Episode 42: The Light Entertainment War

Episode 42: The Light Entertainment War (1974)

• *When Does a Dream Begin? (Steptoe) (1974) Neil Innes; based upon “Old Ned (Steptoe and Son Theme)” (1962) Ron Grainer [perf. Neil Innes & Bill McGuffie] (‘Up Your Pavement’)
• Full Speed Ahead 2 (1970) Neil Richardson [1970 album “Impact and Action - Volume II” (KPM 1061)] (Alex Diamond)
• Dr. Kildare Theme (1961) Jerry Goldsmith [perf. Johnnie Spence & His Orchestra, 1962 album “The Dr. Kildare Theme” (Parlophone 45-R 4872)] (Dr. Emile Koning)
• Rule, Britannia! (1740) Thomas Arne; arr. (1970) Edrich Siebert [perf. All Stars Brass Band cond. Harry Mortimer, 1970 album “Marches for Any Occasion” (KPM 1074)] (Rear Admiral Humphrey De Vere)
• Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Sir Edward Elgar [perf. London Symphony Orchestra cond. Sir Malcolm Sargent, 1972 album “Festival of English Music Vol. 4” (Decca Eclipse ECS 649)] (Nurse De Vere)
• Bach Before the Mast (1954) George Malcolm; based upon ‘The Sailor’s Hornpipe’ (18th C.) trad. [perf. George Malcolm, 1973 album “The World of the Harpsichord” (Decca SPA 261)] (Len Hanky)
• La dolce vita (1960) Nino Rota [perf. Gordon Franks & His Orchestra, 1967 album “Strings in the Night (Continental Movie Themes)” (Deram SML 706)] (Geno Agnelli)
• The Dam Busters March (1955) Eric Coates [perf. Geoff Love & His Orchestra, 1971 album “Big War Movie Themes” (Music for Pleasure MFP 5171)] (Somewhere in England, 1944)
• Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Sir Edward Elgar [perf. London Symphony Orchestra cond. Sir Malcolm Sargent, 1972 album “Festival of English Music Vol. 4” (Decca Eclipse ECS 649)] (General’s speech)
• **Anything Goes (1934) Cole Porter [sung by Terry Jones] (Cole Porter)
• *Anything Goes (1974) Terry Jones [sung by Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, James Haswell, Donald Stratford, Reg Turner, and Garth Watkins] (The other Cole Porter)
• 633 Squadron (1964) Ron Goodwin [perf. Geoff Love & His Orchestra, 1971 album “Big War Movie Themes” (Music for Pleasure MFP 5171)] (Film trailer)
• ? (“Only five minutes from this restaurant.”)
• *Nude Organist Fanfare 11 (1973) Terry Jones [perf. Terry Jones] (Nude Organist)
• The Liberty Bell (1893) John Philip Sousa [perf. Band of the Grenadier Guards cond. Rodney Bashford, 1967 album “Sousa Marches” (Decca PFS 4134)] (Titles)
• *When Does a Dream Begin? (Steptoe) (1974) Neil Innes; based upon “Old Ned (Steptoe and Son Theme)” (1962) Ron Grainer [perf. Neil Innes & Bill McGuffie] (‘Up Your Pavement’ repeat)
• *Anything Goes (1974) Terry Jones [sung by Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, James Haswell, Donald Stratford, Reg Turner, & Garth Watkins] (‘World War’ series in studio 5)
• *When Does a Dream Begin? (1940s) (1974) Neil Innes [perf. Neil Innes & Bill McGuffie] (1942 England)
• **For He’s Gone and Married Yum-Yum (from ‘The Mikado’) (1885) Arthur Sullivan, lyr. William S. Gilbert [sung by Michael Palin] (“Something woody”)
• *When Does a Dream Begin? (Crossroads) (1974) Neil Innes; based upon “Crossroads Theme” (1964) Tony Hatch [perf. Neil Innes & Bill McGuffie] (Leicester Bypass)
• The Liberty Bell (1893) John Philip Sousa [perf. Band of the Grenadier Guards cond. Rodney Bashford, 1967 album “Sousa Marches” (Decca PFS 4134)] (Titles repeat)
• *When Does a Dream Begin? (Steptoe) (1974) Neil Innes; based upon “Old Ned (Steptoe and Son Theme)” (1962) Ron Grainer [perf. Neil Innes & Bill McGuffie] (‘Up Your Pavement’ repeat repeat)
• A Musical Joke, Mvt. IV (1787) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [perf. Württemberg Chamber Orchestra cond. Jörg Faerber, 1967 album “Humour in Music - 18th Century Style” (Turnabout TV.4134)] (Show-jumping)
• The Sound of Music (1959) Richard Rodgers, lyr. Oscar Hammerstein II [perf. Anne Rogers with Alyn Ainsworth & His Orchestra, 1967 album “The Sound of Music” (Music for Pleasure MFP 1255)] (‘The Sound of Music’)
• Oklahoma! (1943) Richard Rodgers, lyr. Oscar Hammerstein II [perf. Tony Adams and Singers with Alyn Ainsworth & His Orchestra, 1966 album “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Oklahoma!’” (Music for Pleasure MFP 1084)] (‘Oklahoma!’)
• Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from ‘Follow the Fleet’) (1936) Irving Berlin; arr. in medley “Let’s Dance” (1965) unknown [perf. George Mitchell Minstrels, 1965 album “Magic of the Minstrels” (HMV CLP 1917)] (‘The Black and White Minstrel Show’)
• Ben-Hur Suite (1959) Miklós Rózsa [perf. London Festival Orchestra cond. Stanley Black, 1972 album “Film Spectacular Volume 4: ‘The Epic’” (Decca LK 4525)] (‘Ben-Hur’)
• *When Does a Dream Begin? (1974) Neil Innes [perf. Neil Innes] (RAF romance)
• The Liberty Bell (1893) John Philip Sousa [perf. Band of the Grenadier Guards cond. Rodney Bashford, 1967 album “Sousa Marches” (Decca PFS 4134)] (End credits)