Arts, Entertainment and Media

ENTERTAINING THE TROOPS

I was then transferred to C.S.E.U. and became guitarist with “THE ASTRACHORDS” — the 30...

Pantomime: In North Africa

In the pantomime when the babes were lost in the wood and lay down to sleep they were covered in leaves...

It’s My Mum Wot Won It

It is one of WW2's best-kept secret that it was won by a Twentysomething housewife, rather than...

THE WARTIME CONCERT PARTY

THE VENTURERS” Concert Party comprised of a Soprano, Conjuror, Banjo Player, three young ladies from...

Early Days: Memories

Pre-war, I was 6 years old of age at the beginning of the war and my first memory of this event was...

Robinson Crusoe

I was performing in the pantomime Robinson Crusoe at the Ilford Hippodrome with Rene Huston and I was one...

Memories from Eastleigh Nursing Home, Peterculter: Sam Murray

Sam Murray, resident of Eastleigh Nursing Home, Peterculter, Aberdeen: Sam served time as a projectionist...

Monte Cassino - The Galliant British War Reporter

I will never forget the one sunny day in May 1944, when strolling through the usually tranquil, small...

A Day in the Life of HMS Victorious

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for 'gallantry in the face of the Enemy, and for setting...

A Teenager's Recollections part 5..The "Bristol Big Bands"

My most treasured memories of my time working as a toolroom apprentice at the Bristol Aero Engine works are...

St Helier to Hill Court

He missed me in Jersey - the bombers arrived as I left with my parents on the last mailboat to get away...

collecting wood

One dday the where walking between the warehouses pushing there pram full of wood when my mum looked up and...

A Welcome from the Belfast 'Kids'

Our grown-ups were not so gracious, many said they were "Over here, over paid and over sexed" We...

The Wizard of Oz

I remember going to see ‘The Wizard of Oz’ which must have been one of the first technicolour...

The Phantom Pianist

All hope of having a piano accompaniment was gone when suddenly the door opened and out of the dark and...

Childhood Experience in Lewisham

I lived in Lewisham during the war with my 3 brothers and one sister and our mother, we went to Morden...

Borland's World War II Part 4

HMS Cyclops, the submarine supply ship, had been a German ship in the First War and Lord Haw-Haw said that...

Out of the Clouds, Dagenham

I had arranged to meet her from work to go to the Princess Cinema on the Ripple Road to see a James...

Happy Memories: Working in Entertainment and Theatre

I was in a reserved occupation - entertainment and theatre - but I volunteered for the forces. My name is...

The BBC in Bedford

After that I worked in various departments, including the Music Dept when Sir Adrian Boult and Sir Arthur...

Lord Haw Haw Says "Sorry"

It was just after 8pm on the evening of Feb 13 1941.....the wireless was playing "I!ll Walk beside...

V - DISC'S

V-Disc 4th December 1941 Leicester The Victory Disc or “V-Disc” were recorded for the U.S. War...

ENSA

Brenda Bartina, Yatsen was a conjurer, Irene Foster was a soprano and Pearl who was a dancer... All the top...

A Night at the Flicks

On this particular night ,the film was "Edison the Man" starring Spencer Tracey and I was seated at...

Children in the War Years

In 1942 a group of us formed the CVH CHILDRENS VOLUNTARY HELPERS... The whole thing was rather ironic...

Europe after the War

Cologne Cathedral was heavily damaged - but there on the altar was the Reliquery of the Three Kings,...