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Live from the Balloon and Rower
Festival on Southampton Common. Ken is joined by Patrick Lunt , Radio 2's own ballooning expert, and, today and every Saturday of the series, "Memory Man" Dominic O'Brien , who challenges the audience with his remarkable memory. With music from the Jazzabelles and Tony Capstick.
Producer Keith Loxam

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick Lunt
Unknown:
Dominic O'Brien
Unknown:
Tony Capstick.
Producer:
Keith Loxam

Michael Crawford
- introduces the first of four programmes exploring key aspects of a remarkable career.
Journeys of Imagination. Andrew Lloyd Webber is
Britain's most successful composer ever. When
Sunset Boulevard opens, he will have five shows running in the West End ... A Unique Broadcasting production

Contributors

Introduces:
Michael Crawford
Unknown:
Andrew Lloyd Webber

A A concert performance of the complete score of the Broadway musical by Frank Loesser , from the Hippodrome, Goiders
Green, London. This is the first such broadcast on British radio.
With the Stephen Hill
Singers. Kenneth Alwyn conducts the BBC Concert
Orchestra, led by Martin Loveday.
Including at 8.30-8.45
Kenneth Alwyn talks to Jo Sullivan who created the role of Rosabella on Broadway, and later became Mrs Frank Loesser. Producer John Langridge

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Loesser
Singers:
Stephen Hill
Singers:
. Kenneth Alwyn
Unknown:
Martin Loveday.
Talks:
Kenneth Alwyn
Unknown:
Jo Sullivan
Unknown:
Mrs Frank Loesser.
Producer:
John Langridge
Tony:
Brian Blessed
Rosabella:
Marilyn Hill Smith
Cleo:
Rosemary Ashe
Herman:
Patrick Clancy
Marie:
Meriel Dickinson
Joey:
Tano Rea
Pasquale:
Phillip Dennis
Guiseppe:
John Aron
Ciccio:
Bruce Ogston
Doc:
Stephen Hill

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