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Bacharach and David

Celebrating the great song writing partnership of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Paul Gambaccini presents, with singers Graham Bickley, Mary Carewe, Abbie Osman and Sarah Lark.

Sunday Night is Music Night celebrates the great song writing partnership of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

The composer and lyricist met at the famous Brill building in New York in 1957. When the two produced ‘The Story of My Life' followed by ‘Magic Moments' for Perry Como, the recording industry realised that a new hit making machine had been born within it's walls.

During the sixties Bacharach and David wrote well over a hundred songs, including ‘There's Always Something There To Remind Me', ‘The Look Of Love' ‘ Do You Know The Way To San Jose', ‘I'll Never Fall In Love Again', ‘What's New Pussycat' and '24 Hours From Tulsa'.

Their most successful recording artist was Dionne Warwick, charting 38 of their singles, but many other artists queued up to record their songs, including Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black, The Carpenters, Tom Jones, Englebert Humperdinck, Sandy Shaw, Cher, BJ Thomas and Herb Alpert.

Tonight's Sunday Night Is Music Night, live from The Mermaid in London, features Bacharach and David's greatest hits, given a rare orchestral performance by the 60 piece ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe.

Paul Gambaccini presents, with guests singers Graham Bickley, Mary Carewe, Abbie Osman and Sarah Lark.

First broadcast in 2013.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sun 25 Sep 2022 20:00
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Music Played

  • ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Overture (What The World Needs Now)

  • Company/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    What The World Needs Now

  • Graham Bickley / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Magic Moments

  • Sarah Lark / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Do You Know The Way To San Jose

  • Abbie Osman / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Don't Make Me Over

  • Mary Carewe / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Anyone Who Had A Heart

  • Graham Bickley / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Wives and Lovers

  • Graham Bickley / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Trains and Boats and Planes

  • Abbie Osman / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    There's Always Something There To Remind Me

  • Sarah Lark / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Walk On By

  • Mary Carewe / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Close To You

  • Graham Bickley / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    What's New Pussycat

  • Company/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Butch Cassidy Medley

  • Company/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    I Say A Little Prayer

  • Graham Bickley / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Promises, Promises

  • Mary Carewe / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    I'll Never Fall In Love Again

  • Sarah Lark / Abbie Osman / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Wishin' and Hopin' & House is Not A ±«Óãtv

  • Graham Bickley / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    24 Hours From Tulsa

  • ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Casino Royale

  • Mary Carewe / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

  • Sarah Lark / Abbie Osman / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    The Look of Love / This Girl's In Love WIth You

  • Graham Bickley / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Make it Easy On Yourself

  • Mary Carewe / ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Alfie

  • Company/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    That's What Friends Are For

  • Company/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Arthur's Theme

  • Company/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    What The World Needs Now

  • ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Overture (What The World Needs Now)

  • Graham Bickley & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Magic Moments

  • Sarah Lark & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Do You Know The Way To San Jose

  • Abbie Osman & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Don't Make Me Over

  • Mary Carewe & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Anyone Who Had A Heart

  • Graham Bickley & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Wives And Lovers

  • Graham Bickley, Mary Carewe & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Trains And Boats And Planes

  • Abbie Osman & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    There's Always Something There To Remind Me

  • Sarah Lark & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Walk On By

  • Mary Carewe & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Close To You

  • Graham Bickley & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    What's New Pussycat?

  • Company & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Butch Cassidy Medley

  • Members of the Cast & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    I Say A Little Prayer

  • Burt Bacharach

    Pacific Coast Highway

    • Make It Easy On Yourself.
    • A&M.
    • 9.

  • Marty Robbins

    The Story of My Life

    • Country Mania.
    • Midget Music.
    • 3.

  • Perry Como

    Magic Moments

    • 50's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.

  • The Shirelles

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

    • Memories ... Are Made Of This.
    • Dino.

  • Neil Sedaka

    Oh Carol

    • The Very Best Of Neil Sedaka.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Connie Francis

    Stupid Cupid

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polydor.
    • 11.

