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The
Judy Garland Trail
Friday 24 October
7.00-7.30pm BBC RADIO 2
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"Basically, I am still Judy Garland, a plain American girl from Grand Rapids, Minnesota, who's had a lot of good breaks, a few tough breaks, and who loves you with all her heart for your kindness in understanding that I am nothing more, nothing less."
So wrote the incomparable, and modest, Judy Garland to her film fans in 1958, at the age of 36, when her best and most well-known films, including The Wizard Of Oz, Meet Me In St. Louis, Easter Parade and A Star Is Born, were already behind her.
The Judy Garland Trail takes Michael Freedland from Grand Rapids, Minnesota to Lancaster California, London, New York and Los Angeles in a quest to discover the real Judy Garland. On the way he talks to fans; crew from her TV shows and films, including producers, make-up and costume designers; actors; agents; historians and writers; venue owners and managers; singers; and musicians.
Michael visits museums and theatres, the houses where Judy lived and the funeral home where her body was laid out. Along the way he uncovers some very uncomfortable stories, told by people who knew and worked with her. But he is also bowled over by the wave of adoration expressed by some of those who witnessed the darker side of Garland.
Contributors include 87-year-old Munchkin Jerry Maren; Hollywood producer Bob Wynn; record and TV producer, Buddy Bregman; Judy's schoolmates, Daphne Myrann, Irene Moore Swenson and Irma Storey; Al Poland, who launched Judy's first fan club; Judy's percussionist; TV chat show host Joe Franklin; and Stevie Phillips, Judy's agent and confidante, who gives an extraordinary interview about some of her darker moments.
The series also includes never before heard clips of interviews with Judy and recordings of her singing with her sisters.
Presenter/Michael Freedland, Producer/Neil Rosser
BBC Radio 2 Publicity
 Composer Burt Bacharach Burt Bacharach, one of the most successful composers of the modern era, opens this year's BBC Electric Proms at The Roundhouse in Camden, London.
Burt's incredible career has spanned six decades and redefined romantic song. In 1957 he met lyricist Hal David, with whom he forged a hugely successful writing partnership that lasted into the Seventies. During this partnership, many of their greatest hits were written for Dionne Warwick, including Walk On By, I Say A Little Prayer, Do You Know The Way To San Jose, and I'll Never Fall In Love Again.
Burt has worked with many other artists, including Gene Pitney, The Carpenters, and more recently Elvis Costello, and produced film scores, notably the Oscar-winning song Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.
Burt performs with the BBC Concert Orchestra, accompanied by guest vocalists Adele, Beth Rowley and Jamie Cullum.
Producer/Sarah Gaston
BBC Radio 2 Publicity
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| BBC RADIO 3 Friday 24 October 2008 |
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Composer Of The Week – Copland Ep 5/5
Monday 20 to Friday 24 October
12.00noon-1.00pm BBC RADIO 3
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Donald Macleod concludes this week's exploration of five of Aaron Copland's key musical relationships, by examining the composer's friendship with the irrepressible Leonard Bernstein, a young acolyte who became a vital musical conduit.
They met on Copland's 37th birthday, when they sat next to each other at a dance event in New York. Bernstein was then a precocious 19-year-old student at Harvard – a "fanatic lover" as he described himself, of Copland's fiercely aggressive Piano Variations. After the show, invited back to Copland's loft for a party, this unknown young man stunned everyone with his performance of the work.
Today's programme includes a 1947 recording of Bernstein playing Copland's Piano Sonata, and his late orchestral work Connotations, commissioned by Bernstein to mark the move of the New York Philharmonic into their new home, now the Avery Fisher Hall.
Presenter/Donald MacLeod, Producer/Chris Barstow
BBC Radio 3 Publicity
Performance On 3 – BBC
Symphony Orchestra
Friday 24 October
7.00-7.40pm BBC RADIO 3 |
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The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Josep Pons, performs live at the Barbican in London, with a programme evoking the sights and sounds of Spain, including music by Turina, Benet Casablancas, Falla and Ravel.
Spain's musical past includes compelling meetings between high and popular culture, vividly captured in Manuel de Falla's so-called "gypsy revel", El amor brujo, and intensified tonight with the seductive artistry of Flamenco singer Ginesa Ortega. Delicate contrasts of sound and richly woven textures lie at the musical heart of Benet Casablancas's Siete escenes de Hamlet, written in the late Eighties. Thanks to his Basque maternal family, Ravel's connections with Iberian culture ran deep. His Rapsodie espagnole evokes the effervescent, seductive spirit of Spain.
Presenter/Suzy Klein, Producer/Ann McKay
BBC Radio 3 Publicity
Twenty Minutes – Fiesta!
