An illustrated study of the London Symphony Orchestra its history and achievements from 1904 to 1964 to celebrate the Orchestra's Diamond Jubilee
The speakers include Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Arthur Bliss, Colin Davis, Noel Goodwin - author, with the late Hubert Foss, of a book called London Symphony - Ernest Fleischmann, General Secretary of the London Symphony Orchestra, and four members of the orchestra.
The musical illustrations date from 1914, when they made what seems to be their first recording, the Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, to one of their latest recordings, Ma Mere l'Oye by Ravel (the last to be made with Pierre Monteux, their principal conductor from 1961 until his death in July 1964).
Narrator, John Glen
(A programme in the series 'Radio in Europe')