  • The Drifters

    Save The Last Dance For Me

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • Kenny Lynch

    Up On The Roof

    • The Hits Of 1962 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Ben E. King

    Spanish Harlem

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • The Drifters

    On Broadway

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • Graham Bickley & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Promises, Promises

  • Mary Carewe & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    I'll Never Fall In Love Again

  • Sarah Lark, Abbie Osman & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Wishin' And Hopin'

  • Sarah Lark, Abbie Osman & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    A House Is Not A ±«Óãtv

  • ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Casino Royale

  • Mary Carewe & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

  • Graham Bickley & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Make It Easy On Yourself

  • Mary Carewe & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Alfie

  • Company & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    That's What Friends Are For

  • Company & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

  • Company & ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra

    What The World Needs Now

Conductor's Corner

Conductor's Corner
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enjoys a wide and varied career in all fields of music.

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As conductor he has been privileged to work with some of the world’s leading orchestras including Gothenburg Symphony, Orchestre National de Lille, Estonian National Symphony, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and the Prague Chamber Orchestra and in the UK the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Halle, City of Birmingham, ±«Óãtv Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National and Ulster Orchestras. He has been a regular conductor of the ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra for nearly 20 years and for the past two seasons has conducted Proms in the Park in Hyde Park.

He is equally at home in opera – having conducted The Gondoliers at ENO, The Magic Flute with the English Chamber Orchestra and The Barber of Seville with the Ulster Orchestra – as he is in music theatre – having been Music Director in the West End for Phantom of the Opera, Carmen Jones, Aspects of Love, Guys and Dolls and Follies and, currently, Music Supervisor for Top Hat.

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As a prolific orchestrator and arranger he has worked with artistes ranging from Sir Willard White to Michael Ball and Ruthie Henshall to Will Young and his recordings range from The Martyr of Antioch (Sullivan) to What the world needs now… the music of Burt Bacharach.

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Paul Gambaccini

Paul Gambaccini

Paul Gambaccini celebrates his 40th anniversary as a national broadcaster on the 5th of October, 2013.Ìý He is the only person to have been at some point a regular on each of the first four ±«Óãtv radio networks and first four British terrestrial television networks.Ìý Paul made his Radio 1 debut in 1973 and his first Radio 4 appearance the following year.Ìý His rotating Radio 4 mini-series are COUNTERPOINT and AND THE ACADEMY AWARD GOES TO ---.Ìý He has been a frequent presenter of FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT on Radio 2 and currently hosts AMERICA'S GREATEST HITS on Saturdays at 8 p.m.Ìý Gambaccini was co-author of THE GUINNESS BOOK OF BRITISH HIT SINGLES and related titles between 1977 and 1996.Ìý Combined sales of these volumes exceeded one and a half million copies.Ìý One of the founding broadcasters of Classic FM, Paul had a 13-year film review stint on first TV-am and then GMTV.Ìý He has made thousands of television appearances, including LIVE AID and his own mid-1980s series THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS.Ìý Gambaccini is the long-time host of the Ivor Novello Awards and presented the Sony Radio Academy Awards for 10 years, winning the career prize, The Gold Award, in 2007

An Insider's View

An Insider's View

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I listened to the 60th anniversary edition of FNIMN, and felt great pride in my own involvement over the years in this great radio institution, although not quite for all 60 years - (I first appeared as a member of the Stephen Hill Choir in 1983) - but for at least half its life, and alarmingly for more than half of mine!

It was a nerve wracking first rehearsal at Golders Green Empire.Ìý My sister, opera singer Sue Bickley, (and already a choir member), had emphasised the importance of having a pencil to mark up the music. With said pencil behind my ear, I felt quite the professional but last minute rehearsal nerves demanded one final visit to the loo, and in slow motion, it fell from its lofty perch, into the loo and my heart sank as speedily as the pencil.

However, I rescued the catastrophe - you needn't concern yourself with the details, and here I am some 30 years on, at another FNIMN rehearsal, this time at Watford Coliseum in preparation for a live broadcast on October 4th at the Mermaid Theatre - armed with not one, but two pencils!

This edition of FNIMN is somewhat different from the norm in as much as conductor Richard Balcombe and I have been asked to present one of our own self-produced concert programmes, a programme already performed by various UK orchestras. Familiarity with the music will be a welcome bonus, but it will still be nerve wracking, as all live editions inevitably are - any slip-ups forever available on iPlayer for days to come!

As ever, to listen to the ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra play anything is a treat, but to hear them play our Burt Bacharach programme is sure to be thrilling.

