jones
: General Weather Forecast
and forecast for farmers and shipping: RECITAL
Kathleen Ewart (contralto)Derek Collier (violin)
Josephine Lee (piano)
Contributors
Contralto:
Kathleen
Ewart
Violin:
Derek
Collier
Piano:
Josephine
Lee
: BREAKING INTO PRINT
J. L. Hodson , author and journalist, tells you how he first started to writeContributors
Unknown:
J. L.
Hodson
: This Week's Composer
TCHAIKOVSKYRecords of his Concert-Fantasy for piano and orchestra
: THE DAILY SERVICE
Awake, my soul. and with the sun(BBC Hymn Book 403)
New Every Morning, page 64
Psalm 119, part 2 (Broadcast psalter) 1 Corinthians 3, vv. 10-23
Lord, while for all mankind we pray
(BBC Hymn Book 432)
: A.P.SHARPE
and his Honolulu Hawaiians: NEGRO SPIRITUALS
sung by Inez Matthews (mezzo-soprano) and Roland Hayes (tenor) on gramophone recordsContributors
Mezzo-Soprano:
Inez
Matthews
Mezzo-Soprano:
Roland
Hayes
: 'JACKANAPES'
A story byMrs. EwingAdapted by Paul Stephenson
Read by Carleton Hobbs 2—' Jackanapes grows up '
Contributors
Adapted By:
Paul
Stephenson
Read By:
Carleton
Hobbs
: Workers' Playtime
from a canteen in Colchester Essexwith Tommy Reilly, Graham Stark, Alma Cogan, Peter Cavanagh
James Moody (piano) Bert Weedon (guitar) Max Abrams (drums)
Presented by Bill Gates
(Graham Stark is appearing in 'Archie Andrews's Xmas Party' at the Regal Cinema, Beckenham)
Contributors
Unknown:
Tommy
Reilly
Unknown:
Graham
Stark
Unknown:
Alma
Cogan
Unknown:
Peter
Cavanagh
Pianist:
James
Moody
Guitarist:
Bert
Weedon
Drummer:
Max
Abrams
Presented by:
Bill
Gates
: The Weather
Shipping and general weather forecasts, followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England: ANY QUESTIONS?
A spontaneous discussion by Mary StocksRt. Hon. Hugh Gaitskell
C.B.E., M.P.
Viscount Hailsham
Graham Hutton
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
Produced by Michael Bowen
From the locomotive workshops,
Eastleigh, Hampshire
Contributors
Unknown:
Mary
Stocks
Unknown:
Rt. Hon. Hugh
Gaitskell
Unknown:
Viscount
Hailsham
Unknown:
Graham
Hutton
Produced By:
Michael
Bowen
: Orchestral Hour BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA
(Leader, Philip Whiteway )Conductor, Rae Jenkins
Cyril Preedy (piano)
Contributors
Leader:
Philip
Whiteway
Conductor:
Rae
Jenkins
Piano:
Cyril
Preedy
: THE SPA ORCHESTRA
Directed by David McCallum with Gerald Davies (tenor)Contributors
Directed By:
David
McCallum
Tenor:
Gerald
Davies
: ' I'LL NEVER FORGET ...'
Freda Bruce Lockhart presents the first of two gramophone programmes recalling performances by some of her favourite artistsContributors
Unknown:
Freda Bruce
Lockhart
: CHILDREN'S HOUR
For Younger Listeners' Once Upon a Time ...'
Old Peter's Russian Tales by Arthur Ransome
1—' The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship '
told by David
' There were once upon a time an old peasant and his wife, and they had three sons. Two of them were clever young men who could borrow money without being cheated, but the third was the Fool of the World. He was as simple as a child, simpler than some children, and he never did anyone a harm in his life.
6.25 For Listeners of All Ages
Children's Newsreel
January Edition
A review of some of the interesting events of the past month as recorded by Children's Newsreel observers
Programme edited and introduced by John Musgrave
Contributors
Unknown:
Arthur
Ransome
Introduced By:
John
Musgrave
: The Weather
Shipping and general weather forecasts. followed by a detailed forecast for South-East England: FARMING TODAY
The Oxford Farming Conference by Robert Henriques , M.B.E.The ninth Oxford Farming Conference was held last week. Organised by farmers for farmers, it discusses current trends in the industry, the theme this year being farming for today's market. Colonel Henriques, who farms extensively in Gloucestershire, talks about the subjects discussed.
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Henriques
: Northern Variety Parade presents THE AL READ SHOW
in which Al Read takes life as he finds it and invites you to meetA famous guest
A highlight in music and The Kordites
Augmented
Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Produced by Ronnie Taylor
(The recorded broadcast of January 4 in the Light Programme)
Contributors
Unknown:
Al
Read
Conducted By:
Alyn
Ainsworth
Produced By:
Ronnie
Taylor
: JULES VERNE AND SCIENCE FICTION
Talk by Clemence DaneMiss Dane has for many years been a devotee and ardent reader of science fiction. Tonight she deals with one of the acknowledged early masters of this form of popular literature and gives a personal view of his work and its relationship to science fiction today.
Contributors
Talk By:
Clemence
Dane
: GOLD IN THE STREET
The story of Hatton GardenNarrators,
Oliver Burt and Frank Duncan
Readers,
Felix Felton and Max Brimmell
Written and produced by Robert Pocock
Platinum ingots worth £ 15,000 are cast in the furnaces of the refinery in London's Hatton Garden, and buyers come from all parts of the world to inspect the periodic sights' of rough diamonds at the nearby offices of the world's largest diamond-trading company. But stones also change hands in the street, and ' papers' of diamonds are produced as casually as cigarette cases in the public houses and cafes of the neighbourhood.
Contributors
Narrators:
Oliver
Burt
Narrators:
Frank
Duncan
Readers:
Felix
Felton
Readers:
Max
Brimmell
Produced By:
Robert
Pocock
: THE GOON SHOW
with Peter SellersHarry Secombe , Spike Milligan in ' The Case of the Missing Heir '
The Ray Ellin-rton Quartet
Max Geldray
Announcer. Wallace Greenslade
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
Script written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
Produced by Peter Eton
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Sellers
Unknown:
Harry
Secombe
Unknown:
Spike
Milligan
Conducted By:
Wally
Stott
Written By:
Spike
Milligan
Written By:
Eric
Sykes
Produced By:
Peter
Eton
: AT HOME AND ABROAD
A twice-weekly survey if current affairsSpeakers in the studio in London and from regional and overseas centres contribute news and views on the issues of today and tomorrow
Stephen W. Bonarjee writes on page 3
Contributors
Unknown:
Stephen W.
Bonarjee
: CATHEDRAL MUSIC
Clifford Harker (organ)Choir of Bristol Cathedral
Master of the Choristers,
Clifford Harker
From Bristol Cathedral
Third in a series of monthly programmes
Contributors
Unknown:
Clifford
Harker
Unknown:
Clifford
Harker
: ROUND ABOUT THE CAULDRON
or The Misadventures of 'Macbeth'Roy Walker speaks about some of the versions and interpretations of Shakespeare's play that have been put before the public
Illustrated by Freda Falconer , Patricia Hayes
Macdonald Parke , Ralph Truman
(The recorded broadcast of Sept. 14)
Contributors
Unknown:
Roy
Walker
Illustrated By:
Freda
Falconer
Illustrated By:
Patricia
Hayes
Unknown:
MacDonald
Parke
Unknown:
Ralph
Truman
: News Summary
followed by late weather forecast for land areasAbout this project
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