Records chosen by Forces overseas
from swing to classics
"Records of Essie Ackland
Recording of Hairy Davidson and his Orchestra broadcast in the Home Service on May 6
News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas
On gramophone records.
and his Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street Orchestra, with guest artists.
Today's choice of records is by Jack Brownfield , of the BBC's Latin-American Service
from the County Theatre, Bangor: Elizabeth Evans (soprano). Tom Williams (baritone), and the Powys String Players: conductor, W. H. J. Jenkins.
Recorded in 'America, and heard by arrangement with the American Forces Network.
Conductor, Alan Crooks
and his Orchestra, with Doreen Stephens and Helen Ward
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
An entertainment for Forces overseas: Evelyn Dove, Cyril Fletcher, Violet Carson, Danny Malone, Johnny Denis, Maurice Thibaut. Jack Popplewell in 'Composer Cavalcade,' with Maria Perilli, Sgt. George Mitchell and his R.A.P.C. Swing Choir. BBC Revue Orchestra: conductor, Alan Crooks. Introduced by Christiane de Meurin. Produced by Cecil Madden and Stephen Williams.
From the stage of the Queensberry All-Services Club.
(BBC recording)
A constellation of stars of stage and screen. Adapted, with music on records and film sound-tracks, by Frederick fiffard
Records chosen for themselves by-British Forces overseas
On gramophone records.
with Trefor Jones , Mai Jones , and Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ and grand piano
Recording of yesterday's broadcast
Conducted by Charles Groves
and interlude
Records chosen for themselves by British Forces overseas
Ernie Roderick (Liverpool) v. Vince Hawkins (Eastleigh). Commentary by Raymond Glendenning on the British and British Empire Middleweight Championship Contest, with inter-round summaries by W. Barrington Dalby. From the Royal Albert Hall, London
Followed at 9.10 by Home News from Canada cabled from the CBC News Rooms
All the fun of the fair on the air with Robb Wilton, Max Wall, Polly Ward, Jack Train, Harold Berens, Benny Lee, Doris Nichols, Harry Lester and his Hayseeds, and the Debroy Somers Orchestra, conducted by Bobby Howell, and guest artists. Written by Max Kester and produced by Pat Dixon.
NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA edited and read by Frederic Phelan and NEWS FROM NEW ZEALAND edited and read by Sgt.Tom Mahony , editor of the New Zealand Forces paper, the ' Southern Cross'
5—' The Case of the Waiting Car.'
played by Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra
