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Big Bands, Big Leaders

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Theo Barker presents the last of three programmes about the big bands of the inter-war years and the men who led them.
Life at the Top. Big money rolled in and - by some of the band leaders - was instantly spent. But you could easily slip down the greasy pole as the craze for dance music subsided. Producer Daniel Snowman Repeat

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Unknown:
Theo Barker
Producer:
Daniel Snowman
Source: Radio Times

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