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The Ballad ofBelle Isle

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

The working-men's clubs of West Yorkshire have half a million members.
Clubland is a tradition, a social service, a way of life. a business, and a bit of a joke.
To the entertainer, its the first rung of the ladder, and perhaps the last.
This documentary takes you into the Concert
Room of Belle Isle WMC, Leeds, to meet the members and committee, and to hear from
JOHNNY HAMMOND , LENA BURTON , HONEYPIE and DICKIE AND DOTTIE (' Our big number is the Miserere from Verdi's
11 Trovalore, which we do in the nude ... ')
Technical presentation by DAVID FLEMING-WILLIAMS Producer PETER EVERETT
BBC Manchester i Repeat) This programme won the 1981 Pye Awurd for best radio feature

Contributors

Unknown:
Johnny Hammond
Unknown:
Lena Burton
Producer:
Peter Everett
Unknown:
Pye Awurd
Source: Radio Times

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