Records chosen by Forces overseas
From swing to classics
and his Orchestra
Gramophone records
The Triumph of Neptune (Berners) :
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
A John Field Suite (Field-
Harty) : Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Dr Malcoim Sargent
followed by News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas,
on gramophone records
Winifred Bury (soprano) : Marguerite Wolff (piano)
Falkman and his Apache Band.
Overture : Rosamunde (Schubert) :
Halle Orchestra
Symphony in E flat, K. 543 (Mozart):
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Suite: Alcma (Handel) : Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York
The Tragic Overture (Brahms) : BBC
Sytpphony Orchestra
followed at 12.2 by Sidelights from Today's Papers
Lord, her watch thy Church is keeping (A.P.B. 66) ; St. John 16. vv. 7-13
and his Orchestra, with Sally Douglas , Doreen Villiers , Len Camber , Johnny Green , Archie Lewis , and Three Boys and a Girt
Records chosen by civilian and Forces listeners overseas
and his Orchestra
for India Command-from Yeovil. News, music and people, introduced by George Holloway. Produced by Jenifer Wayne. (BBC recording)
Programme by Canada's most famous Dance Orchestra, with songs by Art Hallman and Norma Locke.
Close-ups from the war-fronts of the world
Recording of yesterday's broadcast
Conductor, Kathleen Riddick. John Wills (piano)
for Overseas Forces. Pipe Band of the City of Aberdeen (Works) Battalion, Home Guard : Pipe-Major Charles Smith ; Aberdeen Junior Arion Choir : conductor, Mrs. Carruthers Greig ; Dan Fraser , comedian; Peter Craig myle talks on football; Betty Craig reads the news from home and introduces the programme. Produced by Elizabeth Adair
on gramophone records
Rev. Ronald.Selby Wright , S.C.F.. talks to the troops again.
Weekly broadcasts from well-known Variety theatres. This week: 'Northern Music-Hall'; Variety from the Winter Gardens, Morecambe
with Reg. Leopold and his Players
' Olympic Games Memories ' : some outstanding meetings recalled by Harold Abrahams , the famous sprinter, and Willy Meisl, the distinguished international sports-writer in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the first Olympic Congress in 1894. Introduced by John Ellison
Records chosen by British Forces serving overseas
followed at 9.10 by Home News from Canada cabled from the CBC News Rooms
Recorded in America by arrangement with the U.S. Armed Forces Radio Service
Gramophone' records, including requests from Forces overseas
Overture : Ruslan and Ludmilla
(Glinka) : Queen's Hall Orchestra, conducted by Sir Henry Wood
Piano Concerto in A minor (Grieg) :
Moiseiwitsch piano and the Halle Orchestra, conducted by Leslie Heward
Funeral March of a Marionette
(Gounod): San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alfred Hertz
Pavane on the Death of an Infanta
(Ravel) : Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Freitas Branco
Arrival of The Queen of Sheba
(Handel) : London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
Harry Davidson and his Orchestra