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Desmond Carrington with Radio 2 All-Time
Greats
Your favourite tunes and performances on record. Producer Roy Oakshott
2.00pm Benny Green
A weekly celebration of the art of the songwriter. Producer Ray Harvey
3.00pm Alan Dell with Sounds Easy
Producer Ray Harvey
4.00pm Tea for Two
Everyone can hum it. It's been around for nearly 70 years. The tune Tea for
Two seems so effortlessly simple and catchy that we might have almost written it ourselves. But behind its simple title is a truly great song. Jack Tinker serves up Tea for Two in many of its different guises and - by way of Broadway in the 1920s - reveals the complex mind of its composer, Vincent Youmans. Producer Angela Hind
4.30pm Sing Something Simple with the Cliff Adams
Singers and the Jack Emblow Quartet. Producer Ray Harvey
5.00pm Charlie Chester with your Sunday Soapbox.
Producer David Welsby
0 WRITE to: Charlie Chester , BBC Pebble Mill, Birmingham B5 7QQ.

Contributors

Unknown:
Desmond Carrington
Producer:
Roy Oakshott
Unknown:
Benny Green
Producer:
Ray Harvey
Producer:
Ray Harvey
Song:
Jack Tinker
Unknown:
Vincent Youmans.
Producer:
Angela Hind
Singers:
Cliff Adams
Producer:
Ray Harvey
Unknown:
Charlie Chester
Producer:
David Welsby
Unknown:
Charlie Chester

BBC Concert Orchestra
40th Anniversary Tour Direct from the Queen's Hall Theatre, Bamstaple. Mozart, Faure, Elgar,
Grieg, Rutter, Morley and Handel make up a concert designed for easy and leisurely listening. The BBC Concert
Orchestra, led by Martin Loveday , is conducted by Bramwell Tovey. With special guest Marilyn Hill Smith
(soprano) and the Nigel Brooks Singers.
Introduced by Brian Kay. Producer Tim McDonald
Including at: 7.20-7.40 Ian Brass takes a look at
Bamstaple and its environs.
Producer Mel House

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Loveday
Conducted By:
Bramwell Tovey.
Singers:
Nigel Brooks
Introduced By:
Brian Kay.
Producer:
Tim McDonald
Unknown:
Ian Brass

Roger Royle 's selection of hymns for American Independence Day recorded at Westminster
Choir College, New Jersey, USA.
Conducted by Andrew Megill. Organists Gregory Vick and Mark Husey. 0 For A Thousand
Tongues To Sing; There Is A Land of Pure Delight; All Hail The Power of Jesus' Name; Amazing Grace,
How Sweet The Sound; All The Way My Saviour Leads Me; There's A
Wideness In God's Mercy; Rejoice Ye Pure In Heart.
Producers James Whitbourn and Julia Wills

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Royle
Conducted By:
Andrew Megill.
Organists:
Gregory Vick
Organists:
Mark Husey.
Producers:
James Whitbourn
Producers:
Julia Wills

A Sort of Life
A Sort of Life is the title given by Graham Greene to his autobiography.
Frank Delaney explores the life and works of Graham Greene , author of Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, The Honorary Consul and over two dozen other novels. Amid contributions from biographers, critics and acquaintances are readings, film clips and the music his characters danced to. Producer Stella Hanson

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Greene
Unknown:
Frank Delaney
Unknown:
Graham Greene
Producer:
Stella Hanson

with Night Ride
Producers Graham Belchere and Philip Whitaker
And from 3.00-4.00
A Little Night Music
Including at 1.30, 3.30 Pause for Thought with Carol Henderson.

Contributors

Producers:
Graham Belchere
Producers:
Philip Whitaker
Unknown:
Carol Henderson.

The Early Show eases your way from night to day.
Producers Roger Bowman
Keith Loxam and Colin Chandler
6.15 Pause for Thought with Rev Rob Marshall.

Contributors

Producers:
Roger Bowman
Unknown:
Keith Loxam
Unknown:
Colin Chandler
Unknown:
Rev Rob Marshall.

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