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Ian Wallace presents Those Musical Years

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on BBC Radio 2

with Joanne Brown, Kenneth Bowen, and the London Theatre Orchestra conducted by
Alexander Faris
1910 and 1958
In 1910 Scott went on his fated expedition to the South Pole. 1958 saw the Fuchs-Hillary Antarctic crossing and the appearance of Traffic Wardens. In each of these years London saw the first night of a musical based on a book by Bernard Shaw, The Chocolate Soldier and My Fair Lady. Then there were musicals like West Side Story and Irma La Douce. In 1910 Puccini went to America for the premiere of a new opera. The world of Ballet also secured a 'first '. Then there were the popular ballads, the films...

Contributors

Presenter/Writer:
Ian Wallace
Unknown:
Joanne Brown
Unknown:
Kenneth Bowen
Conducted by:
Alexander Faris
Producer:
Barry Knight
Source: Radio Times

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