Melodies for You was a long-running BBC radio music programme, broadcast on Sunday mornings until 1992 and Sunday evenings subsequently, which presented works of light popular and classical music.
| Genre | Music |
|---|---|
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Home station | BBC Light Programme BBC Radio 2 |
| Hosted by | Eric Robinson (1967-1971)[1] Kenneth Alwyn (1971-1972) Sam Costa (1972-1974) David Jacobs (1974-1984)[2] Robin Boyle (1985-1986) Richard Baker (1986-1995, 1999-2003)[3] Hugh Scully (1996-1999) Brian Kay (2003-2004)[4] Sheridan Morley (2004-2006)[4] Alan Titchmarsh (2007-2011) |
The show was merged with Your Hundred Best Tunes in 2007 by BBC controller Lesley Douglas, who appointed Alan Titchmarsh as presenter.[5] The show was then dropped by controller Bob Shennan with the final broadcast on Sunday, 28 August 2011.[4]
In the final broadcast, Alan Titchmarsh played personal favourites:[6]
- Gilbert Vinter and his Orchestra — The Arcadians Overture
- Edita Gruberová — Der Holle Rache
- Black Dyke Mills Band — The Titchmarsh Warbler
- The New London Orchestra — Knightsbridge March
- Iona Brown — The Lark Ascending
- Jussi Bjoerling and Robert Merrill — Pearl Fishers Duet
- Peter Skellern and Richard Stilgoe — Joyce the Librarian
- The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines — Sunset
- New Symphony Orchestra of London — The Nightmare Song from Isidore
- Pat Metheny — Always and Forever
- Thomas Round — Love Unspoken from The Merry Widow
- BBC Concert Orchestra — Leap Year Waltz
- Philharmonia Orchestra — Rose Adagio
- Joyce Grenfell — Old Tyme Dancing
- Manchester Children's Choir — Nymphs and Shepherds from The Libertine
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Pride and Prejudice
- Shirley Jones and Gordon Macrae — If I Loved You
- Huddersfield Choral Society and Orchestra — Hallelujah Chorus
References edit
- ^ Socialist commentary, 1967
- ^ Screen international film and television directory
- ^ International who's who in music and musicians' directory
- ^ a b c "Alan Titchmarsh With Melodies For You on Radio 2 comes to a close" (Press release). BBC. 18 August 2011.
- ^ Paul Donovan (9 November 2008). "Ross and Brand: Radio 2 clean up their act". The Times. London.
- ^ Alan Titchmarsh with Melodies for You, BBC, 28 August 2011