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| Andy Williams - It's So Easy | ...David Jacobs presents a six-part series profiling singer Andy Williams, one of the best-loved entertainers of his generation. This second programme focuses on Williams's early career, including his first recording session - as a backing singer for BING CROSBY ... |
| Archive Hour, The | ...BING CROSBY Meets... |
| Back Row | ...As one of the world's most recognized and adored entertainers, Bob Hope, celebrates his 100th birthday, Jim White takes a look at his 80 year long career as a comic film actor, the highlight being the series of 'Road' films he made with BING CROSBY and Dorothy Lamour from 1940-1962. And with the release of the new film, Bringing Down The House, the focus shifts to the celluloid career of another comic who successfully made the transition from zany stand-up to ridiculous film comedies, Steve Martin.... |
| Between The Ears | ...It is PARIS 1943, and two parallel worlds collide - the inner musical visions of Olivier Messiaen and the public noise of war, collaboration, resistance and impossible love. From the debris of this encounter, a cycle of seven movements is born - `Creation', `Stars', `Agony', `Desire', `Angels', `Judgement' and `Consummation'. With additional music performed by BING CROSBY, George Formby and Dooley Wilson, and the voices of Winston Churchill, C S Lewis, Kathryn Oswald, Peter Ustinov and many others.... |
| Big Band Special | ...Clare Teal presents the first part of the BBC Big Band in session with Grammy-winning arranger and composer Sammy Nestico. Best known for his work with Count Basie and Quincy Jones, Sammy has also arranged for Phil Collins, Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole, Frank Sinatra, BING CROSBY and Sarah Vaughan.... |
| Bing Crosby Trail, The | ...The BING CROSBY Trail... |
| Bix - The Romance And The Reality | ...Including the voices of BING CROSBY and Frank Trumbauer and music from the golden age of jazz.... |
| Cara Dillon's Christmas Medley [radio Ulster] | ...Dungiven singer Cara Dillon presents her favourite Christmas songs, from BING CROSBY to Tom Waits, via Joni Mitchell and Michael Buble.... |
| Choo Choo Ch'boogie | ...3/4. Featuring the great recording collaborations with BING CROSBY, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and the biggest sequence of hits for Jordan and his Tympany five. Including Let The Good Times Roll, Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens, and of course, the classic Choo Choo Ch'Boogie.... |
| Christmas Gander, A | ...Simon Fanshawe presents a nostalgic trip through the radio arcHIVes in search of the CHRISTMAS spirit. From the very first Royal CHRISTMAS broadcast in 1932 to Spike Milligan, BING CROSBY, Joyce Grenfell and the Osmonds, he wallows in memories of CHRISTMASes gone by.... |
| Christmas On The Air | ...Dick Vosburgh investigates the history of CHRISTMAS on the radio in Britain and the USA and makes some surprising discoveries. With the voices of BING CROSBY, Julie Andrews, Bob Hope, Judy Garland, Dean Martin and the Goons.... |
| For One Night Only | ...In the sweltering summer of 1976, BING CROSBY chose to celebrate 50 years in showbusiness with a concert for his fans in London. On stage again for the first time in 40 years, he appeared with special guest Rosemary Clooney, plus Bing's wife and children. But for the medley of 33 of his greatest hits, he was alone. Even in his 70s, Bing was still magic; the pioneer of the microphone had lost none of his skill, and the audience will never forget that night.... |
| Frank Sinatra - The Voice Of The Century | ...David Jacobs presents a 13-part series on the many facets of the great entertainer. 6: `From Coast to Coast - Frank Sinatra on the Air'. This programme concentrates on Sinatra's radio years. Featuring rare broadcast duets with BING CROSBY, Gene Kelly and Jimmy Durante, plus vintage performances with Benny Goodman, Harry James and Tommy Dorsey.... |
| Fred Astaire - Step By Step | ...Featuring the voices of Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, BING CROSBY, Nanette Fabray, Ann Miller and Charles Walters.... |
| Hoagy On My Mind | ...Georgie Fame presents a four-part appreciation of jazz pianist and composer Hoagy Carmichael. 3: The Road from Stardust. This programme examines the origins of `Stardust', tracing the versions by the Emil Seidel Band, BING CROSBY and Coleman Hawkins.... |
| Jolson Sings Again | ...Michael Freedland concludes his series telling the story of entertainer Al Jolson, who died 50 years ago. This week, he gives an overview of the Jolson phenomenon. With contributions from Clive Baldwin, Larry Adler Frankie Vaughan, BING CROSBY and George Burns.... |
| Letter From America | ...As old friends pass on, Alistair Cooke remembers lunch with Groucho Marx and watching BING CROSBY on set. From December 1977.... |
| Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World | ...Featuring the voices of BING CROSBY, Charlie Holmes, Max Jones, Harry Edison and Armstrong himself.... |
| Max Bygraves - Stars In My Eyes | ...Max Bygraves presents an eight-part series recounting stories of showbiz friends past and present. In this second programme, Max Miller is slightly blue, BING CROSBY watches Max having trouble on the green, and Max's `Pink Toothbrush' goes gold.... |
| More Than Just A Song | ...But those verses with a political message are now usually omitted and Guthrie's most popular song has become an anthem of the right as well as the left. It's been recorded by everyone from BING CROSBY to Pete Seeger, and from Billy Bragg to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; and was even performed at President Bush's victory party in 2004.... |
| Stage And Screen | ...Easter Parade Edward Seckerson presents part two of a holiday tribute to Irving Berlin. Including Ella Fitzgerald in Top Hat, Follow the Fleet with Fred and Ginger, and Judy Garland as Hannah Brown in Easter Parade. Plus the 2nd biggest-selling song of all time - clue: BING CROSBY.... |
| To Sing Like Bing | ...Alyn Shipton traces the career of master crooner BING CROSBY.... |
| Westminster Hour, The | ...But those verses with a political message are now usually omitted and Guthrie's most popular song has become an anthem of the right as well as the left. It's been recorded by everyone from BING CROSBY to Pete Seeger, and from Billy Bragg to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; and was even performed at President Bush's victory party in 2004.... |