Cheerful gramophone records

Records of Helen Morgan, American cabaret singer

two years ago
Popular records of March 1940

Mixed choice of records. The high spot is the Manchester School Children's Choir singing Purcell's ' Nymphs and Shepherds ' and ' The Dance Duet' from Humperdinck's ' Hansel and Gretel'

and his Orchestra, with Rosa Levain and Peter Valerio

Carroll Gibbons

at the theatre organ

conductor, Charles Shadwell : with George Armitage , in a concert of light music

Harold Collins and his Orchestra

at the theatre organ

Directed by Eric Tann

ENSA concert for war-workers. Geraldo and his Orchestra, with Dorothy Carless , George Evans , and Three Boys and a Girl. Guest artists, ' The Two Hermiones '—Hermione Baddeley and Hermione Gingold

This week's anniversaries presented by Christopher Stone and S. P. B. Mais, including a dramatisation of a historical event in the week. Produced by Joan Clark

played by the BBC Military Band, conductor, P. S. G. O'Donnell

Conductor, Richard Crean

Jack Simpson and his Sextet

Weekly regimental concerts presented by soldiers of the Canadian Army overseas stationed in Great Britain. Arranged and compered by Gerry Wilmot

Eddie Phillips (Bow) v. Al Robinson (Leeds). Commentary on the Heavyweight contest by Stewart MacPher son and W. Barrington Dalby

Presented by James Moody

Special Beer-Beer edition of the twice-weekly magazine for men and girls in Anti-Aircraft and Balloon Barrage units. Entertainment, gossip, and interest features gathered together and presented by the personnel of a large Balloon Barrage Training Centre. Station choir conducted by Pilot Officer Russell Green , Band under the direction of Sgt. F. Jackson , and programme arranged by A. S. 0. Taylor. Editor, Bill Mac Lurg

National and Regional announcements

The Army and the R.A.F. are represented in this evening's meeting of the Forces Music Club. The BBC Orchestra, conducted by Clarence Raybould , plays the music chosen. Compere, Alec Robertson

prepared by Neil Munro in aid of the Red Cross Penny-a-Week Fund, with Ronnie Waldman as Master of Ceremonies. Entire entry fees devoted to the Red Cross Penny-a-Week Fund. Twelve simple and amusing problems : Which is the voice of Winston Churchill ? — Spencer Tracy 's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde problem-Tommy Trinder's Triumphant Trumpeters — ' Fun and Games in the Farmyard', with Sydney Howard and Richard Hearne— Arthur Askey and Bryan Michie in ' Hullabaloo Lullaby ' — Stanelli's ' Sadivarius '-Lucky cats from the P.D.S.A.—' Hunt the understudy ', with the Three in Harmonv-One over the eight-Life in the A.T.S. — Bagpipes under fire—' And did that audience laugh ! ' (Specially recorded programme)
Last day for posting your entries is Thursday, March 12, and the address is £ 250 Red Cross Radio Contest, London, W.C.2.
The 12 correct answers in the Red Cross
Radio Contest broadcast on February 7 and 9 were :
C B BC-G B A B—C A C C
The £ 250 in prize money has been shared between 20 listeners, each of whom receives £ 12 10s. Full list of these winners may be obtained by post-card application (2d. stamp) to Red Cross Radio Contest, Result Department, London, W.C.2.

Requests designed to unite members of the Forces with their relatives and friends at home

Arthur Young on piano and nova-chord, with records of some of the* stars he has accompanied

Special weekly magazine programme for and by the W.R.N.S., A.T.S., and W.A.A.F. including items from them and those working with them. Other features include ' General knowledge quiz', in which two Forces teams meet ; tonight's ' Introduction ', presenting a famous woman ; Harry Hemsley with the children-because Elsie wants to join up ; ' Monsewer ' Eddie Gray with Elena Silver. Music by Carroll Gibbons and his Band, with Leslie Douglas. Presented by Bill MacLurg and Janet Quigley

Camp concert given by men of a Pioneer Corps somewhere in the Midlands

Weekly summary of Canadian news, high lights, and sports cabled from Canada by the CBC National News Service, and read by Gerry Wilmot

to the Imperial and Allied Forces in Great Britain , followed by THE LITTLE ORCHESTRA
Directed by Jack Hardy

presented with gramophone records by Geoffrey Toye