Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,382 playable programmes from the BBC

Ragtime to Rock V Roll

on BBC Radio 2

The story of 60 years of popular music. A 26-week series.
'Larry Hart had very advanced ideas about rhyming, and thought that these things would be valid in the theatre if anyone ever had the nerve to use them, and I was totally intrigued by what he had to say. I thought he was wonderful. Of course, he was an old man compared to me. You see, he was 23 and I was 16.'
(RICHARD RODGERS)
6: The Start of the Jazz Age
Kenneth More continues the history of popular music from the beginning of the 20th century. with the help of: PAUL WHITEMAN , FRED ASTAIRE
ARTHUR SCHWARTZ , JIMMY DURANTE JOHNNY MERCER. JACK HYLTON RICHARD RODGERS and others Written by BENNY GREEN
Research by BILL SULLIVAN Producer STEVE ALLEN

Contributors

Unknown:
Larry Hart
Unknown:
Kenneth More
Unknown:
Paul Whiteman
Unknown:
Fred Astaire
Unknown:
Arthur Schwartz
Unknown:
Jimmy Durante
Unknown:
Johnny Mercer.
Unknown:
Jack Hylton
Unknown:
Richard Rodgers
Written By:
Benny Green
Unknown:
Bill Sullivan
Producer:
Steve Allen

BBC Radio 2

About BBC Radio 2

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More