A programme of national and popular songs in contemporary settings
Devised and written by Dr. Thomas Wood , the programme is in six scenes
1―The Spanish Armada. 2-The Civil War. 3―The Great Rebellion. 4 — Waterloo. 5 — The Crimea. 6-1914-1918
The incidents used have been based on fact, so far as fact could be established
The cast includes: Alan Howland , Laidman Browne , Beryl Laverick , Clifford Bean , Cameron Hall , Howard Marion-Crawford ,
Albert Ward , Mary O'Farrell with the BBC Men's Chorus (chorus master, Leslie Woodgate ) and the BBC Military Band, conductor,
P. S. G. O'Donnell
Production by Felix Felton and Maurice Brown