BROADCAST DATE |
NAME |
CLAIM TO FAME |
DELIUS WORK
SELECTED |
RECORDING
SPECIFIED |
30 Apr 1942 |
IVOR NOVELLO |
Composer,
playwright, actor |
On Hearing the
First Cuckoo in Spring |
RPO/Beecham |
20 Mar 1944 |
MABEL
CONSTANDUROS |
Novelist,
playwright, actress and variety artist |
Serenade from
"Hassan" |
LPO/Beecham |
4 Aug 1945 |
FREDERICK
GRISEWOOD |
Broadcaster |
Summer Night
on the River |
RPO/Beecham |
29 Dec 1945 |
SONIA DRESDEL |
Actress |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
RPO/Beecham |
24 Jan 1951 |
YVONNE ARNAUD |
Actor,
Musician, Concert Pianist |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
RPO/Beecham |
13 Jun 1951 |
GRACIE FIELDS |
Singer and
actress |
Intermezzo and
Serenade from "Hassan" |
Halle'
Orch/Lambert |
9 Oct 1951 |
HENRY KENDALL |
Actor and
director |
La Calinda
from "Koanga" |
LPO/Beecham |
15 Jan 1952 |
SYBIL THORNDIKE |
Actress |
On Hearing the
First Cuckoo in Spring |
RPO/Beecham |
1 Apr 1952 |
RICHARD HEARNE |
Actor and
comedian |
On Hearing the
First Cuckoo in Spring |
RPO/Beecham |
13 May 1952 AND 2 Feb 1974 |
FAY COMPTON |
Actress |
"To The Queen
Of My Heart" and "Love's Philosophy" |
Heddle
Nash/Gerald Moore |
29 Jul 1952 |
CHRISTOPHER
STONE |
Broadcaster |
La Calinda
from "Koanga" |
Halle'
Orch/Lambert |
14 Nov 1952 |
NIGEL PATRICK |
Actor and
director |
Serenade from
"Hassan" |
LPO/Beecham |
5 Nov 1954 |
EVELYN LAYE |
Actress and
singer |
Paris, the
Song of a Great City |
LSO/Collins |
14 Nov 1955 |
VIC OLIVER |
Comedian,
actor and musician |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
RPO/Beecham |
21 Nov 1955 |
BEVERLEY
NICHOLS |
Novelist,
playwright and journalist |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
RPO/Beecham |
2 Jan 1956 |
LAURENCE HARVEY |
Actor |
Closing Scene
from "Hassan" |
Royal Opera
House Choir, LPO/Beecham |
16 Apr 1956 |
MARIE BURKE |
Actress and
singer |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | RPO/Beecham |
4 Feb 1957 |
PETER SELLERS |
Actor and
comedian |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | LSO/Collins |
17 Jun 1957 |
PERCY EDWARDS |
Bird and
animal imitator |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | RPO/Beecham |
9 Sep 1957 |
ERIC BARKER |
Comedian |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | RPO/Beecham |
23 Sep 1957 |
CHRISTOPHER
STONE |
Record
presenter |
La Calinda
from "Koanga" |
LPO/Beecham |
23 Dec 1957 |
SIR THOMAS
BEECHAM |
Conductor |
Part 1 of "A
Mass of Life" |
London
Philharmonic Choir/ RPO/Beecham |
23 Jun 1958 |
DEREK
McCULLOUGH |
'Uncle Mac' of
Children's Hour |
Prelude to
"Irmelin" |
LPO/Beecham |
21 Jul 1958 |
JEAN POUGNET |
Violinist |
Brigg Fair |
RPO/Beecham |
NOTE:
Beginning in 1959, the guest was asked to identify which of his records they would keep if they could select ONLY ONE. If they selected the Delius record, it is marked with a triple asterisk (***). |
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20 Jul 1959 |
GEORGE
MELACHRINO |
Conductor,
composer & arranger |
On Hearing the
First Cuckoo in Spring *** |
RPO/Beecham |
29 Feb 1960 |
JACK JACKSON |
Broadcaster |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | RPO/Beecham |
21 Mar 1960 |
MICHAEL SOMES |
Dancer |
Paris |
RPO/Beecham |
18 Apr 1960 |
ANNE HEYWOOD |
Actress |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
RPO/Beecham |
8 Aug 1960 |
