80th anniversary of TV service
John Humphrys presents a special concert to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the first regular television service, with the 成人快手 Concert Orchestra and conductor Gavin Sutherland.
As the 成人快手 celebrates its centenary and reflects on 100 years of broadcasting, another chance to hear John Humphrys present a special concert first broadcast to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the first regular television service in 2016.
'Your Name: John Humphrys
Occupation: Journalist and broadcaster
And your specialist subject: 80 years of British television...1936 to the present day'
It all started on 2nd November 1936 from a make-shift studio in the south east wing of Alexandra Palace in North London. Ally Pally as it was and still is known today. It wasn't a new invention by any means - experiments had been on going around the world since the 1850s to perfect and broadcast television pictures. In this country, the work of John Logie Baird pushed the way forward and this November day was momentous as it marked the start of the world's first regular television service and it was called 成人快手 Television. This title was to last until the arrival of the 成人快手's second television channel in 1964 and this first channel was re-named - 成人快手 One.
Since then, of course, there's been a media revolution - you can catch up; download and watch online. But the last 80 years produced a wealth of comedy, drama, music, documentary, sport, natural history and news programmes.
Tonight's concert includes musical themes from 'Quatermass', 'Monitor', 'Poldark', 'Mastermind', 'Vision On', 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' and 'Blue Planet', performed by the 成人快手 Concert Orchestra conducted by Gavin Sutherland.
And casting an inquisitive eye and ear over the proceedings, and no doubt adding the occasional pithy comment, is John Humphrys.
During the interval we revisit Alexandra Palace to discover some more television history.
First broadcast in 2016.
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra conducted by Gavin Sutherland
Friday Night Is Music Night Opening Sig Tune
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
TELEVISION MARCH
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
THE YOUNG BALLERINA (THE POTTERS WHEEL)
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
Ronnie Hazelhurst Medley (Two Ronnies, Last of the Summer Wine, Blankety Blank, Some Mothers Do Av'em, Yes Minister
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
BLUE PETER (BARNACLE BILL)
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Alasdair Malloy & Rhythm Section of 成人快手 Concert Orchestra
LEFT BANK TWO (Vision On theme from The Gallery)
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
MARS (THE PLANETS)
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra
GRANDSTAND
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
POLDARK SUITE
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
Police special (Kojak, Cagney and Lacey, Hill Street Blues, Streets Of San Francisco
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
The Girls In Grey
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
THEME - MORSE
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
Doctor Who
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
AT THE CASTLE GATE
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
APPROACHING MENACE
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
Suite - the Avengers
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
Brideshead Revisited (Theme)
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
Theme From Parkinson
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra
Strictly Come Dancing Sig Tune
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
SARDINE RUN
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
SOUNDS FAMILIAR
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra Cb: Gavin Sutherland
FNIMN Closing Sig Tune
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra & Gavin Sutherland
Television March
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Billy Cotton & His Band
Somebody Stole My Gal
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra & Gavin Sutherland
Theme - Hancock's Half Hour
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Charles Williams
The Young Ballerina (The Potter's Wheel Interlude)
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Ronnie Hazlehurst
Theme - Yes Minister
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Ronnie Hazlehurst
Theme - Last of the Summer Wine
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Ronnie Hazlehurst
Theme - Blankety Blank
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Ronnie Hazlehurst
Theme - The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
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Ronnie Hazlehurst
Theme - Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em
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Bruce Forsyth
Theme - The Generation Game
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Ronnie Hazlehurst
Theme - The Two Ronnies
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Ashworth Hope
Blue Peter (Barnacle Bill)
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Annette Mills
Muffin The Mule
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Alasdair Malloy & Rhythm Section of 成人快手 Concert Orchestra
Left Bank Two(Vision On)
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Gustav Holst
Mars, The Bringer of War (The Planets)
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Keith Mansfield
Grandstand
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Anne Dudley
Poldark Suite
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Jack Warner
An Ordinary Copper
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Billy Goldenberg
Kojak
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Bill Conti
Cagney and Lacey
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Mike Post
Hill Street Blues
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Patrick Williams
Streets of San Francisco
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Charles Williams
The Girls in Grey
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Barrington Pheloung
Theme - Inspector Morse
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Ron Grainer
Theme - Doctor Who
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Jean Sibelius
At The Castle Gate (Pelleas et Melisande)
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Neil Richardson
Approaching Menace
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Laurie Johnson
The Avengers
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Geoffrey Burgon
Brideshead Revisited
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Harry Stoneham
Theme - Parkinson
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Daniel McGrath
Strictly Come Dancing
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George Fenton
Sardine Run (Blue Planet)
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra & Gavin Sutherland
TV Theme Medley - 成人快手 News
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Derek Taverner
TV Theme Medley - Dad's Army
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Geoffrey Burgon
TV Theme Medley - Forsyth Saga
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成人快手 Concert Orchestra & Gavin Sutherland
TV Theme Medley - Tonight
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Jeff Darnell
TV Theme Medley - Dixon of Dock Green
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Ron Grainer
TV Theme Medley - Maigret
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Ronnie Hazlehurst
TV Theme Medley - Are You Being Served?
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Arthur Kent
TV Theme Medley - Bring Me Sunshine - Morecambe and Wise
Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
Broadcasts
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