BBC 1922-1972: 50 Years of Broadcasting
Genre: Jazz, Non-Music, Classical
Style: Spoken Word, Field Recording, Political, Big Band, Speech, Swing, Public Service Announcement, Radioplay, Comedy, Religious
Country: Australia
Label(s): World Cassette Club (C 04856)
More from: Various
A1. John Snagge - Chimes of Big Ben / the BBC Calling the World from London A10. Sidney Firman and London Radio Dance Band - Do That Heebie Jeebie Dance A11. A. J. Alan - My Photograph A12. Dr. Howard Carter - Opening of Tutankhamun's Tomb A13. Unknown Artist - Tutankhamun's Trumpet A14. Christopher Stone - Introducing Gramaphone Record Programme A15. Essie Ackland - Love's Old Sweet Song A16. Albert Sandler and the Palm Court Orchestra - If My Songs Were Winged A17. Reverend John A. Mayo - The First Radio Padre A18. Rear-Admiral C.D. Carpendale - News Item About the General Strike 1926 A19. Sir Alan Cobham - Flight from England to Australia and Back by De Havilland Seaplane 50, 30.6.26-1.10.26 A2. P.P. Eckersley - Writtle Calling A20. Bob Bowman - Heavyweight Championship - Tommy Farr vs. Joe Louis A21. Jack Payne and the BBC Dance Orchestra - Say It with Music A22. Stanley Baldwin - Extract from Speech on Conversion of War Loan 1.7.32 A23. J. Ramsey McDonald - Short Extract from Speech by the Prime Minister on the Political Situation 25.8.31 A24. H.G. Wells - Short Extract from Talk on Communications 19.11.32 A25. Jack Payne and the BBC Dance Orchestra - Happy Days Are Here Again A26. John Henry and Blossom - Short Extract from "Joe Murgatoyd's Letter" A27. Gillie Potter - Reminiscences of Hogsnorton A28. King George V - First Christmas Day Message from Sandringham 25.12.32 A3. The Savoy Orpheans - Brown Eyes Why Are You Blue A4. Savoy Havana Band - Last Night on the Back Porch A5. Lord Gainford - Opening of Savoy Hill 1923 A6. Irene Minghini-Cattaneo & Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala - Stride La Vampa (Il Trovatore) A7. Tommy Lorne - Auntie Aggy of the BBC A8. Harry Lauder - I Love a Lassie A9. Beatrice Harrison - Nightingales in Surrey Wood / Songs My Mother Taught Me B1. Unknown Artist - In Town Tonight - Introductory Sequence and Knightsbridge March B10. Charlie Kunz - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes B11. Unknown Artist - Outbreak of Italo-Abyssinian War, News Bulletin 3.10.35 B12. Phillip Slessor and BBC Variety Orchestra - Music Hall (Opening Signature Tune) B13. Stuart Hibberd - Illness of H.M. King George V - Special Announcement 20.1.36 B14. Sir John Reith - Death of H.M. King George V - Announcement 12.15am 21.1.36 B15. Unknown Artist - Passing Bell B16. Charles Siepmann - Funeral of H.M. King George V. - Commentary from Westminster Hall 28.1.36 B17. King Edward VIII - Message to the Empire 1.3.36 B18. Joe Loss & His Orchestra - In the Mood B19. Freddy Grisewood, Adolf Hitler - German Re-Occupation of the Rhineland - News Bulletin 7.3.36 B2. Gracie Fields - Sally B20. Various - BBC 1922-1972: 50 Years of Broadcasting B21. Leslie Mitchell - Opening of BBC Television Service at Alexandra Palace - Announcement 2.11.36 B22. King Edward VIII - Abdication of H.M. King Edward VIII - Farewell Speech 11.12.36 B23. Cosmo Gordon Lang - Coronation of H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth. Recognition - Westminster Abbey 12.5.37 B24. Unknown Artist - Royal Naval Review B25. Judy Shirley and BBC Variety Orchestra - Monday Night at Seven - Introduction