Cheerful gramophone records

and his Orchestra

Popular artists and bands on records

First of a series of fortnightly talks on Field-Craft, by Major John Langdon-Davies , M.B.E.

for the Middle East Forces, Messages recorded by members of the Services for their relatives and friends in Great Britain, arranged by Peter Haddon

Programme Parade

Scottish Variety Orchestra (conductor, Ronnie Munro ), with Jae Fraser , Ann Rich , and Ian Gourlay

Sunday service, conducted by the Rev. Frederic Greeves. From Wesley Memorial Church, Oxford
Holy, holy, holy I (A.P.B. 46 ; A. and M. 160) r
Lesson : St. Luke 6, vv. 43-49 Address Prayers
Father of heaven (A.P.B. 27 ; A. and M.
164)
Blessing
Organist, C. D. Parker

Presented by A. L. Bakaya. ' India Calling ' : personal messages from India to the members of H.M. Forces in Great Britain

Conducted by Captain J. A. Thomburrow, Director of Music, Royal Horse Guards
Regimental March of the Royal Horse Guards

BBC recording of the programme broadcast direct to North America during the midnight break last Friday, from a factory in Britain.

Songs from the Great White Way, on gramophone records

Sixth of these programmes featuring Port-land Hoffa, Al Goodman with his Orchestra, and Fred Allen. Recorded in America by arrangement with the Spécial Service Division of the War Department of the United States of America

Recording of last Thursday's broadcast

Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. (Gramophone records)
Overture : Semiramide (Rossini)
Suite : The Fair Maid of Perth (Bizet)
Polovtsian March (Prince Igor : Borodin)

Variety show presented by members of the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Sgt. Stan Shedden and the Canuck's Orchestra ; Cpl. Bill Smith ; L.A.C. Ted Hockridge ; Pte. Norm Harper ; Cpl. Wally Brennan and Pte. Ronnie White. Gerry Wilmot is Master of Ceremonies. Presented by the London office of the C.B.C.

Series of talks by the Rev. Dorothy Wilson : 3-' Are we conscious of God's presence ? '

Rhythmic records

at two pianos

starring Bing Crosby , Bob Hope , and Dorothy Lamour. Second visit to this movie meeting-place to hear songs and scenes from three famous film journeys— ' Road to Zanzibar ', ' Road to Singapore ' and Road to Morocco — with the actual recorded voices of the stars (by permission of Paramount Pictures). At the crossroads, Charles Maxwell. Script and radio adaptation by Harry Alan Towers. Produced by Peter Eton

in aid of the London Fire Service Benevolent Fund, with Dennis Noble , the Western Brothers, Anne Shelton , Renee Houston and Donald Stewart , Rawicz and Landauer, and Harry Fryer and his Orchestra. Introduced by Gerry Wilmot. From the Royal Albert Hall

Jacques Hopkins sings and speaks about some favourite hymns

Gramophone records chosen and presented by members of the fighting Services and of the Home Front who work behind them. Arranged by Laurence Greenberg , and introduced by Andrea Troubridge

Alan Dent

played by the Bickershaw Colliery Band : conductor, William Haydock

with Nat Mills and Bobbie, Tony Dalton , Laelia Finneberg , Macari and his Dutch Accordion Serenaders, Tommy Handley , and Harry Korris as ' Mr. Lovejoy', assisted by Cecil Frederick (' Ramsbottom and Robbie Vincent (' Enoch '). Happidrome Orchestra and Chorus. Show devised, produced, and conducted by Ernest Longstaffe

at the theatre organ

Albert Sandler and the Palm Court
Orchestra,' with Henry Wendon (tenor), in a programme of the kind of music heard in the Palm Court of your favourite hotel in the days before the war

followed by a postscript

Theatreland's tribute to the Forces everywhere : a programme sponsored by every branch of the entertainment world and organised by the Theatres War Service Council
This week : SYDNEY HOWARD,
GWEN CATLEY , MARGARET LOCKWOOD, MICHAEL WILDING , STANLEY HOLLOWAY , and the principal singing stars from the London production of ' 'MAGIC CARPET'. '. The Orchestra conducted by Billy Ternent
The programme, produced by Ronald Waldman , comes from a theatre in the heart of London and is transmitted throughout the world-wide -network of the BBC

' Worship the Lord '. Psalm 95, vv. 1-6 ;
Isaiah 6, vv. 1-8 ; My God, how wonderful thou art (A. and M. 169) ; Psalm 46, -
. v. 10

Review of the week's news

on gramophone records

Eric Winstone and his Accordion
Band