Records chosen by Forces overseas
Records, from swing to classics
followed by News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas
Beethoven : gramophone records
Overture : Egmont : BBC Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Allegro con brio (Symphony No. 3, in E flat : Eroica) : NBC Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini
at the theatre organ
' The Auld Scotch Songs': Andrew P. Wilson introduces another programme of old favourites with Janette Sclanders (soprano), Alexander MacKay (tenor), and J. Mouland Begbie (violin). At the piano, Andcew Bryson.
Harry Fryer and his Orchestra
Olive Groves and Alfredo Campoli
Recorded in America by arrangement with the Armed Forces Radio Service of the War Department of the United States of America
played by Eda Kersey
followed at 12.2 by Sidelights from Today's Papers
Fight the good fight (A.P.B. 28) ; 1 Corinthians 9, vv. 19-27.
(BBC recording)
and his Orchestra, with Julie Dawn and Alan Kane. (BBC recording)
followed at 1.10 by -News Commentary
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
Conducted by Frank Cantell , with Stephen Manton
Programme for Cumberland and Westmorland men. It is Kendal Festival week and you hear the Kendal High School Girls' Choir,
-conducted by Miss E. B. Cooke. and a special choir conducted by Armstrong Gibbs ; the Keswick Mountain Singers singing Cumberland songs ; W. S. Newall on sport; and home news by Elsie Gibson. Produced by Arthur Spencer.
Records chosen for their women-folk at home by British Forces Serving overseas
Close-ups from the world's battle-fronts
read at dictation speed
Conducted by Muir Mathieson
Produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service of the War Department of the United States of America
Weekly commentary on world affairs
A light music concoction, prepared by Jack Byfield
(by arrangement with Jack Payne )
Greetings in music sent by Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ
NEWS and NEWS FROM HOME followed at 7.10 by News from Canada cabled from the CBC News Rooms
(Air Force Edition). A Home Forces entertainment for their brothers-in-arms serving in the Mediterranean Area. You are invited on a visit to that famous station in the laughter command, 'Much Binding in the Marsh', to meet Richard ('Stinker') Murdoch, Kenneth Horne - their guest - and an all-star R.A.F. Orchestra, with a Service 'Double or Quits' quiz conducted by Roy Rich. Programme produced by David Manderson
read at dictation speed
Spike Hughes 's weekly programme for swing fans
on gramophone records
Overture : In the South : London
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer
Toccata (Severn Suite, Op. 87) :
London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer
Records chosen by British Forces serving overseas
Presenting music from stage and film successes of the present and of the past, with Anne Ziegler , Webster Booth , and Sam Browne. Orchestrations supervised by Wally Wallond. BBC Revue Chorus. Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves. Produced by John Watt and Henry Reed. (BBC recording)
Sidney Davey and his Players.
