The UK 1940s Radio Station Playlist

  • 06:00
    Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Artie Shaw and his Gramercy Five
  • 05:58
    Tico
    Tico Ethel Smith (instrumental)
  • 05:52
    A Star Fell Out of Heaven Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    A Star Fell Out of Heaven Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Vera Lynn
  • 05:49
    Don't Call Me Boy Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Don't Call Me Boy Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Bob Crosby and The Bob Cats
  • 05:46
    I Can’t Stand Losing You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    I Can’t Stand Losing You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Ink Spots (recorded December 1940)
  • 05:45
    Spuds 2 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Spuds 2 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Public Info
  • 05:42
    Sugar Blues 1931 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Sugar Blues 1931 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Clyde McCoy (Columbia version)
  • 05:39
    There I Go Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    There I Go Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Will Bradley and His Orchestra
  • 05:35
    Get Thee Behind Me, Satan Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Get Thee Behind Me, Satan Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Ella Fitzgerald
  • 05:32
    Don't You Know I Care Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Don't You Know I Care Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Django Reinhardt with Beryl Davis
  • 05:28
    Run Adolf Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Run Adolf Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s 1940s Britain
  • 05:25
    Bert Ralton & His Havana Band: Headin' For Home Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Bert Ralton & His Havana Band: Headin' For Home Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Bert Ralton & His Havana Band
  • 05:19
    You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Doris Day
  • 05:16
    That's For Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    That's For Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Dick Haymes
  • 05:13
    Inka Dinka Doo 1934 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Inka Dinka Doo 1934 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Jimmy Durante (original version)
  • 05:10
    Everything's Been Done Before Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Everything's Been Done Before Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
  • 05:07
    The Lady’s In Love With You 1939 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    The Lady’s In Love With You 1939 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Glenn Miller (Tex Beneke & Glenn, vocal)
  • 05:04
    The Love Bug Will Bite You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    The Love Bug Will Bite You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Billy Cotton
  • 05:01
    1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s The UK 1940s Radio Station
  • 05:00
    Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s 6.00 am
  • 04:58
    Humoresque Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Humoresque Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Guy Lombardo (original 1944 version)
  • 04:01
    Guy's 40s Jumping Boogie 479 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Guy's 40s Jumping Boogie 479 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Guy Roles
  • 04:00
    Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s 5.00 am
  • 03:01
    40s Favourites 110426 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    40s Favourites 110426 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Lynda Moncaster
  • 03:00
    1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s The UK 1940s Radio Station
  • 02:57
    Looking On The Bright Side Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Looking On The Bright Side Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Al Bowlly
  • 02:54
    pennies from heaven Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    pennies from heaven Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Billie Holiday
  • 02:51
    Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Ella Mae Morse
  • 02:48
    I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do) 1931 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do) 1931 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Wayne King (with vocal trio)
  • 02:45
    You Grow Sweeter As The Years Go By Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    You Grow Sweeter As The Years Go By Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Artie Shaw & Helen Forrest
  • 02:42
    How High The Moon 1949 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    How High The Moon 1949 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Benny Goodman with Helen Forrest
  • 02:36
    Jumpin' at the Woodside Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Jumpin' at the Woodside Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Benny Goodman 1939
  • 02:33
    45
    45 The Home Front Archive Broadcast Recordings 1939
  • 02:28
    If You Don't Want the Goods Don't Maul Em Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    If You Don't Want the Goods Don't Maul Em Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s George Formby
  • 02:25
    Dear Hearts and Gentle People Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Dear Hearts and Gentle People Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Dinah Shore
  • 02:22
    Moonlight In Vermont Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Moonlight In Vermont Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Margaret Whiting & Billy Butterfield Orch
  • 02:17
    Pop Goes Your Heart (Phil Neely, vocal) 1934 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Pop Goes Your Heart (Phil Neely, vocal) 1934 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Abe Lyman
  • 02:11
    Oh Yes, Take Another Guess Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Oh Yes, Take Another Guess Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb
  • 02:07
    Marie Elena Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Marie Elena Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Chick Henderson with Joe Loss
  • 02:06
    Shine Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Shine Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Benny Goodman
  • 02:05
    Allotments Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Allotments Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s 1940s Britain
  • 02:03
    Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Artie Shaw
  • 01:59
    Life Goes to a Party Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Life Goes to a Party Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Benny Goodman
  • 01:56
    Miranda, 1930 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Miranda, 1930 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Noble Sissle & His Orch
  • 01:53
    Lucky Kentucky Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Lucky Kentucky Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Carrol Gibbons
  • 01:50
    I Tipped My Hat (And Slowly Rode Away) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    I Tipped My Hat (And Slowly Rode Away) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Harry James
  • 01:47
    Trudy Erwin, voc) (#1 v)
    Trudy Erwin, voc) (#1 v) Kay Kyser (Harry Babbitt
  • 01:46
    British WW2 Public Information Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    British WW2 Public Information Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Join The Royal Navy
  • 01:43
    They Can’t Take That Away From Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    They Can’t Take That Away From Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Fred Astaire
  • 01:40
    Swingin' At the Sugar Bowl (DJ Wuthe am Grammophon) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Swingin' At the Sugar Bowl (DJ Wuthe am Grammophon) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
  • 01:35
    The Yeomen of England Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    The Yeomen of England Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Peter Dawson
  • 01:32
    Happy Talk Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Happy Talk Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Ella Fitzgerald
  • 01:29
    You're The One Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    You're The One Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Bertini And His Band
  • 01:26
    Sleepy Tie Down South Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Sleepy Tie Down South Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Carrol Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans
  • 01:23
    Don't Worry 'Bout Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Don't Worry 'Bout Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Frank Sinatra
  • 01:20
    Johnson Special Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Johnson Special Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Abe Lyman 1941
  • 01:16
    Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke
    Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke Savings Bonds
  • 01:13
    Have You Ever Been Lonely
    Have You Ever Been Lonely Ted Lewis (Ted Lewis, vocal)
  • 01:12
    Blue Skies Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Blue Skies Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Dick Haymes
  • 01:09
    Brahms' Lullaby (Cradle Song) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Brahms' Lullaby (Cradle Song) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Bing Crosby
  • 01:06
    Gotta be This Or That Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Gotta be This Or That Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Joe Loss with Elizabeth Batey
  • 01:03
    Ciribiribin Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Ciribiribin Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s Glenn Miller
  • 01:01
    Glenn Miller Orchestra Air Checks 1939 to 1942I Dream Of Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair April 4 1940 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Glenn Miller Orchestra Air Checks 1939 to 1942I Dream Of Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair April 4 1940 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s AirChecks
  • 01:00
    Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s 2.00 am
  • 00:01
    1930s Hour 13
    1930s Hour 13 Shaun Moncaster
  • 00:00
    Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
    Time Check Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s 1.00 am