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1940s Radio Home Service - Pumpkin FM

London • Swing, Talk, Jazz, Oldies
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1950
1950
You Bet Your Life
01:01
Help Keep Pumpkin FM On Air!
Help Keep Pumpkin FM On Air!
Summer Appeal 2026
01:00
It's the Top of the Hour
It's the Top of the Hour
This is 1940s Radio, London
00:59
A String Of Pearls
A String Of Pearls
Glenn Miller
00:58
Lux 9
Lux 9
Vintage Adverts
00:57
Dutch Cleanser 3
Dutch Cleanser 3
Vintage Adverts
00:56
Cross Your Heart (1940)
Cross Your Heart (1940)
Artie Shaw
00:53
With Emile Barnes
With Emile Barnes
Blues in G
00:50
Margie (1944)
Margie (1944)
Eddie Cantor
00:48
Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) (1944)
Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) (1944)
Jimmy Dorsey
00:45
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Top Songs

1 Straighten Up and Fly Right
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Nat "King" Cole
2 Ciribiribin
Ciribiribin
Harry James and His Orchestra
3 Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Remastered)
Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Remastered)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
4 Maybe It's Because (Remastered)
Maybe It's Because (Remastered)
Dick Haymes
5 El Space-O
El Space-O
Stanley Cowell
6 Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (feat. Ella Fitzgerald) [Single Version]
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (feat. Ella Fitzgerald) [Single Version]
The Ink Spots
7 Silent Night
Silent Night
Deanna Durbin
8 Drum Boogie (feat. Gene Krupa & His Orchestra)
Drum Boogie (feat. Gene Krupa & His Orchestra)
Irene Day
9 Tuxedo Junction
Tuxedo Junction
Glenn Miller & Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
10 Forever And Ever
Forever And Ever
Perry Como
11 No Other Love (with Henri René and His Orchestra)
No Other Love (with Henri René and His Orchestra)
Perry Como
12 Grand Terrace Shuffle
Grand Terrace Shuffle
Earl Hines and His Orchestra
13 Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
The Sons of the Pioneers
14 Maria Elena
Maria Elena
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
15 And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra & Anita O'Day
16 Margie
Margie
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
17 Far Away Places (Single Version)
Far Away Places (Single Version)
Bing Crosby
18 Panassie Stomp
Panassie Stomp
Count Basie and His Orchestra
19 The Yellow Rose of Texas
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Mitch Miller
20 Time Check
Time Check
Buddy Rich
21 Music Is the Key
Music Is the Key
Weldon Irvine
22 Stormy Monday Blues (Remastered)
Stormy Monday Blues (Remastered)
Earl Hines and His Orchestra
23 Siboney
Siboney
Xavier Cugat
24 Footprints
Footprints
Wayne Shorter
25 As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
Dooley Wilson
26 Phalanges
Phalanges
Louie Bellson
27 Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland Israel Iz Kamakawiwo'ole - Acoustic Instrumental)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland Israel Iz Kamakawiwo'ole - Acoustic Instrumental)
United Guitar Players
28 You Call Everybody Darlin' (Digitally Remastered)
You Call Everybody Darlin' (Digitally Remastered)
Al Trace
29 Nature Boy
Nature Boy
Nat "King" Cole
30 Sweethearts on Parade
Sweethearts on Parade
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
31 Day By Day
Day By Day
Jo Stafford
32 Exactly Like You
Exactly Like You
Count Basie and His Orchestra, Jack Washington, Jimmy Rushing, Buck Clayton, Lester Young & Bobby Moore
33 Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
34 There Goes That Song Again
There Goes That Song Again
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra
35 Quando, Quando, Quando (Remastered)
Quando, Quando, Quando (Remastered)
Carmen Cavallaro
36 In the Mood
In the Mood
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
37 Sweet Lorraine
Sweet Lorraine
Nat "King" Cole
38 In a Sentimental Mood
In a Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
39 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra)
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra)
Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
40 After You've Gone
After You've Gone
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra

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About the Radio Station

City
London
Language
English

1940s Radio - Home Service is a Pumpkin FM channel broadcasting vintage 1940s music including Big Band, Swing and Jazz hits, together with classic old time radio shows, vintage news items, adverts and historical soundbites from the WW2 era, 24 hours a day.

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Email
pumpkinfm@gmail.com
Website
https://pumpkinfm.com/1940s-radio-uk-home-service/
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