The Light Programme Playlist
- 07:01 Guy Roles - Guy's 40s Jumping Boogie 337 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 07:00 The UK 1940s Radio Station - 1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 07:00 5.00 am - Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 07:00 Benny Goodman - The Blue Room Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 06:57 Ambrose and His Orchestra - Tarantula Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 06:54 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (Vocal Chorus by Helen Ward Day) - In, Day Out 1939 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 06:01 Lynda Moncaster 40s Favourites - Happy Show Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 06:00 The UK 1940s Radio Station - 1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 06:00 4.00 am - Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:59 Benny Goodman - The Man I Love Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:56 Harry James and His Orchestra - My Love for You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:54 Ray Starita's Ambassadors Band - That's The Good Old Sunny South Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:50 Doris Day - You Should Have Told Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:47 Charlie Kunz - South Of The Border Medley Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:44 Jack Payne & His BBC Dance Orchestra - Sunshine And Shadows (1931) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:41 Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra - Fools Rush In Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:38 Harry James - You Made Me Love You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:34 Harry James Helen Forrest - I Cried For You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:31 Rudy Vallee 1930 - Betty Co-ed Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:28 Frank Sinatra with the Ken Lane Singers - I Only Have Eyes For You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:25 The Andrews Sisters with Russ Morgan and His Orchestra - She Wore A Yellow Ribbon Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:22 Carrol Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans - You Never Looked so Beautiful Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:19 Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra - I Think Of You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:16 Harry Hudson - I Wonder How I Look When I'm Asleep Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:14 The Savoy Orpheans - Wild Violets Don't say good-bye Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:12 Larry Clinton - Chinatown Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:09 Jo Stafford - That's For Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:06 Judy Garland - Changing my tune Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:03 Lucienne Boyer (sung in French) - Speak To Me Of Love 1934 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 05:00 Duke Ellington (instrumental) - Perdido Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:57 Artie Shaw - The Glider Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:54 Billie Holiday - He's Funny That Way Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:51 Frank Sinatra - Just As Though You Were Here.wmv Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:47 Billy Cotton - We just couldn't say goodbye Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:45 The Andrews Sisters - One Meat Ball Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:42 Magic Of The Moon - Percival Mackey's Band Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:39 Vera Lynn - Little Sir Echo Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:36 The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Tiny Little Fingerprints Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:33 Dick Haymes - That's For Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:30 Ella Fitzgerald - Cotton Tail Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:26 Gus Arnheim (Donald Novis, vocal) - Sweet And Lovely 1931 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:24 Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman Orchestra - No Strings Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:21 Bing Crosby - Till the End of the World Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:18 Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orchestra - Let's Have A Basinfull Of The Briny 1934 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:15 Glenn Miller - Farewell Blues Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:01 AirChecks - Ted Weems & His Orchestra Trianon Ballroom Chicato. C.1940 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:00 The UK 1940s Radio Station - 1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 04:00 2.00 am - Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 03:01 Shaun Moncaster - 1940sUkRadio 1939 Show (24-04-25) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 03:00 The UK 1940s Radio Station - 1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 03:00 1.00 am - Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 02:59 Benny Goodman - Stompin' at the Savoy Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 02:01 Jeff Bressler - Make Believe Ballroom Show (10-31-22) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 02:00 The UK 1940s Radio Station - 1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 01:01 Rickshaw - 1940s Pop Countdown Show 039 November 1943 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
- 01:00 The UK 1940s Radio Station - 1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
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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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