Friday Night is Music Night

Sunday Night is Music Night

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Music: Easy Listening, Soundtracks & Musicals

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

Sunday Night is Music Night: Caped Crusaders!

Caped Crusaders!

BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Night is Music Night, Caped Crusaders!

The BBC Concert Orchestra with music from The Fantastic Four, Batman, Superman and more

Including  music from The Fantastic Four, Batman, Spiderman, Superman and the X-Men films plus comic strip heroes Dick Barton Special Agent,  The Lone Ranger and Flash Gordon.

Far above the city streets, swift as night and strong as steel, courageous defenders stand ready to protect the weak and fight injustice. Alongside them, the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Robert Ziegler are set to underscore every blow they strike!

This spectacular concert includes a special tribute to the great Stan Lee, whose superhero characters have graduated from comic books to international screen stardom all over the world. With music from The Fantastic Four, Batman, Spiderman, Superman and the X-Men films plus comic strip heroes including Dick Barton Special Agent, Modesty Blaise, The Lone Ranger and Flash Gordon.

Presented by BBC Radio 2’s own Major Marvel, Ken Bruce.

First broadcast in 2019.

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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