Billed as "a programme of variety and topicalities", it began life as a monthly 30-minute feature in the BBC's wartime Forces Programme, and was designed for the entertainment of armed forces personnel, in particular for those whose home was in Wales, but quickly became popular generally, and from June 1941 – when production was taken over by Mai Jones, who was also responsible for such other entertainment shows as Saturday Starlight – Welsh Rarebit also featured from time to time in the schedules of the BBC Home Service.
Although chiefly a variety show, the programme also included such regular features as Eynon Evans playing "Tommy Troubles" and Dai's Letter to the Forces, a sentimental reflection of life in Wales read by Lyn Joshua.[2]
Stars
Welsh Rarebit featured a host of Welsh entertainers, many of whom became household names; regulars included Wyn Calvin, Maudie Edwards, Eynon Evans, Vera Meazey, Gladys Morgan, Ossie Morris, Harry Secombe, Stan Stennett, Ann Walters, Albert and Les Ward.[2] At its peak the programme attracted 12 million listeners and remains one of the most popular entertainment shows to have been produced from Wales.[3]
Later production
The wartime programmes came to an end in December 1944, but Welsh Rarebit returned on Saint David's Day 1948 in the BBC Light Programme and ran (now as an hour-long weekly show) from then until July 1951,[2] with a final "Christmas Special" edition being broadcast in December 1952.
welsh, rarebit, radio, programme, welsh, rarebit, british, radio, variety, show, broadcast, from, cardiff, between, february, 1940, december, 1952, title, taken, from, dish, same, name, show, most, lasting, legacy, remains, closing, song, keep, welcome, welsh,. Welsh Rarebit is a British radio variety show broadcast from Cardiff by the BBC between February 1940 and December 1952 The title was taken from the dish of the same name The show s most lasting legacy remains its closing song We ll Keep a Welcome 1 Welsh RarebitGenreVariety showRunning time30 60 minsCountry of originUnited KingdomLanguage s EnglishHome stationBBC Forces Programme 1940 1943 BBC Home Service 1941 1957 BBC Light Programme 1948 1954 StarringEynon EvansLyn JoshuaLyrian SingersProduced byGlyn JonesMai JonesRecording studioCardiffOriginal release29 February 1940 1940 02 29 19 January 1957 1957 01 19 Audio formatMonauralOpening theme They Can t Stop us Singing Ending theme We ll Keep a Welcome Websitewww wbr bbc wbr co wbr uk wbr programmes wbr p00pn1s9 Contents 1 Program synopsis 2 Stars 3 Later production 4 External links 5 NotesProgram synopsis EditBilled as a programme of variety and topicalities it began life as a monthly 30 minute feature in the BBC s wartime Forces Programme and was designed for the entertainment of armed forces personnel in particular for those whose home was in Wales but quickly became popular generally and from June 1941 when production was taken over by Mai Jones who was also responsible for such other entertainment shows as Saturday Starlight Welsh Rarebit also featured from time to time in the schedules of the BBC Home Service Although chiefly a variety show the programme also included such regular features as Eynon Evans playing Tommy Troubles and Dai s Letter to the Forces a sentimental reflection of life in Wales read by Lyn Joshua 2 Stars EditWelsh Rarebit featured a host of Welsh entertainers many of whom became household names regulars included Wyn Calvin Maudie Edwards Eynon Evans Vera Meazey Gladys Morgan Ossie Morris Harry Secombe Stan Stennett Ann Walters Albert and Les Ward 2 At its peak the programme attracted 12 million listeners and remains one of the most popular entertainment shows to have been produced from Wales 3 Later production EditThe wartime programmes came to an end in December 1944 but Welsh Rarebit returned on Saint David s Day 1948 in the BBC Light Programme and ran now as an hour long weekly show from then until July 1951 2 with a final Christmas Special edition being broadcast in December 1952 External links EditWelsh Rarebit at BBC Online A short clip from the 21 December 1950 edition of Welsh Rarebit at BBC OnlineNotes Edit John Davies 1994 Broadcasting and the BBC in Wales University of Wales Press p 132 ISBN 978 0 7083 1273 5 a b c Davies John Jenkins Nigel 2008 The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales Cardiff University of Wales Press ISBN 978 0 7083 1953 6 O Neill Dan 20 July 2010 Welsh Rarebit radio hit to remember South Wales Echo Cardiff Trinity Mirror Retrieved 7 June 2011 This BBC Radio related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a radio show or programme in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Welsh Rarebit radio programme amp oldid 1123245041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
