Listings
: WEATHER
: SILVER CHORDS
with David Jacqueline ReynoldsAnn Hill
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:
David Jacqueline
Reynolds
Unknown:
Ann
Hill
Conductor:
Hubert C.
Williams
Introduced By:
Dillwyn
Owen
Conducted By:
Rae
Jenkins
: The Archers: Omnibus Edition
Contributors
Written By:
Geoffrey
Webb
Written By:
Edward J.
Mason
Written By:
David
Turner
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
Lilian Archer:
Elizabeth
Marlowe
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 Grenville:
Anne
Cullen
Charles Grenville:
Michael
Shaw
John Tregorran:
Basil
Jones
Ned Larkin:
Bill
Payne
Mabel Larkin:
Kay
Hudson
Rita Flynn:
June
Spencer
Doughy Hood:
Arnold
Ridley
Fred Barratt:
Tommy
Duggan
Harvey Grenville:
Ronald
Baddiley
Nigel Burton:
Bryan
Kendrick
Sally Johnson:
Anne
Chatterley
P C Bryden:
Geoffrey
Lewis
Rex Allard:
Brian
Kent
Vicar:
John
Carlin
Dorothy Arnold:
Joan
Anstey
: EASY BEAT
Stepping out in their seasonal bestBert Weedon and the Easy Beats
John Leyton , The Springfields
Folk Beat
Gill and Terry
Going Upf: members of the audience comment and give their opinion on three new records
For Fans with a ' Trad' Fad
Kenny Ball 's Jazzmen with Clinton Ford
Introduced by Brian Matthew Produced by Ron Belchier
Contributors
Unknown:
Bert
Weedon
Unknown:
John
Leyton
Unknown:
Kenny
Ball
Introduced By:
Brian
Matthew
Produced By:
Ron
Belchier
: PEOPLE'S SERVICE
from High Carntyne Parish Church, Glasgow; conducted by the Rev. James MartinFigures in the Christmas Scene 4: The Child
Organist, Sam Thomson
11.55 GOOD LISTENING
247 m. and VHF
Some news of current programmes
Contributors
Unknown:
Rev. James
Martin
Organist:
Sam
Thomson
: FIVE-WAY FAMILY FAVOURITES
Records for Service men and women stationed abroad and their families at homePresented from London Cologne, Cyprus
Malta, G.c.j and Gibraltar by Jean Metcalfe , Bill Crozier Russ Conway. Peter Holwill and Marjorie Hoare
By arrangement with the Forces Broadcasting Service
Contributors
Unknown:
Jean
Metcalfe
Unknown:
Bill
Crozier
Unknown:
Russ
Conway.
Unknown:
Peter
Holwill
Unknown:
Marjorie
Hoare
: The Billy Cotton Band Show
Laugh with the Cotton BoysListen 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 John Kingdon
Contributors
Unknown:
Kathie
Kay
Script By:
Eddie
Gurney
Produced By:
John
Kingdon
: BEYOND OUR KEN
A sort of radio show written by Eric Merriman with Kenneth HomeLast Thursday's recorded broadcast
Contributors
Written By:
Eric
Merriman
: THE NAVY LARK
A chronicle of events aboard H.M.S. Troutbridge, with Leslie PhillipsStephen Murray Jon Pertwee
Last Friday's recorded broadcast
Contributors
Unknown:
Leslie
Phillips
Unknown:
Stephen
Murray
Unknown:
Jon
Pertwee
: MOVIE-GO-ROUND
A sound approach to the cinema including this week sound-track fromBabes In Toyland starring
Ray Bolger. Tommy Sands Annette and Ed Wynn and co-starring
Tommy Kirk. Kevin Corcoran
Henry Calvin , and Gene Sheldon and Snow White and the Three Clowns starring
Carol Heiss and the Three Stooges also Edison Stroll, Patricia Medina Guy Rolfe , and Michael David
*
An interview with Dick Bentley
Film reports by Peter Noble
Music from the screen including Harold (ieller talking about his score for Jungle Street
Introduced by Peter Haigh
Script by Lyn Fairhurst
Produced by Alfred Dunning Recording
Contributors
Unknown:
Ray
Bolger.
Unknown:
Tommy
Sands
Unknown:
Ed
Wynn
Unknown:
Tommy
Kirk.
