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Barry Humphries Forgotten Musical Masterpieces

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As a tribute to Dame Edna's alter-ego, another chance to hear his Radio 2 show from 2020.

Another chance to hear Barry Humphries on Radio 2 in a programme first broadcast in 2020. Barry died in April 2023 aged 89.

Barry Humphries: Barry's Forgotten Musical Masterpieces

Barry Humphries Forgotten Musical Masterpieces: Series 1: Episode 3: The Birth of the Microgroove

Episode 3

Episode 3: The Birth of the Microgroove

Series 1

The Birth of the Microgroove

BBC Radio 2 - Barry Humphries Forgotten Musical Masterpieces, Series 1, The Birth of the Microgroove

Barry recalls his first job at a major record label in Melbourne in the early 1950s.

Barry Humphries remembers the end of the era of 78rpm and Randolph Sutton giving his last performances at the Metropolitan Musical Hall on Edgware Road in London.

Barry Humphries recalls his first job working at a major record label in Melbourne in the early 1950s during an historic time in the music industry. The era of 78 r.p.m. was over and the 1950s were the Age of the Microgroove! Also, Barry remembers his arrival in London on 1st June 1959 when there was a sense that London was a city on the verge of change. He arrived just in time to catch Randolph Sutton giving his last performances at the Metropolitan Musical Hall on Edgware Road before it was pulled down to make way for the West Way and just before a new generation made their mark on British theatre in the 1960s.

Barry Humphries Forgotten Musical Masterpieces: Series 1

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

Barry Humphries plays recordings by artists from the age of the wireless

Barry Humphries transports listeners to a bygone era with a selection of vintage recordings by artists who made their names during the age of the wireless

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