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In her career as a singer, Elkie Brooks has packed concert halls for over 20 years, sold millions of records and become a household name in Britain.
But why did that marvellous voice never make it big in the States? Elkie Brooks tells her story, and Derek Green , her old boss at
A and M Records, tells his. Written and produced by Alan Roberts

Contributors

Singer:
Elkie Brooks
Unknown:
Elkie Brooks
Unknown:
Derek Green
Produced By:
Alan Roberts

In the last Round the Horne chosen by Ken Bruce, Kenneth Williams spends over five minutes complaining about the terrible script and gets the entire cast to say how much they love him.
Producer Barry Littlechild Rpt
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: four episodes are available on cassette (Round the Home 7). from record and bookshops. Next week "Listen to Les"

Contributors

Unknown:
Ken Bruce
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Producer:
Barry Littlechild Rpt

from the White
Rock Theatre in Hastings.
Gloria Hunniford introduces a concert given by the BBC Concert
Orchestra, led by Martin Loveday and conducted by Mark Stephenson. Music from nine countries and three centuries all share one magic ingredient - melody, ranging from
Dvoraks first Slavonic Dance to Henry Mancini 's Moon
River and from Beethoven to
Bucalossi - whose
Grasshopper's Dance is used on that TV advert featuring dancing milk bottles. Including at 8.20
A Yorkshlreman In Hastings Michael Hollingworth takes a stroll round the Sussex seaside resort to find out why it has been popular with visitors since 1066.
Producer Tim McDonald

Contributors

Introduces:
Gloria Hunniford
Unknown:
Martin Loveday
Conducted By:
Mark Stephenson.
Unknown:
Henry Mancini
Unknown:
Hastings Michael Hollingworth
Producer:
Tim McDonald

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