The Great British Experience

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CD 1
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1Dick Barton - Special Agent: Devil's Galop
performer:
Charles Williams and His Concert Orchestra
recording of:
Devil’s Galop (Dick Barton theme) (in 1948)
composer:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
Charles Williams2:49
2Music While You Work: Calling all Workers
orchestra:
Eric Coates Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Coates (composer)
recording of:
Calling All Workers (Music While you Work theme) (in 1940)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1940)
Eric Coates3:00
3Westminster Waltz
performer:
Robert Farnon & His Orchestra
recording of:
Westminster Waltz (in 1956)
composer:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
Robert Farnon3:10
4Children's Favourites: Puffin’ Billy
orchestra:
Melodi Light Orchestra
conductor:
Hubert Clifford (Australian composer. Emigrated to the UK in 1930.)
recording of:
Puffin’ Billy (BBC Children's Favourites theme) (in 1952)
composer:
Edward White (British composer)
Edward White2:59
5Down Your Way: Horse Guards – Whitehall
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Sidney Torch
recording of:
London Landmarks: III. Horse Guards – Whitehall (BBC Down Your Way theme) (in 1948)
composer:
Haydn Wood (composer)
part of:
London Landmarks
Haydn Wood3:12
6Housewives’ Choice: In Party Mood
orchestra:
West End Celebrity Orchestra
recording of:
In Party Mood (BBC Housewives’ Choice theme) (in 1944)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1944)
publisher:
Soho Production Music USA
Jack Strachey2:51
7Desert Island Discs: (By the) Sleepy Lagoon
orchestra:
Eric Coates Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Coates (composer)
recording of:
By the Sleepy Lagoon (BBC Desert Island Discs theme) (in 1940)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Eric Coates (composer) (in 1930)
Eric Coates3:23
8BBC Television Newsreel: Girls in Grey
performer:
Charles Williams and His Concert Orchestra
recording of:
Girls in Grey (BBC Newsreel theme) (in 1950)
composer:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
Charles Williams2:30
9Emergency – Ward 10: Silks and Satins
orchestra:
L'Orchestre Devereaux
recording of:
Silks and Satins (Emergency Ward 10 theme) (in 1952)
composer:
Peter Yorke (UK brass band composer)
Peter Yorke3:02
10Dr Finlay’s Casebook: March from A Little Suite
orchestra:
Light Music Society Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Vivian Dunn
recording of:
Little Suite: I. March (BBC Dr Finlay's Casebook theme) (in 1970)
composer:
Trevor Duncan
part of:
Little Suite
Trevor Duncan3:07
11The Archers: Barwick Green
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
My Native Heath: Barwick Green (BBC Archers theme) (in 1951)
composer:
Arthur Wood (English composer)
Arthur Wood2:48
12The Runaway Rocking Horse
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
recording of:
The Runaway Rocking Horse (in 1946)
composer:
Edward White (British composer) (in 1946)
Edward White2:58
13The Girl from CorsicaTrevor Duncan2:58
14Independent Television News: Non Stop
orchestra:
L'Orchestre Devereaux
recording of:
Non-Stop (ITV News theme) (in 1952)
composer:
John Malcolm (Composer of light music)
John Malcolm2:58
15Skyscraper FantasyDonald Phillips3:53
16The Headless Horsemen
performer:
Ron Goodwin and His Concert Orchestra
recording of:
The Headless Horsemen (in 1966)
composer:
Ron Goodwin (composer)
Ron Goodwin2:51
17On a Spring Note
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
On a Spring Note (in 1952)
composer:
Sidney Torch
Sidney Torch2:18
18Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School: Sea Songs
orchestra:
New Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Nat Nyll
recording of:
Sea Songs (for full orchestra) (in 1955)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1923)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Sea Songs (for wind band)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:39
19The Adventures of PC 49: Changing Moods
orchestra:
New Century Orchestra
recording of:
Changing Moods (BBC Adventures of PC 49 theme) (in 1947)
composer:
Ronald Hanmer (British composer, conductor, and arranger)
Ronald Hanmer1:17
20A Canadian in Mayfair
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
A Canadian in Mayfair (in 1953)
composer:
Wally Stott
Angela Morley3:02
21Dancer at the Fair
conductor:
Charles Shadwell (conductor of the BBC Variety Orchestra and composer)
recording of:
Dancer at the Fair (in 1947)
composer:
John Fortis
John Fortis3:12
22Animal Magic: Las Vegas
orchestra:
Group-Forty Orchestra
recording of:
Las Vegas (BBC Animal Magic theme) (in 1960)
composer:
Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson2:24
23Starlight Roof Waltz
performer:
George Melachrino and His Orchestra
recording of:
Starlight Roof Waltz (Moeders wil is wet theme) (in 1947)
composer:
George Melachrino
George Melachrino3:02
24Evensong
conductor:
Peter Yorke (UK brass band composer)
arranger:
Peter Yorke (UK brass band composer)
recording of:
Evensong in E Major (in 1948)
