from swing to classics

Records of Jeanette Macdonald

Recording of Reg. Pursglove and his Orchestra. broadcast in the Home Service on November 17

on gramophone records
Piano Concerto No. 2, in B flat (Beethoven): Arthur Schnabel (piano). with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
March (Prince Igor: Borodin-
Rimsky-Korsakov): London Philharmonic Orchestra

Dance music, recorded in America and heard by arrangement with the American Forces Network

News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas

On gramophone records.

Jean Summers (soprano); Alexander Carmichael (baritone): John Linn (viola). At the piano. Andrew Bryson

Band of the Manchester Regiment: conductor, F. L. Statham

Conductor, Rae Jenkins

and his Orchestra, with Elizabeth Batey. Pat Macormac. Harry Kaye

by Maurice Webb.

Recording of last night's broadcast

Recording of last night's broadcast

Commentary by George Darling

'The Case of the Dying Dutchman'; fourth of a weekly series of detective plays. specially written for boadcasting by Mileson Horton and produced by Leslie Stokes , with Clifford Cobbe as Inspector Cobbe.

with Polly Ward and Gene Gerrard featuring ' Ukulele Memories': 'Un-swinging the Jazz Classics ' ; ' Wives of Famous Men': 'New Songs for Old': 'Going County.' Musical arrangements by Max Saunders and Peter Akister. Choral arrangements by Max Saunders. The augmented Dance Orchestra, conducted by Stanley Black . Script by Polly Ward and Howard Barnes. Produced by Eric Fawcett.

Close-ups from the war-fronts

blended to suit the taste of the Royal Navy. This mixture includes Mario de Pietro; Telegraphist Ivor Pye-the .Navy's own contribution to the programme; 'Archie Takes the Helm,'featuring Peter Brough and ' Archie Andrews ' ; ' Turn Back The Clock '— musical memories revived by Evelyn Dall ; Bennett and Williams; ' Sing a Song Sailor '-join in the chorus with Joan Young. BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Introduced by ' Hubert ' (P/0. Jack Watson) and produced by Charles Maxwell.

Talk by Ralph Wightman.

Conducted by Clarence Raybould

on gramophone records

and reports from the battlefronts

(conductor. Alan Crooks ), plays music by Alan Paul , with David Davies
(bass) and Max Gordon (piano)

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

Programme for men stationed in Out-of-the-way places, arranged and introduced by Barbara McFadyean

followed at 8.10 by Home News from Canada cabled from the CBC News Rooms

Paula Green takes the air in song accompanied by James Moody and his Sextet. Produced by Vernon Harris.

speaking to Forces overseas

Shortened version of last Saturday's recorded Home Service broadcast followed by News Headlines

from the Rhondda Valley, with Williamstown Social Centre Girls' Choir (conductor, Brinley Williams ); Williamstown Male Choir (conductor, Leonard Russell ); Eirwen Mathews (soprano): D. R. Jones (baritone). From Soar Chapel, Penygraig, Rhondda

Piano music, on gramophone records.
Fantaisie impromptu in C sharp minor (Chopin): Louis Kentner (piano)
Melody, Op. 47 No. 3 (Grieg):
Eileen Joyce (piano)
Grande valse brillante, in E flat
(Chopin): Alexander Brailowsky (piano) followed at 9.58 by News Headlines

conducts a programme of his own compositions, played by the BBC Theatre Orchestra London Calling
Suite: Summer Days: In a Country
Lane: At the Edge of the Lake; At the Dance
Fantasy: The-Three Bears March: Salute the Soldier

Primo Scala 's Accordion Band, .directed by Harry Bidgood