Friday 24 October
7.40-8.00pm BBC RADIO 3
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A vibrant montage from the Fiestas del Pilar in Zaragoza, a traditional fiesta celebrated every year on 12 October. During the week leading up to the date, Zaragoza comes alive with music, parades, flowers and theatre in honour of the Virgin Of Pilar. The female patron saint of Spain is honoured with an abundance of flowers as the history and culture of Spain is remembered and celebrated. The day is also celebrated as "Día de la Hispanidad", a national celebration of Columbus's discovery of the Americas.
Fiesta! takes the listener to the heart of the festivities, with live bands, flamenco, religious processions, parades of gigantes y cabezudos (carnival figures made of papier mache), fireworks and bull-fighting.
Producer/Emma Harding
BBC Radio 3 Publicity
The Essay – From Pens To Ploughshares
Friday 24 October
11.00-11.15pm BBC RADIO 3
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In today's Essay, Edmund de Waal looks at the life and times of the potter Hans Coper.
Coper and his mentor and fellow potter, Lucie Rie, had a deep affection for the city as a place to make art which set them apart from the English emotional investment in crafts in the country. As European exiles they made their homes in a London of architects, writers and artists: their pots belonged to a distinctly contemporary world, taking their place alongside other arts within a modern lifestyle.
Edmund de Waal, a professor of ceramics at the University of Westminster, is a potter who writes, curates and advises museums on installations. His work with porcelain has been exhibited widely and is in many international museum collections.
Presenter/Edmund de Waal, Producer/Benedict Warren
BBC Radio 3 Publicity
World On 3
Friday 24 October
11.15pm-1.00am BBC RADIO 3
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Charlie Gillett presents a mix of music from around the world, including a specially-recorded studio session by the Greek singer Eleftheria Arvanitaki.
Charlie also meets up with Portuguese Fado singer Mariza, who talks about some of the important voices on the Lusophone music scene. Born in Mozambique, Mariza's family moved to Portugal when she was a baby, giving her plenty of time to get immersed directly in the Fado tavernas, where singing is a part of everyday life. She released her first CD, Fado Em Mim, at the age of 26, and was the first Portuguese artist to be nominated for a Grammy award for best folk album.
Presenter/Charlie Gillett, Producer/James Parkin
BBC Radio 3 Publicity
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| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE Friday 24 October 2008 |
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5 Live Sport
Friday 24 October
7.00-10.00pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE
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Mark Pougatch is joined by studio guests to preview the weekend's sporting action, including the Barclays Premiership matches between Everton and Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool and West Ham and Arsenal.
Also, from 9.15pm, there is a special preview of the forthcoming Rugby League World Cup.
Presenter/Mark Pougatch, Producer/Louise Sutton
BBC Radio 5 Live Publicity
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| BBC 6 MUSIC Friday 24 October 2008 |
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Ahead of his performance at the BBC Electric Proms 2008, Nitin Sawhney joins Nemone to talk about his new album, which features musical collaborations with the likes of Imogen Heap, Natty, Anoushka Shankar and Sir Paul McCartney. Nitin has also worked with visual artist Antony Gormley, who created an original image for each track on the album, as well as the cover images.
Presenter/Nemone, Producer/Jax Coombes
BBC 6 Music Publicity
Steve Lamacq
Friday 24 October
4.00-7.00pm BBC 6 MUSIC
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For one night only, Steve Lamacq broadcasts live from Liverpool ahead of the much anticipated Last Shadow Puppets gig at the BBC Electric Proms.
Alex Turner and Miles Kane from the band will join Steve to talk about the massive night ahead, where their band will be joined onstage at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall by an orchestra.
Liverpool legends old and new will also call in to tell Steve about the city's musical history and its future.
Presenter/Steve Lamacq, Producer/Gary Bales
BBC 6 Music Publicity
Tom Robinson's show this evening borrows an hour from Bruce Dickinson's rock show to accommodate live inserts from exclusive BBC Electric Proms 2008 performances. These include Nitin Sawhney at Camden's Roundhouse and The Last Shadow Puppets at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall.
Presenter/Tom Robinson, Producer/Henry Real-Lopez
BBC 6 Music Publicity
Bruce Dickinson's Rock Show
Friday 24 October
10.00pm-12.00midnight BBC 6 MUSIC
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Bruce Dickinson's guests this week are Scott and Ginger from The Wildhearts.
Originating from Newcastle, The Wildhearts' blend of hard rock and melodic pop has kept them at the forefront of the British rock scene since the late Eighties. Led by controversial guitarist Ginger (real name David Walls) the band has had a fairly chaotic existence, blighted by splits, substance abuse and feuds with record companies.
Presenter/Bruce Dickinson, Producer/Ian Callaghan
BBC 6 Music Publicity
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