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Arweinydd, Arwel Hughes
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The Nativity Festival: A Christmas Service.
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Llandrindod Wells, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield, Crystal Palace)
: Good Christian Men, Rejoice
A programme of Christmas carols, hymns, and music presented by the boys of Chetham's Hospital School Manchester.Items arranged by Gerald Littlewood who conducts the singers.
A section of the school orchestra conducted by John Gittins
Contributors
Items arranged by/singers conductor:
Gerald
Littlewood
Orchestra conducted by:
John
Gittins
Commentary:
James R.
Gregson
Produced for television by:
Trevor
Hill
: Sambo and the Snow Mountains
A second showing of the BBC film of a story by Walter de la Mare with music specially composed by John Addison.Adapted and produced by Margaret Dale.
Music recorded by Sinfonia of London
Leader, Leonard Hirsch
Conducted by John Addison
Starring Dudley Hunte as Sambo
featuring Gladys Young as Miss Bleech, Beckett Bould as Dr Grimble
with Sydney Bromley, Boscoe Holder, Henry Kay, Sheila Clarke, Mary Henderson, Rosemary Matthews, Peter Delmar, Ian Percy, Malcolm Ranson
Contributors
Author:
Walter De La
Mare
Adapted by/Producer:
Margaret
Dale
Music specially composed by:
John
Addison
Musicians:
Sinfonia of
London
Orchestra leader:
Leonard
Hirsch
Orchestra conducted by:
John
Addison
Photographed by:
Peter
Sargent
Film editor:
Harry
Hastings
Designer:
Clifford
Hatts
Narrator:
Norman
Shelley
Sambo:
Dudley
Hunte
Miss Bleech:
Gladys
Young
Dr Grimble:
Beckett
Bould
[Actor]:
Sydney
Bromley
[Actor]:
Boscoe
Holder
[Actor]:
Henry
Kay
[Actress]:
Sheila
Clarke
[Actress]:
Mary
Henderson
[Actress]:
Rosemary
Matthews
[Actor]:
Peter
Delmar
[Actor]:
Ian
Percy
[Actor]:
Malcolm
Ranson
: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Morning Service for Christmas Day from St. Werburgh's Parish Church, Derby.Conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. Clifford Smith assisted by the Rev. Charles Buckmaster and the Rev. Brian Rice
Family worship from an ancient church in an industrial city, with living tableaux of scenes from Christ's Nativity staged by St. Christopher's Home for Railway Children.
Contributors
Service conducted by:
The Rev. Clifford
Smith
Assisted by:
The Rev. Charles
Buckmaster
Assisted by:
The Rev. Brian
Rice
Organist:
Arthur
Pope
TV Presentation:
Barrie
Edgar
: Max Bygraves invites you to Meet the Kids
in hospital this Christmas.One of Britain's favourite entertainers joins BBC live Outside Broadcast cameras for a Christmas morning call in words and music at...
The Hospital for Sick Children In Great Ormond Street, London
Contributors
Presenter:
May
Bygraves
Producer:
Bryan
Cowgill
: Citizen James
Written by Sid Green and Dick Hills.Starring Sidney James
with Sydney Tafler and Marjorie Rhodes
and featuring Carl Bernard, Hugh Lloyd, Roger Avon, Robert Langley, Sid Green, Dick Hills, Amy Dalby, Howard Douglas, Michael Stainton, Leon Cortez, Sheree Winton
Contributors
Writer:
Sid
Green
Writer:
Dick
Hills
Incidental Music:
Gordon
Franks
Designer:
Lawrence
Broadhouse
Producer:
John
Street
Sid James:
Sidney
James
Charlie Davenport:
Sydney
Tafler
[Actress]:
Marjorie
Rhodes
[Actor]:
Carl
Bernard
[Actor]:
Hugh
Lloyd
[Actor]:
Roger
Avon
[Actor]:
Robert
Langley
[Actor]:
Sid
Green
[Actor]:
Dick
Hills
[Actress]:
Amy
Dalby
[Actor]:
Howard
Douglas
[Actor]:
Michael
Stainton
[Actor]:
Leon
Cortez
[Actress]:
Sheree
Winton
: Be My Guest
Be My Guest This Christmas Day says Joan ReganAlso invited are: Lenny the Lion with Terry Hall, Billy Dainty, Sergio Franchi, The Polka Dots, Paul Roberts, Woolf Phillips and his Orchestra.
Contributors
Presenter/Singer:
Joan
Regan
Ventriloquist:
Terry
Hall
Performer:
Billy
Dainty
Tenor:
Sergio
Franchi
Singers:
The Polka
Dots
Singer:
Paul
Roberts
Musicians:
Woolf Phillips and his
Orchestra
Musical Associate:
Bert
Waller
Staging by:
Malcolm
Goddard
Designer:
Tony
Abbott
Producer:
Albert
Stevenson
: Tenderfoot: Stranger in the Town
A programme from the popular Western series starring the young cowboy adventurer who is also a student of the lawTom unwittingly earns a reputation as a professional gunman and is faced with the dangerous consequences.
