An Evening with Irving Berlin
Edward Seckerson presents a tribute to the great American songwriter, recorded in June at the Mermaid Theatre in London. Maida Vale Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Kevin Farrell
Part 1 Kim Criswell stars as Sally Adams in a concert performance of Berlin's show Call Me Madam directed and narrated by Julia McKenzie , who also wrote the narration. With Simon Green as Cosmo Constantine , Anna-Jane Casey as Princess Maria, and Julian Ovenden as Kenneth Gibson.
8.50 Part 2 A selection from the hundreds of songs by Irving Berlin , including Top Hat, Always, Sisters, There's No Business Like Show Business (featuring a guest appearance by Billie Worth , the original London star of Call Me Madam in 1952) and White Christmas.
See also Boxing Day at 7.30pm