and summary of today's programmes for the Forces

Records of Vera Lynn , the Forces favourite

Exercises for men

A thought for today
The Rev. Canon A. Linwood Wright

followed by Programme Parad.e
Details of some of today's broadcasts

A Scotswoman will describe some of the ways in which Scotland is meeting the problems of wartime catering

A selection of records taken at random from the racks

Leader, Jean Pougnet
Conductor, Leslie Bridgewater with Richard Ford ORCHESTRARICHARD FORDORCHESTRA

at the theatre organ
Little Gypsy of the Seven Seas Connor Popular medley „

from p. 1 of ' New Every Morning ' and p. 6 of ' Each Returning Day'

A record programme of famous trio and quartet singers

Topical notes on wartime health, mainly by doctors

on gramophone records
Royal Artillery Band conducted by Lieut. 0. W. Geary
Espana (Quick march) Wellington
Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards conducted by Lt.-Col. George Miller
Home Guards march
Marching through Georgia
Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards conducted by Capt. J. C. Windram
Fame and glory

with Dorothy Carless, Len Camber, Jackie Hunter, and George Evans

Suite for viola and piano
Prelude ; Carol ; Christmas dance ;
Ballad ; Moto perpetuo ; Musette ; Polka mélancolique ; and Galop played by Winifred Copperwheat (viola)
Harry Isaacs (piano)

Music by Eugene Pini and his Tango Orchestra with Dorothy Carless

All sorts of people will tell us how, why, and where we should grow more food

From a West-Country concert hall
Paul Beard (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leader, Paul Beard.
Conducted by Basil Cameron
Tchaikovsky programme
Slav March
Serenade melancolique
(Solo violin, Paul Beard )
Francesca da Rimini (Fantasy after
Dante)

at the theatre organ

A short crime play by R.L. Rowney

Here is a frank thriller. Sir George Sykes, steel magnate, is found murdered in the grounds of his Hertfordshire estate. Suspicion falls on his heirs, his two nephews, Gregory and Robert, first on one, and then on the other. A dear old gentleman, Professor Denny, who is staying in the village, investigates the crime, helped by his niece Valerie. Who committed the murder? How is it found out?

played by George Scott-Wood and his Grand Accordion Band

A sentimental sequence devised and arranged by Fred Hartley with Elizabeth Cowell announcing
George Melachrino singing and Fred Hartley and his Sextet playing

sung by Sophie Wyss (soprano)
Romance Green
Fantoches (Marionettes)
Proses lyriques: De greve (The
Strand) ; and De soir (Evening)
L'echelonnement des haies (Hedgerows)
Mandoline
Of all branches of musical composition the French excel in that of song. Of the many great French song composers one of the greatest was undoubtedly Debussy. He worked at a particularly rich and productive period in poetry-when the symbolists, such as Mallarme, Baudelaire, and Verlaine were at the height of their powers. At that period of the nineteenth century French poets extolled music and French musicians extolled poetry. One of Debussy's favourite poets was Verlaine, many of whose musical' poems he set with rare insight and understanding of their subtleties, four of which are included in this programme' Green ', ' Fantoches 'L'échelonnement des haies ', and ' Mandoline '.
Sophie Wyss , one of the most

" ' This question of evacuation '
Catherine Carswell and Pat Fisher

Song memories compiled by Mai Jones and Glyn Jones , with Elsie Eaves , Frank Davey , Maijones,
Marjorie Ralph , Gwen Griffiths and The Waltz-Time Trio
Presented by Glyn Jones

gan E. Morgan Humphreys
(A talk in Welsh)

5.20 'Winter holiday'—No. 12 by Arthur Ransome , told by Mac
5.45 A talk on world affairs by Vernon Bartlett

followed by National and Regional announcements

Fortnightly news and views about books, pictures, science, and films

Overture: Fingal's Cave
Piano concerto, No. 1, in G minor
(Soloist, Edward Isaacs ) played by BBC Northern Orchestra
Conducted by Maurice Johnstone

The series ends with an illustrated discussion between Val Gielgud ,
Frank O'Connor , and L. A. G. Strong on Radio Drama

John Watt introduces a kaleidoscope of recollections and revivals with Jack Melford
Betty Astell
A section of the BBC Chorus and the Revue Orchestra
Leader, Boris Pecker
Conducted by Hyam Greenbaum
Produced by Gordon Crier

H. U. Willink , M.C., K.C., M.P., Special Commissioner for the Homeless in the London Region
' Rehousing a Region'

A light comedy with music
Book by Francis Durbridge ; lyrics by Edward J. Mason ; music by Basil
Hempseed
The Revue Chorus and Orchestra
Leader, Boris Pecker
Conducted by Hyam Greenbaum Produced by Martyn C. Webster

Leader, Tate Gilder
Conducted by Harold Lowe