Barbara Windsor's East End Men

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Barbara Windsor's East End Men

Post by Rmoore » Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:02 pm

I have just been speaking to Producer Graham Pass about his new radio documentary about Matt that will be broadcast on 17th February at 10.00pm on BBC Radio 2

It's the first in a series of shows about, as the name would suggest, entertainers who have come from the east end of London. As you can imagine the estate has been on board every step on the way starting with a lengthy interview with Michele and many famous names who have been interviewed specially for the program and some from never before heard archive interviews (even I am in there somewhere!)

The show also contains a lot of archive material from the BBC archives and the estate archive including some things not heard in public for nearly 50 years.

Graham who is in the middle of the final edit, has just said that he has Matt Monro coming out of his ears and loving every minute of it!

Graham produced the three part 2001 series about Matt presented by David Jacobs, and Matt is also featured in the revised/updated version of David Jacobs: On The Record which is being broadcast this weekend (again produced by Graham) just before the tribute concert.

Please let us know what you think of the show. (I will post a link here for BBC iPlayer after broadcast).

Richard

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Re: East End Lads

Post by Don Cooper » Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:41 pm

Blimey,Richard.I glanced at the thread and thought you were starting an Oi!
discussion on The 4-Skins! :wink:
(Robert M.will get that one-two-three!)
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Re: East End Lads

Post by Frederick » Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:48 pm

Thanks Richard, this really is something to look forward to.
The voice of Matt Monro is part of my life. I take his music with me wherever I go.

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Re: East End Lads

Post by maureen & harry » Fri Feb 07, 2014 1:08 pm

Thanks Richard - it is now in the diary. :)

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Re: East End Lads

Post by Sandra » Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:37 pm

Sounds wonderful Richard .Thankyou for the info.Can't wait :D

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Re: East End Lads

Post by john » Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:46 pm

Will look forward to this. :)

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Re: East End Lads

Post by Christine Hampshire » Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:47 pm

Sounds lovely Richard, can't wait for this Sunday and the 17th of February

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Re: East End Lads

Post by Rmoore » Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:49 am

Just spoken to Graham again, the programme was over long (by almost 1/2 an hour!) so just in case you wonder why i'm suddenly missing from the show I thought i'd let you know i've ended up on the cutting room floor, which is frankly the best place for me! Rather I was cut out than anything good!

Graham is hoping to send me a few clips of material he had to exorcise and hopefully I will be able to put these up on the site at some point.

Richard

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Re: East End Lads

Post by Sandra » Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:50 pm

Don't be so modest Richard.This is SUCH a shame.You are one of the most important people in all things Matt Monro :(

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Re: East End Lads

Post by Marian » Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:34 pm

I agree Sandra, so much would have been denied to us if you hadn't been Michele's right hand man Richard. It's a real shame your contribution to the programme has been cut. :(

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Re: East End Lads

Post by Rmoore » Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:43 pm

Thank you for your kind words, but i don't think i really add much to Matt's actual story, I've only been involved for a 7 & 1/2 years so it's far more important that others get their say rather than me. - they will all be far more interesting than I was!

Richard

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Re: East End Lads

Post by maureen & harry » Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:59 pm

We agree with Sandra & Marian and also that Richard is a VIP in our opinion in all things Matt Monro :) :)

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Re: East End Lads

Post by karl » Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:03 pm

I agree Richard, on this site you're our star! :)

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Re: Barbara Windsor's East End Men

Post by Rmoore » Thu Feb 13, 2014 8:17 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03vcpcm

Description from the BBC (evidently written before the edit!)

Barbara Windsor celebrates the life & career of the biggest names in popular entertainment from the worlds of music, comedy and movies; Matt Monro, Marty Feldman and Alfred Hitchcock.

These three icons all have one big thing in common, like Barbara they were all born in London's east end. They grew up as east end boys and as east end men they went on to conquer the world! Oh yes, they were true eastenders alright!

This week, Barbara celebrates 'the man with the golden voice', 'the singers singer' and one of the greatest musical exports this country has ever known, Matt Monro.

With new interviews from Michele Monro (Matt's daughter & biographer), Johnny Mathis, Monica Mancini, Don Black, Buddy Greco, Helen Shapiro, Rosemary Squires and Richard Moore. And interviews from the archive of the late Mickie Monro (Matt's widow), the late Billy May, the late Dave Allen and the late David Jacobs.

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Re: Barbara Windsor's East End Men

Post by hpooch » Fri Feb 14, 2014 5:23 am

Will one of the Forum Members please mail me a copy of this special BBC program??
on Feb.17th & it will be greatly appreciated as I will reimburse you for the shipping & handling...
Thank You in Advance, Henry
Henry H Puccinelli

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