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A celebration of the great British dance bands

The show opens with eight listener requests and they’re followed by a celebration of some of the great British dance bands of the 1930s and 1940s.

2 hours

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Sun 29 Dec 201322:00
BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Wiltshire & BBC Radio Gloucestershire

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Music Played

  • Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66

    Scarborough Fair

  • Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

    The Work Song

  • Frank Sinatra

    All The Way

  • Sarah Vaqughan & Billy Eckstine

    Passing Strangers

  • Ethel Smith

    Tico, Tico

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra

    Only Forever

  • Carrol Hibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orchestra

    From The Top Of Your Head

  • Victor Silvester Ballroom Orchestra

    I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire

  • Ted Heath & His Music

    Get Your Kicks On Route '66

  • Lou Preager Orchestra

    Bow Bells

  • The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra

    Be True

  • Harry Roy Band

    I Never Mention Your Name, Oh No

  • Eric Winstone & His Band

    Dolores

  • Victor Silvester Ballroom Orchestra

    Boulder Buff

  • Joe Loss Band

    I'm Beginning To See The Light

  • Nat Gonella Gerogians

    I'll Always Be In Love With You

  • Oscar Rabin & His Romany Band

    Daddy

  • Ronnie Munro and his Dance Orchestra

    Over The Rainbow

  • Geraldo and His Orchestra

    They Say

  • Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends

    Birth Of The Blues

  • Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra

    They Can't Take That Away From Me

  • Charlie Kunz & The Casani Club Orchestra

    When My Dreamboat Comes Home

  • Brian Lawrence & His Lansdowne House Sextet

    Miss Annabelle Lee

  • Lou Preager & His Romano's Restaurant Dance Orchestra

    I've Got An Invitation To Dance

  • Eddie Carroll & His Music

    A Little White Gardenia

  • Jack Jackson Orchestra

    Stars Fell On Alabama

  • Van Phillips All Star Orchestra

    It's All Forgotten Now

  • Jack Payne Band

    By A Waterfall

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra

    Dancing In The Dark

  • Ray Starita Ambassador's Band

    You're The Cream In My Coffee

Broadcasts

  • Sun 29 Dec 201320:00
    BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Cornwall & BBC Radio Devon
  • Sun 29 Dec 201322:00
    BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Wiltshire & BBC Radio Gloucestershire