with Sounds of the 60s
1.00pm The Monkhouse Archive
An eight-part series introducing us to the mirthful might of the Bob Monkhouse archive.
Producer Phil Critchlow
1.30 To The Manor Born
Classic sitcom. 4: Vive Le Sport.
The skiing season arrives as Devere tries to convince Audrey that he is really to the manor born.
With Margery Withers, Nicholas McArdle and Frank Middlemass
Written by Peter Spence
with New Country
The first of two programmes in which Stuart Grundy traces the career of the talented singer/songwriter, the late Harry Nilsson.
Producer Stuart Grundy
Introduced by Ken Bruce. Producer Richard Masters
Sheridan Morley tells the story behind Stephen Sondheim 's classic American musical, followed at 7.30 by a performance from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. A tale of unrequited love and dreams, containing some of Sondheim's most memorable numbers.
With the Stephen Hill Singers and the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by lain Sutherland
Based on the book by James Goldman Musical associate Stephen Robinson Producer John Langridge
Iain Anderson relates the history of the "Water of Life" - Scotch Whisky.
Including at 1.30, 3.30 Pause for Thought
With Barney Milligan.