Unknown:
Kevin
Corcoran
Unknown:
Henry
Calvin
Unknown:
Gene
Sheldon
Unknown:
Carol
Heiss
Unknown:
Patricia
Medina
Unknown:
Guy
Rolfe
Unknown:
Michael
David
Unknown:
Dick
Bentley
Unknown:
Peter
Noble
Introduced By:
Peter
Haigh
Script By:
Lyn
Fairhurst
Produced By:
Alfred
Dunning
: MELODY HOUR
featuring Michael Collins and his Orchestra with Laura Gray and the Sidney Bright Trio Introduced by Colin Doran Produced by James DufourContributors
Unknown:
Michael
Collins
Unknown:
Laura
Gray
Introduced By:
Colin
Doran
Produced By:
James
Dufour
: DOWN YOUR WAY
Franklin Engelmann recently visited SOHO, London to meet people who talked about their lives and jobs and chose their favourite musicProduced by Gordon Williams
Contributors
Unknown:
Franklin
Engelmann
Produced By:
Gordon
Williams
: SING SOMETHING SIMPLE
A sequence of songs simply sung for song lovers with The Adam SingersDirected by Cliff Adams
Accompanied by Jack Emblow Tonight's programme includes The little boy that Santa Claus forgot ' ' Comrades
Jolly good company'
Produced by John Browell
Contributors
Directed By:
Cliff
Adams
Accompanied By:
Jack
Emblow
Produced By:
John
Browell
: LONDON LIGHTS
Hughie Green introduce*Chris Carlsen
Cardew Robinson
'Mrs. Shufflewick '
Janie Marden
The Odd Song Shop with Gill and Terry
London Lights Showtime Forbes Robinson
Concert Platform
Rawlez and Landauer
Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
The Bill Shepherd Singers with the BBC Variety Orchestra Leader. John Jezard
Conductor. Paul Fenoulhet Script by Jimmy Coghill and Bill Smith Production by Bill Worsley
Contributors
Unknown:
Hughie
Green
Unknown:
Chris
Carlsen
Unknown:
Cardew
Robinson
Unknown:
Janie
Marden
Unknown:
Bob
Monkhouse
Unknown:
Denis
Goodwin
Leader:
John
Jezard
Script By:
Jimmy
Coghill
Script By:
Bill
Smith
Production By:
Bill
Worsley
: NEWS
: THREE KINGS AND A CASTLE
A personal invitation from Roy Castle and the King Brothers to their flat-warming at Guinevere Court to join in the fun with some of their friends from show business including Harry SecombeHarry Worth
Adele Leigh
Michael Redway
Malcolm Lockyer and members of the BBC Revue Orchestra
Script by Tony Hawes
Produced by Eric Miller
Contributors
Unknown:
Harry
Secombe
Unknown:
Harry
Worth
Unknown:
Adele
Leigh
Unknown:
Michael
Redway
Unknown:
Malcolm
Lockyer
Script By:
Tony
Hawes
Produced By:
Eric
Miller
: SUNDAY HALF-HOUR
United hymn-singing from Bethlehem Congregational Church, Bethlehem, Llandilo, CarmarthenshireConductor, Rhys Jones
Organist, Rhiannon Jones Hymns introduced by the Rev. Glyn Parry-Jones o come. 0 come. Immanuel (Tune.
[ Veni Immanuel)
(Continued in next column)
0 little town of Bethlehem (Tune,
Noel)
While shepherds watched their flocks (Tune, Winchester Old)
Engyl glan o fro'r gogoniant (Tune,
Poland)
Once in royal David's city (Tune,
Irby)
Christ for the world! We sing
(Tune. Moscow)
O'er the gloomy hills of darkness
(Tune. Aberteifl)
0 come. all ye faithful (Tune,
Adeste Fideles)
Closing prayer and blessing by the Rev. J. Charles Jones
Contributors
Unknown:
Rev. Glyn
Parry-Jones
Unknown:
Rev. J. Charles
Jones
: STRING SERENADE
on gramophone records: MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
for a quiet moment on Christmas Eve played by the strings of the BBC Concert Orchestra Leader. William ArmonConducted by John Hollingsworth and Ian Black
Rosemary St. John
Richard Fawcett
George Thalben-Ball
The Linden Singers
Conductor, Ian Humphria in a programme of continuous music in contemplative mood
Contributors
Leader:
William
Armon
Conducted By:
John
Hollingsworth
Conducted By:
Ian
Black
Unknown:
Rosemary
St.
Unknown:
Richard
Fawcett
Unknown:
George
Thalben-Ball
Conductor:
Ian
Humphria
: PAUL ROBESON
accompanied by Lawrence BrownPresented by Bill Worsley
The recorded broadcast of December 25, 1959
Contributors
Accompanied By:
Lawrence
Brown
Presented By:
Bill
Worsley
: NEWS
: SERENADE IN THE NIGHT
featuringPeter Yorke and his Orchestra
Michael Desmond
William Davies
Henry Krein and the Montmartre Players Introduced by John Dunn Produced by Alan Owen
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Yorke
Unknown:
Michael
Desmond
Unknown:
William
Davies
Unknown:
Henry
Krein
Introduced By:
John
Dunn
Produced By:
Alan
Owen
: CAROLS
: FIRST COMMUNION OF CHRISTMAS
from Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road, Kensington, administered by the Vicar, the Rev. D. W. Cleverley FordSleepers, wake! the watch-cry pealeth (A. and M. Rev. 55)
Kyrie Eleison (Byrd, Five-Part) Epistle: Hebrews 1, vv. 1-12
God from on high hath heard! (A. and M. Rev. 63)
Gospel: St. John 1, vv. 1-14
0 come. all ye faithful (A. and M.
Rev. 593)
Sanctus and Gloria in Excelsis
(Stanford in C)
Hark! the herald-angels sing (A. and M. Rev. 60)
During the Communion of the people, as time permits, will be sung
Let all mortal flesh keep silence
(A. and M. Rev. 390)
0 little town of Bethlehem (A. and M. Rev. 65) (Walford Davies )
In the bleak midwinter (A. and M.
Rev. 67) (Harold Darke )
And now. 0 Father, mindful of the love (A. and M. Rev. 397)
Organist and choirmaster, John Alldis
Commentator, the Rev. Adrian Carey
Contributors
Unknown:
Kyrie
Eleison
Unknown:
Walford
Davies
Unknown:
Harold
Darke
Choirmaster:
John
Alldis
Unknown:
Rev. Adrian
Carey
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