and summary of today's programmes for the Forces

London Symphony Orchestra, on gramophone records

Exercises for men: Coleman Smith
7.40 Exercises for women: May Brown
At the pianos, Andrew Bryson and Barbara Laing.

Movements from Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

Rev. T. Bloomer

F. H. Grisewood : ' It's Your Idea '

from a selection of records

Conductor, William Pethers, with Harry Porter (tenor)

on gramophone records
Suite No. 2 for two pianos (Rachmaninoff);
Waltz (Suite for Two Pianos : Arensky) : Vitya Vronsky and Victor Babin

from page 45 of ' New Every Morning ' and page 8 of ' Each Returning Day '. Alleluya, hearts to heaven ; Magnificat ; King of glory

Primo Scala 's Accordion Band, directed by Harry Bidgood

and his Orchestra

Today's Variety on records

Gramophone records of two eminent British artists
Prelude in G minor (Rachmaninoff) :
William Murdoch (piano)
Meditation (Thais : Massenet) :
Albert Sammons (violin).
-Violin Sonata in E minor Op. 82 (Elgar) :
Albert Sammons and William Murdoch

Lunch-time entertainment for factory-workers, from a factory somewhere in Britain

Conducted by Ian Whyte. Ruth Gipps (piano)

Conducted by Mr. H. C. Jarman

Directed by Albert Sandler , with Yvette Darnac and Marcel de Haes

Reg. Pursglove and his Orchestra

Conducted by Julius Harrison
From the ' BBC at War ' Exhibition, City ' Art Gallery, Manchester -

Frank Swinnerton talks again on new and recent books .

Play specially written for broadcasting by Philip Blair. Produced by John Cheatle

(Studio Service in Welsh). Cymerir y Gweddiau o'r llyfr Bob Bore o Newydd

' Good Wives ', by Louisa M. Alcott , adapted by Catherine Buckle. Produced by Nan Macdonald. Part 3-'Harvest Time'

followed by National and Regional announcements

Piano Trio in C played by Arthur Catterall (violin), Kathleen Moorhouse (cello), and Frank Merrick (piano)

John Green , Agricultural Officer at the BBC, discusses the improvement of livestock. Other items include Barbara Brew 's monthly talk to the Women's Land Army and ' Farm Record'

at two pianos

Programme celebrating April 29, 1802, on which day George III signified his commands that in consideration of very meritorious service the Marines should in "future be a Royal Corps. Written by Dr. Thomas Wood and Maurice Brown , with the Drummers, Silver Bugles, and Band of the Royal- Marines (Chatham Division), conducted by Lieutenant Thomas Francis , L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M. Produced by Maurice Brown

with Jack Train ; and Sydney Keith , Fred Yule , Dino Galvani , Horace Percival , Dorothy Summers , Vera Lennox , and Paula Green. Script by Ted Kavanagh. BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Produced by Francis Worsley

Admiral Sir William James , K.C.B., M.P., Chief of Naval Information

Weekly programme telling in dramatic form stories of courage and endurance, of humour and heroism, from the week's news. Edited by Robert Barr , with music under the direction of George Walter. Produced by John Glyn-Jones

Sidelight on detective fiction, with dramatised excerpts, presented by Ernest Dudley

with the BBC Theatre Orchestra, the BBC Theatre Chorus, and Francis Russell (tenor). Conductor, Stanford Robinson

4 — ' David and Goliath ', written by Winston Clewes , and read by Richard Wessel

and her Girls Band