And indeed it was!Ìý The rehearsal now over, we will reconvene on the day of the concert.Ìý We four singers provide our own backing vocals and to sing as a group is a joy.Ìý Abbie, Mary and Sarah are enormous fun to work alongside and a delight to listen to. Incidentally, I wasÌý talking to Mary today, and we think it highly likely she was already a Stephen Hill choir member when I showed up for the first time. That makes us both very......experienced!

One always hopes an orchestra enjoys the music placed before them, but it doesn't always happen.Ìý However it was a delight today to see so many singing along, swaying to the Bacharach beat whilst playing with such gusto and enthusiasm. Our producer Anthony Cherry was pleased, our musical director Richard Balcombe, pleased,Ìý and our assistant producer Ruth Beazley became our fifth backing vocalist!!Ìý We singers had a ball!

All of us very much hope the remaining vital ingredient to this programme's success - YOU, dear listener - will singalong at home and enjoy this glorious celebration of Bacharach & David on Friday October 4th at 8 o'clock.

Graham Bickley

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Graham Bickley, Abbie Osman and Sarah Lark

Graham Bickley, Abbie Osman and Sarah Lark

Abbie Osman

Abbie Osman

Abbie graduated from Mountview Theatre School in 2003, and has since enjoyed an eclectic career working extensively as both a musical theatre actress and as a session singer.Ìý She has toured all over the world providing backing vocals for artists including KYLIE MINOGUE, JAMES MORRISON, ROBBIE WILLIAMS, TOM JONES, ANNIE LENNOX, CLIFF RICHARD, RICHARD HAWLEY, LEONA LEWIS, MIKE AND THE MECHANICS, RICHARD HAWLEY, BEVERLEY KNIGHT, DAN GILLESPIE, RONAN KEATING, LULU, GABRIELLA CILMI, JOSS STONE, MIKA,Ìý ATOMIC KITTEN, JERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS and SONIA.

Theatre work includes: ‘Galadriel’ in LORD OF THE RINGS, Theatre Royal Drury Lane directed by Matthew Wharcus, ‘Woman Two’ in SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM, The Venue Leicester Square, ‘Alternate Eva Peron’ in EVITA, Adelphi Theatre directed by Michael Grandage, ‘Cover Meat’ in WE WILL ROCK YOU, Dominion Theatre, BROTHER LOVES TRAVLING SALVATION SHOW, by Craig Revel Horwood, ‘Princess Belle’ in SLEEPING BEAUTY, Potters Bar and ‘Maid Marion’ in ROBIN HOOD, Corn Exchange, Newbury.

Workshops include: GHOST and LITTLE WOMEN.

Tv:Ìý ALLEGRA, DOCTORS, ±«Óãtv Television, Jerry Smith.Ìý Jonathan Ross, itunes festival, GMTV, Proms in the Park, Paul O’Grady, Jools Holland, Alan Titchmarsh, and various other music TV.

Radio includes: Radio one Live lounge, Radio 2, and various other Radio shows.


