Episodes
Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
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199B | 01 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street. This Programme Focuses On Fields | 19990618 | Don Black presents a six-part series celebrating the first woman ever to be elected to the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, featuring archive and newly recorded material, and music by legendary composers. 1 `On the Sunny Side of the Street. This programme focuses on Fields's early days, and her introduction to pianist and composer Jimmy McHugh. |
199B | 02 | I'm In The Mood For Love | 19990625 | Don Black presents a six-part series celebrating the first woman elected to the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, featuring archive and newly recorded material, and music by legendary composers. 2: `I'm in the Mood for Love'. This programme looks at how Fields and McHugh headed off to Hollywood, where their first two films for MGM produced instant hits. |
199B | 03 | The Way You Look Tonight | 19990702 | Don Black presents a six-part series celebrating the first woman elected to the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, featuring archive and newly recorded material, and music by legendary composers. 3: `The Way You Look Tonight'. This programme looks at how the meeting between Fields and Jerome Kern produced one of the most memorable songwriting partnerships of all time. |
199B | 04 | Remind Me | 19990709 | Don Black presents a six-part series celebrating the first woman elected to the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, featuring archive and newly recorded material, and music by legendary composers. 4: `Remind Me'. This programme looks at how Fields's return to New York yielded her first Broadway book musical, `Stars in Your Eyes'. |
199B | 05 | He Had Refinement | 19990716 | Don Black presents a six-part series celebrating the first woman elected to the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, featuring archive and newly recorded material, and music by legendary composers. 5: `He Had Refinement'. This programme explores how Fields conceived the musical `Annie Get Your Gun', and features an extract of Fields herself singing `He Had Refinement' from `A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'. |
199B | 06 | The Rhythm Of Life | 19990723 | Don Black concludes a six-part series celebrating the first woman elected to the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, featuring archive and newly recorded material, and music by legendary composers. `The Rhythm of Life'. This programme focuses on her musicals, including the Tony award-winning `Redhead', `Sweet Charity' and `Seesaw'. |