The Golden Age of British radio - Family Favourites, Housewife's Choice and Workers' Playtime - 3 CDs capturing the radio playlists of the 40s & 50s.
Radio Days
From classic ballads to comic cuts and great instrumentals: With A Song In My Heart - Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra * You Are My Heart's Delight - Richard Tauber * Ask Anyone Who Knows - Ink Spots * Home Cookin' - Margaret Whiting and Bob Hope * Brahn Boots - Stanley Holloway * A Nice Cup Of Tea - Binnie Hales * When I'm Cleaning Windows - George Formby * We'll Gather Lilacs - Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth. Plus many, many more!
Disc 1
1
With A Song In My Heart
Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra
2
Be My Love
Mario Lanza
3
Bewitched
Bill Snyder, his Piano and Orchestra
4
I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time
The Andrews Sisters
5
O My Beloved Father from 'Gianni Schicchi'
Joan Hammond
6
I'll Be Seeing You
Frank Sinatra
7
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
8
Lay Down Your Arms
Anne Shelton
9
I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
Billy Cotton and his Band
10
Ballin' The Jack
Danny Kaye
11
Harry Lime Theme
Anton Karas and his Zither
12
Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)
The Ink Spots
13
Busy Line
Rose Murphy
14
It's Been A Long, Long Time
Bing Crosby
15
Beloved Be Faithful
Petula Clark
16
The Trolley Song
Judy Garland
17
Softly Softly
Ruby Murray
18
Charmaine
Mantovani and his Orchestra
19
Cry
Johnnie Ray
20
You Belong To Me
Jo Stafford
21
Too Young
Jimmy Young
22
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
Frankie Laine
Disc 2
1
In Party Mood (Housewives' Choice)
West End Celebrity Orchestra
2
A Nice Cup Of Tea
Binnie Hale
3
You Are My Heart's Delight
Richard Tauber
4
The Anniversary Waltz
Bing Crosby
5
Because
Mario Lanza
6
It's A Long Way
Frank Sinatra
7
Home Cookin'
Margaret Whiting & Bob Hope
8
Friendship
Judy Garland & Johnnie Mercer
9
That Lovely Weekend
Dorothy Carless
10
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
The Andrews Sisters
11
Far Away Places
Bing Crosby
12
Over The Rainbow
Judy Garland
13
Wunderbar
Mantovani and his Orchestra
14
High Heels
Sidney Torch and his Orchestra
15
Marching Strings
Ray Martin and his Orchestra
16
If I Had Wings
David Hughes
17
Hey Neighbor
Flanagan & Allen
18
Mockin' Bird Hill
Patti Page
19
Swedish Rhapsody
Mantovani and his Orchestra
20
Somewhere Along The Way
Nat King Cole
21
Dear Hearts And Gentle People
Bing Crosby
22
Mona Lisa
Nat King Cole
Disc 3
1
Calling All Workers
Eric Coates and Symphony Orchestra
2
I'm The Man Who's Deputising For The Bull
Frankie Howerd
3
The Old Bazaar In Cairo
Cheerful Charlie Chester and his Gang
4
When I'm Cleaning Windows
George Formby
5
Powder Your Face With Sunshine
Donald Peers
6
The Day War Broke Out (The Home Guard)
Robb Wilton
7
Blue Eyed Blonde Next Door
George Formby
8
Have You Seen My Chickens?
Tommy Handley & Jean Allistonem
9
We'll Gather Lilacs (Now That You're Home Once More)
Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth
10
How Lucky You Are
The Andrews Sisters
11
The People Upstairs
The Western Brothers
12
The Bee Song
Arthur Askey
13
Brahn Boots
Stanley Holloway
14
Medley No 108: Unforgettable, Tell Me Why, Saturday Rag, Cry, We Won't Live In A Castle, Be My Life's Companion
Charlie Kunz
15
Black and White Rag
Winifred Attwell
16
Two Odd Odes: a. Theophilus and his Operation b. The Fan
Cyril Fletcher
17
This Ole House
Alma Cogan
18
Sugar Bush
Eve Boswell
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