Physical Description
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Contents
Presentation and signature tune
My British buddy (Irving Berlin)
"Services calling" : "All together now" (various musical corps of the armed forces conducted by Regimental Sergeant-Major Melachrino)
Presentation of Captain Adrian Thomas, guide to the programme
Comic monologue including musical interludes : Two lovely black eyes [and] Underneath the arches (Terry Thomas)
Blue Mariners Dance Septet
Music maker
The basic language of love (Freddie Leighton)
Get hep and straighten up and fly right
I'm a hero to my mum (Ralph Reader)
Comic monologue : "Victory Parade" (Ralph Reader)
London calling : News flash : The German radio has just announced that Hitler is dead
Tomorrow is a beautiful day (Bud Flanagan)
Winston Churchill announcs the unconditional surrender of the German forces signed in Reims...
May 8, 1945 : the crows celebrated in Piccadilly Circus
King George VI speech to the nation
General Eisenhower speech to the nation
Land of hope and glory
Comic sketch including song "The man who smoked the big cigar" (Tommy Handley and ITMA
Voice of radio announcer reminding listers that the war has not yet finished in the Far East
The victory ball (Norman Lance)
Comic monologue (Suzette Terri)
Somebody loves me (Ted Heath and his orchestra)
Presentation and song ; Comic sketch (Anona Winn).
Other Authors/Editors
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Notes
Excerpts from BBC broadcasts of May 8, 1945 celebrating the end of World War Two.
Compact disc.
Presentation and signature tune -- My British buddy (Irving Berlin) -- "Services calling" : "All together now" (various musical corps of the armed forces conducted by Regimental Sergeant-Major Melachrino) -- Presentation of Captain Adrian Thomas, guide to the programme -- Comic monologue including musical interludes : Two lovely black eyes [and] Underneath the arches (Terry Thomas) -- Blue Mariners Dance Septet -- Music maker -- The basic language of love (Freddie Leighton) -- Get hep and straighten up and fly right -- I'm a hero to my mum (Ralph Reader) -- Comic monologue : "Victory Parade" (Ralph Reader) -- London calling : News flash : The German radio has just announced that Hitler is dead -- Tomorrow is a beautiful day (Bud Flanagan) -- Winston Churchill announcs the unconditional surrender of the German forces signed in Reims... -- May 8, 1945 : the crows celebrated in Piccadilly Circus -- King George VI speech to the nation -- General Eisenhower speech to the nation -- Land of hope and glory -- Comic sketch including song "The man who smoked the big cigar" (Tommy Handley and ITMA -- Voice of radio announcer reminding listers that the war has not yet finished in the Far East -- The victory ball (Norman Lance) --Comic monologue (Suzette Terri) -- Somebody loves me (Ted Heath and his orchestra) -- Presentation and song ; Comic sketch (Anona Winn).
