George Melly in the Usk Valley
4 Extra Debut. Jazz musician George Melly explores the Usk Valley in Wales, a home for fishing, fine food and jazz music. From May 1992.
Jazz singer, George Melly bought his house near Brecon, Powys, partly to escape music and partly to indulge his love of fishing. As he goes 'Down Your Way' in the Usk Valley - between Brecon and Abergavenny, George reveals how jazz has followed him to Wales - and how fishing may be under threat.
Down Your Way was a schedule staple for decades - starting on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service in 1946 and ending its run on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 1992. Using a variety of hosts, including Richard Dimbleby and Brian Johnston, the programme toured villages, towns and cities across the UK. At the height of the series' success in the 1950s, it was attracting ten million listeners a week.
George Melly was born in 1926 and died in 2007.
Producer: Kerry McGeever
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 1992.
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