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Series in which the conductor and composer presents his favourite tracks from opera, concert hall, film and theatre. This edition features works by Beethoven, Ravel, Verdi and Richard Rodgers , and mezzo Olga Borodina.

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Unknown:
Richard Rodgers
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Olga Borodina.

To mark the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen's accession, Alan Whicker presents a celebration of her reign in recollections, music and archive recordings, charting the major themes and events over 50 years.
2: To Serve the World. A look at the Queen's extensive commitments and duties, at home and overseas.

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Unknown:
Alan Whicker

Richard Allinson presents a series on the UK's passion for Latin American dance.
This edition looks at the renewed interest in mambo and cha-cha-cha, dances that were hugely popular in the forties and fifties, and whose origins lie in rhythms from African slaves in Cuba and European court dancing.

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Unknown:
Richard Allinson

BBC Radio 2

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