from swing to classics
Records of the Four King Sisters
Recording of Debroy Somers and his Band, broadcast in the General Forces Programme at 10.30 p.m. on January 1
Today's choice of records is by Dorothy Hyson
News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas
and his Orchestra. Dance music, and songs with Joan Edwards , Frank Sinatra , and the Chorus.
(Army edition). Repeat of last night's recorded broadcast
with his Orchestra, and artists
On gramophone records.
Patricia Burke , with Gaby Rogers and Sam Bogen.
ENSA presents Geraldo and his Concert Orchestra, and vocalists; Jan van der Gucht in ' Love Songs that have Lived': Jerry Verno in ' Story in Song'; Musical Memories of George M. Cohan; this week's ENSA star, Florence Desmond
Conductor, Alan Crooks
Records chosen for themselves by British Forces overseas
Review of news and events of special interest for Forces in India
Close-ups from the war-fronts
Recorded in America, and heard by arrangement with the American Forces Network.
Preston North End u. Rochdale. Commentary by Ivan Sharpe during the second half of the League (North) War Cup competition match. From Deepdale Ground. Preston
Half-an-hour of news, music and entertainment for officers and men of the Merchant Service, from their own Merchant Navy Club in London's West End. Hostess, Doris Hare. Music by Debroy Somers and his Orchestra. Regular features include ' Ship's Newspaper,' Clubroom talks on Merchant Navy affairs, and guest artists. Programme produced by Alfred D.unning .
flashes between Britain and* America. Famous artists on both sides of the Atlantic, with Lionel Gamlin as Master of Ceremonies in London, and Ben Grauer in New York. Produced in New York by Ross Filion and in . London by Jimmy Dyrenforth and Tom Ronald.
and reports from the battlefronts
Conductor, Ian Whyte. Henry Hoist (violin)
Jean Metcalfe replies to some of the letters she has received from Forces overseas, and plays her favourite records
Louis Levy and his Gaumont-British Studio Orchestra, with Beryl Davis , Benny Lee. Jack Cooper , and the Georgettes, including ' The Screen presents,' bringing famous film stars to the microphone, introduced by Moore Raymond. Produced by Elisabeth Tyson
followed at 8.10 by Home News from Canada cabled from the CBC News Rooms
read at dictation speed
Edited version of this afternoon's commentary by Ivan Sharpe
followed by News Headlines
Programme drawn from the world's repertoire of theatre music, with Anne Ziegler (soprano), Webster Booth , (tenor), the BBC Theatre Chorus, and the BBC Theatre Orchestra: conductor, Stanford Robinson followed at 9.58 by News Headlines
with music by Captain Robert Farnon and the Canadian Band of the A.E.F. Songs by Canadian Forces' entertainers. and contributions from the Dominion specially recorded for this programme.
Band of the East Surrey Regiment: conductor, Mr. C. F. Marriott
