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The First Lady of the West End; Elaine Paige introduces a selection of popular show tunes from five decades of international musicals. This week, classic songs from the musicals.

With an appetite for a night out in the company of an epic story set to memorable, hummable music now at fever pitch, The First Lady of the West End; Elaine Paige introduces a selection of the most popular show tunes from five decades of international musicals. This week, classic songs from the musicals.

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Sun 12 Mar 201703:03
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Music Played

  • Frank Sinatra

    Luck Be A Lady

    • Frank Sinatra - The Reprise Years.
    • Reprise.

  • Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter

    Aba Daba Honeymoon

    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Howard Keel & Kathryn Grayson

    Wunderbar

    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton

    Anything You Can Do

    • The Greatest Hits Of The Musicals (V).
    • EMI.

  • Richard Harris

    How To Handle A Woman

    • Camelot - Original Soundtrack.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Dickie Jones

    I've Got No Strings

    • Absolutely Disney (Various Artists).
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Deborah Kerr

    I Whistle A Happy Tune

    • The King And I - Original S/Track.
    • Capitol.

  • Robert Goulet

    My Cup Runneth Over

    • On Broadway / On Broadway Volume 2.
    • 21.

  • Fred Astaire

    One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Judy Garland

    Over the Rainbow

    Orchestra: Unnamed orchestra.
    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Nacio Herb Brown

    Singin' in the Rain

    Singer: Gene Kelly.
    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Jane Powell & Vic Damone

    Sometimes I'm Happy

    • Magic Moments.
    • MGM.
    • 016.

  • Doris Day

    The Deadwood Stage

    • A Portrait Of Doris Day.
    • Stylus.

  • The Soundtrack Of The King & I

    The March Of The Siamese Children

    • The King And I - Original S/Track.
    • Capitol.

  • Louis Armstrong

    When You Wish Upon A Star

    • The Very Best Of Disney 2.
    • Pickwick.

  • Neneh Cherry

    Woman

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Mar 201703:03
    BBC Radio 2