Commissioning Brief - BBC
Commissioning Brief - BBC
Commissioning Brief - BBC
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‣ DOCUMENTARIES & MUSIC FEATURES continued<br />
Recent highlights have included…<br />
Music In The Air: History Of Music Radio<br />
Paul Gambaccini presented a six-part history of music radio in the UK and USA.<br />
His essays took in key themes such as…<br />
Broadcasting Has Come to Stay - The opening programme of the series revealed that the first<br />
piece of music ever played on radio was Handel's Largo - the aria Ombra Mai Fu from the opera<br />
Xerxes. Reginald Fessenden featured a recording of this music during a broadcast from the coast of<br />
Massachusetts on Christmas Eve 1906. And Paul traces the developments made by the early radio<br />
pioneers from this moment, to the end of the Second World War.<br />
The Moondog Kingdom - The second programme traced developments from the end of the<br />
Second World War, to the early 60s. The war had demonstrated the central role of radio in the lives<br />
of listeners. And in post-war America, large companies wished to remain part of that relationship<br />
with sponsored network shows.<br />
Good Night to You and Good Morning - The third programme traced the developments that led to<br />
the start of the <strong>BBC</strong>'s first dedicated channel for pop music - Radio 1 - in September 1967.<br />
God Bless You, Music Lovers - The fourth programme traced developments in the UK from the start<br />
of <strong>BBC</strong> Radio 1 in September 1967, to the late 1970s. In America, a new style of music presentation<br />
was heard on FM radio.<br />
It's All Happening at the Zoo - The fifth programme traced developments from the late 70s to the<br />
beginning of the 90s.<br />
It Always Brought Such Comfort - The final programme traced developments from the early 90s to<br />
the present day.<br />
Continued…<br />
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