and summary of today's programmes for the Forces
Records of Binnie Barnes, the singing film star
Exercises for men
A thought for today
followed by Programme Parade
Some details about today's programmes
A talk about what to eat and how to cook it, by Mrs. Rena Bosanquet
at the theatre organ
played by the Rendezvous Players
played by Livio Mannucci
A morning programme of easy, breezy tunes on gramophone records
Leader, J. Mouland Begbie
Conductor, Guy Warrack
from p. 5 of ' New Every Morning' and p. 22 of ' Each Returning Day'
played by Donald Thorne at the theatre organ
played by «
Stephen Wearing
byGwyn Jones
A programme of Monmouthshire scenes and memories with music arranged by Idris Lewis and songs of Gwent sung by Elizabeth Evans and Tom Pickering
Produced by T. Rowland Hughes
'Gwent'; the country of Arthur Machen and W. H. Davies , of Llanthony and Tintern, of domed hills and grey industrial valleys, will be the theme of this feature programme. The programme will reveal a land of sudden contrasts, and of a virile people, and listeners will hear some ancient songs of Gwent, including the famous Llanover reel, an old tune which was very popular at country dances and rural festivals.
A personal ch ice of records presented by Irene McLoughlin
A lunch-time concert presented to their fellow workers by members of the staff of a large munition works
' somewhere in England '
Arranged and presented by Victor Smythe
' Breed your own meat'
A talk on rabbits by W. King Wilson
and his Orchestra with Monte Rey , Paula Green ,
Betty Roberts , and Bob Arden
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Leslie Heward
Albert Sammons (violin)
Thalben Ball (organ) THALBEN BALL AND ORCHESTRA
ALBERT SAMMONS AND ORCHESTRAORCHESTRA
at the theatre organ Medley of famous waltzes
A talk about our export trade, by F. L. Stevens
Conductor, P. S. G. O'Donnell
Another £100 in prizes in the entertaining radio contest presented by Neil Munro in aid' of the Red Cross Penny-a-Week Fund, with- Ronnie Waldman as Master of Ceremonies
As many listeners will have heard, the whole prize of £100 for the second Prize Puzzle Corner has been awarded to B. V. Fennings, 20 Peaketon Avenue, Ilford, Essex. The correct solution was ACCCBAACB ABC.
A recording of today's programme
will be broadcast on February 10, which will give those who are not able to listen today another chance to try their skill and help the great work of the Red Cross. (See article on page 3)
Ymddiddan gan Jenkin James
(A talk in Welsh)
'The Brown Bird '
A children's pantomime by Dorothy Worsley
Music by Mai Jones with the Welsh Salon Orchestra, conducted by Idris Lewis
Characters in order of speaking:
The storyteller
Princess Myrtle
Dilly Dally
Dame Stickleback, mother of Dilly Dally
King Pendragon, the wicked uncle
The Fairy Queen and her Fairy
Lady-in-Waiting
Princess Crowsfoot, the ugly cousin
The Prince
The Court Usher
Chorus of villagers, courtiers, etc., and, of course, the Brown Bird itself
followed by National and Regional announcements
Fortnightly news and views about books, pictures, science, and films
Presented by Joseph Macleod
Once again we stop the London traffic in order to introduce to you some of the interesting people who. are In
Town Tonight
Introducing personalities from every walk of life
Edited and produced by C. F. Meehan
(A recording of this programme will be broadcast on Sunday at 11.0 a.m.)
by Somerset Maugham
Adapted for broadcasting by Peter
Peveril
Characters
Campion
Izzart
Hutchinson
Hassan
Capt. Bredon Willis
Produced by John Cheatle
Major and Minor
(Fred Yule and Alec McGill )
Billy Matchett , The mirthquake
Bertha Willmott , radio's chorus singer
Naughton and Gold, the popular comedians of the Crazy
Gang
BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell
Presented by John Sharman
Raymond Gram Swing
Adapted for radio by Jonquil Antony and Naomi Jacob from the book 'Our Marie', by Naomi Jacob
with Clarice Mayne, Bransby Williams, Marie Lloyd junior, Alice Lloyd, Rosie Lloyd, Daisy Wood, Jean Webster Brough, Fred Yule, Meg Dion Titheradge, Ian Sadler
Narrator, Naomi Jacob
BBC Chorus and BBC Revue Orchestra under the direction of Hyam Greenbaum
Produced by Eric Fawcett
Evening prayers
(Section B)
Leader, Paul Beard
Conducted by Clarence Raybould
with his Orchestra