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  • '''Ronald Hazlehurst''' (13 March 1928 – 1 October 2007) was an English [[composer]] and [[conducting|conductor]] who, having joined the [[BBC]] in Hazlehurst composed the [[theme music|theme tunes]] for many well-known [[British sitcom]]s and gameshows of the
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  • ...ing the 1930s, he moved into arranging and recording in the Latin American music style and also won awards for his classical conducting. ...tt and Robertson|Rae Robertson]] at the [[Tobias Matthay|Matthay School of Music]]. He was aged only 12 when his first classical composition was broadcast o
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  • ...January 2013), better known by her stage name, '''Lizbeth Webb''', was an English [[soprano|soprano]] and stage actress. Known as "the champagne soprano", s ...c Night|Friday Night Is Music Night]]''.<ref name=GuardianObit/> Among the conductors she sang with were George Melachrino, [[Mantovani|Mantovani]], [[Richard Ta
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  • ...ma_mater = [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama|Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] ...Rock music|Rock]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Classical music|classical]]|[[comedy music|comedy]]}}
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  • ...50 and 1951 to 1954 by [[BBC radio]] and in 1950–51 by [[Radio Luxembourg (English)#Programmes_2|Radio Luxembourg]]. It was written by and starred [[Richard M Each week the closing music for the show consisted of four verses of the song, rising a [[semitone|semi
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