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A new five-part series in which Michael Freedland takes a personal look at the history of the film musical, from The Jazz Singer(1927) to last year's Moulin Rouge, with an emphasis on the forties and fifties -the genre's golden era. Part 1 recalls Busby Berkeley , Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Howard Keel and many Others. Producer Neil Rosser

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Michael Freedland
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Busby Berkeley
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Fred Astaire
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Ginger Rogers
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Howard Keel
Producer:
Neil Rosser

Richard Niles concludes a series on the men behind the music with a profile of Quincy Jones , who has collaborated with Ella Fitzgerald , Michael Jackson , Ray Charles , Dizzy Gillespie and many others.

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Richard Niles
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Quincy Jones
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Michael Jackson
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Ray Charles
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Dizzy Gillespie

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