and summary of today's programmes for the Forces
Records of Charles Trenet, the popular French cabaret singer
Exercises for men
A thought for today
Some details about today's programmes
A talk about what to eat and how to cook it, by Jeanne de Casalis
Leader, Jean Pougnet
Conductor, Leslie Bridgewater
by Eric Hope
A selection of records taken at random from the racks
News commentary and interlude
from p. 29 of ' New Every Morning' and p. 52 of ' Each Returning Day
played by Coventry Hippodrome Orchestra
Conductor, William Pethers
11.0 The Music Shop: 2: More Bows and Strings
Planned and written by John Horton
11.20 Intermediate French
by Jean-Jacques Oberlin and Yvonne Oberlin
'Les contes de Perrault'
11.40 Senior Geography: India: Problems and Development: 2: A Ganges village
by M.H. Kahn
Busmen give a lunch-hour entertainment from a London depot
Leader, Laurance Turner
Conductor, Gideon Fagan
A five-minute talk to the women behind the fighting line
and his Orchestra with Dorothy Carless , Len Camber , and Jackie Hunter
2.0 Nature study
Round the countryside. 'Will it freeze tonight ? ' by Frank Gillard
2.15 Interval music
2.20 Physical training
(for use in classrooms)-by Edith Dowling
2.40 British history
Movements and men-1800-1875
2-George Stevenson builds the ' Rocket', by David Scott Daniell
to records of Louis Levy and his Orchestra
A programme of hill-billies and Western melodies, featuring
Hamilton Kennedy and the Westerners with Lyn Joshua and John Morgan
Presented by Glyn Jones
Edmond Seagrave
(Section B)
Led by Paul Beard
Conducted by Clarence Raybould
Henry Cummings (baritone)
(News and special announcements in Welsh)'
5.20 Songs by the Three Semis
' 'Bo'sun becomes a sea-vacuee '
The true story of a little dog who stowed away, got torpedoed, and is now safe and happy overseas, told by Nan
5.40 Try it out yourself-No.2 2
Frank Gillard has some more suggestions for things to do during
. your spare time
5.55 Children's Hour Epilogue
followed by National and Regional announcements
Rations for your stock by J. N. McClean
Jack McClean will explain to his fellow-farmers the working of the feeding-stuffs rationing scheme which comes into effect on Februarry 1. Mr. McClean, who farms at Liss in Hampshire, represents his county on the Council of the National Farmers' Union and was a member of the Committee set up by the Minister of Agriculture to work out the details of the Government scheme he is to discuss.
1941 edition. Vol. III. No. 25
Satire, snap, sophistication and songs from
Nan Kenway and Douglas Young, Reginald Purdell , Hugh Morton , Ian Sadler , Helen Clare , Clarence Wright , BBC Revue Chorus, and BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by .Charles Shadwell
Sketches written by Douglas Young and Eric Barker
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont
with Lionel Gamlin in the chair
Maurice Lancaster and Jimmy Hodg son, producer and senior camera-man of the British unit of ' The March of Time', describe their experiences when filming, the R.A.F. in action
Matra pictures sung by BBC Singers (A)
Margaret Godley Margaret Rolfe Margaret Rees Joyce Sutton Bradbridge White - Stanley Riley Emlyn Bebb Samuel Dyson.
Conductor, Leslie Woodgate
Zoltan Kodaly , one of Hungary's leading composers, has done much to revive interest in the folk song of his country. The series of five songs for mixed choir, 'Mátra Pictures', was composed in 1928. The airs upon which these songs are based are all taken from the Matra district and present five scenes of country life.
6-Kosciuszko
Written and produced by D. G. Bridson
A weekly gathering of fanjous folk
The regulars include:
The Master of Ceremonies
Old Ebenezer, the night watchman, who has a dramatic story to tell
The Court of Melody
Tunes are on trial and the ear is the evidence
The Town Hall Dance Orchestra, under the direction of Billy Tement and the guest of the week
Weekly meetings organised by Gladys and Clay Keyes and presented by Eric Spear
Conducted by the Rev. James A. Campbell , M.A. ^
(Section C)
Led by Marie Wilson
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
John Hunt (piano)
with his Orchestra
