Musicals
The story of the Hollywood musical, featuring interviews with stars from the genre's golden age, as well as some of the directors and songwriters who helped create them.
In this episode, Talking Pictures tells the story of the Hollywood musical, using interviews with stars from the genre's golden age, as well as some of the directors and songwriters who helped create them.
Among the big names remembering their experiences are Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Julie Andrews, Rex Harrison, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland - and the films under discussion include some of the best-loved in cinema history: Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, My Fair Lady, Funny Girl and The Sound of Music.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:02
Ambrose
Blue Skies Are Just Around The Corner
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00:06
Henry Mancini
Banzai Pipeline
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00:06
Frank Sinatra
New York, New York
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00:10
Nacio Herb Brown
Singin' in the Rain
Singer: Gene Kelly. -
00:10
Nacio Herb Brown
Singin' in the Rain
Singer: Gene Kelly. -
00:10
Nacio Herb Brown
Singin' in the Rain
Singer: Gene Kelly. -
00:12
Gene Kelly
Be A Clown
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00:12
Donald O鈥機onnor
Make 'Em Laugh
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00:30
Maria
Maria
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00:30
Julie Andrews & Irwin Kostal
Prelude And The Sound Of Music
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00:36
Charlie Parker Quintet
Embraceable You
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00:39
Not Credited
Get Happy
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Sylvia Syms |
Executive Producer | Carla-Maria Lawson |
Series Producer | Simon Goretzki |
Producer | Karn Christensen |
Broadcasts
- Sat 29 Aug 2015 13:40
- Fri 25 Mar 2016 11:00
- Sat 6 May 2017 08:20
- Sat 9 Mar 2019 13:00麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Mon 25 Nov 2019 14:15
- Sat 16 May 2020 14:50麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Sat 24 Oct 2020 16:00麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Boxing Day 2020 12:25麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Mon 31 May 2021 15:55麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Mon 15 Nov 2021 14:45麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Mon 27 Dec 2021 09:15麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Thu 9 Jun 2022 20:40
- Sun 9 Apr 2023 13:40麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Sun 31 Mar 2024 14:10麻豆社 Two except Scotland
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