A cheerful selection of gramophone records
'My piano and I'
Records of Turner Layton
Popular artists and bands fall in for your entertainment on gramophone records
followed by Programme Parade
Details of some of today's broadcasts
played by Van Straten and his Band
Today's anniversaries presented by Christopher Stone and S. P. B. Mais
A personal choice of records, presented by Robert Robinson
at the theatre organ
BBC Singers '
Conducted by Trevor Harvey
F. H. Grisewood brings to the microphone people in the news, people talking about the news, and interesting visitors to Britain
(A recording of last night's broadcast)
Two teams of drones and workers will swarm in the studio to compete in ' Conversation cricket' and ' Relay ' messages'
Bee-keeper, Paul Ellingham
played by Stanley Miller , at the theatre organ
This programme should be of special interest to factory workers, as Stanley Miller , who gave his first broadcast in January, is himself employed in an aircraft factory. Aircraft builders, gas-mask makers, dyers and cleaners, printers, spinners, sugar refiners, precision-instrument makers, and wholesale grocers are among those who are regularly listening to ' Music While You Work '. Every day new industries are added to the list.
News commentary: where things are happening and what it's all about
Where Britain stands on guard: I-Iceland
Why were British troops sent to Iceland in 1940? The British soldier's daily life there
at the piano
Arthur Sandford studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where he won many distinctions, including the coveted Mendelssohn Scholarship for composition. A most versatile pianist, he has played on the music-halls and in Debroy Somers's Band. In 1934 he joined the staff of the BBC as pianist in the Variety Orchestra.
Leader, J. Mouland Begbie
Conductor, Ian Whyte
4.40 Fife, the Borders, and South-
West of Scotland by A. Scott Kennedy
Frank Horrocks
The BBC's own twice-weekly magazine, packed with special features, news, and entertainment for men in Anti-Aircraft, Balloon Barrage, and Searchlight Units
Today's edition includes both old and new favourites, stop press items, guest stars, interest features, contributions by men in Ack-Ack and Beer-Beer Units, and the usual musical novelties.
followed by National and Regional announcements
A programme of requests specially designed to unite listeners at home with their relatives and friends serving with the Forces in the Near East, and presented by Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ
Music from current and forthcoming film issues, including' Little Nellie Kelly ', ' The Thief of Baghdad ', ' A Night at Earl Carroll 's ', ' Spring
Parade' with Anne Lenner
Ronnie Hill
The Three Radio Graces
Donald Edge and Charles Groves at two pianos
BBC Theatre Chorus
Trained by Charles Groves
BBC Theatre Orchestra
Leader, Tate Gilder
Programme devised and conducted by Reginald Burston
Compere, Philip Slessor
Glimpses of people and things at home presented in collaboration with the Australian Broadcasting Commission
by Peter Cheyney
Episode 3-' One for the Duchess '
Cast
Produced by Fred O'Donovan
A quarter of an hour of music and reading arranged by Ernest Newland
Smith
(Second series-2)
A weekly gathering of famous folk
The regulars include:
Clay Keyes , Master of Ceremonies
Richard Goolden as Old Ebenezer the Night Watchman, with Gladys Keyes as Martha, his daughter
' The court of melody', where tunes are on trial and the ear is the evidence
This week's famous visitor
Jeanne de Casalis
' Can you beat the band ? '
The Town Hall Orchestra, under the direction of Billy Ternent
Weekly meetings organised by Gladys Keyes and presented by Eric Spear
