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at the theatre organ
Five minutes of Army requests
Dudley Savage was born near Penzance, Cornwall. His signature tune is 'The Floral Dance ', a perpetual reminder of his romantic county. In his very youthful days as an organist he broadcast throughout the country as ' The Cornish Boy Wonder '.
He has been associated with such famous organists as Reginald Foort , Sidney Torch, Harold Ramsay , and Reginald Porter-Brown , and he has broadcast a number of times on the BBC theatre organ and from the Royal Cinema, Plymouth.

Contributors

Unknown:
Dudley Savage
Unknown:
Reginald Foort
Unknown:
Harold Ramsay
Unknown:
Reginald Porter-Brown

on gramophone records
Georgian Singers, conducted by Leslie Woodgate
Fantasia on English melodies
Sidney MacEwan (tenor)
David Lloyd (tenor) and Band of H.M. Welsh Guards, conducted by Lieut. T. S. Chandler
All through the night
March of the men of Harlech
Georgian Singers, conducted by Leslie Woodgate
Join in and sing

Contributors

Conducted By:
Leslie Woodgate
Tenor:
Sidney MacEwan
Tenor:
David Lloyd
Conducted By:
Lieut. T. S. Chandler
Conducted By:
Leslie Woodgate

(contralto) and Cecil Dixon
(piano) in a programme of English music

MARGARET BALFOUR Silent night, holy night - arr. Woodgate
Soft-footed snow - Siègurd Oii
Bluebells from the clearing - Ernest Walker
CECIL DIXON Pierrot piece; Waltz No. 2 ; and Water wagtail - Cyril Scott
MARGARET BALFOUR A garden is a lovesome thing - Albert Mallinson
Columbine's grave - Martin Shaw
The wind from the south - Quitter
A New Year's song - Elvira Gambogi

Contributors

Piano:
Cecil Dixon

Emile Littler presents Arthur (Big-Hearted) Askey in an excerpt from
from a Northern theatre
Cast and
Emile Littler 's 32 Bright Eyes ; the Tiller Girls ; the Dantree Girls Orchestra under the direction of Stanley H. Berkley
Devised, written, and produced by Emile Littler

Contributors

Unknown:
Emile Littler
Unknown:
Stanley H. Berkley
Produced By:
Emile Littler
Jack:
Hazel Jennings
Jill:
Marjorie Appleton
Dame Horner:
Bert Brownbill
Landlord of the Pail of Water inn:
Richard Slade
Twist, the Crooked Man:
Bob Lloyd
Johnnie Stout and Willie Green:
The O'Gorman Brothers
Mary, Mary, quite contrary:
Margaret Thompson
King of Sylvania:
Dan Noble
Fairy of the Well:
Joan Harris
Big-Hearted Arthur:
Arthur Askey

Life in Britain as seen by exiles from Germany and Austria who are members of the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps: their views of what we are fighting for, and stories of their adventures in reaching these shores
Musical items by the Camp Orchestra
Presented by Idris Lewis and A. Watkin-Jones

Contributors

Presented By:
Idris Lewis
Presented By:
A. Watkin-Jones

The second of a series of programmes featuring some of our best-known friends who are popular both ' down under' and ' over and up'.
Artists in this programme will include Malcolm McEajhern and Claude Dampier assisted by Billie Carlyle Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Billy Ternent
Devised and written by Harry Alan
Towers
Produced by Tom Ronald

Contributors

Unknown:
Malcolm McEajhern
Unknown:
Claude Dampier
Assisted By:
Billie Carlyle
Conducted By:
Billy Ternent
Written By:
Harry Alan
Produced By:
Tom Ronald

Part 5
43 Chorus: Glory be to God
44 Recit.: Now when Jesus was bom 45 Chorus and Recit.: Where is the new-born King ?
46 Choral: All darkness flies
47 Air: 0 Lord, my darken'd heart enlighten
48 Recit.: And when Herod the King 49 Recit.: With fear why are ye taken ?
50 Recit.: And gathering together
51 Terzett: Ah! when' shall we see salvation ?
52 Recit.: My Lord is King alone 53 Choral: This proud heart
Part 6
54 Chorus: Lord, when our haughty foes
55 Recit.: Then Herod called the wise men
56 Recit.: Thou traitor
57 Air: Naught against the power
58 Recit.: And they, when they had heard
59 Choral: Beside Thy cradle
60 Recit.: And being warned of God 61 Recit.: Depart! Enough 62 Air: Ye foes of man
63 Choral: Now vengeance hath been taken
Performed by Isobel Baillie (soprano) Nancy Evans (contralto)
Eric Greene (tenor)
Norman Walker (bass)
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-master, Leslie Woodgate )
BBC Orchestra (Section C)
Led by Marie Wilson
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult

Contributors

Soprano:
Isobel Baillie
Contralto:
Nancy Evans
Tenor:
Eric Greene
Bass:
Norman Walker
Chorus-Master:
Leslie Woodgate
Conductor:
Marie Wilson
Conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult

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BBC Home Service Basic

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