and Opening Signature Tune B26. Richard Murdoch and Arthur Askey with BBC Variety Orchestra - Band Waggon - Excerpt of Chestnut Corner B27. Unknown Artist - Entry of Germany into Austria - Recordings Made at Linz 12.3.38 B28. Geraldo & His Orchestra - Ragtime Cowboy Joe B29. Unknown Artist - The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain Returns from Munich 30.9.38 B3. Bing Crosby - Where the Blue of the Night B30. Lionel Marson - Invasion of Poland - News Bulletin 1.9.39 B31. Unknown Artist - Evacuation of Children from Waterloo Station B32. Neville Chamberlain - Outbreak of War with Germany. Announcement by the Prime Minister 3.9.39 B4. Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra - Here's to the Next Time B5. Adolf Hitler - Speech from Reichstag 30.1.34 B6. Benito Mussolini - Speech at 2nd Quinquennial Fascist Assembly, Rome, 18.3.34 B7. Joseph Goebbels - Speech on Political Implications of Death of President Von Hindenburg 2.8.34 B8. Ambrose & His Orchestra - Joseph Joseph B9. Roy Fox & His Band - Whispering C1. Winston Churchill - The Fall of France. Extract from Speech by the Prime Minister 17.6.40 C10. Douglas Ritchie - Colonel Britton on the V for Victory Call Sign 31.7.41 C11. Godfrey Talbot - El Alamein - War Report C12. Lale Andersen - Lilli Marlene C13. Bruce Belfrage - Advance of the 8th Army in Western Desert - News Bulletin 4.11.42 C14. Doris Hare with Debroy Somers & His Orchestra - Shipmates Ashore - Opening Signature Tune C15. Ben Lyon with Jay Wilbur & His Orchestra - Hi Gang! - Signature Tune and Introduction C16. Wilfred Pickles - Far Eastern Situation - News Bulletin 8.12.41 C17. Harry Korris, Cecil Frederick, Robby Vincent and BBC Revue Orchestra - Happidrome - "We Three" C18. Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne with the Royal Air Force Orchestra - Merry-Go-Round (RAF Edition - "Much-Binding-In-The-Marsh") C19. Dr. Charles Hill - The Radio Doctor - On Ingestion C2. Alvar Lidell - Air Raid Sirens Followed by "Battle of Britain" New Bulletin of 15.9.40 C20. Bill Gates with James Moody with George Middleton - Workers Playtime C21. John Snagge - Capitulation of Italy - News Bulletin 8.9.43 C22. Kenneth Horne and Royal Artillery Theatre Orchestra - Ack-Ack Beer-Beer - Opening Signature Tune C23. Donald McCollough - The Brains Trust C24. Clay Keyes and the BBC Dance Orchestra - The Old Town Hall - Closing Signature Tune C25. Freddy Grisewood - Italy Declares War on Germany - News Bulletin 12.10.43 C26. Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Moonlight Serenade C27. John Snagge - D-Day Landings on Normandy Coast - News Item 06.06.44 C28. Unknown Artist - Mitchell Bomber Over Normandy Coast C29. Dwight David Eisenhower - Broadcast at 0730 Hours on D-Day C3. No Artist - Air Raid on London - Actuality Recording from Roof and Adjoining Street of Broadcasting House C30. The Regimental Band of the Scots Guards - Lilliburlero C31. Richard Dimbleby - D-Day - War Report C32. Howard Marshall - Invasion - War Report 08.08.44 C33. Joseph McLeod - Battle for Channel Ports C34. John Snagge - Capture of Brussels - News Item Followed by Band and Crowds Singing "Quand Madelon" After the Liberation 04.09.44 C35. Stanley Maxted - Allied Airbourne Landings in Holland 17.09.44 - Announcement and War Report from Arnhem C36. Frank Gillard - Link-Up with Russian Army - War Report 25.04.45 C37. Vera Lynn - White Cliffs of Dover C38. No Artist - Death