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Friday Night is Music Night comes live from the Mermaid Theatre in London with a salute to the soaps. Featuring songsters from the worlds of Emmerdale, Walford and Weatherfield.
Friday Night is Music Night comes live from the Mermaid Theatre in London with a salute to the world of soaps.
As Coronation Street celebrates 50 years on the air - Friday Night is Music Night (which itself boasts a mere 58 years of broadcasting) salutes the worlds of the soap opera. Love them or hate them - they are big business and here to stay. Soap operas took their name from the big soap firms who on commercial networks sponsored the programmes. Today they make us laugh, cry, tackle social issues and keep us on the edge of our seats with the weekly cliffhanger or "duff duff" moment. Tonight, Ken Bruce presents conductor Mike Dixon and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra who perform the themes to The Archers(Barwick Green); Emergency Ward 10(Silks and Satins); The Grove Family; Dick Barton(Devil's Galop); Peyton Place and Dallas and Dynasty.
Guests include Tony Hatch - who conducts the orchestra in a selection of his soap signature tunes - including - Emmerdale; Crossroads and Neighbours. For the finale Friday Night is Music Night welcomes the cast of Rogues, Angels, Heroes & Fools - Coronation Street The Musical .
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Music Played
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    ![]()  ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert OrchestraBarwick Green (Wood) 
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    ![]()  ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert OrchestraDr Kildare (Goldsmith) 
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    ![]()  Wendi PetersThe Trolley Song (Martin/Blane) (Ft. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra) 
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    ![]()  ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert OrchestraDallas (Immel) 
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    ![]()  ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert OrchestraLooking Around – theme to the Appleyards (Smith) 
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    ![]()  Richard SheltonThe Lady Is A Tramp (Rodgers/Hart ) (Ft. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra) 
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    ![]()  ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert OrchestraDynasty (Conti) 
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    ![]()  Wendi PetersLadies Who Lunch (Sondheim) (Ft. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra) 
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    ![]()  ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert OrchestraMrs Dale's Diary (Eric Coates) 
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    ![]()  Richard SheltonChestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire/Walking In A Winter Wonderland (Torme/Wells) (Ft. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra) 
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    ![]()  Tony HatchTV Medley (Hatch) (Ft. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra) 
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    ![]()  ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert OrchestraTheme To Soap (Tipton) 
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    ![]()  Simon MayEastenders Theme (2009 Version) (May) 
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    ![]()  The Cast of Rogues, Angels, Heroes & Fools – The Coronation Street MusicalThe Opening Episode (Who Are You?, Them Barlows, You're Staying In, Rules Of The House (Spear/Ward) (Ft. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra) 
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    ![]()  ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert OrchestraSounds Familiar (Various) 
Broadcast
- Fri 3 Dec 2010 20:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2
