Records chosen by Forces overseas

on gramophone records

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

Gramophone records
The Good-Humoured Ladies (Scarlatti
—Tommasini) : London Philharmonic Orchestra
Prelude a l'après-midi d un faune
(Debussy) : London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bacchanal, Autumn (The Seasons :
Glazunov)1: Alexandre Glazunov and Orchestra
The Neighbours : The Miller's s Dance
(The Three-Cornered Hat : Falla): Boston Promenade Orchestra
A Round Dance ; Village Dance Song
(Eight Russian Folk Tunes : Lyadov) : Philadelphia Orchestra

at the organ of the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square

Janette Sclanders (soprano), Donald MacIsaac (baritone). At the piano, Andrew Bryson. Introduced by Muriel Fyfe. (BBC recording)

London Coliseum Orchestra : conductor, Reginald Burston

Eric Winstone and his Swing Quartet

featuring Edgar Bergen , the ventriloquist, and his world-famous dummy, Charlie McCarthy , and Ray Noble and his Orchestra

played by Gareth Morris

General Forces Programme summary

In the Cross of Christ I glory; 1 Corinthians 2, vv. 1-5.

(BBC recording)

Repeat of last night's recorded broadcast

Conductor, Ian Whyte

This week's programme produced in Wales for Welshmen overseas. Llanelly Choral Society : conductor, Edgar Thomas. Llanelli Silver Band : conductor, BIeddyn Thomas.

Close-ups from the world's battle-fronts

read at dictation speed

Records chosen for their womehfolk at home by British Forces serving overseas

Produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service of the War Department of the United States of America

Weekly commentary on world affairs

and the Twentieth-Century Serenaders

General Forces Programme summary

and her Music (by arrangement with Jack Payne )

Greetings in music sent by Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ

cabled from the CBC News Rooms

(Air Force edition). A Home Forces entertainment for their brothers-in-arms serving in the Mediterranean Area. Ralph Reader and a supporting cast from his famous Gang Shows, an all-star R.A.F. Orchestra, and guest artist. 'Double or Quits' quiz conducted by Kenneth Horne. Programme produced by David Manderson

read at dictation speed

Spike Hughes 's weekly programme for swing fans

on gramophone records
Overturf The Trojans at Carthage
(Berlioz) : Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pierre Monteux
Romance, for violin and orchestra
(Svendsen) : Carlo Anderson , with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Jensen
Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 (Dvorák) :
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eugen Ormandy
La Calinda (Koahga : Delius) :
London Philharmonic Orchestra. conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

Records chosen by British Forces serving overseas

Another programme in the series presenting music from stage and film successes of the present and of the past. Cast includes Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth. Orchestrations supervised by Wally Wallond. BBC Revue Chorus. Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves. Produced by John Watt and Henry Reed.

BBC Midland Light Orchestra : conductor, Rae Jenkins. (Recording of the broadcast in the Home Service on March 28)

All programmes, except these between 9.15 a.m. and 12 noon, are broadcast also on short wave for listeners overseas