Merry Christmas, and may we all be guided safely home.
(h/t batb)
24 Replies to “The Shepherd”
Thanks for posting Kate.
I use to listen to on As It Happens, when Maitland was the host. Always on my way somewhere.
I don’t much listen to the CBC anymore, drives me nuts. But earlier tonight I thought about missing the Shepard, and now here it is.
Merry Christmas Kate, and thanks for the content.
Thank you, Kate. That was just great on so many levels. Very nice, indeed.
Merry Christmas
What a wonderful Christmas story, batb. Thank-you for finding it for all of us to hear.
God works in mysterious ways.
Merry Christmas to all here and Thank-you Kate, for having this fabulous web site to keep all of us ‘grounded’.
God Bless all of us on this Holy night.
Great story.
Thanks for this, Kate. I’d heard it many years ago, but I forgot how very good it was. Alan Maitland — oh, yes.
I’d also forgotten how good CBC Radio once was. Maitland, for all his excellence, was only one of many. If I name names, I’ll never stop. But to keep Maitland company, forgive me just one: John Drainie. Oh, my.
Merry Christmas Kate.
…and everyone else too.
Thank you.
MM
All Hail Kate mcMillan, and SDA, the Canadian conservative’MIRACLE”
Feliz Navidad !!
Merry Christmas to all. Now I gots a couple of prezzies to devour.
The fist time I heard that was over 30 years ago now, while driving home from Minton, Sask. Dark, lonely road, with a bit of drifting snow, and that mysterious story my only link to anyone else. Very entertaining.
I enjoyed Maitland’s Christmas stories very much, and like others, I listened to the CBC AM more often in those days. I will listen to this story again when I have time.
Thanks Kate and all the SDA contributors and posters, have a wonderful Christmas and 2013.
Kate,
Thanks for that and all the best in 2013.
Merry Christmas
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To the the SDA family:
God bless us, everyone, at this Holy and Joyful Christmas Season! Remember: Christmas lasts for 12 days and isn’t over until January 6. Celebrate every day!!
And, to Kate and Lance, Ceud Mìle Fàilte — a hundred thousand thanks — for hosting this premier blog! ‘Far better than a psychiatrist. Every blessing for 2013.
My favourite thing by Forsyth that I have read, and I think having read it long before made it even more of a pleasure the first time I heard Mr. Maitland’s old reading of it repeated on the CBC. The scene described reminds me of my Army days in that region of England, Christmases in the cold fog common there at the time of year, and of all the people who are at duty on Christmas, and the kind and thoughtful folk who remember them.
Merry Christmas & a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all.
Pat
Thanks for posting this. I remember listening to this when I was a teenager, still chokes me up a little.
Just listened to The Shepherd. Outstanding Radio Drama!!! I was riveted throughout the program. The glory days of radio. Thanks Kate
You are an example of the things that make up a fine Canadian Kate. Thank you for all your efforts.. And of course Merry Christmas!
I had almost forgotten that the CBC was at one time a worthwhile enterprise as opposed to to its present incarnation as spokesman of Torontos “elite”.Maybe at one time they actually reported the news rather than inventing and controlling the news.
Now that was mind candy! Thanks Kate!
Thank you Bat/b so very much for the Shepherd. I was given the little book by F.Forsyth in a gift from a teacher and have treasured the book and the teacher ever since.
Kate and Lance, thank you; you are so appreciated every day.
elizabeth
I’m so glad that everybody found The Shepherd as compelling as I did. I always cry at the end ~ and not because the story’s sentimental, because it’s not. It’s mysterious, and points in the direction of the holy, an unseen, saving hand. I never tire of hearing it.
I was pilot all my active working life which started with enlistment in the RCAF in 1949. After pilot training my first non training posting was to 421 Fighter Squadron at RCAF Stn. Chatham New Brunswick in 1950 to fly Vampires. In January 1951, the whole squadron (less aircraft) was sent to RAF Station Odiham in Hampshire west of London.The RAF provided a full complment of Vampire 5 aircraft. Our squadron commander was Wing Commander R. T. P. Davidson of the RCAF though during the war he had served with the Royal Airfoce.
Mentioned in the narrative of this story was a still active base at that time called Middleton Saint George. W/C Davidson had many acquaintances still in the RAF so he received an invitation to visit that base with a number of our aircraft for a guest mess dinner. I was a pilot of one of the twelve Vampires that he led to Middleton St. George in May of 1951.
In what to many of us felt like a very early start, W/C Davidson led our takeoff and forming into a vee formation of three four plane diamonds. He led us in very steep turns for a very low flypast down the flightline in salute to our hosts of the previous evening and so back to Odiham. To this then twenty one year old ex farm boy this sort of thing seemed to be almost routine. Such is life that you do not fully appreciate such excitement until you can gain the perspective of many years.
