Serenade Radio times
12.0 AM
Stuart Linnell
Hear what Stuart refers to as ‘great singers and great songs’.
3.0
Weekend Company
with CINDY KENT
5.0
THE BOTTOM DRAWER
Robert Walton rummages around in his bottom drawer and comes up with a fine selection of 78’s.
First broadcast in 1979
6.0
THE DAWN CHORUS
7.30
Steve James
10.0
Sunday Morning
Relax with the Sunday papers, a cuppa and JANE MARKHAM
12.0
Music Cavalcade
with JOHN WALTON. An agreeable mix of inspired orchestration, exquisite close harmony, master crooners and divas of delight. Includes: 12.30 Big Band Bonus; 1.30 Serenade Spotlight; 2.30 Continental Corner
3.0
Weekend Company
with PETER TOMLINSON. The perfect soundtrack to a truly British Sunday
5.0
The Adams Singers
Directed by CLIFF ADAMS
Accompanied by JACK EMBLOW
5.30
People don’t have much time for politicians these days but don’t write them off completely. This week Mark Steyn tells the story of a politician who came up trumps – as a songwriter. The song has been beloved down the decades, as demonstrated by Bing Crosby, Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole and The Beatles.
Produced by BRIAN SAVIN
Repeated Thursday 9pm
MARK STEYN tells the fascinating stories behind some of the great standards of the 20th century – with classic performances, rare recordings and archive interviews with the people who wrote them.
Produced by BRIAN SAVIN
Repeated Thursday 9pm
6.0
Big Band Special
Relive the big band era with JOHNNY BEERLING as he shares all the music he used to spend all his pocket money on!
Repeated Tuesday at 9pm
7.0
The Light Programme
with DAVID CORBETT
Two hours of Light Music and Light Classical Music.
Home of the Stars
As the weekend gently concludes, relax, and unwind with KEVIN TAYLOR, from the ‘Home of the Stars’ in Palm Springs, California. Immerse yourself and experience the many moods, tempos and rhythms from the Great American Songbook and stories about the artists who called this desert oasis their home.
11.0 – 12.0
The Jazz Hour
An hour of jazz from some of the great musicians of the past fifty plus years with JOHN HELLINGS
Repeated Wednesday at 9pm