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Terry Wogan introduces highlights from the show at the Point Theatre, Dublin, with the choral group
Anuna, legendary piper
Davy Spillane , the James Bignon Deliverance Ensemble, and the Riverdance Orchestra.
Also with Michael Flatley , Jean Butler and the Irish
Dance Company.
Producer Richard Masters

Contributors

Introduces:
Terry Wogan
Unknown:
Davy Spillane
Unknown:
Michael Flatley
Unknown:
Jean Butler
Producer:
Richard Masters

Daire Brehan talks to satirist and maths
professor Tom Lehrer about his songs, from Poisoning Pigeons in the Park to The Masochism Tango, and meets a host of Lehrer fans, from Alan Coren to
Richard Stilgoe.
Producer Eleanor Garland

Contributors

Talks:
Daire Brehan
Unknown:
Professor Tom Lehrer
Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Richard Stilgoe.
Producer:
Eleanor Garland

The Story behind ... Bitter Sweet
As a forerunner to Radio
2's spectacular production of the classic musical,
Sheridan Morley explores the original plot and follows the production through to the opening night. Producer Stella Hanson

Contributors

Musical:
Sheridan Morley
Producer:
Stella Hanson

The latest production in Radio 2's series of musicals is Noel Coward's
1929 operetta. It tells the story of Sarah Shayne , her love for composer Carl Linden and its tragic outcome. The score is crammed with some of . Coward's best songs, including /'// See You Again, Dear Little Cafe, If Love
Were All and Zigeuner. Starring, among others,
Graham Bickley , Marilyn Hill Smith and Rosemary Ashe. With the Stephen Hill Singers and the BBC
Concert Orchestra, led by Martin Loveday , conductor Michael Reed.
Script associate Warner Brown Producer John Langridge

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Shayne
Unknown:
Carl Linden
Unknown:
Graham Bickley
Unknown:
Marilyn Hill
Unknown:
Rosemary Ashe.
Singers:
Stephen Hill
Conductor:
Martin Loveday
Conductor:
Michael Reed.
Producer:
John Langridge

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