Thanks for posting Kate.
I use to listen to on As It Happens, when Maitland was the host. Always on my way somewhere.
I don’t much listen to the CBC anymore, drives me nuts. But earlier tonight I thought about missing the Shepard, and now here it is.
Merry Christmas Kate, and thanks for the content.
Thank you, Kate. That was just great on so many levels. Very nice, indeed.
Merry Christmas
What a wonderful Christmas story, batb. Thank-you for finding it for all of us to hear.
God works in mysterious ways.
Merry Christmas to all here and Thank-you Kate, for having this fabulous web site to keep all of us ‘grounded’.
God Bless all of us on this Holy night.
Great story.
Thanks for this, Kate. I’d heard it many years ago, but I forgot how very good it was. Alan Maitland — oh, yes.
I’d also forgotten how good CBC Radio once was. Maitland, for all his excellence, was only one of many. If I name names, I’ll never stop. But to keep Maitland company, forgive me just one: John Drainie. Oh, my.
Merry Christmas Kate.
…and everyone else too.
Thank you.
MM
All Hail Kate mcMillan, and SDA, the Canadian conservative’MIRACLE”
Feliz Navidad !!
Merry Christmas to all. Now I gots a couple of prezzies to devour.
It takes hard work to write that well.
Forsyth
Merry Christmas everyone.
The fist time I heard that was over 30 years ago now, while driving home from Minton, Sask. Dark, lonely road, with a bit of drifting snow, and that mysterious story my only link to anyone else. Very entertaining.
I enjoyed Maitland’s Christmas stories very much, and like others, I listened to the CBC AM more often in those days. I will listen to this story again when I have time.
Thanks Kate and all the SDA contributors and posters, have a wonderful Christmas and 2013.
Kate,
Thanks for that and all the best in 2013.
Merry Christmas
test
To the the SDA family:
God bless us, everyone, at this Holy and Joyful Christmas Season! Remember: Christmas lasts for 12 days and isn’t over until January 6. Celebrate every day!!
And, to Kate and Lance, Ceud Mìle Fàilte — a hundred thousand thanks — for hosting this premier blog! ‘Far better than a psychiatrist. Every blessing for 2013.
My favourite thing by Forsyth that I have read, and I think having read it long before made it even more of a pleasure the first time I heard Mr. Maitland’s old reading of it repeated on the CBC. The scene described reminds me of my Army days in that region of England, Christmases in the cold fog common there at the time of year, and of all the people who are at duty on Christmas, and the kind and thoughtful folk who remember them.
Merry Christmas & a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all.
Pat
Thanks for posting this. I remember listening to this when I was a teenager, still chokes me up a little.
Just listened to The Shepherd. Outstanding Radio Drama!!! I was riveted throughout the program. The glory days of radio. Thanks Kate
You are an example of the things that make up a fine Canadian Kate. Thank you for all your efforts.. And of course Merry Christmas!
I had almost forgotten that the CBC was at one time a worthwhile enterprise as opposed to to its present incarnation as spokesman of Torontos “elite”.Maybe at one time they actually reported the news rather than inventing and controlling the news.
Now that was mind candy! Thanks Kate!
Thank you Bat/b so very much for the Shepherd. I was given the little book by F.Forsyth in a gift from a teacher and have treasured the book and the teacher ever since.
Kate and Lance, thank you; you are so appreciated every day.
elizabeth
I’m so glad that everybody found The Shepherd as compelling as I did. I always cry at the end ~ and not because the story’s sentimental, because it’s not. It’s mysterious, and points in the direction of the holy, an unseen, saving hand. I never tire of hearing it.
I was pilot all my active working life which started with enlistment in the RCAF in 1949. After pilot training my first non training posting was to 421 Fighter Squadron at RCAF Stn. Chatham New Brunswick in 1950 to fly Vampires. In January 1951, the whole squadron (less aircraft) was sent to RAF Station Odiham in Hampshire west of London.The RAF provided a full complment of Vampire 5 aircraft. Our squadron commander was Wing Commander R. T. P. Davidson of the RCAF though during the war he had served with the Royal Airfoce.
Mentioned in the narrative of this story was a still active base at that time called Middleton Saint George. W/C Davidson had many acquaintances still in the RAF so he received an invitation to visit that base with a number of our aircraft for a guest mess dinner. I was a pilot of one of the twelve Vampires that he led to Middleton St. George in May of 1951.
In what to many of us felt like a very early start, W/C Davidson led our takeoff and forming into a vee formation of three four plane diamonds. He led us in very steep turns for a very low flypast down the flightline in salute to our hosts of the previous evening and so back to Odiham. To this then twenty one year old ex farm boy this sort of thing seemed to be almost routine. Such is life that you do not fully appreciate such excitement until you can gain the perspective of many years.