including at
6.15 Pause for Thought
including at
8.27 Racing Bulletin
8.45 Pause for Thought
at 1.45 Sports Desk
at 2.45, 3.45 Sports Desk
with David Symonds at 4.45, 5.45 Sports Desk
at 6.45 Sports Desk
A celebration in 28 parts
'MGM was the one and only, and that means Arthur Freed. It was the only studio, and he was the only producer who knew what a musical was about. Musicals never won Academy Awards till Freed came along.' (Alan J. Lerner)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr concludes the series by looking back over half a century to find the people who contributed most to the musical film.
Also taking part are: Busby Berkeley, Ray Bolger, David Butler, Saul Chaplin, Jack Haley Sr, Gene Kelly, Alan J. Lerner, Donald O'Connor, George Sidney and Harry Warren
Unforgettable melodies from the world of operetta and musical theatre. Introduced by Sam Costa
Compiled and written by EDWARD NASH
Producer PETER BELL
Martin Dale invites you to join the audience at the BBC Variety Club in Manchester for an hour's cabaret starring Diane Solomon with Bernie Flint Tony Peers
Tom Mcnnard and resident music man Chester Harriott and the VARIETY CLUB SHOWBAND conducted by BRIAN FITZGERALD
Producer MIKE CRAIG
BBC Manchester
11.2 Sports Desk
GERALD WILLIAMS reports on tennis from Olympia - the Braniff Airways World Doubles.
presents Radio 2's arts magazine Round Midnight including at 12.0
Midnight Newsroom
with Chris Aldred