Who was Wilhelm Havagesse (go on, have a guess!) Simon Townley goes in search of the most elusive orchestral conductor of all time. On the way he discovers the vinyl revolution they forgot to tell you about: how classical music entrepreneurs (not all of them completely upright citizens) in the 1950s and 60s brought Beethoven and Chopin to Woolworths and petrol-station forecourts on cheap and cheerful labels such as Fidelio, Saga and Egmont. With contributions from those who recorded, reviewed and bought them.
Producer Jonathan Calver