Some new recordings by the well-known Irish-American composer of light music.
Bing Crosby, "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" (Naughty Marietta); Florence George with Max Terr's Choristers, "Italian Street Song" (Naughty Marietta); Bing Crosby, "Thine Alone" (Eileen); Rudy Vallee with Max Terr's Choristers, "Moonbeams, a serenade" (The Red Mill); Bing Crosby and Frances Langford, "Gypsy Love Song" (The Fortune Teller); Frances Langford, "A Kiss in the Dark" (The Fortune Teller)
Accompanied by Victor Young and his Concert Orchestra
A thought for today
Morning physical exercises for men
French Suite No.5, in G
Allemande—Courante—Sarabande—Gavotte—Bourrée—Loure—Gigue played by Dorothy Folkard (pianoforte)
James Fisher
The average number of birds per species is certainly several million, but no world census of any one kind ha-s so far been completed. The limited breeding haunts of the gannet have made it possible to count all the breeding birds of this species there were in 1935. James Fisher , Secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology, who has been closely connected with census work on birds, will describe how the gannet census was made.
with A. H. Morgan's Rhythmic Sextet, Webster Booth, and the Three Minx
from page 13 of ' New Every Morning'
Conducted by Guy Warrack
Holiday Talks: 'The Magic Shop ', a story by H. G. Wells , read by S. P. B. Mais
at the organ of the Regal Cinema, Darlaston
sung by Joy McArden (soprano)
By Maurice Ravel :
Four Popular Songs
1 Chanson espagnole. 2 Chanson francaise. 3 Chanson italienne. 4 Chanson hebraique
By Philippe Gaubert :
Four Ballads of Paul Fort
1 Le depart du matelot (The Sailor's Departure). 2 Sur la mer au pale soleil (On the sea, in the white sunlight). 3 S'ils gagnent bataille (If they should win the fight). 4 Le ciel est gai, c'est joli mai (The sky is bright in May)
from Turin
A musical fantasy with Helen Hill , Ronnie Hill , Maurice Denham , Meg Titheradge , and the Revue Orchestra (leader, Boris Pecker ), conductor, Hyam Greenbaum
Continuity by Peter Dion Titheradge
Presented by Douglas Lawrence
from the Chelsea Parish Church of St. Luke by Douglas Hawkridge
Holiday Talks: ' What did " Merry Christmas " mean to you ? ' by ' Sinbad ' (Captain A. E. Dingle )
Conducted by Maurice Johnstone
Half an hour to spare in the North
Arranged by D. G. Bridson in which the men and women of town and country speak of their life and themselves
(All the above items arranged by Don Fetipe )
Dorothy Summers, Dick Francis, Marjorie Westbury, Dudley Rolph, Vera Lennox, Hugh Morton, the Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell
Production by Martyn C. Webster
Herbert Wreford
' The Fir Tree '
A play by Robin Stark founded on Hans Andersen 's story
The young fir tree growing in the sunny forest was never really content. He envied the other trees which were cut down each winter and carried to the city to be sold as Christmas trees for the children. But the seasons passed, and at last the fir tree's turn came. In this play you will hear his adventures.
Conductor, P. S. G. O'Donnell
' Light Music by British Composers
. Grisewood brings to the microphone people in the news, people talking about the news, and interesting visitors to Britain
A selection of listeners' requests arranged and presented by Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ
(in D, Op 73)
1 Allegro non troppo. 2 Adagio non troppo. 3 Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino). 4 Allegro con spirito
Played by the BBC Orchestra (Section A), leader, Paul Beard
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
An excerpt from
'SHEPHARD'S PIE'
A wartime menu of song, dance, and laughter, by Douglas Furber , with Sydney Howard
Arthur Riscoe Vera Pearce Richard Hearne Phyllis Robins , Raymond Newell , Pat Taylor , Frank Leighton , ,
John Borelli and his Princes Band
Presented by Firth Shephard , from the Princes Theatre, London
A detective problem by John Dickson Carr
To be produced in three fortnightly instalments
Tonight listeners will be witnesses of a murder ; in the second instalment they will attend the trial of the suspected murderer, and m the third they will learn from Dr. Gideon Fell what really happened and why
Production by John Cheatle
A truly rural Christmas episode
Written by Charles Penrose. Produced by Ernest Longstaffe
The Pig and Whistle Orchestra
Perhaps no popular radio series could lend itself so happily to a Christmas broadcast as the Pig and Whistle. One may be sure that the familiar parlour will be decorated for the occasion, that the refreshment will be of the best, the quips of the merriest, and the songs of the jolliest, with two guests appearing for the first time in the series - Mabel Constanduros and Denis O'Neil.
Charles Penrose, Bob Evergreen, has received the most welcome Christmas present from an admirer - a parcel containing six Bath chaps.
'Dear Bob' (the letter read), 'bacon is scarce. We hope you will enjoy it. This is in appreciation of your entertainment in the Pig and Whistle.'
For all Children under a Hundred
Devised by Reginald Burston with the BBC Theatre Orchestra, leader, Tate Gilder, conducted by Reginald Burston
(by permission of the Savoy Hotel, Ltd.) with Gwen Jones , Cyril Grantham , George Evans , Bill Tringham , and the Top Hatters from the Savoy Hotel, London
Trio (1915)
1 Modere. 2 Pantoum: assez vif. 3 Passacaille: tres large. 4 Final (anime) played by Harry Blech (violin), William Pleeth (violoncello), Margaret
Good (pianoforte)