LORD BOOTHBY |
Politician and
journalist |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
RPO/Beecham |
7 Nov 1960 |
FREDDY
GRISEWOOD |
Broadcaster |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | RPO/Beecham |
28 May 1962 |
SIR ALAN COBHAM |
Pioneer in
long-distance aviation |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
LSO/Collins |
8 October 1962 |
GWEN
FFRANGCON-DAVIES |
Actress |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | RPO/Beecham |
5 Nov 1962 |
GEORGE SHEARING |
Jazz pianist |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | RPO/Beecham |
10 Nov 1962 |
VAL GIELGUD |
Playwright,
novelist and Head of BBC radio drama |
Serenade from
"Hassan" |
RPO/Beecham |
18 Mar 1963 |
DUDLEY PERKINS |
"Can I Help
You?" broadcaster |
Brigg Fair |
RPO/Beecham |
24 Jun 1963 |
BERYL REID |
Comedienne |
Summer Night
On The River |
RPO/Beecham |
22 Jul 1963 |
VIVIENNE |
Photographer |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
RPO/Beecham |
26 Aug 1963 |
DR. REGINALD
JACQUES |
Conductor
& lecturer |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | RPO/Beecham |
8 Nov 1965 |
CONSTANCE
SHACKLOCK |
Opera singer |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
RPO/Beecham |
25 Sep 1967 |
DORIS ARNOLD |
BBC
broadcaster & producer |
Piano Concerto in C minor |
Benno Moiseiwitsch/ Philharmonia Orch/Lambert |
23 Dec 1967 |
DAME GLADYS
COOPER |
Actress and
manager |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | RPO/Beecham |
21 Oct 1968 |
BARBARA MURRAY |
Actress |
The
Walk
to
the
Paradise
Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" *** |
RPO/Beecham |
9 Jun 1969 |
STANFORD
ROBINSON |
Conductor |
Excerpt from "A Village Romeo and
Juliet" |
Lorely Dyer/ RPO/Beecham |
23 Jun 1969 |
EVELYN LAYE |
Actress and
singer |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
LSO/Barbirolli |
7 Jul 1969 |
LEONARD HENRY |
Comedian |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring *** | RPO/Beecham |
21 Jul 1969 |
PETER PEARS |
Tenor |
Brigg Fair |
LSO/Toye |
4 Oct 1969 |
THEA HOLME |
Actress and
writer |
Serenade from "Hassan" |
RPO/Beecham |
11 Oct 1969 |
HENRY
WILLIAMSON |
Writer |
Cynara |
John Shirley-Quirk/ Royal Liverpool Phil/ Groves |
18 Oct 1969 |
MAX ADRIAN |
Actor (Portrayed Delius in "Song of Summer") |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
LSO/Barbirolli |
31 Jan 1970 |
STANLEY BAXTER |
Actor and
comedian |
La Calinda
from "Koanga" |
Halle' Orch/Lambert |
25 April 1970 |
SIR GAVIN DE
BEER |
Scientist |
Serenade from "Hassan" |
RPO/Beecham |
8 Aug 1970 |
DAVID DAVIS |
Broadcaster
for children |
Brigg Fair |
RPO/Beecham |
12 Sep 1970 |
HELEN WATTS |
Contralto |
Idyll |
Heather Harper/ John Shirley-Quirk/ RPO/Davies |
3 Oct 1970 |
CARRIE TUBB |
Soprano |
The
Walk
to
the
Paradise
Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" *** |
LSO/Barbirolli |
21 Aug 1971 |
MRS SYLVA
STUART WATSON |
Licensee of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
LSO/Barbirolli |
11 Sep 1971 |
DAVID SHEPHERD |
Painter |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
RPO/Beecham |
15 Apr 1972 |
WENDY HILLER |
Actress |
In A Summer Garden |
RPO/Beecham |
14 Oct 1972 |
CHRISTOPHER GABLE |
Actor (portrayed Eric Fenby in "Song of Summer") |
Song of Summer |
LSO/Barbirolli |
19 May 1973 |
JOSEPH COOPER |
Pianist,
