On the Air: Rare Unknown Broadcasts 1944-1948 (1999)

About this title: The close of the 20th century and the brutally violent dawn of the 21st witnessed new horizons in global warming, dress rehearsals for a Third World War and a rekindling of interest in the life and works of Noël Coward (1899-1973). Anyone hopelessly smitten by this person's charm and wit will want to augment his commercially issued studio recordings with this album of rare transcripts drawn from his radio programs which were aired during and after the Second World War. Recorded between 1944 and 1948, these are not live performances but rather pre-recorded acetates intended for broadcast ... read more

Tracks:

1. Treasury Star Parade: Opening [Coward]
2. Waltz Medley: I'll See You Again/Someday I'll Find You [Coward]
3. Lie in the Dark and Listen [Coward]
4. Fourth War Loan Drive Message [Coward]
5. Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans [Coward]
6. Closing 'Any Bonds Today?' [Berlin]
7. Noël Coward Programme: Opening: Someday I'll Find You [Coward]
8. Mad Dogs and Englishmen [Coward]
9. The Stately Homes of England [Coward]
10. London Pride [Coward]
11. His Excellency Regrets [Coward]
12. Where Are the Songs We Sung [Coward]
13. Nina [Coward]
14. Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans [Coward]
15. Mrs Worthington [Coward]
16. This Is a Changing World [Coward]
17. A Marvellous Party [Coward]
18. I Saw No Shadow on the Sea [Coward]
19. Uncle Harry [Coward]
20. Waltz Medley: I'll See You Again/Someday I'll Find You [Coward]
21. Toast Speech from 'Cavalcade' [Coward]
22. Closing Theme: I'll See You Again [Coward]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.