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Paul Gambaccini introduces a special space-themed concert featuring favourites from TV and film, and recalling some famous time-travellers. Includes Interval.

Friday Night Is Music Night - Space the Final Frontier.

Paul Gambaccini introduces a special space themed concert and recalls some famous time travellers.

The programme includes music from big screen epics - Star Trek; ET; Back to the Future; Superman; Apollo13; Alien and a selection of science fiction favourites from the small screen - Twilight Zone; Avengers; Thunderbirds; Batman; Captain Scarlet; Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy; Knightrider; Red Dwarf; X Files; Futurama.

The BBC Concert Orchestra is conducted by Richard Balcombe and the programme was recorded at the Mermaid Theatre in London in October 2013 as part of the Dr Who 50th anniversary celebrations.

First broadcast in April 2015.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 3 Jul 201520:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • BBC Concert Orchestra

    Friday Night Is Music Night Opening Sig Tune

    Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    STAR TREK - THROUGH THE YEARS

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    SUNRISE - ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    ET - FLYING

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    SOMEWHERE IN TIME

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    MARS (THE PLANETS)

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Back To the Future - Titles

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    SOUL BOSSA NOVA

  • SUPERMAN

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    STARDUST

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    MAIN THEME - APOLLO 13

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    AT THE CASTLE GATE

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    ALIEN - END TITLE

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Telstar

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    THRONE ROOM AND END TITLES

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    DR WHO THEME

  • BBC Concert Orchestra

    Friday Night Is Music Night Closing Sig Tune

    Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

Credit

PerformerBBC Concert Orchestra

Broadcasts

  • Fri 24 Apr 201520:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Fri 3 Jul 201520:00
    BBC Radio 2