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Paul's favourite musicals and a tribute to Neil Sedaka

Paul picks his favourite songs from the musicals - which come from West Side Story, Willy Wonka, Sunset Boulevard, Funny Girl and Waitress. Plus, a tribute to Neil Sedaka.

Produced by Ora et Labora for BBC Radio 2.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sun 22 Mar 202620:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Temptations

    My Girl

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Heart

    These Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Tammy Wynette

    D.I.V.O.R.C.E.

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 2.

  • The Silhouettes

    Get A Job

    • New Millennium Doo Wop Party (Various.
    • Rhino.

  • The Miracles

    Got A Job

    • Motown.

  • Neil Sedaka

    Oh Carol

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

  • Tony Christie

    (Is This the Way to) Amarillo

    • NOW That's What I Call A Wedding! (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Gloria Estefan

    Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

    • Gloria Estefan - Hold Me/Thrill Me/Ki.
    • Epic.

  • Carpenters

    Solitaire

    • Greatest Hits.
    • A&M.

  • ABBA

    Ring Ring

    • More ABBA Gold (More ABBA Hits).
    • Polar Music International.

  • James Brown

    Living in America

    • 40th Anniversary Collection.
    • Polydor.
    • 4.

  • Labi Siffre

    (Something Inside) So Strong

    • All Time Classic Tearjerkers (Var).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Dennis Wilson

    River Song

    • Pacific Ocean Blue.
    • Caribou.

  • The Walker Brothers

    Stay With Me Baby

    • Images.
    • Phillips.

  • Gene Wilder

    Pure Imagination

    • Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Special 25th Anniversary Edition) O.S.T..
    • Hip-O Records.
    • 7.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Don't Rain On My Parade

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.
    • 6.

  • Judi Dench

    Send In The Clowns

    • A Little Night Music: 1995 National Theatre Cast Recording.
    • Tring International.
    • 18.

  • Nicole Scherzinger

    As If We Never Said Goodbye

    • SUNSET BLVD: The Album.
    • The Other Songs.
    • 27.

  • Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

    Shallow

    • A Star Is Born (2018 Original Soundtrack).
    • Interscope.
    • 1.

  • Jennifer Hudson

    And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

    • Jennifer Hudson.
    • Arista.
    • 12.

  • Jessie Mueller

    She Used To Be Mine

    • Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • DMI Soundtracks.
    • 19.

  • Sarah McLachlan

    When She Loved Me

    • Disney's Greatest Hits.
    • BMG.

  • Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson

    I Know Him So Well

    • Memories - The Best Of Elaine Paige.
    • Telstar.

  • Joel Fram, Jonathan Bailey, Alex Gaumond & Daisy Maywood

    Getting Married Today

    • Company (2018 London Cast Recording).
    • Arts Music.
    • 9.

  • John Travolta & Olivia Newton‐John

    Summer Nights

    • Grease (Original Movie Soundtrack).
    • Polydor.

  • Ray Gosling, Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling

    City Of Stars

    • La La Land O.S.T..
    • Interscope.
    • 009.

  • Jimmy Bryant & Marni Nixon

    Somewhere

    • West Side Story: Original Soundtrack Recording.
    • CBS.
    • 14.

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Mar 202620:00
    BBC Radio 2