The Anatomy of a Musical - The Opener - BBC

This was the first of a three part series that I recorded in 2001. It is presented by Russell Davis.

It is an analysis of the musical and the importance in this case of the opening number, which is intended to capture the attention of the audience.

T

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Ol' Blue Eyes of Bayswater - BBC productions - rec. 24.2.2012

Another production on Sinantra, this time when he came to London and recorded his only studio album outside the USA. An interesting take on the man who comes over well as the supreme artist. My personal favourite of his songs is 'London By Night', b

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Great Lives - Frank Sinatra - BBC production

This is a thirty minute production which highlights the music of Frank Sinatra and as far as possible, the man.

https://timespast.ning.com/page/uploads

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Come Fly with me - the story of Jimmy Van Heusen - BBC

Apologies first. part 1: there is a 40 second intro. which is the end of the previous programme. The end of side 1 contains the news, which helps me date the programme to February 2010. Part 2 covers just the programme. These occasional lapses were

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All You Need Is Lab: How Science and Technology Inspired Innovation in Music

All You Need Is Lab: How Science and Technology Inspired Innovation in Music

First broadcast: Saturday 15 February 2014, 10:30

Musician and songwriter Midge Ure looks at the many ways scientific and technological innovation have stimulated creativity

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BBC2 Bassey! & BBC6 Hitsville USA The Story of Motown

@ http://www.mediafire.com/folder/3654potvgaxv0/MD

in the MD folder

you can fin find a BBC2 documentary of Shirly Bassey

and a BBC6 doc on Motown from 1984 (- different from the one posted already)

Started by Reuben Bright

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Rosanne Cash

BBC Weekend Woman's Hour 20140215 Rosanne Cash

@

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/xpoantaupxka8//MD2

excerpted from Weekend Woman's Hour - fascinating interview

Started by Reuben Bright

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Bebe and Luis Barron The Music From Forbidden Planet

This story deserves a post of its own

@ http://www.mediafire.com/folder/bx6ms30xfcfaf/Bebe_and_Luis_Barron

you will find

npr 20050207 The Barrons Forgotten Pioneers of Electronic Music
BBC3 Between The Ears Sound of Cinema Return of the Monster fr

Started by Reuben Bright

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The People's Songs by Stuart Maconie

    Stuart Maconie,
    Radio 2,
    The People's Songs
    128K - 50 mp3s of 50-55 Mb each Total Size 2.54 Gb

A year ago, almost to the day, I sat in a kitchen in a rented cottage in the Lake District and waited, eagerly but with a bottom note

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Hellhounds on His Trail: The Robert Johnson Story

56K

The Series was first broadcast in 2005. The series features contributions from the late Honeyboy Edwards, as well as Robert Plant, Groundhogs guitarist Tony McPhee, blues writer and archivist

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Pete Seeger

@ https://www.mediafire.com/folder/u372040ya6h52//ps

You can find 2 Pete Seeger documentaries

WMBR Troubador 20140130 Petee Seeger tribute

The Midnight Special A Tribute to Pete Seeger 98 7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network

The Troubador piece was recor

Started by Reuben Bright

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Doctor Who Songs

128K-160K varies with cut

This is a collection of Wacky songs about our favorite Doctor recorded by wacky people singing the wacky songs. None of these songs will win Grammies or any awards but they are a documentary of sorts in t

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Charles Chilton - Victorian Top of the Pops

Charles Chilton - Victorian Top of the Pops
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 on 26.12.78
Duration: 1 hour
One 65.5 Mg RAR file containing 2 mp3 files@160K

Part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's tribute to the remarkable talent of writer and producer Charle

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The Bix Beiderbecke Story

Bix: Singing The Blues
by Robert Forrest

Drama on 3: Sunday 17 November 2013
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

The jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931) has been described as a genius: how did he manage to create such beautiful and influential m

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10,000 events/archival recordings available online

"92nd Street Y Presents an Online Archive of Recordings

By ALLAN KOZINN

If you have attended concerts, poetry readings and public interviews at the 92nd Street Y and noticed microphones suspended over the stage that were clearly for archival recor

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a listing of artists of whom I have stuff by

Most of what I have would be live muiic. But also box sets, and other stuuf, Anyway here is the A list. If you see an artist, and

you want to know what I have by them. Let me know. Is this a good idea> Should I just upload what I feel like? I tend to

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BBC Blues & Soul Hugh Laurie, the Chorlton Railway Station! concert, et al.

@ http://www.mediafire.com/folder/xpoantaupxka8/MD2

you can find

BBC Who Sold The Soul 3 of 3 eps
BBC Prisoner Soul 20131028 1of1 ep
BBC2 Didn't It Rain When The Blues Came To Britain 1of1 ep
BBC2 Hugh Laurie's Blues Changes 6of6 eps

Didn't it rain

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Bob Dylan Live 1964, Halloween Mask Concert at Philharmonic Hall

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Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall is a complete recording of Bob Dylan's October 31, 1964 "Halloween" show at New York's Philharmonic Hall.

The set list was dom

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More Doctor Who Music

@ https://www.mediafire.com/folder/tm5zhrh7a219y//Who%20Do%20You%20Trust

you can find

Doctor Who - The Music (1983)
Doctor Who - The Music II (1985)
Doctor Who Original Television Soundtrack - Series 3 (Murray Gold, 2007)
Doctor Who Original Telev

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Sculptress of Sound: The Lost Works of Delia Derbyshire

Archive on 4
27-03-2010 - 20.00

128K

The broadcaster and Doctor Who fan MATTHEW SWEET travels to The University of Manchester - home of Delia Derbyshire's private collection of audio recordi

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Music Documentary and Radio Concerts

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The Anatomy of a Musical - The Opener - BBC

Ol' Blue Eyes of Bayswater - BBC productions - rec. 24.2.2012

Great Lives - Frank Sinatra - BBC production

Come Fly with me - the story of Jimmy Van Heusen - BBC

All You Need Is Lab: How Science and Technology Inspired Innovation in Music

BBC2 Bassey! & BBC6 Hitsville USA The Story of Motown

Rosanne Cash

Bebe and Luis Barron The Music From Forbidden Planet

The People's Songs by Stuart Maconie

Hellhounds on His Trail: The Robert Johnson Story

Pete Seeger

Doctor Who Songs

Charles Chilton - Victorian Top of the Pops

The Bix Beiderbecke Story

10,000 events/archival recordings available online

"92nd Street Y Presents an Online Archive of Recordings

a listing of artists of whom I have stuff by

BBC Blues & Soul Hugh Laurie, the Chorlton Railway Station! concert, et al.

Bob Dylan Live 1964, Halloween Mask Concert at Philharmonic Hall

More Doctor Who Music

Sculptress of Sound: The Lost Works of Delia Derbyshire

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