A Little Light Music - Music for Everybody

Second of a two-part BBC Four series showcasing the Golden Age of British light orchestral music. Interviews with Ernest Tomlinson, Brian Kay, Angela Morley, Vera Binge and featuring the music of Eric Coates, Robert Farnon, Ronald Binge, Mantovani, Ernest Tomlinson and a host of others. Broadcast in 2007.

[@robintyson591]

A great programme. Thank you. My father worked in the BBC Northern Ireland Light Orchestra. I remember as a 10 year old going and sitting in the control room. It made me very proud.

[@maribuckley6066]

Fascinating! Lovely to see Ernest Tomlinson. Thank you for posting x

[@daveluttinen2547]

It is interesting how I discovered this genre of music: The United States cartoon television show Ren and Stimpy. A lot of background music was used - and it perked my ears. Then the nickel dropped and I found the composers and began the journey to one of my favorite forms of music. Now I wish to get my hands on every piece of sheet music of the style.

[@robertparkes4982]

Thanks for uploading this wonderful stuff !!!

[@spmoran4703]

Light music was for years seen as the poor relation of Classical music. But, the composition and form of light music is just the same as anything from serious Classical music. I am glad that it is being recognised bow.

[@vintagestuffguy1998]

Hearing the tune, it's hard to think that it was inspired by the sight of bognor regis gas works...

[@jimstokes6742]

Thanks! This is wonderful!

[@seftonwallet]

Great Stuff, I must have missed this when it was broadcast.
Do you have the first part?

[@uranrising]

I think this is part 1. Here on YT. th-cam.com/video/Ceqpno_zr6c/w-d-xo.html
Greetings from East Anglia.

[@seftonwallet]

@@uranrising Many thanks, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Greetings from Derbyshire.