Cheerful gramophone records
Red Allen and his Orchestra, with J. C. Higgenbothum
Connie Boswell, on records
'This Salvage Business', by a housewife
Gramophone mixture of film music, introduced by Lilian Duff
at the organ of the Granada, Clapham Junction
Conductor, Rae Jenkins
The Music-Makers
Tunes from the Great White Way, on gramophone records
with his Orchestra
Gramophone records of ... Overture : The Mastersingers (Wagner) ;
Suite Carmen (Bizet) : London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
at the organ of the Ritz-Odeon, Nottingham
at the piano, with his Quintet
Variety, on records
Conductor, W. Haydn Bebb
Jack Leon and his Orchestra
and his Band, with Marjorie Kingsley
Wales v. England. Commentary by Raymond Glendenning on the second half of the International match. From St. Helen's ground, Swansea
' The Melbourne Cup ' : eye-witness account by Colin Wills of one of Australia's most famous horse-races
Cheerful records for the week-end
Directed by Albert Sandler , with Yvette Darnac and Marcel de Haes , in a programme of Continental music, gay and sentimental. Items introduced by Marcel de Haes
in New York and London
Broadcast through the BBC and WNEW, New York. From the Seamen's Institute, New York : Hostess, Paula Stone , Gertrude ..Lawrence, Barry Wood , a British seaman, and Merle Pitts and his Five Shades of Blue Orchestra. (Produced by . Gordon Heyworth ). From the M.N.
Club, London : Hostess, DorfsHare, Margaret Lockwood , Burgess Meredith, an American seaman, ' Ship's Newspaper', and Debroy Somers and his Orchestra, featuring ' Tunes of London Town ' and ' Music from Home.'. (Produced by Reita Hendry and Howard Thomas ). (BBC recording)
National and Regional announcements
Musical diversion, with Gladys Ripley (contralto), the BBC Theatre Chorus, the strings of the BBC Theatre Orchestra, and Jeane Chevreau (harp). Narration written and spoken by Patrie Curwen. Programme arranged and conducted by John. Clements
Half-an-hour's backward glance at the ragtimers : gramophone programme compiled by Harold Rogers and Geoffrey Ashwell
and the Sweet Rhythm Orchestra
Conducted by Captain T. S. Chandler , Director of Music, Welsh Guards Regimental Quick March : The Rising of the Lark
Regimental Slow March : Men of Harlech
Directed by Lance-Corporal Jimmy Howe.
The members of this enterprising band were among the British prisoners of war lately repatriated. They have helped immeasurably during the last three years in keeping spirits high in their own and other prison-camps in Germany.
' Front Line Stevedores' : with the Docks Operating Companies, Royal Engineers, in North Africa. Written by Jack Rich. Produced by Brigid Maas
with Edith Coates (contralto), Robert Irwin (baritone), and Leon Goossens (oboe). BBC' Revue Chorus. Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves. Introduced by Lionel Gamlin. Produced by Henry Reed
with David Griffiths , Anne Burton Hyett, Strings in Harmony, and the Serenaders. Produced by Mai Jones
Dance Band of the Manchester Regiment,, conducted by Mr. F. L. Statham