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Barry Humphries spins his turntable time machine to transport listeners back to the first half of the 20th century with a selection of his favourite 78 rpm recordings.

Barry Humphries takes listeners back in time to the first half the 20th century with a selection of his favourite 78 r.p.m. recordings. In this programme, Barry recalls his childhood trips to the cinema in Melbourne with his Aunty Irene and his early wish to grow up to be a magician, so that he could make school bullies disappear. He also plays 'Das Lila Lied' ('The Lavender Song' in English), which is the song credited as being the first gay anthem. It was written in Berlin during the years between the two world wars when the city was a liberated and progressive place. Barry also plays Danny Kaye's version of the song 'Farming', written by Cole Porter it's believed to be the first song to use 'gay' in the modern sense of the word as it is used to refer to the sexual orientation of one of the bulls on the farm...

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Tue 16 Jan 2018 22:00
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Music Played

  • STUDIO ORCHESTRA, C.B. ALFRED NEWMAN

    Overture to Modern Times

    • CHARLES CHAPLIN CITY LIGHTS.
    • THE SOUNDTRACK FACTORY.
    • SFCD-33510.

  • Orchester Marek Weber

    Das Lila Lied

    • Schwule Lieder.
    • PERLEN DER LKLEINKUNST.
    • 221324-311.

  • YACHT CLUB BOYS

    THE SUPER-SPECIAL PICTURE OF THE YEAR

    • FROM AVENUE A TO THE GREAT WHITE WAY.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • C2K-86323.

  • Fred Astaire

    PICK YOURSELF UP

    • SONG AND DANCE.
    • MEMOIR.
    • CDMOIR-581.

  • MGM Studio Orchestra

    Overture - That's Entertainment Part One

    • That's Entertainment Part One The Ultimate Anthology of MGM Musicals.
    • TCM.
    • 8122-73192-2.

  • Fred Astaire

    PICK YOURSELF UP

    • SONG AND DANCE.
    • MEMOIR.
    • CDMOIR-581.

  • ORIGINAL CAST

    FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD

    • S/T OLIVER!.
    • DERAM.
    • DERAM-820590-2.

  • Comedian Harmonists

    Whistle While You Work

    • Essential AVC810.
    • Essential.
    • AVC810.

  • Billy Bennett

    MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW I'M ON THE STAGE

    • ALMOST A GENTLEMAN.
    • TOPIC.
    • TSCD-780.

  • Groucho Marx

    LYDIA THE TATTOOED LADY

    • THE HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL VOL.2 (VARIOUS ARTISTS).
    • CHANSONS CINEMA.
    • CIN-018.

  • Heinz Wehner

    somewhere over the Rainbow

    • Gold Masters.
    • Gold Masters.
    • B00O9PJ28S.

  • Judy Garland

    THE JITTERBUG

    • THE YOUNG JUDY GARLAND.
    • FLAPPER.
    • PAST CD-7014.

  • James P Doyle & Utensia Ensemble

    Waltz and Grand March from Original 1902 Wizard of Oz Score

    • Before the Rainbow.
    • Hungry Tiger Music.
    • 1999.

  • Judy Garland

    OVER THE RAINBOW

    • THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT.
    • RHINO.
    • 8122-731992.

  • Albert Whelan

    MY BROTHER MAKES THE NOISES FOR THE TALKIES

    • My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies.
    • Imperial.
    • No. 2490.

  • FRANK CHURCHILL/LARRY MOREY

    DIG-A-DIG-DIG, HEIGH HO

    • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
    • Pickwick.
    • DSMCD-456.

  • Unknown

    HEIGH HO (THE DWARFS MARCHING SONG)

    • SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS.
    • 101 DISTRIBUTION.
    • B000E0VKZA.

  • Vernon Dalhart

    There's A New Star in Heaven Tonight

    • There's a New Star in Heaven Tonight.
    • Banner.
    • 1810-A.

  • Rudolph Valentino

    KASHMIRI LOVE SONG

    • Kashmiri Love Song/El Relicario.
    • Brunswick.
    • 33579A / E33580A.

  • Ramon Navarro

    Long Ago in Alacala

    • Hooray For Hollywood.
    • TALL POPPY.
    • TQ 159.

  • ORCHESTER MIT REFRAINGESANG

    Das Lila Lied

    • Schwule Lieder.
    • PERLEN DER LKLEINKUNST.
    • 221324-311.

  • Robert Ziegler, Ute Lemper & Matrix Ensemble

    The Lavender Song

    • UTE LEMPER - BERLIN CABARET SONGS.
    • LONDON.
    • 452 849-2.

  • Danny Kaye

    FARMING

    • COLE PORTER - HEY,GOOD LOOKIN'.
    • AVID MASTER SERIES.
    • AMSC-571.

  • Danny Kaye

    FARMING

    • COLE PORTER - HEY,GOOD LOOKIN'.
    • AVID MASTER SERIES.
    • AMSC-571.

  • Arthur Siegel

    Just Another Page in Your Diary

    • COLE PORTER REVISITED VOL. 1 (BEN BAGLEY PRESENTS).
    • PAINTED SMILES.
    • PSCD-121.

  • Godfrey, Wish, Plant, Melville Smith

    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ RADIO 2 JINGLES 2013 WB

  • Harpo Marx

    THAT'S ALL

    • HARPO IN HI-FI.
    • TP4 MUSIC.
    • TP4 MUSIC.

  • Godfrey, Wish, Plant, Melville Smith

    News Jingle - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ RADIO 2 JINGLES 2013 WB

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Jan 2018 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2