Sunday Night is Music Night

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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

 Sunday Night is Music Night

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Sunday Night is Music Night: Fabulous Films of the 50s

Fabulous Films of the 50s

BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Night is Music Night, Fabulous Films of the 50s

Leo Green presents Fabulous Films of the 50s with Joe Stilgoe and Louise Dearman.

Leo Green presents a concert of great film scores of the 50s from Ben Hur to The Bandwagon. Joe Stilgoe and Louise Dearman join the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Michael England.

Leo Green presents a programme celebrating the fabulous film scores of the 50s... 

Among the movies are Ben Hur, The Bridge on the River Kwai and Singin' in the Rain; among the songs are Who Wants to be a Millionaire from High Society, The Deadwood Stage from Calamity Jane and Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend from the Marilyn Monroe classic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. 

Jazz singer Joe Stilgoe and West End star Louise Dearman join BBC Radio 2's Sound of the 50s presenter Leo Green and the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Michael England, for this special edition.

First broadcast in 2016.

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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