lecturer and broadcaster |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | RPO/Beecham |
16 June 1973 |
BASIL DEAN |
Theater and
film producer and director (directed original production of "Hassan" in 1923) |
Serenade from "Hassan" AND The Golden Road to Samarkand from "Hassan" |
RPO/Beecham |
30 Jun 1973 |
BRENDA BRUCE |
Actress |
Florida Suite *** |
RPO/Beecham |
11 Aug 1973 |
GERVASE DE
PEYER |
Clarinetist
and conductor |
Intermezzo from "Fennimore and Gerda" |
RPO/Beecham |
8 Sep 1973 |
JOYCE CAREY |
Actress |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
LSO/Barbirolli |
2 Feb 1974 |
FAY COMPTON |
Actress |
Love's Philosophy |
Heddle Nash/ Gerald Moore |
1 Jun 1974 |
LESLIE MITCHELL |
Broadcaster |
Summer Night on the River *** |
RPO/Beecham |
25 Jan 1975 |
BERNARD
HAILSTONE |
Portrait
Painter |
A Song Before Sunrise |
RPO/Beecham |
15 Nov 1975 |
VINCE HILL |
Singer and
entertainer |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | RPO/Beecham |
24 Jul 1976 |
MEL TORME' |
Singer and
songwriter |
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring *** | RPO/Beecham |
14 May 1977 |
PEGGY LEE |
Singer |
The
Walk
to
the
Paradise
Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" *** |
LSO/Barbirolli |
25 Jun 1977 |
JACK PARNELL |
Bandleader and
drummer |
Summer Night On The River |
LPO/Beecham |
10 Sep 1977 |
ROBIN RICHMOND |
Organist and
entertainer |
The
Walk
to
the
Paradise
Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" *** |
LSO/Barbirolli |
16 May 1981 |
SIR JOHN
GIELGUD |
Actor NOTE: This was Sir John Gielgud's 2nd appearance on the program, but his first time to select a work by Delius. |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
RPO/Beecham |
1 Aug 1981 |
JULIAN LLOYD
WEBBER |
Cellist |
La Calinda from "Koanga" |
Halle' Orch/Barbirolli |
23 Oct 1982 |
MIKE HARDING |
Comedian |
Brigg Fair NOTE: this was his only "classical" choice |
LSO/Barbirolli |
6 Nov 1982 |
THOMAS ALLEN |
Baritone |
The Walk to
the
Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" |
LSO/Barbirolli |
10 Nov 1984 |
VERNON HANDLEY |
Conductor |
A Mass of Life |
LPO/Beecham |
16 Mar 1985 |
GORDON
BENINGFIELD |
Artist /
Designer |
On Hearing the
First Cuckoo in Spring |
RPO/Beecham |
16 Jul 1989 |
SIR
THOMAS
ARMSTRONG |
Principal of
Royal Academy of Music / Conductor |
Brigg Fair *** |
RPO/Beecham |
27 May 1990 |
DAVID
BLUNKETT, MP |
Politician |
Song
of
Summer |
Philharmonia/Hughes |
17 Mar 1991 |
SIR TREVOR
HOLDSWORTH |
Chairman of
National Power |
Summer
Evening |
RPO/Beecham |
19 Mar 1995 |
FELIX
APRAHAMIAN |
Musician /
Critic |
A
Mass
of
Life |
LPO/Beecham |
15 Jul 2007 |
OLIVER POSTGATE |
Creator of
"Bagpuss" / Animator |
Summer
Evening |
RPO/Beecham |
24 May 2009 |
BARRY HUMPHRIES |
Comedian,
Actor, Artist, Producer ("Dame Edna Everage") |
"They are not long, the weeping and the
laughter" (from Songs of Sunset) *** |
Nancy Evans, LPO/Beecham |
20 Jun 2010 |
LEWIS GILBERT |
Film Director |
Brigg
Fair |
Philharmonia/Hughes |
Other selections of interest: | ||||
7 Sep 1959 | SIR LEONARD HUTTON | Cricketer | "On Ilkla Moor
'Baht 'At" (basis for Fenby overture) |
Yorkshire Vocal Quartette |
30 Sep 1967 | ROY CASTLE | Entertainer | "On Ilkla Moor 'Baht 'At" | Grenadier Guards Band |
13 Feb 1971 |
HARVEY SMITH |
Showjumper |
"On Ilkla Moor 'Baht 'At" | Muriel George/ Ernest Butcher, piano |