Your request records introduced this week by Robert MacDermot

Contents: ' Heart of Oak,' the story behind this famous sea-song: the saxophone in dance and orchestral music; other peoples' dance music, the polka

Nutcracker Suite: on records

Some cheerful music to accompany your mid-morning cup of tea. played by the BBC Midland Light Orchestra, conducted by H. C. Burgess

Dance music, on gramophone records

Two pianos and some music in a light mood

at the theatre organ

BBC Scottish Orchestra: conductor. Ian Whyte

Conducted by Lieutenant Douglas A. Pope. Director of Music, Coldstream Guards

and the Dance Orchestra, with Rita Marlowe. Benny Lee , and Sid Buck -man

An abridgment for broadcasting of the famous story by H. G. Wells , in eighteen instalments. Reader, Neal Arden. 7-' Dr. Cuss and the Vicar Interfere'

' Yours of the 16th inst. to hand': a programme about business jargon

at the piano, improvises on some of the tunes you ask to hear in the ' Family Favourites ' programmes

Scottish Variety Orchestra: conductor. Kemlo Stephen

The day-to-day history of an ordinary family.

played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. conducted by Charles Groves

Billy Mayerl Rhythm Ensemble.

Duncan Whyte introduces a gramophone programme for swing fans

Famous sporting personalities answer queries from listeners. The experts.
S. F. Rous , c.b.b Harold Abrahams.
W. Barrington Dalby , and A. H. Oakley , Vice-President of the Football League. Question-Master. Raymond Glendenning

by F. Maurice Speed

with Geraldo and his Concert Orchestra. in a non-stop review of popular melodies through the years

by Francis Durbridge. Produced by Martyn C. Webster. Episode 6—' In Which Valentine Strikes '

A musical entertainment given by Cyril Smith (piano). Margaret Ritchie (soprano). Diana Poulton (lute), Arthur Gleghorn (flute), Ernest Lush (harpsichord). Leonard Hirsch and Reginald Morley (violins), Max Gilbert
. (viola). Harvey Phillips (cello)

Variety from the Tivoli Theatre, Hull. Introduced by Victor Smythe

"Have you ever been to a mock auction sale? Have you ever bought your own ten-shilling note for a pound?"
This programme, written by Robert Barr and Percy Hoskins, describes the skilful roguery of the mock auction sale and shows how it is worked: and a detective from New Scotland Yard has a word of advice for those who are about to be tricked. It was broadcast last October.
(Programme repeated for the benefit of men and women demobilised from the Services since then.)

A restful interlude for your quiet moments. Speaker. John Perrin. Singers, the Serenaders. At the organ. Charles Smart. Music arranged by Charles Smart and Max Saunders. Programme compiled by King Whyte and Archie Campbell

and his Band, In a programme of uninterrupted music

Dance music In the old-fashioned style. From the Palais de Danse. Ashton-under-Lyne

Noel Chiboust and his Quintet. From Schubert's