Contributors
Tom Brewster:
Will
Hutchins
: Appeal
on behalf of the Royal National Institute for the Deaf by Sir Malcolm Sargent.Contributions, preferably by crossed postal order or cheque, will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to Sir Malcolm Sargent, R.N.I.D., [address removed]
Contributors
Presenter:
Sir Malcolm
Sargent
: The Christmas Music
from Messiah by HandelRecorded at Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff by permission of the Dean and Chapter
Heather Harper (soprano), Marjorie Thomas (contralto), Roger Stalman (baritone)
The Glendower Singers
Chorus-Master, Mansel Thomas
The Shelley Singers
Chorus-Master, Eiddwen Griffiths
The Lyrian Singers
Chorus-Master, Bryn Williams
BBC Welsh Orchestra
Leader, Philip Whiteway
Conducted by Mansel Thomas
Harpsichord, Leonard Morris
Contributors
Soprano:
Heather
Harper
Contralto:
Marjorie
Thomas
Baritone:
Roger
Stalman
Singers:
The Glendower
Singers
Chorus-Master:
Mansel
Thomas
Singers:
The Shelley
Singers
Chorus-Master:
Eiddwen
Griffiths
Singers:
The Lyrian
Singers
Chorus-Master:
Bryn
Williams
Musicians:
BBC Welsh
Orchestra
[Orchestra] leader:
Philip
Whiteaway
[Orchestra] conducted by:
Mansel
Thomas
Harpsichordist:
Leonard
Morris
Music associate:
Alwyn
Jones
Producer:
Christian
Simpson
: The Queen
Her Majesty's recorded Christmas Message to the Commonwealth.: Billy Smart's Circus: Ten Nations Christmas Gala
A gala performance from Britain's largest circus screened throughout Europe. The peoples of France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Holland join families at home for this fabulous Christmas Circus.Harry Towb, The 'Flying' Father Christmas, introduces:
The Seven Leotaris Europe's greatest flyers
The Mandos Sisters Glamour on the aerial anchor
Billy Smart Jnr. and his elephants
Old Regnas The donkey and the dogs
Henry Domis Somersaults on the wire
Space Ship arrival of Gina The Girl in the Moon
The Five Medifreds Italy's ace jugglers
The Munoz-Luftmann Troupe Portugal's great musical clowns
The Seven Herwiks from the Hungarian State Circus
In addition:
Clowns Harty, Alby Austin, and Gonzales; The Digger Pugh Girls; The Sloan Family's Carnival Capers
Ringmaster, Chris Christian
An Outside Broadcast recorded under the Big Top
Contributors
Presenter:
Harry
Towb
Flyers:
The Seven
Leotaris
Aerialists:
The Mandos
Sisters
Entertainer:
Henry
Domis
Performer:
Gina
Jugglers:
The Five
Medifreds
Musical clowns:
The Munoz-Luftmann
Troupe
Performers:
The Seven
Herwiks
Clowns:
Harty, Alby Austin, and
Gonzales
Performers:
The Digger Pugh
Girls
Circus Orchestra directed by:
Bernard
Weller
Ringmaster:
Chris
Christian
Circus presentation:
Ronnie
Smart
Circus presentation:
David
Smart
Producer:
Derek
Burrell-Davis
: The World of Walt Disney
David Jacobs looks at the world of wonder and fantasy, of nature, of music and laughter, that Walt Disney has created, and takes you to Hollywood to meet Walt Disney himself and join in a back-stage partyWith scenes from: Pinocchio, Bambi, Song of the South, Melody Time, Bear Country, The Vanishing Prairie, Perri Nikki, Wild Dog of the North, Moon Pilot, Bon Voyage, The Castaways, The Prince and the Pauper, Babes In Toyland.
Films by courtesy of Walt Disney Productions
Contributors
Presenter:
David
Jacobs
Interviewee:
Walt
Disney
Editor:
Keith
Latham
Produced for Television by:
Richard
Evans
: Just William's Luck
A film based on a book by Richmal Crompton.William leads his pals, 'The Outlaws', in an adventure in which it is difficult to say who is hunted and who is haunted.
Contributors
Author:
Richmal
Crompton
Director:
Val
Guest
William:
William
Grahame
Mr Brown:
Garry
Marsh
The Boss:
Leslie
Bradley
Mrs Brown:
Jane
Welsh
The Tramp:
A.E.
