Records chosen by Forces overseas

From swing to classics

Gramophone records
Overture : The Hebrides (Mendelssohn) : London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas BeechaW
Ballet Suite : Casse-Noisette (Nut-cracker) (Tchaikovsky) : London
Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Goossens
Scherzo (Octet in E flat : Mendelssohn) : Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos ;
Waltz and Finale (Serenade for
Strings Tchaikovsky) : BBC
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

followed by News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas

Overture : A Midsummer Night's
Dream (Mendelssohn) : Boston Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler
Ballet Music : faust (Gounod) :
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Henri Busser
Reveries-Passions ; March to the Scaffold (Fantastic Symphony : Berlioz) : Paris . Conservatoire Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Walter

Produced by the U.S. Armed Forces Radio Service.

and the Palm Court Orchestra, with Malcolm McEachem

played by G. Thalben-Ball
Prelude and Fugue on B.A.C.H. Canzonetta di Salvator Rosa arr. Tlialben-Ball

Conductor, Mr. J. R. McKenna

followed at 12.2 by Sidelights from Today's Papers

arranged by the Empire Day' Movement. From St. Paul's
Cathedral v'Now thank we all our God (A. and M. 379)
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Dedication
Psalm 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation
Lesson: Micah 6, vv. 1-8
0 God of Jacob (A. and M. 512)
Address by the Most
Rev. William Temple. Lord Archbishop of Canterbury
Through all the changing scenes of life (A. and M. 290)
Blessing
National Anthem

on gramophone records
Ayres for the Theatre (arr. Bernard):
London Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Bernard
Suite: 'Dido and Aeneas (orr.
Caillerl : Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by .Eugene Ormandy

and his Orchestra, with Edna Kaye , Irene King , and Paul Rich

Conducted by Julius Harrison

Friends and relatives in Britain reply to airgraphs from Forces in India and Ceylon. Today, as it is the last Thursday in the month, Major Christopher Stone introduces a gramophone programme

Records chosen by British Forces serving overseas

Close-ups from the world's battle-fronts

Conductor, Ian Whyte

Harry Fryer and his Orchestra, with Sylvia Welling (soprano)

by Cyril Watling

blended to suit the taste of the Royal Navy. This week's mixture includes Judy Shirley ; ' Off the Liberty Boat ' — the Navy's own contribution to the programme ; ' Record Request Time,' introduced by Joy Shelton ; ' Archie takes the Helm,' featuring Peter - Brough and Archie Andrews ; Arthur Askey (now appearing in ' The Love Racket ') : Sing a Song, Sailor ' — join in the chorus with Joan Young ; BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Programme introduced by ' Hubert,' and produced by Charles Maxwell. (BBC recording)

NEWS FROM HOME followed at 7.10 by News from Canada cabled from the CBC News Rooms

Records chosen by British Forces serving overseas
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(No. 5). Master of Ceremonies, Clay Keyes. Richard Goolden (by permission of Donald Wolfit ) as Old Ebenezer, with Gladys Keyes as Martha, and a guest star. ' Can You Beat the Band ? ' ;' The Beautiful Memory' ; ' day's
Canteen.' This week's visitor,
Ted Ray. Susan Scott , Dick Francis , and the Old Town Hall Orchestra, under the direction of Stanley Black. Written by Gladys and Clay Keyes.

Introducing experts answering questions sent in by Forces overseas. Contributors to the programme include Desmond Mac-Carthy, Geoffrey Cox , Leonard Ingrams , Dr. David Evans , and Hubert Foss

Song and musical hits, old and new, featured by orchestras and artists introduced to radio and stage by Jack Payne

Gramophone records, selected and introduced by Doris Arnold

Richard Crean and his Orchestra. i