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1940s Radio Home Service - Pumpkin FM

London • Swing, Talk, Jazz, Oldies
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Playlist

Williams Tell Overture
Williams Tell Overture
Spike Jones
13:35
With Albert Nicholson
With Albert Nicholson
Les Ognons
13:32
Birds Eye Open House
Birds Eye Open House
Dinah Shore
13:01
Help Keep Pumpkin FM On Air!
Help Keep Pumpkin FM On Air!
Summer Appeal 2026
13:00
It's the Top of the Hour
It's the Top of the Hour
This is 1940s Radio, London
12:59
On The Spot (1943)
On The Spot (1943)
Kenway And Young
12:58
I Took My Harp To A Party
I Took My Harp To A Party
Billy Cotton & His Band
12:55
From Ad To Bbc
From Ad To Bbc
Mr Murgatroyd And Mr Winterbottom
12:46
Goodnight Sweetheart
Goodnight Sweetheart
Al Bowlly
12:42
Got A Date With An Angel
Got A Date With An Angel
Bobby Howes
12:39
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Top Songs

1 Forever And Ever
Forever And Ever
Perry Como
2 Music Is the Key
Music Is the Key
Weldon Irvine
3 Sally
Sally
Gracie Fields
4 Grand Terrace Shuffle
Grand Terrace Shuffle
Earl Hines and His Orchestra
5 After You've Gone
After You've Gone
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
6 The Very Thought of You
The Very Thought of You
Al Bowlly
7 Embraceable You
Embraceable You
Bobby Hackett
8 And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra & Anita O'Day
9 Far Away Places (Single Version)
Far Away Places (Single Version)
Bing Crosby
10 Time Check
Time Check
Buddy Rich
11 Room Full of Roses (Remastered)
Room Full of Roses (Remastered)
Sammy Kaye
12 As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
Dooley Wilson
13 Iron Square Serenade
Iron Square Serenade
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14 Sugar Foot Stomp
Sugar Foot Stomp
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
15 In the Mood
In the Mood
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
16 A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
17 Goblin Market (Remastered)
Goblin Market (Remastered)
Joe Haymes Orchestra
18 Beg Your Pardon (Remastered)
Beg Your Pardon (Remastered)
Francis Craig
19 Little By Little
Little By Little
The Louisiana Rhythm Kings
20 No Other Love (with Henri René and His Orchestra)
No Other Love (with Henri René and His Orchestra)
Perry Como
21 Little Jack Frost, Get Lost (feat. Peggy Lee)
Little Jack Frost, Get Lost (feat. Peggy Lee)
Bing Crosby
22 Dance With Me Henry (Digitally Remastered)
Dance With Me Henry (Digitally Remastered)
Georgia Gibbs
23 Panassie Stomp
Panassie Stomp
Count Basie and His Orchestra
24 Straighten Up and Fly Right
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Nat "King" Cole
25 Symphony
Symphony
Jo Stafford
26 Jamaica Jam
Jamaica Jam
Teddy Powell
27 Footprints
Footprints
Wayne Shorter
28 Maybe It's Because (Remastered)
Maybe It's Because (Remastered)
Dick Haymes
29 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
30 Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey
Les Brown
31 Papa Loves Mambo
Papa Loves Mambo
Perry Como
32 You Call Everybody Darlin' (Digitally Remastered)
You Call Everybody Darlin' (Digitally Remastered)
Al Trace
33 Chicago
Chicago
Muggsy Spanier
34 Sweethearts on Parade
Sweethearts on Parade
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
35 There Goes That Song Again
There Goes That Song Again
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra
36 In the Mood
In the Mood
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
37 Sweet Lorraine
Sweet Lorraine
Nat "King" Cole
38 Dearly Beloved (From "You Were Never Lovelier")
Dearly Beloved (From "You Were Never Lovelier")
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra & Skip Nelson
39 I Wish I Didn't Love You So (Remastered)
I Wish I Didn't Love You So (Remastered)
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra
40 Let Me Off Uptown (feat. Anita O'Day)
Let Me Off Uptown (feat. Anita O'Day)
Roy Eldrige & Gene Krupa & His Orchestra featuring Anita O'Day

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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.

Contacts

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