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The world's longest-running live orchestral programme featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra

The world's longest-running live orchestral music programme on radio, featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra and broadcast from locations throughout the UK

Friday Night Is Music Night

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Sunday Night is Music Night: Space

Music: Classical

24/04/2015

Space

BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Night is Music Night, Space

Paul Gambaccini hosts a special space-themed concert featuring favourites from TV and film

Paul Gambaccini introduces a special space-themed concert featuring favourites from TV and film, and recalling some famous time-travellers. Includes Interval.

Friday Night Is Music Night - Space the Final Frontier.

Paul Gambaccini introduces a special space themed concert and recalls some famous time travellers.

The programme includes music from big screen epics - Star Trek; ET; Back to the Future; Superman; Apollo13; Alien and a selection of science fiction favourites from the small screen - Twilight Zone; Avengers; Thunderbirds; Batman; Captain Scarlet; Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy; Knightrider; Red Dwarf; X Files; Futurama.

The BBC Concert Orchestra is conducted by Richard Balcombe and the programme was recorded at the Mermaid Theatre in London in October 2013 as part of the Dr Who 50th anniversary celebrations.

First broadcast in April 2015.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

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