from swing to classics

Records of Tommy Handley

Recording of the Band of H.M. Royal Marines (Portsmouth Division), conducted by Capt. F. Vivian Dunn. M.V.O.. Director ef Music. Royal Marines, broadcast in the Home Service at 4.30 p in. on January 14

Today's choice of records is by Frances Day

Conductor, Rae Jenkins

Headlines
News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas

and his Orchestra. Dance music and songs, with Joan Edwards , Frank Sinatra , and the Chorus.

in a programme of melodies from the South Sea Islands

Repeat of last night's recorded broadcast

and his Orchestra

On gramophone records.

1-' North-West Europe.' Richard Bennett puts, questions to J. F. Horrabin and Lieut.-Gen.
Sir Douglas Brownrigg.

ENSA presents Geraldo and his Concert Orchestra and vocalists. Nancy Evans in 'Love Songs that have Lived’; Bryn Gwyn in 'Story in Song’; ‘Memories of a Star’ (Alice Faye) featured by Dorothy Carless: this week's ENSA star, Avril Angers

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

Irish XV v. British Army. Commentary by Raymond Glendenning during the representative match. From Ravenhill. Belfast

Commentary (continued) by Raymond Glendenning on the closing stages of the representative match. From Ravenhill, Belfast

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

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 on Merchant Navy affairs, and guest artists. Programme produced by Alfred Dunning.

flashes b'etween Britain and America. Famous artists on both sides of the Atlantic, with Leslie Mitchell (by permission of British Movietonews, Ltd.) 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. (Joint BBC and NBC programme, heard simultaneously in both countries)

and reports from the battlefronts

Conducted by Gideon Fagan

Jean Metcalfe replies to letters 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

Irish XV v. British Army. Edited version of this afternoon's commentaries by Raymond Glendenning

with Doris Gambell (soprano), Stephen Manton (tenor), the BBC Theatre Chorus, and the BBC Theatre Orchestra. Conducted by Lionel Salter followed at 9.58 by News Headlines

with music by Capt. Robert Farnon and the Canadian Band of the A.E.F. Songs by Canadian Forces entertainers, and contributions from the Dominions.

Band of H.M. Royal Marines (Portsmouth Division). Conducted by Captain F. Vivian Dunn , M.V.O., Director of Music, Royal Marines