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CAVALCADE OF THE FIFTIES

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

The most memorable events in a decade of entertainment
1957
Narrator. MICHAEL DENISON
PETER NOBLE, MARGARET LOCKWOOD
NIGEL STOCK, J. C. TREWIN
IAN MAIN with selections from the shows of the year:
' Damn Yankees ' ; ' Free as Air '
'At the Drop of a Hat '
' Bells Are Ringing ' ' Good Companions ' and featuring on gramophone records:
Fred Astaire. Janis Paige
Cyd Charisse , Carol Richards
Bing Crosby , Louis Armstrong
Grace Kelly with The George Mitchell Choir
BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader, Julien Gaillard )
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Script by Roy Plomley
Production by Tom Ronatd

Contributors

Narrator:
Michael Denison
Unknown:
Margaret Lockwood
Unknown:
Fred Astaire.
Unknown:
Janis Paige
Unknown:
Cyd Charisse
Unknown:
Carol Richards
Unknown:
Bing Crosby
Unknown:
Louis Armstrong
Unknown:
Grace Kelly
Leader:
Julien Gaillard
Conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
Script By:
Roy Plomley
Production By:
Tom Ronatd
Source: Radio Times

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