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Death of Sir Frederick Ashton (1988)

Genre

Interview; Tribute

Unidentified female speaker on her memories of Sir Frederick Ashton, the international dancer and choreographer, who has died at his home in Suffolk (18/10/88). Sir Frederick was founder choreographer of the...

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Centre Stage: one of a series of popular arts programmes (1985)

CENTRE STAGE [Series RADIO VICTORY ARCHIVE] One of a series of popular arts programmes called Centre Stage. Presented by MATT HOPPER. TRACK 1- Music. Interview with Lucy Brett. She talks about the Royal...

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Royal Ballet School appeal (1988)

Genre

Interview

LBC dance correspondent, Debra Craine interviews Dame Merle Park, Royal Ballet School, about launching an appeal to raise three million pounds. Coincides with a 90th birthday tribute to Dame Ninette de Valois.

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Ballerina Darcey Bussell on her big break (1990)

Genre

Interview

Dance correspondent Debra Craine interviews principle ballerina Darcey Bussell on how she got into dance, what makes her stand out and her big break being picked for new ballet Prince of the Pagodas last...

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Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet to move to Birmingham (1989)

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News report; Interview

Report on the Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, which is to leave London and make Birmingham its new home. The company’s director, Jeremy Isaacs, says the move will enable them to mount more ambitious and...

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Royals London visits (1987)

Genre

Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop

Report by Dickie Arbiter on the Princess of Wales visiting The Royal Ballet School; includes interviews with pupils: Annabel(?) Barnes; Roddy Patrizio; Jessica Clarke; interview with director Dame Merle...

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Margot Fonteyn at charity gala (1990)

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

Britain’s greatest prima ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn returned to Covent Garden last night for a royal charity gala in her honour. It included the ballet Romeo and Juliet which she made famous, this...

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Celebrity items in Sotheby’s sale (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview with a Sotheby’s auction house spokesman on the forthcoming sale of Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky’s 1919 diary, written over a six week period before he was committed to a Zurich...

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Children not allowed to watch Romeo and Juliet (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview

David Kermode reports on headmistress Jane Hardman Brown refusing to let children from Kingsmead Primary School on a Hackney estate watch Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Opera House,...

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Eartha Kitt reminisces (1983)

Genre

Interview

Interview with entertainer and actress Eartha Kitt looking back at her life and career including her first trip to London as part of a ballet troupe and meeting King George VI, going to Paris, meeting...

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