St. David’s Hall, Cardiff
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales present a concert of Cult TV Classics at 21.00 on Saturday 25th March 2017.
They will be joined by three members of The Radiophonic Workshop: Mark Ayres, Paddy Kingsland and Roger Limb, and the programme will include Ron’s themes for Doctor Who & The Prisoner.
More details can be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e8
Thanks to the kindness of Angela Richards, we are able to display highlights of a programme from the 1966 stage musical, ‘On The Level’, which starred Barrie Ingham and Gary Bond alongside Angela.
It was presented by Martin Landau and The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein.
Ron gets royal guided tour of Windsor Castle! British Pathé video clip.
“Various shots of the cast and crew of the film ‘Some People’ are shown around the outside of the castle by Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh). Commentator tells us the film deals in part with the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.”
We are delighted to report that SimplyMedia TV will release the BBC series Oliver Twist (1962) on 21st August 2017.
This series includes music composed by Ron Grainer.
This will be an excellent opportunity to discover if Ron composed more than just the main theme with which we are already familiar.
It’s also a rare opportunity to see the acclaimed character actor Peter Vaughan in an early performance as Bill Sikes!
Thanks to the kindness & generosity of Angela Richards, we are able to display highlights of a programme from the 1964 stage musical, ‘Robert & Elizabeth’, which starred John Clements, Keith Michell and June Bronhill, and i which Angela also featured.
It was presented by Martin Landau, book & lyrics by Ronald Millar, Music by Ron Grainer.
