The first of a series of five outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1964 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Valerie Masterson (soprano), Ann Hood (soprano), Walter Midgley (tenor), John Cameron (baritone), Owen Brannigan (bass), William McCue (bass)
BBC Chorus Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Led by Norman Nelson
Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
Introduced by Richard Baker.
Part 1: Excerpts from "The Yeomen of the Guard", "The Mikado"
In The Interval:
Richard Baker talks to Sir Malcolm Sargent about the Savoy Operas
Part 2: "Trial by Jury"
Valerie Masterson and Ann Hood appear by permission of Bridget D'Oyly Carte. Ltd.