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"An All British Post War Cavalcade of Song"

"All British Post War Cavalcade of Song". - Despite the austerity of the times, the immediate post-war years in Britain was full of musical promise as David demonstrates.

Despite the austerity of the times, the immediate post-war years in Britain was full of musical promise thanks to such home-grown recording talents as Donald Peers, Steve Conway, Vera Lynn, Anne Shelton, Monty Rey and Pearl Carr, to name just half a dozen. In fact, all of those stars, plus many others, line-up to perform some truly memorable numbers in an "All British Post War Cavalcade of Song".

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Sun 27 Apr 201422:00
BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Somerset & BBC Radio Bristol

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Music Played

  • Jerry Vale

    Give Me The Moonlight (Give Me The Girl)

  • Mitzi Gaynor-Giorgio Tozzi

    Some Enchanted Evening

  • Blossom Daerie

    It Might As Well Be Spring

  • Kate Smith

    The Last Time I Saw Paris

  • Bea Wain

    Dancing In The Dark

  • Arden & Ohman Orchestra

    Ooh! That Kiss

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra & Sam Browne

    The Sun Has Got His Hat On

  • Billy Williams

    When Father Painted The Parlour

  • Arthur Askey

    The Washing On The Siegfried Line

  • Stanley Holloway

    Brahn Boots

  • Victor Silvester Ballroom Orchestra

    Try A Little Tenderness

  • Donald Peers

    I'll String Along With You

  • Monte Rey

    The Stars will Remember

  • Steve Conway

    Time After Time

  • Hutch

    Peg O' My Heart

  • Paula Green Orchestra

    There, I've Said It Again

  • The Radio Revellers

    The Shoemakers's Serenade

  • The Radio Revellers

    Far Away Places

  • Charlie Chester & Edwinal Carol

    Blue Ribbon Gal

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra

    How Lucky You Are

  • Robert Farnon Orchestra

    I'll Keep You In My Heart

  • Reg Pursglove's Music Makers

    Let Bygones Be Bygones

  • The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra

    P.S. I Love You

  • Anne Shelton

    The Isle of Innisfree

  • Bill Hurley

    Tenderly

  • Beryl Templeman

    We Kiss In A Shadow

  • Peral Carr

    I'll Never Stop Loving You

  • David Ross

    Happiness Street

  • Benny Lee

    Hernando's Hideaway

Broadcasts

  • Sun 27 Apr 201420:00
    BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Guernsey & BBC Radio Cornwall
  • Sun 27 Apr 201422:00
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Somerset & BBC Radio Bristol