and summary of today's programmes for the Forces
(bass-baritone)
Born of Scottish parentage in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1882, Peter Dawson first came to England and studied singing under Frank L. Bamford , of Glasgow, and later with Sir Charles Santley and Professor Kantorez.
His first gramophone record was made in 1904, since when over ten million have been sold throughout the world. He first appeared in opera at Covent Garden in 1909 in the German season under the baton of the late Dr. Hans Richter , and has made concert tours all over the world.
7.30 Physical exercises for younger women
7.40 Physical exercises for older men
A thought for today
and summary of today's Home
Service programmes
Recent recordings of popular hits
Madge Thomas (contralto)
Harold F. Petts (violin)
played by Harry Evans and his Sextette Intime from the Grand Hotel, Torquay
Arrangements by Harry Evans
Leader, Laurance Turner
Conductor, Gideon Fagan
from page 53 of ' New Every Morning '
at the organ of the Curzon Theatre,
Liverpool
This popular broadcaster is a Leeds man and held two cinema organ appointments there before leaving over three years ago. Like so many of his contemporaries he began as a church organist and learned to play at St. Chad's, Leeds. Later he became organist at St. John's-the oldest church in the city.
Henry Croudson is also a pianist of note. Some years ago, for a wager, he started an accordion band of unemployed men, which proved a great success in Yorkshire.
played by Dorothy Manley
with The Entr'acte Players
A programme of listeners' requests arranged and presented by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC Theatre Organ
A musical melange with Betty Astell
Dudley Rolph
Margaret Eaves
Martin Boddey Sidney Burchall
The Revue Chorus and the Revue
Orchestra, leader Boris Pecker
Conducted by Hyam Greenbaum
Presented by Martyn C. Webster
' Looking after your growing chicks'
Alan Thompson
The editor of The Feathered World, who himself keeps about 300 hens, chiefly Light Sussex, on his fourteen acres in Sussex and is therefore conversant with the ills that poultry is heir to, will continue his series of talks on rearing the wartime chick.
He will deal with the housing and feeding of growing pullets and will describe a novel way of preparing young cockerels for the table. He will comment on the prices of poultry food and make some reference to the rearing of ducks and geese.
Trio in B flat, Op. 21 (in four movements) played by The Parker-Crook Trio
Irene Richards (violin) j Bernard Richards (cello) ; Vera Parker-Crook
(piano)
Michael North and Gordon Crier present a radio version of their Popular Alexandra Palace concert party, 'The Television Follies'
with Vera Lennox, Helen Clare, Clarence Wright, Hugh Morton, Dick Francis
Michael North and Dennis van Thal at two pianos
Produced by Gordon Crier
Leader, J. Mouland Begbie
Conductor, Guy Warrack
Neil Forsyth (baritone)
A talk about books by Harold Hobson
Opera at home
A programme of gramophone records presented by Alec Robertson
Conductor, Major Walter J. Ward
ynghyd a gair am ' Yr Wythnos yng
Nghymru' gan Meuryn
(News and a topical talk in Welsh)
sef helyntion Richard Huws a'i deulu (heb anghofio Owi Bach) yn amser rhyfel. Rhaglen gan Marjorie Wynn Williams
(A programme in Welsh)
Saturday afternoon Variety
Edith and Vi at two pianos, Albert Modley (The Yorkshire lad), the Three Semis, Wilfred Pickles ,
Francis Walker and ' The Singing Ass '
Æsop's Fable retold with words and music by Henry Reed , with a section of the BBC Northern Orchestra, conductor, Gideon Fagan
A recorded story of what has been happening on the Western Front
Recorded in France by the BBC News Observers
Questions which are puzzling listeners in these difficult times are discussed each fortnight in this series of Today's speaker is Herbert Hodge, who will talk mainly about Service allowances.
(Section A)
Leader, Paul Beard
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
Borodin's ' In the Steppes of Central Asia' was originally written as a musical background to one of a series of historical tableaux vivants shown during the celebrations of the silver jubilee of the Tsar Alexander 11 in 1880... The music illustrates the following scene: 'The silence of the sandy steppes of Central Asia is interrupted by the first sounds of a peaceful
Russian song. Then the melancholy refrain of an Oriental song is heard, and with it the tramp of horses and camels. A caravan escorted by Russian 'soldiers is crossing the immense desert, fearlessly continuing its long journey under the protection of the Russian troops. The caravan proceeds on its way. The songs of the Russians and those of the Asiatics gradually blend together in the same harmony ; their refrains are heard for some time and finally die away in the distance.'
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland is one of the most distinguished of American composers. Born in New York in 1900, he studied music in Germany and France. Taking a great interest in contemporary music, he has been associated with most of the leading American organisations concerned with the propagation of modern music.
As a composer himself, he has written important compositions of nearly every kind, from Symphonies to Chamber Music, and Ballet to Choral works.
Stop!!!
For the seventh season and two hundred and ninth time we silence the roar of London and from its great crowds we bring to the microphone some of the interesting people who are
"In Town Tonight"
introducing Personalities from every walk of life in interviews with Lionel Gamlin and Joan Miller - the Picture Page Girl
Flashes from the News of the Week
Edited and produced by C.F. Meehan
Devised by Charles Shadwell and Harry S. Pepper
Arthur Askey , Richard (' Stinker 0 Murdoch, Bennett and Williams, and other famous artists have promised to appear (engagements permitting) at the Garrison Theatre tonight to entertain the troops
Jack (' Blue-Pencil') Warner will be there
Garrison Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Lieut. Charles Shadwell
(late West Yorkshire Regiment)
Produced by Harry S. Pepper
Raymond Gram Swing
(from America)
' A. P. H.'
A programme of songs and sketches from the works of A. P. Herbert with Nora Gruhn
Charlotte Leigh
Jan van der Gucht
Franklyn Kelsey
The BBC Theatre Chorus (trained by Charles Groves)
The BBC Theatre Orchestra
Leader, Tate Gilder
Conducted by Mark H. Lubbock Production by Desmond Davies
Evening prayers
An adaptation by M. H. Allen from an ' Ashenden ' story by W. Somerset
Maugham
Production by Val Gielgud