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Sarah Lark

Sarah Lark

Sarah Lark

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Sarah made her West End debut at the age of 17 creating the role of the Little Girl in Cameron Mackintosh's original production of The Witches of Eastwick at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. At the age of 21 she was one of the youngest ever students to complete the postgraduate musical theatre course at The Royal Academy of Music. She graduated with distinction and received the Diploma of the Royal Academy for an outstanding public performance for her portrayal of Addapearle in The Wiz.
Having worked professionally as an actress in the West End and on the fringe for several years, she rose to prominence when she appeared as a finalist on I'd Do Anything, ±«Óãtv1's Search for a Nancy for the West End revival of Oliver!. Following the competition she was cast as understudy to the role in the production and played Nancy opposite Rowan Atkinson, Omid Djalili, and Griff Rhys-Jones on many occasions.
Other Theatre Credits Include: Carries War (UK tour), covered and played Sophie and Lisa in Mamma Mia! (Prince Of Wales Theatre), Lucy Van Pelt in the West End production of Snoopy the Musical (Jermyn Street and The New Players Theatre) and Scottie Fitzgerald in Beautiful and Damned (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford). Sarah also appeared in the original production of Whistle Down the Wind at Lord Lloyd Webber's Sydmonton estate.
Recording Credits include: Original Cast Recording of The Witches of Eastwick, Oliver! (2009 Live Cast Recording at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Postman and the Poet for Jay Productions, Roberta Jones in Bluebird, Nancy in Oliver! for Jay productions, Scrapbook - The songs of Rob Archibald and Verity Quade, Caroline Sheen's Raise the Curtain, Surrounded by Sounds -Tim Prottey-Jones, Unwritten Songs for Michael Bruce and Dougal Irvine's Acoustic Overtures.
Concerts include: Dress Circle Benefit (Her Majesty's Theatre), Broadway to West End (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), WhatsOnStage.com Theatregoers Choice Awards (Prince Of Wales Theatre), April McScoop in Betwixt (New Ambassadors Theatre) and Hello Jerry (Jermyn Street Theatre). Sarah has also headlined Cabaret performances at the Jermyn Street Theatre, Lauderdale House and most recently The Pheasantry.
Television credits include: I'd Do Anything, Just Up Your Street, The Healer and The Biz for the ±«Óãtv and Barrymore and The X Factor (with the cast of Mamma Mia!) for ITV.
Sarah recently played Ms Mona in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at the Union Theatre, and Snow White in Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs at the Churchill Theatre Bromley. She can currently be seen in the West End production of Les Miserables.

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Mary Carewe

Mary Carewe


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Vocalist
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Mary Carewe is one of the most accomplished and versatile concert and recording artists in the UK. Her repertoire incorporates everything from musical theatre and film music to 20th century cabaret and contemporary classical music.
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Mary has received high-acclaim for her performances of the iconic James Bond themes with such renowned orchestras as the Philharmonia, The Hallé, CBSO, Ulster Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Czech National Symphony, Malaysian Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony, Queensland Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, National Symphony (Washington), Florida Orchestra and Pacific Symphony.Ìý Mary made her Carnegie Hall debut with Carl Davis and the New York Pops, and appears regularly at the Royal Albert Hall, London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Mary first came to international recognition through the Adiemus projects with Karl Jenkins – the mixture of classical orchestra and multi-tracked female chanting becoming an instant hit. Her solo recordings include collections of West End, Broadway and Film Music repertoire for Chandos, Silva Screen and Warner Classics.Ìý She has also recorded contemporary music by Thomas Adès for EMI, Britten for NMC, Peter Maxwell-Davies (Resurrection) for Collins Classics and The Truth about Love for ASV. Spring 2012 saw the release of Serious Cabaret for Orchid Classics, devised and recorded with pianist Philip Mayers.
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As a serious cabaret specialist, Mary has appeared at the Théâtre du Châtelet and Maison de Radio-France in Paris, Salle Pleyel, Festival de l’Ile de France, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Aldeburgh and Cheltenham Music Festivals, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Casa da Música in Porto, Opera Butxaca in Barcelona, the Berlin Philharmonie, The Sage Gateshead and King’s Place, London.
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Mary has a long standing relationship with ±«Óãtv Radio 2 and has been a regular guest of Friday Night is Music Night for many years.
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Graham Bickley

Graham Bickley

GRAHAM BICKLEY

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Graham has performed with orchestras throughout the UK, Europe and South America including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, London Symphony, London Concert, Manchester Concert, City of London Sinfonia,Ìý ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra, National Symphony, Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra of Opera North, Royal Scottish National, Scottish Festival, Hallé, City of Birmingham Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert, Gothenburg Symphony, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Vienna Konzerthaus, Odense Symphony, Iceland Symphony, Sao Paulo Symphony, Bergen Philharmonic and the Bangkok Symphony Orchestras.
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In theatre, Graham has performed in the West End for the last twenty five years in productions including They’re Playing Our Song, Pirates of Penzance, and as principal lead in Jukebox, Which Witch, Maddie, The Pajama Game (Dora Award ‘Best Actor’ nomination, Toronto) Les Misérables, Metropolis, Miss Saigon, Sunset Boulevard (playing opposite Petula Clark), Ragtime, (Two nominations: the Laurence Olivier and The Whatsonstage Award for ‘Best Actor in a Musical’), and High Society.

In 2012 Richard Balcombe and Graham Bickley created GRB Concerts in 2012.Ìý GRB Concerts devise, programme, orchestrate and produce concert programmes for orchestras in the UK and abroad. For more information go to

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