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Sir Michael Parkinson returns for a second series, discussing the best of songwriters, singers and arrangers, playing some of the greatest popular records of all time.

Sir Michael Parkinson returns to Radio 2 for the second series of 'My Favourite Things'. Over the next thirteen weeks he discusses the best of songwriters, singers and arrangers, playing some of the greatest popular records of all time.

Sir Michael was instrumental in a revival of the great American Songbook that resulted in singers like Diana Krall, Clare Teal, Jamie Cullum and Michael Buble enjoying significant record success across Europe. His enthusiasm and knowledge of the greats - Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong among them - extends to the musicians who played on their records and to the composers, lyricists, orchestrators, MD's, players and producers who worked with them. Consequently, each programme is a journey of discovery and excellence, not only through the classic and familiar, but also the undiscovered and neglected. Among the episodes; The Arrangers; The Latin influence; The Golden Age of Songwriting; Discovering Jazz; The Centenaries of Sinatra's most prolific writers Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen; The Next Generation Singers; Great Duets and so on. Sir Michael begins the series by reflecting on the quality of songwriting during the year he was born - 1935.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 8 Apr 2014 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Woody Herman and his Orchestra

    My Favourite Things

    • Woody Herman.
    • REQUEST RECORDS.
    • 3-8001.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Just One Of Those Things

    • The Platinum Collection.
    • EMI.
    • C7243-86476029.

  • Diana Krall

    East Of The Sun

    • When I Look In Your Eyes.
    • VERVE.
    • 050 304-2.

  • Mel TormΓ©

    Lulu's Back In Town

    • Mel Torme: Plays It Cool.
    • METRO.
    • METRCD-131.

  • Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

    Summertime

    • Best Of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong.
    • VERVE.
    • 537-909-2.

  • Charlie Parker's Reboppers

    There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York

    • Porgy And Bess.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • CK-65141.

  • Paul McCartney

    My Very Good Friend The Milkman

    • Kisses On The Bottom.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • HRM 33369-02.

  • Fred Astaire

    Cheek To Cheek

    • Steppin' Out: Astaire Sings Verve.
    • VERVE.
    • 523006-2.

  • Anita O’Day

    Miss Brown To You

    • Anita O'day: Diva Series.
    • VERVE.
    • 065-2132.

  • Margaret Whiting

    Let's Begin

    • The Jerome Kern Songbook: A Fine Romance.
    • Verve.
    • verve-523 827-2.

  • Billy Eckstine

    Isn't This A Lovely Day

    Artist: Sarah Vaughan

    • The Irving Berlin Songbook.
    • EMARCY.
    • 822 526-2.

  • Ella Fitzgerald and Ellis Larkins

    Soon

    • Pure Ella.
    • MCA.
    • GRP-16362.

  • Steve Tyrell

    What a Little Moonlight Can Do

    • Standard Time.
    • Sony.
    • 5052252-1.

  • Billie Holiday

    I Wished On The Moon

    • Holiday For Lovers.
    • VERVE.
    • 589-932-2.

  • Doris Day

    Lullaby Of Broadway

    • The Standards: The Songs Of Harry Warren.
    • WARNER/CHAPPEL.
    • HW-1/2.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 2 Apr 2013 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Tue 8 Apr 2014 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2