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Battle of Britain

Friday Night Is Music Night commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain with music and drama, live from Biggin Hill. Cast led by Simon Callow. Presenter Jeremy Vine.

Friday Night Is Music Night commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain from the legendary airfield, Biggin Hill. A stellar cast presents a portrait of the battle in words and music. Actor Simon Callow leads the cast as Winston Churchill, with presenters Jeremy Vine, Dermot O'Leary and Sophie Raworth. The BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Mike Dixon will be joined on stage by the RAF's own big band The Squadronaires, together with singers Pixie Lott, Shaun Escoffery and the Puppini Sisters. The concert will be shown in cinemas across Great Britain and on Red Button and will include the live start up of one of the most iconic aircraft from the Battle - the Spitfire.

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Fri 18 Sep 2015 20:00
Red Button (Satellite and Cable)

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Music Played

  • William Walton

    The Battle of Britain: Battle in the Air

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • Charles Tobias

    Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree

    Performer: The Puppini Sisters. Performer: The Royal Air Force Squadronaires. Composer: Lew Brown.

  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio for Strings Op. 11

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Battle of Britain - Ominous 2 - Strings

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon. Music Arranger: Jennifer Green.

  • Ron Goodwin

    The Battle of Britain: Prelude to Battle

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • Pixie Lott

    High Hopes

    Performer: Pixie Lott. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon. Music Arranger: Jennifer Green.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Battle of Britain - Ominous 1 - Menace

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon. Music Arranger: Jennifer Green.

  • Mike Dixon

    D-Day

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon. Music Arranger: Jennifer Green.

  • John Magee

    High Flight

    Performer: Niamh Perry. Conductor: Mike Dixon. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Music Arranger: Andrew Wyke.

  • William Walton

    Henry V Suite 5 - Charge & Battle

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Battle of Britain Suite 2: Prelude

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • William Walton

    The Battle of Britain: Battle in the Air (reprise)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • Mike Dixon

    Dambusters 3

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon. Music Arranger: Jennifer Green.

  • William Walton

    Spitfire Prelude

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • Aaron Copland

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • Edward Elgar

    Sospiri: Opus 70

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • The Shires

    Brave

    Performer: The Shires. Conductor: Mike Dixon. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Battle of Britain - Ominous 1 - Menace

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon. Music Arranger: Jennifer Green.

  • Duke Ellington

    It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

    Performer: Shaun Escoffery. Conductor: Mike Dixon. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Irish Dances Op, 126-3. Piacevole

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • Trad.

    Evening Hymn/Last Post/Sunset

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon. Performer: The Royal Air Force Squadronaires.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Battle of Britain Suite 2: Prelude

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • Mike Dixon

    Dambusters 2

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon. Music Arranger: Jennifer Green.

  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations: Nimrod

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Battle of Britain Suite 4: Epilogue

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Dixon.

Credits

Presenter Jeremy Vine
Presenter Dermot O'Leary
Presenter Sophie Raworth
Performer BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor Mike Dixon
Performer The Squadronaires
Performer Simon Callow
Performer Pixie Lott
Performer Shaun Escoffery
Performer The Puppini Sisters
Producer Anthony Cherry
Producer Phil Critchlow

Broadcast

  • Fri 18 Sep 2015 20:00
    Red Button (Satellite and Cable)

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