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  • ...[conducting|conductor]] who, having joined the [[BBC]] in 1961, became its Light Entertainment Musical Director. Hazlehurst composed the [[theme music|theme tunes]] for many well-known [[British sitcom]]s and gameshows of the
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  • ...ing the 1930s, he moved into arranging and recording in the Latin American music style and also won awards for his classical conducting. ...tt and Robertson|Rae Robertson]] at the [[Tobias Matthay|Matthay School of Music]]. He was aged only 12 when his first classical composition was broadcast o
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  • ...nest Longstaffe, with special scenes by Ted Kavanagh, and songs by various composers.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a772400189db4d2a92d673583b6ae4b7 ''Cinder ....bbc.co.uk/8cc73650165a4f62b64cb6f9afeac2d7 ''Musical Theatre Of The Air'' Light Programme, 7 April 1946 5pm] BBC Genome, retrieved 25 March 2019.</ref>
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  • ...classical]], [[w:jazz|jazz]], [[w:big band|big band]], [[w:film score|film music]] ...y to the influence and encouragement of the Canadian [[w:light music|light music]] composer [[w:Robert Farnon|Robert Farnon]]. Morley [[w:Gender transition|
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  • ...Hill an [[Ivor Novello Award]] from the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] in 1972. Inspired by the "star comedians" of British [[music hall]] shows, Hill set out to make his mark in show business. He took on th
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  • ...eived an [[Ivor Novello Award]] from the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] in 1971.<ref>[http://theivors.com/archive/1970-1979/the-ivors ...ref name="Inglis2013">{{cite book|last=Whiteley|first=Sheila|title=Popular Music And Television In Britain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=99ahAgAAQBA
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  • * [[BBC Light Programme|BBC Light Programme]] (series 1–3) ...rmony]] singing group the [[Fraser Hayes Four]]; in the fourth series, the music was by [[Max Harris (composer)|Max Harris]] with a smaller group of players
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  • ...ma_mater = [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama|Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] ...Rock music|Rock]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Classical music|classical]]|[[comedy music|comedy]]}}
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  • ...8|loc=Event occurs at 7:45–11:00}}{{refn|A 1930s comic song with words and music by [[w:Arthur Le Clerq|Arthur Le Clerq]].{{sfn|"Nobody Loves a Fairy When s ...Bea Clissold in her theatrical heyday, when she was "the pure brass of the music hall",{{sfn|Took|Feldman|1974|p=38}}{{refn|Among the definitions of "brass"
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  • ...hese included appearances on ''Saturday Night on [[BBC Light Programme|the Light]]'', ''[[Tonight (1957 TV series)|Tonight]]'' and ''[[Sunday Night at the L *[[Knight Bachelor]] (2002), for services to music and the arts.
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  • ...eenager, Harris was a champion swimmer. He began his career in television, music, and art in the 1950s, releasing several songs including "[[Tie Me Kangaroo ==Career in television, music, and art==
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  • ===Opening titles and music=== ...w Talent: Advice for new TV composers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newtalent/music/realmedia/ronnie.ram |access-date=2 September 2006}}</ref>
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  • ...o a [[mental asylum]]. Chaplin began performing at an early age, touring [[music hall]]s and later working as a stage actor and comedian. At 19, he was sign Chaplin wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in, and composed the music for most of his films. He was a perfectionist, and his financial independen
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