Welcome to the 1940s . For most of this decade Britain was at war with all deprivations that brought. This was a time before Internet, TV and shock horror Netflix. People got their news from Newspapers and the radio, they got their entertainment from the radio, cinemas and dance halls where they went to swing, which has nothing to do with wife swapping and being gay meant something
totally different. But despite the war people managed to keep their spirits up which is reflected in the music in this compilation. See how many BBC radio theme tunes you can identify.