Cheerful gramophone records

at the organ of the Empire, Leicester Square

and his Orchestra

' Bits and Pieces', by F. T. Hewson

Neiliann MacLennan (contralto), John B. Munro (tenor), J. Mouland Begbie (violin), with Andrew Bryson at the piano

at the organ of the Regal, Kingston.

played by Hetty Bolton

and his Twelve Clouds of Joy, on records

Conducted by Arthur Fiedler. (Gramophone records)
Overture : Morning. Noon, and Night in Vienna (Suppe) *
Waltz: Citronen (Johann Strauss ) Strike up the Band (Gershwin)

Dudley Hippodrome Orchestra : conductor, Harry Pell

Gramophone records of excerpts from some outstanding musical plays
Selection : White Horse Inn (Benatzky —
Stolz) : New Mayfair Orchestra
Love made the song (Careless Rapture:
Novello) : Sybil Crawley (soprano) and Eric Starling (tenor)
Music in May (Careless Rapture ;
Novello) : Dorothy Dickson
Shade of the, "Palm (Florodora :
Leslie Stuart ) ; Star of my soul (The Geisha: Sidney Jones ) ;Dennis Noble (baritone)
Selection : Balalaika : New Mayfair Orchestra
From Conversation Piece (Xoel Coward) :
Nevermore : Yvonne Printemps (soprano) and Louis. Hayward (tenor) ; Charming, charming : Yvonne Printemps , Heather Thatcher , Moya Nugent , and Maidie Andrews

Led by Albert Sandler , with Eugenie Safonova

and his Orchestra, on records

Recording of last night's broadcast

Gramophone tribute to some of the popular stars who have lost their lives in this war : introduced by Sam Heppner

Conductor, H. Mileman

3-' Modern Theatre Overtures ', introduced, with gramophone records, by Scott Goddard

Scottish Variety Orchestra : conductor, Ronnie Munro

Novelty numbers and solo pieces, played by the BBC Variety Orchestra (conductor, Charles Shadwell ), with Jack Cooper

Conducted by Julius Harrison. Gwendolen Parke (piano)

on records

National and Regional announcements and Scottish News summary

Valentine Britten , BBC Gramophone Librarian, introduces some records seldom played

[Starring] Rita Vale

Province-by-Province bulletin for Canadian Forces stationed in Great Britain, read by Gerry Wilmot : tonight: news from the Prairie Provinces

and his Orchestra; with Elizabeth Batey , Pat Macormac , and Harry Kaye

Fifteenth of the current series of gramophone programmes of well-loved music, selected and introduced by Doris Arnold

for songs and music from sweet to swing in the ' Hit Parade of 1944 '. (First of a new series) : The Talkers, Jack Jackson and Fred Emney (by permission of Jack Buchanan ) ; The Singers, Paula Green , Sam Browne , and the Aristocrats ; The Guest, Sylvia Cecil ; The Band, Phil Green and his Concert Dance Orchestra; The Producer, Henry Reed. (BBC recording)

featuring Edgar Bergen , the ventriloquist, and his world-famous dummy Charge McCarthy , Dale Evans , William Gaxton and Victor Moore , and Ray Noble and his Orchestra

Third in a series of six talks by A. D. Lindsay , C.B.E., LL.D., Master of Balliol College, Oxford, dealing with ethical and religious questions frequently discussed by members of the Forces

(1932 edition) written and introduced by Roy Plomley. A review of stage, screen, radio, and music for the year. Special contribution by Robert Atkins, well-known actor and producer. Features in this edition include: The End of Savoy Hill; an excerpt from 'Napoleon the Man', the play by Mussolini, and the recorded voices of many famous stars. The Annual edited by Peter Eton.

Van Dam and his Orchestra. (Recording of the broadcast on December 29, 1943)