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The Light Programme Playlist
17:31
Charlie Kunz - Love Is A Song Medley Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
17:28
Carrol Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans - Blue Baby Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
17:25
Harry James and His Orchestra - Two O'Clock Jump Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
17:22
Mitchell Ayres (Mary Ann Mercer, voc) (original #1) - Make-Believe Island Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
17:19
Gene Krupa - It All Comes Back To Me Now Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
17:16
Mills Brothers - Sleepy Head 1934 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
17:13
Kay Kyser - Woody Woodpecker Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
17:10
Tex Beneke & Glenn Miller Orchestra - A Gal In Calico 1947 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
17:07
Ronald Frankau and Tommy Handley - The Quartermaster Store's Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Detailed Introduction
The Light Programme was a BBC radio station in the United Kingdom that launched on 29 July 1945. It primarily broadcast light entertainment, comedy, drama, and popular music, catering to a general audience. The station was created to provide relief and entertainment after World War II, succeeding the wartime General Forces Programme. On 30 September 1967, it was replaced by BBC Radio 2 as part of the BBC's reorganization of its radio services. Many of its programs and traditions were carried over to the new station.
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