Friday Night is Music Night: On the Wireless and off the Box > Concert Cast

Recording Details

Date

January 30, 2015

Type

Noncommercial Audio / Concert Cast

Method

Live

Language

English

Location

UK / England / London

Theatre/Venue

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Group/Studio

BBC Radio 2

Music

Noël Coward (257), Michael Flanders (17), Frederick Loewe (413), Richard Rodgers (1285), Arthur Sullivan (100), Donald Swann (17)

Lyrics

Noël Coward (257), Michael Flanders (17), W.S. Gilbert (5), Oscar Hammerstein (902), Lorenz Hart (598), Alan Jay Lerner (456), Donald Swann (17)

Conductor

Gavin Sutherland

Performer

Simon Butteriss (14), Tim Fitzhigham, Roy Hudd (11), Duncan Walsh Atkins, Kitty Whately (4)

Musician

BBC Concert Orchestra (109)

Notes

Friday Night is Music Night is the world’s longest running orchestral radio programme. Now, to celebrate 70 years since the show’s first home the BBC Light Programme took to the airwaves, BBC Radio 2 stalwart Ken Bruce takes the audience on a journey from the golden age of radio listening to the arrival of television with the help of the BBC Concert Orchestra and guests Roy Hudd, Kitty Whately and Simon Butteriss, plus Tim Fitzhigham and Duncan Walsh Atkins who will perform the songs of Flanders and Swann. Rediscover those signature tunes and classic moments from the likes of Two Way Family Favourites, Hancock’s Half Hour and Housewives Choice. Relive key historical moments with music such as Walton’s coronation march Orb and Sceptre. These are the instantly recognisable melodies from the pioneering era of British broadcasting. This concert is part of Southbank Centre's Changing Britain festival which interrogates 70 years of British history, focusing on society, culture and politics.

Shortcode

[r30463]

Releases

Format

Radio Broadcast

Label

BBC Radio 2

Released

2015-05-22

Country

UK

Length

1:50:52

Lists

2 collectors / 2 wish lists

Shortcode

[rl48797]

1. High Adventure (FNIMN Opening)
2. In Party Mood
3. Oranges and Lemons
4. It's A Great Big Shame
5. Brown Boots
6. The Devil's Galop
7. My Name Is John Wellington Wells [Simon Butteriss]
8. The Acrobat
9. I'm A Gnu [Tim Fitzhigham, Duncan Walsh Atkins]
10. Show Me [Kitty Whately]
11. Themes from 'Mediterranean Concerto'
12. Jumping Bean
13. With A Song In My Heart
14. If I Loved You [Kitty Whately]
15. Minute Waltz
16. Orb and Sceptre
17. Nina [Simon Butteriss]
18. The Hippopotamus Song
19. Twin Sisters
20. Oh Lucky Jim (How I Envy Him)
21. While London's Fast Asleep
22. Say It With Music (Medley)
23. High Adventure (FNIMN Closing)