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13/07/2014

The award-winning lyricist presents two very different songs by Irving Berlin and celebrates Michael Crawford in this week's Best of British.

The multi award-winning lyricist presents a selection of iconic songs opening up with Bette Midler in Rosemary Clooney mode. We hear 2 very different songs by Irving Berlin, Richard Harris tells us 'How to Handle a Woman', Michael Crawford takes centre stage in the week's Best of British celebration and there's the amazing version of Skylark by Aretha Franklin.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 13 Jul 2014 23:00

Music Played

  • Bette Midler

    Hey There

    • Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook.
  • Johnny Mathis

    My Romance

    • Great American Songwriters Vol 5 - Rodgers & Hart.
  • Eileen Farrell

    I'm Old Fashioned

    • I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues: The Eileen Farrell Album.
  • Matt Monro

    If I Never Sing Another Song

    • Matt Monro Sings Don Black.
  • The Executives

    Brotherhood Of Man

    • How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (New Broadway Cast).
  • Connie Francis

    God Bless America

    • 26 Greatest Hits.
  • Peter Skellern

    Puttin' On The Ritz

    • Astaire.
  • Ezio Pinza

    Some Enchanted Evening

    • The Music From The Motion Picture: Only You.
  • Dinah Washington

    What A Diff'rence A Day Made

    • The Best Of Dinah Washington.
  • Richard Harris

    How To Handle A Woman

    • Camelot - Original Soundtrack.
  • Doris Day

    How Secret Love

    • The Hit Singles Collection.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Skylark

    • The Queen In Waiting.
  • Nat King Cole & George Shearing

    Let There Be Love

    • Nat King Cole Sings/The George Shearing Quintet plays.
  • Some Of Us Belong To The Stars

    • Barnum.
  • It's All In The Game

    • Teenage Crush.
  • A Fine Romance

    • Ella & Louis.

Broadcast

  • Sun 13 Jul 2014 23:00