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Friday Night is Music Night

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30/01/2009

Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
First broadcast:
Friday 30 January 2009

Another chance to hear Radio 2 celebrate the music of Tony Hatch, as a galaxy of stars take to the stage at London's Mermaid Theatre for a very special Friday Night Is Music Night.

Host Aled Jones introduces some of Tony's best loved hits - from Crossroads to Neighbours, Downtown to Joanna, TV themes to Number Ones.

The 70-piece BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Mike Dixon, leads the festivities, with performances from an array of stars from the world of music: Alesha Dixon, Edward Baker Duly, Peter Duncan, Connie Fisher, Peter Grant, Tony Hadley and Sally Ann Triplett. Plus Tony Hatch himself chats to Aled Jones about the success of his music.

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