of Hitler - Special Announcement 01.05.45 C39. Frederick Allen - Surrender of German Armed Forces in Italy 02.05.45 C4. Tommy Handley and Musicians of the Home Fleet - ITMA - Introduction from Special Performance for the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow C40. Stuart Hibbard - Capture of Berlin - News Item 02.05.45 C41. Winston Churchill - VE Day - Winston Churchill Announces Victory in Europe Followed by Crowds Singing "Tipperary" 08.05.45 C42. Frank Phillips - Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima 06.08.45 C43. Freddy Greenwood - Japanese Surrender Signed, Tokyo Bay - News Item 02.09.45 C5. Jack Warner with BBC Variety Orchestra - Garrison Theatre - Introduction Followed by "Nursey Nursey" C6. Vera Lynn - Sincerely Yours - "Wishing Will Make It So" C7. Frank Phillips - British Submarines in Mediterranean - News Bulletin 5.9.41 C8. Vera Lynn - Sincerely Yours - "We'll Meet Again" C9. Frederick Allen - News Bulletin 7.9.41 D1. Raymond Glendenning - FA Cup Final, Charlton vs. Burnley, 1947 "The Ball Bursts" D10. Norman Painting, Ysanne Churchman, Basil Jones, Anne Cullen . the New Concert Orchestra - The Archers - Opening Signature Tune "Barwick Green" and Short Excerpt "The Death of Grace Archer" D11. Stewart McPherson - Twenty Questions - Introductory Sequence D12. Franklin Englemann, the Queen's Hall Light Orchestra - Down Your Way - Closing Sequence and "The Horse Guards, Whitehall" D13a. Charles Gardner - First Trans-Atlantic Jet Flight by RAF Vampires - 16.7.48 D13b. Charles Gardner - Meteor Jet at 618mph - 12.10.48 D14. Bernard Moore - Berlin, End of Soviet Blockade - 4.5.49 D15. Howard Marshall - Funeral of H.M. King George 15.2.52 D16. Geoffrey Fisher - The Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II - Prayer and Crowning by the Archbishop of Canterbury - 2.6.53 D17. Warren Mitchell, Una Stubbs, Dandy Nichols and Anthony Booth - Till Death Do Us Part - "TV Filth" - Short Extract D18. Millicent Martin, David Frost - That Was the Week That Was. Opening Signature Tune and Short Extract from "What's Left of the Empire D19. Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett - The Steptoes. Short Extract from Homes Fit for Heros D2. John Snagge - Oxford vs. Cambridge Boat Race, 1949 D20. Yuri Gagarin - Men in Space - Gagarin 12.04.61 D21. Leonard Parkin - Assassination of President Kennedy 22.11.63 D22. Brian Moore - England's World Cup Victory (Soccer 1966) D23. Alistair Cooke - Short Extract from 1,000th Letter from America on Vietnam 24.03.68 D24. John Snagge, Pipe-Major Thomas Anderson - Memorial Service in Westminster Abbey for Lord Reith 22.07.71 - Lament "Flowers of the Forest" D3. Frank Gillard, Massed Bands of the Brigade of Guards - Wedding of H.R.H. the Princess Elizabeth and the Prince Phillip - Commentary Followed by the National Anthem 20.11.71 D4. Ellis Powell - Mrs Dale's Diary D5. Wilfred Pickles, Harry Hudson and Unknown Artist - Have a Go - Introductory Sequence and "Have a Go Joe" D6. Stewart McPherson - Ignorance Is Bliss - Introductory Sequence D7. Kenneth Horne and Betty Marsden - Round the Horne - Opening Signature Tune and Dialogue D8. Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June Whitfield - Take It from Here - The Glums - Signature Tune and Short Extract D9. Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan - The Goon Show - Short Excerpt from "Tales of Old Dartmoor" Followed by "I Travel the Road"