Cheerful gramophone records
Conducted by A. V. Alexandaov. (Gramophone records)
Popular artists and bands on records
'Pots and Pans', by Janet Dunbar
Record programme of tunes and songs from the year 1939. Written and arranged by Roy Plomley
at the of the Granada, Tooting
Conductor, Rae Jenkins. Joyce Sutton (contralto)
Band of the South Wales Borderers (24th Regiment conducted by S. V. Hayes
at the organ of the Granada, Tooting
Conductor. Charles Shadwell , with Stephen Manton (baritone)
with his Orchestra
Gramophone records of ... Violin Concerto in G minor : (
Max Bruch ) : Yehudi Menùhin (violin), with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Landon Ronald
Finale, Symphony No. 2 in B minor :
(Borodin) : London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates
Story for broadcasting by Louis R. Briault , produced by Martyn C.
- Webster. Characters : The story-teller, John Thoroughgood , Enid Thoroughgood , Briscoe, Brown,. news-vendor, Gray, a typist, a porter
played by the Bickershaw Colliery Band: conductor, William Haydock
and his Correct Tempo Ballroom Band, with Edna Kaye , Irene King , and the Vocalaires
Today's Variety on records
Melville Christie and his Dance Orchestra
Led by Albert Sandler , with Eugenie Safonova
Songs of the Harvesters ; Ukraine ;
Cinka Pana ; Why do love you so ? ; Lover's Farewell ; Armenian Dance ; Hungarian Folk' Songs trad.
Cup Final. Commentary by Raymond Gle 'ndenning during the second half of the League- (South )*War Cup Competition Final. From the Empire Stadium, Wembley
Clive Richardson and Tony Lowry, at two pianos
'Film-goers' weekly half-hour, with recorded personalities from film productions. Devised by Harry Alan Towers, presented by Leslie Mitchell . Produced by Peter Eton
The Merchant Nayy's programme recorded at the Merchant Navy Club in London? Hostess, Doris Hare Debroy Somers and his Orchestra, with Dorothy Carless. Albert Sandler ; ' Ship's Newspaper ' ; George Ralston , Dockside Reporter ; ' In the Clubroom ' ; and starring in ' Good Old London ', Jack Wamer. The M.N.'s guests are girl bus conductors from London Transport. Recorded and produced by Reita Hendry and Howard Thomas
National and Regional announcements
Tommy Handley presents his monthly problem, this time with ' Mrs. Mopp '. Sir William Beveridge , Jeanne de Casalis , Mabel Con standuros, Stuart Hibberd , and Geraldo are some of the other famous people who provide recorded problems for this contest, arranged and presented by Ronald Waldman and Audrey Cameron in aid of the Red Cross Penny-a-Week Fund. Entire entry fees devoted to the Fund
The last day for posting your entries is Thursday, May 6, and the address is £ 250 Red Cross Radio Contest, London, W.C.2.
The results of this contest win be announced after the six o'43ock news bulletin on Sunday, May 23, and also in the Radio TIMES, published May 28.
Commentary on some of the final bouts in the A.B.A. Junior Cham pionships. From the People's Palace, London
directed by Stanley Black , playing some of the tunes they featured in the Anne Shelton series ' Introducing Anne '. Programme introduced by David Miller
with Nora Gruhn, Jan van der Gucht, Paula Green, George Elliott (guitar), Tony Lowry and Clive Richardson (at two pianos). In the Interval an address by Mr. Gillie Potter, music critic, late of the 'Hogsnorton Evening Blast'; Dick Francis revives some music-hall memories; Charles Smart at the novachord. BBC Revue Chorus. The Dance Orchestra and a section of the BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Billy Ternent. Programme introduced by Henry Oscar. Presented by Henry Reed
'Hostages Were, Taken': story of three Belgian university students. Written by Peter de Pelnay. Arranged and produced by Brigid Maas
Conducted by Harold Lewe
sung by the Brynaman Glee Society: conductor, Haydn 0. Williams
Talk by Alexander Duthie
Harold Collins and his Orchestra.
