Musical theatre
Sunday Feature. Making an Entrance - Asian Theatre in Britain. Audio, 45 minutes
Sarfraz Manzoor charts the history of Asian theatre in Britain.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. A Most Ingenious Paradox: Loving G&S to Death? Audio, 45 minutes
Martin Handley explores current attitudes to the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Five Imaginary Scottish Places, Brigadoon. Audio, 15 minutes
Stuart Kelly discusses Brigadoon, the village of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Matthew Sweet's Palace of Great War Varieties. Audio, 45 minutes
Matthew Sweet explores WWI popular culture with the help of historians and performers.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Voices of... Elly Stone. Audio, 30 minutes
The legendary interpreter of Jacques Brel's songs talks about her lifetime in music.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Reunion. Les Miserables. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue MacGregor reunites those behind the world's longest running musical - Les Miserables.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Ruthie Henshall. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is West End star Ruthie Henshall.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Michael Ball. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is singer Michael Ball.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Gilbert and Sullivan. Audio, 30 minutes
Dillie Keane chooses the musical duo Gilbert and Sullivan.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. The Golem. Audio, 4 minutes
Discussion of the Golem of Jewish folklore - and how the story was turned into a musical
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. Doctor Dolittle. Audio, 4 minutes
The West End show featuring a hundred Jim Henson puppets
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. Eyam - a Musical. Audio, 4 minutes
An unlikely subject for a musical - the bubonic plague
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. Hugh Jackman in Oklahoma! Audio, 4 minutes
"There's a real tension between men and women" Hugh Jackman on being Curly the cowboy
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. The Goodbye Girl. Audio, 4 minutes
Gary Wilmot talks about the musical by Neil Simon, David Zippel and by Marvin Hamlisch
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. Lady in the Dark. Audio, 4 minutes
The Broadway musical written by Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin and Moss Hart
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. Guys and Dolls. Audio, 4 minutes
"Musicals have this ability to intensify the experience of theatre"
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. Martin Guerre. Audio, 4 minutes
Discussion of Cameron Macintosh musical Martin Guerre
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year