A-Z of Easy Listening, The

Last Edited: 22-Aug-2019
A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

Date Title Cast Parameters
BBC R2
04-Jan-1998
1 A is for a cappella, Cliff Adams , and the "Ameriachi" sound of Herb Alpert
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

BBC R2
11-Jan-1998
2 B is for Bassey, and baritones George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

BBC R2
18Jan-1998
3 C is for clarinet and the Carpenters George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

BBC R2
25-Jan-1998
4 D is for duets
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

BBC R2
01-Feb-1998
5 F is for orchestrators Percy Faith and Robert Farnon
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

BBC R2
08-Feb-1998

6 H is for harmony, humour and the influence of Hollywood
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher


BBC R2
15-Feb-1998

7 I is for instruments and J is for the jazz connection
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher


BBC R2
22-Feb-1998

8 K is for Kaempfert, and L is for Legrand, Lai and L 'amour
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

55:56, 78661, S
BBC R2
01-Mar-1998

9 M is for Motown
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

56:16, 79147, S
BBC R2
08-Mar-1998

10 O is for Orbison and P is for pop and protest
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

56:18, 79177, S
BBC R2
15-Mar-1998

11 R is for rhythm and S is for Swingle Singers
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

55:16, 77729, S
BBC R2
22-Mar-1998

12 S is for strings, sweetening and Sinatra, and T is for television themes
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

56:18, 79147, S
BBC R2
29-Mar-1998

13 V is for voices, W for Jimmy Webb and Brian Wilson , and Y and Z are
for Yesterday and the zither
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

56:16, 79147, S
BBC R2
05-Apr-1998

14 Loose Ends
George Martin
Producer Will Cantopher

56:35, 79592, S