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Iconic songs chosen by the multi-award-winning lyricist

Multi-award-winning lyricist Don Black is back to celebrate the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century, their songs and the artists who performed them.

Multi award-winning lyricist Don Black returns to celebrate the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century, their songs and the artists who performed them. Each week Don showcases a selection of iconic tunes, popular and timeless standards.

Back by popular demand is 'And They Also Wrote.....' plus a weekly nod to the fabulous voice of Matt Monro.

The show is packed full of personal anecdotes and entertaining stories as Don recalls meeting and working with many of the greatest writers and entertainers in the business.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Nat King Cole

    Nature Boy

    • The Nat King Cole Story (Disc 1).
    • Capitol.
  • Peter Skellern

    The Way You Look Tonight

    • Peter Skellern - Astaire.
    • Mercury.
  • Frank Sinatra

    I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance

    • The Essential Franks Sinatra: The Columbia Years.
  • Matt Monro

    Around the World

    • The Singer's Singer CD2.
    • 20.
  • Glenn Close

    As If We Never Said Goodbye

    • The Very Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
    • Polydor Ltd.
    • 16.
  • Lena Horne

    Where Or When

    • The American Songbook.
    • 7.
  • Dick Haymes

    I've Heard That Song Before

    • Richard The Lion Hearted.
  • Buddy Greco

    At Long Last Love

    • Sophisticated Gentlemen Volume 3.
    • 13.
  • Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence

    Besame Mucho

    • We'll Take Romance: The Best Of Steve Lawrence And Eydie Gorme 1954-1960.
    • 7.
  • Michael Bubl茅

    I'll Never Smile Again

  • Vic Damone

    Ruby

    • The Best Of The Capitol Years.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 10.
  • Eartha Kitt

    I Want to Be Evil

    • My Heart Belongs To Daddy.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 4.
  • Johnnie Ray

    Walking My Baby Back Home

    • Greatest Hits Of The 50's.
    • 10.
  • Tony Bennett

    Smile

    • 40 Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett Volume 3.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 15.
  • Peggy Lee

    You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me

    • An Affair To Remember: Capitol Sings Harry Warren.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 18.

Broadcast

  • Sun 18 Jun 2017 23:00