Gramophone records

Woody Herman and his Orchestra

with Dinah Shore

followed by News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas and Announcements

Overture : Leonora No. 2 (Beethoven) :
N.B.C. Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Toscanini
Symphony No. 5 in B flat (Schubert) :
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
Scherzo : A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Mendelssohn) : New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Toscanini or

Conductor, Fred Mortimer

and his Versatile Five

at the theatre organ

Produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service of the War Department of the United States of America. (Recorded in Hollywood)

Weekly programme of light music from Wales : Trefor Jones (tenor), the Eryri Men's Chorus (conductor, Mansel Thomas ), and Sandy Mac pherson at the theatre organ

General Forces Programme summary

My God, accept my heart (A.P.B. 73) ; St. Luke 11, vv. 23-28.

with his Orchestra

Records chosen by - civilian and Forces listeners overseas

and his Orchestra

speaking to Forces overseas. (BBC recording)

Records chosen by British Forces serving overseas

Close-ups from the world's battlefronts

Records of swing music chosen by British Forces overseas. (NEWS HEADLINES AT 2.59)

Fortnightly review of sporting topics, past and present : ' Bisley Recollections ', by Lieut.-Col. R. M. Lester ; ' Association Football in Madras ' : report from Major Arthur D. May ; ' Freshwater Fishing Days by Jim Farmer. Programme introduced by John Ellison

Conductor, Guy Warrack

Conducted by Michael Krein

General Forces Programme summary

Conducted by Gideon Fagan
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Another programme in the series presenting music from stage and film successes of the present and of the past. Cast includes Anne Ziegler , Webster Booth, Bettie Bucknelle , and George Melachrino. Orchestrations supervised by Wally Wallond. BBC Revue Chorus. Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves.
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plays music by William Walton , conducted by the composer
Overture : Portsmouth Point
Selection from Suites Nos. 1 and 2: Facade March : Crown Imperial
(BBC- recording)

War Office personalities; introduced by Major Lionel Mar ,son, discuss
Army questions of special interest to troops

Records chosen by British Forces serving overseas

with Olive Groves, and music by Eric Winstone and his Orchestra, with Julie Dawn and Alan Kane ; ' Anniversary Corner' ; and W. H. Barrington Dalby on sport. Devised and introduced by Joan Gilbert

of news from Shrewsbury and music chosen for Shropshiremen overseas

Spencer Williams in ' Reminiscences of a Jazzman ' (New Orleans at the turn of the century, 1900-1908). Gramophone programme written by Denis Preston. Narrator, Robert Adams

Music and song, Variety and news from Northern Ireland

with the Bachelor Girls, Peter Akister , and George Elliott

followed by News from Canada cabled from, the CBC News Rooms

(by permission of the Commandant), conducted by Lieut. Meredith Roberts,' Director of Music, Royal
. Military School of Music

Harry Fryer and his Orchestra. (Recording of the broadcast in the Home Service on February 19)