To celebrate the 65th anniversary of 成人快手 Radio 2鈥檚 (and the world鈥檚) longest running orchestral music show, Friday Night is Music Night comes to Alexandra Palace for a very special celebratory edition.
Friday Night is Music Night was first broadcast on Friday 25 September 1953 on the 成人快手 Light Programme. The same year saw the Queen鈥檚 Coronation, the Conquest of Everest and the end of sweet rationing. The likes of Nat King Cole, Guy Mitchell and someone called Jimmy Young dominated the pop charts that year. The programme鈥檚 brief was and still is 鈥榯o create a Friday night show which would help people relax after the week鈥檚 hard work and put them in the right mood for a happy weekend鈥�. With the 成人快手 Concert Orchestra as its backbone, the heady mix of classical and popular works, film music, songs from the shows, opera and operetta has entertained millions of audiences across the globe.
Come along and help us celebrate 65 years of music making with a dash of Christmas thrown in! Ken Bruce is the presenter with special guests and, of course, the 成人快手 Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe.