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BBC's orchestras and Singers

A look at the BBC orchestras and how they came about

Paul Hughes, General Manager of the BBC Symphony Orchestra talks about the BBC orchestras and how they came about.

A complaint about programme advertisements, they are 'too long' and 'too frequent'; disbelief at the result of the top ten songs in the world competition.

A listener visits Bush House and meets announcer Rachel Weston.

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14 minutes

BBC World Service Archive

BBC World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project