Listings
: Solo and Orchestra
Gramophone records: Boston Promenade Orchestra
on records: News Headlines
followed by News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas and Announcements: Cairo Calling
for the Middle East Forces. Messages recorded by members of the Services for their relatives and friends in Great Britain, introduced by Peter HaddonContributors
: Orchestral Music
on records: Greetings from South Africa
Messages recently recorded, by R.A.F. personnel for their relatives and friends in this country.: Sunday Serenade
Scottish Variety Orchestra (conductor, Ronnie Munro), with Janette Sclanders, Ann Rich, and Ian GourlayContributors
: For Isolated Units
Sunday Service from Ruchill Church, Glasgow: conducted by the Rev. George Knight, B.D., Minister of Ruchill Church, formerly Chaplain of the Scottish Church in Budapest.Contributors
: Calling All Canadians
A feature programme of special interest to all Canadian Forces, containing news from Canada and news of Canadians on the fighting fronts.: London Calling
General Forces Programme summary: The Good-Humoured Ladies
Ballet Suite by Scarlatti played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Goossens. (Gramophone records)Contributors
: Morning Service
from St. Martin-in-the-Fields, conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. E. S. LovedayThis is the first of a new series of popular services which will consist of five well-known hymns from the Army Prayer Book, and short prayers, reading, and an address by the Rev. E. S. Loveday , who has often broadcast from St. Martin's to Forces overseas.
Contributors
: ITMA
[Starring] Tommy Handleywith Horace Percival, Fred Yule, Dorothy Summers, Sydney Keith, Dino Galvani, Bill Stephens, Bryan Herbert, Jean Capra, and Paula Green. Orchestra conducted by Charles Shadwell. Script and lyrics by Ted Kavanagh.
Contributors
: BBC Orchestra
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult. Frederick Grinke (violin)Violin Concerto in A (K.219) Mozart
Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5, in A (K.219), is the fifth of six concertos written by him during 1775 and 1776. He was about twenty at the time of the first, and since he was then practising the violin hard-he was actually quite an accomplished player-it is presumed that he composed them as much for his own use as for use by others. This concerto is scored for small orchestra, two oboes, two horns, and strings, and the solo part is written with superb understanding of the genius of the instrument.
Contributors
: The Brains Trust
with spontaneous answers to 'Any Questions?': A. Beverley Baxter, M.P., Lieut.-Commander R.T. Gould, Mrs. E.R. Arnot Robertson (author), Dr. Malcolm Sargent, Emanuel Shinwell, M.P. Question-Master, Dr. Dudley Stamp. (Shortened edition for Overseas of last Tuesday's recorded session)Contributors
: Forces Favourites
Records chosen by British Forces serving overseas.: Radio Newsreel
Close-ups from the world's battle-fronts: Football Results
read at dictation speed.: Music While You Work
Primo Scala and his Accordion BandContributors
: Palestine Half-Hour
for Forces in Palestine, Persia, and Iraq, with Stanley Black and his Orchestra. Guest artist, 'Hutch'. Introduced by Georgie HenschelContributors
: London Calling
General Forces Programme summary: Calling Malta
with Anne Shelton, Nat Allen and his Orchestra, and 'Home Town'. W. Macqueen-Pope interviews Anna Neagle. Introduced by Avis ScuttContributors
: Variety Band-Box
John Blore and his Dance Orchestra, Harry Welchman, Olive Groves, Pat Frost, Violet Carson, Kathleen Moody. Introduced by Margaret Lockwood. From the stage of the Queensberry All-Services Club. This week's edition dedicated to the 'Iraq Times'.Contributors
: Forces Favourites
Records chosen for their women-folk at home by British Forces serving overseas.: All Together Now
A special broadcast to mark the first day of the General Forces Programme, now linking listeners at home with the Forces overseas.Throughout the war, radio has been the British serving man's constant link with home. Now that listeners in this country can share the Serviceman's programme, the link is strengthened by the knowledge that they are all listening together. From homes throughout the British Isles, relations and friends here tell the men overseas what the sharing of the General Forces Programme mean to them and to all listeners at home.
: The Happidrome
with Bennett and Williams, Helen Hill, Rawicz and Landauer, Tommy Handley, and Harry Korris as 'Mr. Lovejoy' assisted by Cecil Frederick ('Ramsbottom') and Robbie Vincent ('Enoch'). Happidrome Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Ernest Longstaffe.Contributors
: Sunday Half-Hour
Community hymn-singing, led by Cardiff Civil Defence Choir, conductor, Hubert Williams. Organist, Harold Spear. From the Memorial Hall, Cowbridge Road, CardiffContributors
: Announcements followed by News from Canada
cabled from the CBC News Rooms: Conductors at Their Best
Sir Thomas Beecham: a programme of records: Epilogue
Lead us, heavenly Father (A. and M. 281); St. Luke 4. w. 1-13; Be thou my guardian (A. and M. 282); Hebrews 2. v 18About this project
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