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| Archive Hour, The | ...PAUL VAUGHAN profiles jingle writer Johnny Johnston, who wrote more than 4,000 catchy tunes from `Beanz Meanz Heinz' to `Softness Is a Thing Called Comfort' after independent television went on air in Britain in 1955. In the trade he became known as the king of the jingles. With contributions from Dame Vera Lynn, Bill Cotton, Denis Norden and Cliff Adams ... |
| Pomp And Circumstance | ...PAUL VAUGHAN talks to musicians and historians, and follows its trail as the words of Land of Hope and Glory were set to it for Edward VII's Coronation by a schoolmaster at Eton, and thanks to the formidable singer Dame Clara Butt it became the country's second national anthem during the First World War. This year's Last Night of the Proms the tune will be roared out once again by the thousands in the Albert Hall and around the country. Gosh, said Elgar, Ive got a tune in my head. He wasn't wrong.... |
| Ripe Old Age, A | ...PAUL VAUGHAN explores the end of life. 1: `Golden Chariots, Silver Linings'. He asks how age and the ageing process affect art and creativity.... |
| Stanley Baxter And Friends | ...by Simon Brett Presented by PAUL VAUGHAN. This week Stanley takes on one of the greatest challenges a voice artist can attempt: playing all the parts himself. In this hilarious satirical spoof documentary - about how Hollywood americanizes stories that it turns into films - Stanley plays no fewer than eight main characters. The only other voice you'll hear throughout the whole half hour will be the presenter, PAUL VAUGHAN. This episode brings together two names from the satire hall of fame: Stanley Baxter was the first person to portray in TV comedy HM the Queen - not to mention the Pope - and Simon Brett was one of the brains behind the vintage Radio 4 satire show Weekending, as well as Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Produced by Graham Frost.... |