Quick summary list of all episodes
Remember that, to help find what you are interested in, you can type any question, or search for any artist, song, episode feature, etc on this web-site, using the CHAT WITH AI button at the bottom right hand corner.
Episode number
Title and link to episode page
Records played
1
[1] "The Laughing Policeman, Laughing Song" by Charles Jolly (1922); [2] "Laughing Song" by Miss Sallie Stembler (1903); [3] "The 'Unique' Scala Laughing Record" (1922); [4] "Stop Yer Tickling Jock" by Sir Harry Lauder (1930); [5] "Laughing Jazz Drummer" by Charles Penrose (1922)
2
[1] "The Parlophone Laughing Record (no. 2) The Singing Lesson" (1925); [2] "The Laughing Family" by Charles Penrose (1912); [3] "A Message on Happiness" by The Reverend Pat McCormick, Vicar of St Martin in the Fields - 2 sides (1930); [4] "You’ve got to laugh, Laughing song" by Charles Jolly (1922).
3
[1] "Happy Birthday" by Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers (1947); [2] Very special one-off recording: "Happy Birthday to Papa Bing Crosby" by Louis Armstrong (1939); [3] Tuck’s Gramophone Record Postcards — "Birthday Greetings" & "Birthday Wishes" (1920s); [4] "The Girl With the Pigtails in Her Hair" (Special Birthday Version for Myra Joan Kapp) by Bing Crosby (1939); [5] "Gone Fishin’ " by Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong (1951).
4
[1] “Today we give thanks” by HM King George VI - 2 sides (1945); [2] “End of the War in Europe” by Winston Churchill - 2 sides (1945); [3] Interview with my mum, Rona, about what she remembers of the war years. [4] Bells of: Westminster Abbey, York Minster, Coventry Cathedral, Bath Abbey and St Mary’s Puddleton, Commentator: Frank Phillips - 2 sides (Rung on Victory Day, May 8th 1945)
5
[1] Cup Final 1932 – meet the Arsenal team on one side (1932); [2] Meet the Newcastle team on the other side [1932]; [3] "The English Cup Final" by Sammy Shields- 2 sides (1911); [4] Cup Final 1951 - Blackpool Football Club on one side (1951); [5] Newcastle United Football Club on the reverse record. (1951)
6
[1] "Aberdeen v Queens Park" by Harry Gordon and Jack Holden - 2 sides (1905); [2] "The 'Bluebell Chasers' FC Annual Meeting" by William McCulloch - 2 sides (c 1930); [3] "Sandy wins the football pool" by Sandy Powell and company - 2 sides [1937].
7
[1] "I belong to Glasgow" by Will Fyffe (1921); [2] "The Flowers of Edinburgh" by The Scottish Country Dance Players (1948); [3] "Glasgow" by Molly Weir (1957); [4] "Scotland the Brave" by Massed Bands of Scottish Command, Edinburgh Castle (year not known); [5] "Songs of Scotland" by Light Opera company (1928).
8
[1] "A Man’s a man for a’ that" by Archie Anderson (1919); [2] "Ae fond Kiss" by John Mathewson (1926); [3] "Robert Burns: A man amongst men" by Ramsay MacDonald (British Prime Minister) - 2 sides (1929); [4] "A Nicht wi’ Burns" by The Caledonian Band (1925).
9
10
[1] "Fall in line (Suffrage March)" by Victor Military Band (1914); [2] "Mr Dooley's address to the suffragists" by Steve Porter (1915); [3] "The Suffragette Polka (La Femministe)" by Imperial Guards Band (c 1913); [4] "Sufferage for women" by Christabel Pankhurst (1909); [5] "Women of Britain" by George Baker and Mayfair Orchestra (1915).
[1] "Hurrah for the Highlands" by Alexander MacGregor (early 1920s); [2] "The Waggle o’ the Kilt" by Sir Harry Lauder (1928); [3] "Misty Islands of the Highlands" by Roy Fox and his Band (vocal chorus by Master Bobby Joy) (1935); [4] "Ferry Boat Inn" by the Tanner Sisters and the Hedley Ward Trio (1950).
11
[1] “Babe” Ruth’s Home Run Story, by “Babe” himself (1920); [2] "Take me out to the ball game" by the Haydn Quartet (1908); [3] "Uncle Josh Playing Baseball" by Cal Stewart (1909); [4] “Who’s on first” by Abbott and Costello - 2 sides (1953).
12
[1] “The women’s opportunity” by Magaret Bondfield MP, Labour Party(1929); [2] “The new outlook for women” by Her Grace the Duchess of Atholl MP, Conservative Party (1929); [3] “Politics and the Home” by Mrs Wintringham MP. Liberal Party (1929); [4] "Star Spangled Banner" (in aid of the Red Cross), by Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1915); [5] “Florence Nightingale, an episode of the Crimea” with Edith Evans, F. H. Grisewood and the Wireless Singers Symphony Orchestra - including the actual voice of Florence Nightingale - 2 sides (1935).
13
[1] "Song of the Clyde" by Kenneth McKellar (1958); [2] "An Eriskay Love Lilt" by The Glasgow Orpheus Choir (1926); [3] "I’m Aggie from Glasgow toon" by Molly Weir (1957); [4] Part 1 of an interview with my mum, Rona, about memories of growing up in Glasgow in the 1940s, 50s and 60s; [5] "Sailing up the Clyde" by Jimmy Logan (1956); [6] Part 2 of the interview with my mum; [7] "I belong to Glasgow" by Danny Kaye (possibly 1953).
The next batch of episodes will be uploaded shortly - sign-up to be first to know.
Please complete the form at the bottom of the Home Page.
