Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 281,498 playable programmes from the BBC

Al Bowlly - Britain's First Pop Star

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Another chance to hear Clare Teal reveal the story behind Britain's first pop star. The second episode looks at how Al Bowlly made the transition from a theatre queue busker to Britain's favourite vocalist.

With contributions from the likes of Hugh Hefner, Denis Norden, the late actor Ian Carmichael, Roy Hudd and archive interviews with dance band stars of the 30s like Ray Noble, Nat Gonella, Monia Liter and Tiny Winters. Show less

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More