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Full show (1930s, 1940s, 1950s): Listen here
Length: 1:30:32

1930s: Listen here
Length: 28.26
Featuring: Harry Richman, Ted Lewis, Louise Armstrong, Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, Lew Sherwood and Eddy Dutch, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald.

1940s: Listen here
Length: 29.47
Featuring: Gracie Fields, Glen Miller and his Orchestra, The Ink Spots, Nat King Cole, Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee, Louis Jordan, Perry Como and Vaughn Monroe.

1950s: Listen here
Length: 32.30
Featuring: Chords, Doris Day, Buddy Holly, Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, Frankie Lane, The Chordettes, The Coasters, Danny and the Juniors and Johnny Preston.

Quiz: This quiz has been written to be used along this show. It is available here to download for activity afternoons or to spark conversations between listeners and carers.