At 6.15 Pause for Thought with Eileen Campbell.
At 9.15 Pause for Thought with the Rev John Rackley.
Series in which conductor and composer Andre Previn displays his eclectic choice of repertoire. Each programme features an artist with whom Previn has collaborated. This edition profiles violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and features music from Beethoven and Sibelius.
With The Organist Entertains Featuring the life and music of Camille Saint-Saens .
Sian Phillips presents a two-part tribute to one of the more striking and enduring icons of the 20th century. Tonight, Dietrich's early years in Germany, determined to make it on the Berlin cabaret circuit, through to her work with the director Josef von Sternberg. Featuring her recordings of Lili Marlene and Falling in Love Again, plus contributions from Burt Bacharach and Paul O'Grady among others.
[Photo caption] Marlene Dietrich as the sultry Lola in the 1930 film which brought her to international stardom, The Blue Angel
Blue Angel - the Marlene Dietrich Story 8.30pm R2
Recently I heard Marlene Dietrich described as the Madonna of the mid-20th century but I would have thought Madonna was a shy recluse compared with Dietrich, the subject of this two-part documentary. Dietrich, who maintained a 60-year career by constantly re-inventing herself, was a singer, actress and darling of wartime troops, whose personal life needed little in the way of public relations hype - though in later years Dietrich (she died in 1992) did become reclusive, thus adding a touch of irony to her image. Radio series do well to choose the right presenter and Radio 2 has done the trick with actress Sian Phillips, who played Dietrich in the acclaimed play Marlene. Tonight's opener covers the early years in Germany, her starring role in von Sternberg's The Blue Angel, (the movie that made her famous around the world) and her move to Hollywood.
George Melly continues a tribute to Jelly Roll Morton. This edition recalls his now famous recordings at the Library of Congress in 1938.
With Sounds of the Seventies
At 1.30 Pause for Thought with Stewart Henderson.
At 3.30 Pause for Thought with Stewart Henderson.
