Venetian in origin, Mantovani came to England at the age of four. At eighteen young Mantovani directed the Salon Orchestra at the Metropole Hotel ; three years later he formed his famous Tipica Orchestra. He has been broadcasting since 1932.
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Venetian in origin, Mantovani came to England at the age of four. At eighteen young Mantovani directed the Salon Orchestra at the Metropole Hotel ; three years later he formed his famous Tipica Orchestra. He has been broadcasting since 1932.
National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.
