from swing to classics

Today's choice of records is by Bernadette Hodgson

followed by News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas

and his Orchestra, with Helen Ward and Doreen Stephens. (BBC recording)

Conductor. Charles Shadwell. with Reginald Mitchell. (EBC recording)

Programme for overseas of people and events in Britain, produced and narrated by John Fleming. (Repeat of last Thursday's broadcast)

Recorded in America, and heard by arrangement with- the American Forces Network

and his Orchestra

blended to suit the taste of the Royal Navy. This mixture includes
Peter Sinclair , 'Off the Liberty Boat'—the Navy's own contribution to the programme; Turn Back the Clock '— musical memories revived by Jessie Matthews ; Archie Takes the Helm' (featuring Peter Brough , the ventriloquist, and ' Archie Andrews ') ; .' Sing a Song, Sailor '—join in the chorus with Joan Young. ' BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shad well Programme introduced by Charles Maxwell.

Conductor, Guy Warrack

Entertainment chosen by Forces serving overseas : Geraldo and his Concert Orchestra, with Sally Doug las, Len Camber , and Sid Bright ; Olive Groves ; BBC Revue Chorus ;
Vivian Ellis in ' Composer Cavalcade ' ; Roderick Jones : Hal Monty. Introduced by Dorothy Hyson. Produced by Cecil Madden and Stephen Williams. From the stage of the Queensberry All-Services Club. (BBC recording)*

Second of a series of six short dailyv talks by E. P. Moon : ' Central Government ' (ii) *

On gramophone records.

Special programme for American Forces overseas

speaking to Forces overseas

Close-ups from the war-fronts of the world

Records chosen for themselves by British Forces overseas

Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ, with Trefor Jones (tenor) and the Celtic Singers, conducted by Ffrancon Thomas

and her Girls Band

War Office personalities discuss Army questions of special interest to troops
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followed by reports from tlie battle-fronts

Conductor, Charles Groves. Helen Guest (piano)

'All the Fun of the Fair,' including the Pin-Up Parlour, with Polly Ward; the Juke Box; the Dancing Booth; International Theatre of Varieties (this week's star attraction: Kenway and Young). Side-shows introduced by Max Wall and Freddie Forbes. Complaints Manager, Robb Wilton. Music provided by the R.A.F. Dance Orchestra.
(BBC recording)

including a newsletter from the West of England followed at 8.10 by Home News from Canada cabled from the CBC News Rooms
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in ' Anne to You,' introduced by Neal Arden , with Nat Allen and his Combined Dance and Concert Orchestra. Produced by Alick Hayes. (Recording of Sunday's broadcast)

edited and read by Lieutenant
Frederick Phelan, A.I.F., and NEWS FROM NEW ZEALAND edited and read by Arthur Heighway

Programme of requests from Forces overseas
Piano Concerto No. 2, in B flat (Brahms):Vladimir Horowitz (piano), with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. conducted by Arturo Toscanini. (Gramophone records)
Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2, in B flat, is one of the comparatively . few works of the composer which were well received at the first performance. Although display provides a very small part of the make-up of this concerto, it is extremely difficult to perform. Like the D minor Piano Concerto, it is more a symphony for orchestra and piano obbligato than a concerto in the accepted sense of the term. It is certainly one of Brahms's most beautiful works.
The slow' movement particularly. which is for the most part a deeply expressive dialogue between solo piano and solo cello, is of outstanding beauty. The finale gives the lie to those who contend that Brahms was unable to be light, airy, and gay.

Student songs, piano, and vocal solos, part songs, and folk songs. Margaret Rees (soprano). Henry Cummings (baritone), Berkeley Mason (piano), and the BBC Chorus, conducted by George Thalben-Ball. (BBC recording)
(News Headlines at 9.58)

Reg. Pursglove and his Orchestra