composer:
Frederick John Easthope Martin (in 1910)
Frederick John Easthope Martin3:20
25In Town Tonight: Knightsbridge March
orchestra:
Eric Coates Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Coates (composer)
recording of:
London Suite: III. Knightsbridge (March) (in 1933)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
London Suite
Eric Coates3:59
CD 2
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1Top of the Form: Marching Strings
performer:
Ray Martin and His Orchestra
recording of:
Marching Strings (BBC Top of the Form theme) (in 1952)
composer:
Marshall Ross (orchestra leader, music director, composer, arranger)
Ray Martin2:41
2Paul Temple: Coronation Scot
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Sidney Torch
recording of:
Coronation Scot (BBC Paul Temple theme) (in 1948)
composer:
Vivian Ellis (composer)
Vivian Ellis2:49
3Send for Shiner: Jumping Bean
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
Jumping Bean (BBC Send for Shiner theme) (in 1949)
composer:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
Robert Farnon2:10
4Associated TeleVision Opening March: Sound and Vision
orchestra:
Eric Coates Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Coates (composer)
recording of:
Sound and Vision (ATV opening theme) (in 1955)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer)
Eric Coates3:00
5The Potter’s Wheel Interlude: The Young Ballerina
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
David King (Prof. David King, British light music conductor)
recording of:
The Young Ballerina (BBC The Potter's Wheel interlude theme) (in 1951)
composer:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
Charles Williams2:35
6What’s My Line?: Parisian Mode
conductor:
Woolf Phillips
recording of:
Parisian Mode (BBC Whats My Line theme) (in 1951)
composer:
Woolf Phillips
Woolf Phillips2:23
7Meet the Huggets: Horse Feathers
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Sidney Torch
recording of:
Horse Feathers (BBC Meet the Huggets theme) (in 1947)
composer:
Philip Green (British conductor, composer and instrumentalist)
Philip Green2:39
8In Town Tonight: Portrait of a Flirt
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Sidney Torch
recording of:
Portrait of a Flirt (BBC In Town Tonight theme) (in 1948)
composer:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
Robert Farnon2:45
9The Barlows of Beddington: Cavalcade of Youth
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
David King (Prof. David King, British light music conductor)
recording of:
Cavalcade of Youth (BBC The Barlows of Beddington theme) (in 1950)
composer:
Jack Beaver
Jack Beaver2:57
10Running off the Rails
orchestra:
Columbia Orchestra (early 20th century orchestra)
recording of:
Running off the Rails (in 1949)
composer:
Clive Richardson
Clive Richardson3:08
11Shipping Forecast: Sailing By
performer:
Alan Perry/William Gardner Orchestra
recording of:
Sailing By (BBC Shipping Forecast theme) (in 1963)
composer:
Ronald Binge (British composer and arranger of light music)
Ronald Binge2:38
12Winter Sunshine
performer:
George Melachrino and His Orchestra
recording of:
Winter Sunshine (in 1947)
composer:
George Melachrino (in 1947)
George Melachrino2:53
13Parakeets and PeacocksJack Coles2:18
14Melody on the Move
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
recording of:
Melody on the Move (in 1946)
composer:
Clive Richardson
Clive Richardson2:45
15High Heels
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
High Heels (in 1950)
composer:
Trevor Duncan
Trevor Duncan3:12
16The Haunted Ballroom
orchestra:
Light Music Society Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Vivian Dunn
recording of:
The Haunted Ballroom (in 1970)
composer:
Geoffrey Toye (in 1934)
Geoffrey Toye5:18
17All Strings and Fancy FreeSidney Torch2:57
18Sapphires and Sables
conductor:
Peter Yorke (UK brass band composer)
recording of:
Sapphires and Sables (in 1947)
composer:
Peter Yorke (UK brass band composer)
Peter Yorke2:36
19Dance of an Ostracised ImpFrederic Curzon2:36
20Smile of a Latin
orchestra:
Symphonia Orchestra
conductor:
Curt Andersen
recording of:
Smile of a Latin (in 1959)
composer:
Trevor Duncan
Trevor Duncan3:02
21Beachcomber
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
Beachcomber (in 1949)
composer:
Clive Richardson
Clive Richardson2:44
22Dreaming
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
Dreaming (Waltz) (in 1950)
composer:
Archibald Joyce (in 1911)
Archibald Joyce3:34
23Concert JigErnest Tomlinson3:22
24Farming: A Quiet Stroll
performer:
Charles Williams and His Concert Orchestra
recording of:
A Quiet Stroll (BBC Farming theme) (in 1952)
composer:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
Charles Williams2:55
25March from Little Suite
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra (UK orchestra 1955-1970: do not use for anonymous budget compilations)
conductor:
Gilbert Vinter (English conductor and composer)
recording of:
Little Suite no. 1, op. 53: III. March. Allegro con brio (in 1965)
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Little Suite no. 1, op. 53
Malcolm Arnold2:41