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Don Davis once again invites listeners by telephone to join in the national game of naming the tune
'Prizes for all who know their music'

If you would like to play this game, send a postcard giving your name, address and telephone number to: Beat the Record, [Address removed]

Contributors

Deviser/Presenter:
Don Davis
Producer:
Tony Luke

The story of 60 years of popular music. A 26-week series.
' Once we heard the happy sound of music-hungry servicemen yelling for more of whatever we had to offer, we knew that we could never enjoy a more satisfying pay-off in our lives ' (MAJOR GLENN MILLER ) 14: Stuff to Give the Troops
Kenneth More continues the history of popular music from the beginning of the 20th century, with the help of: BING CROSBY , JOHNNY MERCER VERA LYNN , ANNE SHELTON
GEORGE CHISHOLM. ROBERT FARNON SAMMY CARN and others
Written by PETER CLAYTON Research BILL SULLIVAN
Producer JOHN BILLINGHAM

Contributors

Unknown:
Major Glenn Miller
Unknown:
Kenneth More
Unknown:
Bing Crosby
Unknown:
Johnny Mercer
Unknown:
Vera Lynn
Unknown:
Anne Shelton
Unknown:
George Chisholm.
Unknown:
Robert Farnon
Unknown:
Sammy Carn
Written By:
Peter Clayton
Written By:
Research Bill Sullivan

Fragrant memories from Victorian and Edwardian times and a little later, with CYNTHIA CLOVER
JOHN LAWRENSON
DAVID HILLMAN
THE REGINALD LEOPOLD ORCHESTRA THE PARC AND DARE BAND and THE YOUNG MEN
Introduced by Alan Keith Producer ROBERT BOWMAN
(David Hillman broadcasts by permission of the General Administrator, Scottish Opera)

Contributors

Unknown:
Cynthia Clover
Unknown:
John Lawrenson
Unknown:
David Hillman
Unknown:
Reginald Leopold
Introduced By:
Alan Keith
Producer:
Robert Bowman
Unknown:
David Hillman

BBC Radio 2

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Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More