Matthews
: The News
: Christmas at Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Michael Ramsey gives a Christmas address in a Service of Lessons and Carols from the Cathedral Church of Christ, Canterbury.Processional hymn: "O come, all ye faithful"
Carol: "Away in a manger"
Lesson: St. Luke 2, w. 8-16 read by The Rev. Dr F. J. Shirley
Canon Residentiary Carol: "I saw three ships"
Lesson: St. Matthew 2, vv. 1-12 read by the Dean Dr. Hewlett Johnson
Carol: "Coventry Carol"
Carol: "Up good Christian folk"
Address by the Archbishop
Carol : "There is no rose" (J. Joubert)
Blessing
Carol: "Unto us is born a son"
Canterbury Cathedral Choir
Organist and Master of Choristers, Allan Wicks
Sub-Organist, Gwilym Isaac
Contributors
Speaker:
Dr. Michael
Ramsey
Reader:
The Rev. Dr F. J.
Shirley
Reader:
Dr Hewlett
Johnson
Singers:
Canterbury Cathedral
Choir
Organist and Master of Choristers:
Allan
Wicks
Sub-Organist:
Gwilym
Isaac
Producer:
Innes
Lloyd
: This is Your Life
says Eamonn Andrews to ?Contributors
Presenter:
Eamonn
Andrews
Story written and research by:
Nickola
Sterne
Story Editor:
John
Sandilands
Incidental music conducted by:
James
Turner
Director:
Yvonne
Littlewood
Producer:
T. Leslie
Jackson
"This Is Your Life" was devised by:
Ralph
Edwards
: The Black and White Minstrel Show
starring The Mitchell MinstrelsConducted by George Mitchell
and also starring: Leslie Crowther, George Chisholm, Semprini, Penny Nicholls, John Boulter, Dai Francis, Tony Mercer, Benny Garcia, The Jackpots, The Television Toppers
The Minstrel Orchestra conducted by Eric Robinson
Contributors
Singers:
The Mitchell
Minstrels
[Minstrels] conducted by/vocal arrangements:
George
Mitchell
Comedian:
Leslie
Crowther
Trombonist:
George
Chisholm
Pianist:
Semprini
Singer:
Penny
Nichols
Tenor:
John
Boulter
Singer:
Dai
Francis
Singer:
Tony
Mercer
Singer:
Benny
Garcia
Singers:
The
Jackpots
Dancers:
The Television
Toppers
Puppets:
Paul
Page
Puppets:
Peta
Page
Dance Direction:
Larry
Gordon
Orchestrations:
Alan
Bristow
Orchestrations:
Ray
Terry
Musicians:
The Minstrel
Orchestra
[Orchestra] conducted by:
Eric
Robinson
Settings:
Stanley
Dorfman
Devised and Produced by:
George
Inns
: Rebecca
A film drama starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine.To marry an attractive widower, and to be haunted by the spirit of his dead wife - this is the fate of the shy, un-spoilt girl who is swept off her feet to become the second wife of the wealthy but mysterious Maxim de Winter.
The combination of Daphne du Maurier's best-selling story, Alfred Hitchcock's skilful direction, and the acting of a star-studded cast has resulted in an outstanding film.
See page 23
Contributors
Director:
Alfred
Hitchcock
From the novel by:
Daphne du
Maurier
Producer:
David O.
Selznick
Maxim de Winter:
Laurence
Olivier
Mrs de Winter:
Joan
Fontaine
Jack Favell:
George
Sanders
Mrs Danvers:
Judith
Anderson
Major Giles Lacy:
Nigel
Bruce
Colonel Julyan:
C. Aubrey
Smith
Beatrice Lacy:
Gladys
Cooper
: Television Dancing Club
Fourteenth YearA special Christmas edition featuring Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra from the Carlton Rooms, Maida Vale.
Demonstrations by Olga and Felipe Tony Clark and Gladys Mortimer, Dimitri Petrides and Nina Hunt, The Ken Bateman Teenage Formation Team from Slough and presenting the 6th heat of the 1961/62 competition for the Television Dancing Club Trophies.
Victor Silvester's Dancing Lesson assisted by Doreen Freeman
Hostess, Rosalie Ashley
Contributors
Musicians:
Victor Silvester and his Ballroom
Orchestra
Dancers:
Olga and
Felipe
Dancer:
Tony
Clark
Dancer:
Gladys
Mortimer
Dancer:
Dimitri
Petrides
Dancer:
Nina
Hunt
Dancers:
The Ken Bateman Teenage Formation
Team
Dancer (Victor Silvester's Dancing Lesson):
Victor
Silvester
Dancer (Victor Silvester's Dancing Lesson):
Doreen
Freeman
Hostess:
Rosalie
Ashley
Producer:
Richard
Afton
: The Power of Gentleness
A postscript to Christmas by the Dean of Trinity College, Cambridge.Contributors
Speaker:
The Dean of Trinity
College
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