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As part of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Music's 'My Generation' season, Friday Night Is Music Night presents a programme celebrating the fabulous film scores of the fifties. Among the movies, 'Ben Hur', 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' and 'Singin' in the Rain'; among the songs 'Who Wants To be A Millionaire' from 'High Society', 'The Deadwood Stage' from 'Calamity Jane' and 'Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend' from the Marilyn Monroe classic 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'. Jazz singer Joe Stilgoe and West End star Louise Dearman join ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2's 'Sound of the Fifties' presenter Leo Green and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, conducted by Michael England, for this special edition.