Including at 6.15 Pause for
Thought with Stephen Smith.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought with the Rev Ruth Scott.
A new four-part profile of Henry Mancini , who wrote hundreds of movie scores and themes. 1: Big Band Beginnings. After being taught flute as a boy, the young Mancini gets his first big break with the big bands. Presented by Don Black. Producer Emma Kingsley
Richard Balcombe conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra with soprano Charlotte Page, baritone Gavin Carr. and guitarduo Hill-Wiltschinsky. Presented by Brian Kay.
An adaptation of Martin Ross and Edith Somerville's witty tales set in Ireland at the turn of the century, read by Jim Norton. 2: Trinket's Colt. The Major gets mixed up with Mr Flurry Knox in buying a colt. Abridged by Sarah Kilgarriff
A session from the Williams Fairey Band, conducted by Michael Fowles and presented by Frank Renton.
A series on the the lounge and swing arrangers who held their own against hipper acts.
Herb Alpert, the trumpeter whose Tijuana Brass records dominated the American album charts in the mid-sixties.
The Radio 2 Arts Programme.
Including at 2.30 Pause for Thought with Ged Clapson.
