from swing to classics

Records of Cliff Edwards

Recording of the Band of R.A.F. Bomber Command (by permission of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief): conductor, Mr. George Malcolm , broadcast in the Home Service at 4.30 p.m. on February 11

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

Richard Strauss 's incidental music to Moliere's comedy ' Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme.' played by the Walter Straram Orchestra (of Paris). (Gramophone records)

News read- at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas

and his Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street Orchestra, with guest artists.

at the theatre organ

(Woolwich)
Conductor. Captain O. M. GearyM.B.E. , , Director of Music, Royal Artillery

and his Orchestra, with Sally Doug las, Len Camber , Johnny Green , Alan Grant , Archie Lewis , and Three Boys and a Girl

On gramophone records.

Edmundo Ros and his Rumba Rhythm

Programme for overseas of people and events in Britain, produced and narrated by John Fleming

BBC Theatre Orchestra, with Victoria Sladen (soprano), Joan and Valerie Trimble (two pianos), and the BBC Theatre Chorus. Conductor, Stanford Robinson. Programme includes the waltz ' Acclamations,' by Waldteufel, and a selection from ' A Little Dutch Girl,' by Kalman. (Recording of the Home Service broadcast on February 27)
(Victoria Sladen broadcasts by permission of the Administrator of Sadler's Wells)

On gramophone records.

Commentary by George Darling

on gramophone records

Close-ups from the war-fronts

Records chosen for themselves by British Forces overseas

Conductor, Guy Warrack

On gramophone records.

by Cyril Watling

featuring Jack Collings

Variety show from the West Region for West Country men and women serving overseas with ' Hubert,' John Edwardes. Mavis Howell and Sim Grossman and his New Foresters. Introduced by Bernard Fishwick and produced by Richard North. From
Bournemouth

and reports from the battlefronts

with Bebe Daniels
A weekly magazine for Forces in hospitals everywhere. With Mantovani and his Orchestra, and Rita Williams; Carroll Gibbons at the piano; The Orchestra - 'In Modern Mood'; and 'Time for a Party.' Two competitions: 'S. for Susan,' written by Mabel Constanduros, featuring Lesley Osmond, Roger Snowdon, and Harry Middleton; and 'Puzzle It Out,' with T.R. Hardy Jackson. Produced by Jill Allgood and Howard Agg.

Richard Bennett introduces experts answering questions from Forces at home and overseas. Contributors include Professor J. B. S. Haldane. F.R.S. Dr. E. P. Weeks. J. F. Horrabin , and Alec Robertson

Half-hour programme of music chosen entirely by a member of the Forces serving overseas. Today's choice is by Signalman J. H. Wilsher C.M.F. ,

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

(violin), with the BBC Orchestra, conducted by Mosco Carner

Recording of yesterday's broadcast followed by News Headlines

blended to suit the taste of the Royal Navy. This week's mixture includes Carroll Gibbons; ' Off 'the Liberty Boat '—the Navy's own contribution to the programme; 'Knot-ical Magic ' by Sirdani; ' Million-Airs '-songs which have sold a million, introduced by John Rorke ; Billy Russell ; BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Introduced by ' Hubert' and produced by Charles Maxwell.

Music of the Sunny South, played by the Southern Serenade Orchestra, directed by Reg . Leopold

Jay Wilbur and his Orchestra