Listings
: WEATHER
: SILVER CHORDS
with DavidKelvin Thomas , Keith Griffin
The Silver Stars
Conductor, Hubert C. Williams and the strings of the BBC Welsh Orchestra Leader. Philip Whiteway
Introduced by Dillwyn Owen Programme arranged and conducted by Rae Jenkins
Contributors
Unknown:
Kelvin
Thomas
Unknown:
Keith
Griffin
Conductor:
Hubert C.
Williams
Introduced By:
Dillwyn
Owen
Conducted By:
Rae
Jenkins
: The Archers: Omnibus Edition
Contributors
Written By:
Edward J.
Mason
Written By:
Geoffrey
Webb
Edited By:
Godfrey
Baseley
Produced By:
Tony
Shryane
Daniel Archer:
Monte
Crick
Doris Archer:
Gwen
Berryman
Jack Archer:
Denis
Folwell
Peggy Archer:
Thelma
Rogers
Jennifer Archer:
Valborg
Maitland
Philip Archer:
Norman
Painting
Jill Archer:
Patricia
Greene
Christine Johnson:
Lesley
Saweard
Paul Johnson:
Leslie
Dunn
Walter Gabriel:
Chris
Gittins
Tom Forrest:
Bob
Arnold
Pru Forrest:
Mary
Dalley
Carol Grey:
Anne
Cullen
John Tregorran:
Basil
Jones
Ned Larkin:
Bill
Payne
Mabel Larkin:
Kay
Hudson
Mr Grenville:
Michael
Shaw
Fred Barratt:
Tommy
Duggan
Len Thomas:
Arnold
Peters
Mary Thomas:
Noreen
Richards
Mrs Turvey:
Courtney
Hope
: EASY BEAT
Swing and Sway on Christmas Day toBert Weedon and the Easy Beats Maureen Evans
Frank Ifleld and the romantic voice of Colin Day
Special Gala Programme feature Johnny Scott 's One Man Band Rock with The Shadow* and the Jeff Rowena Five
Yuletide Folk-Songs from The Galliards featuring
Jimmie Macgregor and Robin Hall Produced by Brian Matthew and John Fenton
Contributors
Unknown:
Bert
Weedon
Unknown:
Maureen
Evans
Unknown:
Frank
Ifleld
Unknown:
Johnny
Scott
Unknown:
Jeff
Rowena
Unknown:
Jimmie
MacGregor
Produced By:
Brian
Matthew
Produced By:
John
Fenton
: People's Service
from the Church of St. Martinln-the-Fields, London, conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. Austen Williams'Born this happy morning' A service for Christmas Day Reader, John Westbrook
Organist, John Churchill, F.R.C.O.
Contributors
Unknown:
Rev. Austen
Williams
Reader:
John
Westbrook
Organist:
John Churchill,
F.R.C.O.
: GOOD LISTENING
247 m. and VHFSome news of current programmes
: FIVE-WAY FAMILY FAVOURITES
Records for Service men and women stationed abroad and their families at homePresented from London. Cologne Cyprus, Nairobi, and Tripoli by Jean Metcalfe , Bill Crozier Kay Donnelly , Pat Pachebat and Ken Doherty
Contributors
Unknown:
Jean
Metcalfe
Unknown:
Bill
Crozier
Unknown:
Kay
Donnelly
Unknown:
Pat
Pachebat
Unknown:
Ken
Doherty
: THE QUEEN
Her Majesty's recorded Christmas Message to the CommonwealthSee facing page and page 12
: FIVE-WAY FAMILY FAVOURITES
Continued: The Billy Cotton Band Show
Laugh with the Cotton Boys Listen to Alan Breeze The man of many voices and Kathie Kay with melody and charm with The Bandits and Mr. Wakey-Wakey, himself Script by Eddie Gurney Produced by Eric MillerContributors
Unknown:
Kathie
Kay
Script By:
Eddie
Gurney
Produced By:
Eric
Miller
: THE NAVY LARK
Jon Pertwee as Chief Petty OfficerPertwee Leslie Phillips as Sub. Lieut. Phillips Stephen Murray as Lieut. Murray , the No. 1
Last Wednesday's recorded broadcast
Contributors
Unknown:
Jon
Pertwee
Unknown:
Pertwee Leslie
Phillips
Unknown:
Sub. Lieut.
Phillips
Unknown:
Stephen
Murray
Unknown:
Lieut.
