In one year of fundraising, BBC Radio Cornwall listeners sent in a staggering £600,000 for The Sunrise Appeal. The appeal was set up to provide the very best cancer care for patients in Cornwall. As a thank you for the amazing efforts BBC Radio Cornwall staged two musical shows. One was held at the Princess Pavilion in Falmouth, the second at the Carnglaze Caverns near Liskeard. The show was produced by Radio Cornwall's mid morning presenter David White. Choreography was by journalist Rosie Dunkley. The staff let their hair down to enjoy the show and produced some memorable moments.  | | Alex is captured in full swing with Unchained Melody |
Alex Full delighted the crowd with his excellent performance as Pop Idol Gareth Gates. His version of 'Unchained Melody' was note perfect.  | | Leo Devine performs 'The Boxer' in Falmouth |
The Head of Regional and Local Programming Leo Devine performed Simon and Garfunkel's 'The Boxer' before joining West Briton Editor John Pearn with a rocking version of Quo's 'Caroline'. Daphne Skinnard performed a great version of 'Hopelessly Devoted to you' while the lads, lead by Matt Pengelly, danced their way through 'Greased Lightning' and 'Born to handjive'.  | | 'Elvis' is back! |
BBC Radio Cornwall's own Elvis Presley wiggled his hips once again. Matthew Shepherd also made a rare appearance as himself singing a bluesy version of 'Hound Dog'.  | | Emma LLoyd's powerful voice pleased the crowd |
Emma Lloyd and Louise Milford performed some great songs including 'Yesterday Once More' and 'Pearl's a Singer' before joining together for a classic showstopper 'W.O.M.A.N'. Their were poignant moments in the show too. Denis Nightingale and Martin Bailie read letters from listeners offering their support to The Sunrise Appeal and telling of their experiences with cancer. Chris Robins performed the Beatles' classic 'Here, There and Everywhere' as a tribute to his wife Jan who died of cancer earlier in the year. Tiffany Truscott went 'country-style' with a foot-stomping version of 'Sweet Sweet Smile'.  | | Denis plays the perfect 'Big Spender' with Janette |
Denis Nightingale and Janette Eathorne performed an unforgettable version of 'Hey Big Spender' which the crowd loved. And Ed Goodridge had the audience in stitches with his jokes, some about Radio Cornwall presenters too!  | | Chris Robins rocks it up for Sunrise |
Chris Robins had them rocking in the aisle with 'All my loving' and the rock and roll classic 'Love Potion Number 9'. Dressed in pale blue denim it was a case of Shakin' Stevens eat your heart out! There were many other memorable moments which sent the audience home with plenty of smiles.  | | Accompanied by David White on the drums, Chris Stumbles tackles 'Bad moon arising'! |
Chris Stumbles is as well known for 'Stumbles Sings' as he is for his weather forecasts and jokes. He performed a 'unique' version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's classic 'Bad Moon Arising'. The show's producer David White was on a seven week stint at BBC Radio Two during the lead up to the performances. Each weekend he would fly down especially for the rehearsals and was delighted with the finished product. "The commitment of the staff has been brilliant," smiles David. "I felt the audience were with us from the moment we hit the first note." A video of the show and special footage from the rehearsals along with cast interviews will be available in the New Year. The show itself will be broadcast on BBC Radio Cornwall over Christmas. You can hear it on Friday 27th December at midday through until 2pm. BBC Radio Cornwall frequencies are: 103.9 in the west 95.2 in the east and 96 on the Isles of Scilly. Did you attend either of the shows? Let us know what you thought! email: [email protected] | 
