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There'll Always Be an England

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A celebration in words and music, upon St George 's Day, of this royal throne of kings ... this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
The BBC Concert Orchestra led by MR MARTIN LOVEDAY conducted by Squire Christopher Adey with special guest artists Miss Susan Daniel (mezzo-soprano)
Mr Brian Rayner Cook (baritone) who perform music in praise of England's pomp and circumstance. England's countryside. England's history and England's noble maritime tradition, which is commemorated in Sir Henry Wood 's
Fantasia on British Sea Songs. Poetic tributes to the 'precious stone set in the silver sea' are spoken by Peter Barkworth , Esquire. Devised and produced by TIM MCDONALD (an Englishman. despite the clannish name)
8.20-8.40*
Enter the New Cambridge
Buskers! Michael Copley and Jeremy Sams provide the interval entertainment. Producer BRIDGET APPS

Contributors

Unknown:
St George
Unknown:
Mr Martin Loveday
Conducted By:
Squire Christopher Adey
Mezzo-Soprano:
Miss Susan Daniel
Baritone:
Mr Brian Rayner Cook
Unknown:
Sir Henry Wood
Spoken By:
Peter Barkworth
Produced By:
Tim McDonald
Unknown:
Michael Copley
Unknown:
Jeremy Sams
Source: Radio Times

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