Records chosen by Forces overseas
from swing to classics
Records of Dorothy Carless
Recording of Howard Baker and his Band broadcast in the Home Service on April 28
for Forces newspapers overseas
Programme summary for listeners overseas
Dance music, recorded In America and heard by arrangement with the American Forces Network
Background information on matters of current interest.
Half-hour programme of music chosen by a member of the Forces serving overseas. Today's choice is by Set. T. W. Smith , 15 H.Q. Signals, C.M.F.
Harry Pell and his Orchestra
and his Band
(Plymouth Division) d
CBC Network Programme*originating in Vancouver, with Percy Harvety and the Golden Strings Orchestra, and songs by Anne Watt and Greg Miller.
CBC Network programme featuring popular tunes and cowboy songs played by Cammie Howard and his Quintet and sung. by Oral Scheer. (CBC recording of a programme originating in Ottawa)
Records of classical music chqeen by civilian and Forces listeners overseas
Records chosen for themselves by British Forces overseas
Conductor, Guy Warrack
Special edition for Dundee's Civic Week. James Sloan introduces a concert given by local artists, in the Art Galleries. Dundee, before an audience of people with relatives in Italy, the Middle East, and Far East. Programme includes a special message from the Lord Provost, Sir Garnet Wilson
Novelty numbers and solo pieces, played by the BBC Variety Orchestra (conductor, Charles Shadwell ), with Gene Crowley
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and interlude
Harry Gordon. At the piano, James Laughlin. (BBC recording)
R. E. S. Wyatt , Sir Douglas McCraith , R. I. Scorer , and E. J. ('Tiger') Smith exchange news and views on cricket in the Midlands
Introduced by Barbara McFadyean
Followed at 9.10 by Home News from Canada cabled from the CBC News Rooms
Gramophone records, selected and introduced by Doris Arnold
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 specially recorded for this programme.
Harry Fryer and his Orchestra. (Recording of a broadcast in the Home Service on April 28)