Murray
Captain Povey:
Richard
Caldicot
Heather:
Heather
Chasen
A.B Johnson:
Ronnie
Barker
Lieut Cmdr Stanton:
Ronnie
Barker
A.B Goldstein:
Tenniel
Evans
The Admiral:
Tenniel
Evans
Lieut Bates:
Micheal
Bates
A.B Ginger:
Michael
Bates
: RAY'S A LAUGH
Ted Ray with Kitty BluettKenneth Connor
Laidman Browne , Pat CoombS Percy Edwards
In Order to View
Last Friday's recorded broadcast
Contributors
Unknown:
Ted
Ray
Unknown:
Kitty
Bluett
Unknown:
Kenneth
Connor
Unknown:
Laidman
Browne
Unknown:
Pat
Coombs
Unknown:
Percy
Edwards
: MELODY TIME
featuring Frank Chacksfield and his OrchestraCarole Carr , Val Doonican Albert Marland and his Quartet
Cecil Norman and his Rhythm Players The Bowman-Hyde Singers and Players
Introduced by Tim Gudgin Produced by James Dufour
Contributors
Unknown:
Frank
Chacksfield
Unknown:
Carole
Carr
Unknown:
Val
Doonican
Unknown:
Albert
Marland
Unknown:
Cecil
Norman
Introduced By:
Tim
Gudgin
Produced By:
James
Dufour
: THE WILFRED PICKLES CHRISTMAS PAPTY
from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children,Hackney Road, London Host, Wilfred Pickles
Hostess, Mabel Pickles
At the piano, Harry Hudson
Contributors
Unknown:
Mabel
Pickles
Piano:
Harry
Hudson
: MONTY'S MEMORIES
See panel and page 14: SING SOMETHING SIMPLE
with The Adam Singers Directed by Cliff AdamsSongs simply sung for song-lovers
Tonight's programme includes ' The little boy that Santa Claus forgot' 'Little drummer boy '
' The miner's dream of home Accompanied by Jack Emblow Produced by John Browell
Contributors
Directed By:
Cliff
Adams
Accompanied By:
Jack
Emblow
Produced By:
John
Browell
: BEYOND OUR KEN
Kenneth Horne in a sort of radio showLast Thursday's recorded broadcast
Contributors
Unknown:
Kenneth
Horne
: NEWS
: ALFRED DRAKE SINGS
Songs lost and found whichAlfred Drake brings you with the aid of Eric Cook at the piano
The George Mitchell Singers and the BBC Variety Orchestra Leader, John Jezard
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Produced by Tom Ronald
Contributors
Unknown:
Alfred
Drake
Unknown:
Eric
Cook
Leader:
John
Jezard
Conductor:
Paul
Fenoulhet
Produced By:
Tom
Ronald
: YOUR HUNDRED BEST TUNES
Introduced by Alan KeithA series featuring gramophone records of a hundred of the most popular pieces chosen by listeners
Contributors
Introduced By:
Alan
Keith
: SUNDAY HALF-HOUR
Community hymn-singing from Shankill Road Mission, BelfastOrganist, Maureen Sands Conductor. William Boyd
Hymns introduced by Edgar Boucher Hark the glad sound (Tune. Credtton)
The first Nowell (Tune, The first
Nowell)
0 little town of Bethlehem (Tune.
Forest Green)
In the bleak mid-winter (Tune.
Cranham)
Child in the manger (Tune. Bunessan)
Good Christian men, rejoice (Tune.
In Dulci Jubilo)
As with gladness (Tune. Dix)
Once in Royal David's city (Tune,
Irby)
Closing prayer and blessing by the Rev. Ivor Lewis
Contributors
Organist:
Maureen
Sands
Conductor:
William
Boyd
Introduced By:
Edgar
Boucher
Unknown:
Rev. Ivor
Lewis
: WIRELESS FOR THE BLIND
See Home Service Appeal at 6.15: LEAVE IT TO THE BOYS
Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin to welcome their guestsArthur Askey
Alma Cogan
Frankie Howerd interrupted by gate-crashers
Irene Handl , Pat Coombs
The Avons
BBC Variety Orchestra Leader. John Jezard
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Script by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Produced by Geoffrey Owen
Contributors
Unknown:
Bob
Monkhotise
Unknown:
Denis
Goodwin
Unknown:
Arthur
Askey
Unknown:
Alma
Cogan
Unknown:
Frankie
Howerd
Unknown:
Irene
Handl
Unknown:
Pat
Coombs
Leader:
John
Jezard
Conductor:
Paul
Fenoulhet
Script By:
Bob
Monkhouse
Script By:
Denis
Goodwin
Produced By:
Geoffrey
Owen
: PAUL ROBESON
accompanied by Lawrence BrownProduced by Bill Wonder
Contributors
Accompanied By:
Lawrence
Brown
Produced By:
Bill
Wonder
: NEWS
: PETE MURRAY
invites you toPETE'S PARTY to hear his choice of records and some of your requests
: THE END OF THE DAY
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