Sunday Night Is Music Night: Celebrating 100 Years of Hollywood

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Radio 2 Celebrates 100 Years of Hollywood

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Radio 2 celebrates the films, actors and movie soundtracks of our lives!

Hooray for Hollywood! As Radio 2 celebrates the films, actors and movie soundtracks of our lives!

Hooray for Hollywood! As Radio 2 celebrates the films, actors and movie soundtracks of our lives! 

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Hollywood sign - which, when first erected in 1923 actually said 'Hollywoodland' - the 'land' bit subsequently fell off some years later!  

2023 also marks the centenaries of several major Hollywood studios, including Disney and Warner Brothers. What better way to celebrate the Hollywood movie than with this collection of programmes?

Radio 2 Celebrates 100 Years of Hollywood: Sunday Night Is Music Night: Celebrating 100 Years of Hollywood

BBC Radio 2 - Radio 2 Celebrates 100 Years of Hollywood, Sunday Night Is Music Night: Celebrating 100 Years of Hollywood

Denis Lawson presents a concert celebrating 100 years of Hollywood's best loved music.

Denis Lawson presents a special concert from Malta, celebrating 100 years of Hollywood's best loved music, featuring over 80 singers and musicians. Conducted by Mike Dixon.

One hundred years ago, in 1923, a sign rose from the scrub on Mount Lee in Santa Monica advertising a new housing development called ‘Hollywood-land’. Few could have imagined that this dry piece of real estate would become the glittering movie capital of the world. 

In tonight’s concert, a cast of over 80, including the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Mike Dixon, perform a unique cinematic concert from one of Europe’s most popular movie locations, Malta, celebrating 100 years of tinsel-town in spectacular style. 

Six outstanding West End soloists, Louise Dearman (Wicked) Gloria Onitiri (Bodyguard) Rebecca Trehearn (Bad Cinderella) Trevor Dion Nicholas (Aladdin) Jesse Smith (Led Zeppelin Symphonic) and Michael Xavier (Roman Holiday) together with chorus, Dynamic Vocals, led by Ben Francis, take us from the Golden Age to the present day. From the dancing feet of Astaire to the full-throttle sound of Top Gun: Maverick. 

Presented by Star Wars legend Denis Lawson (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Local Hero, Bleak House).

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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