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Post by Sue Butcher on Feb 11, 2013 11:04:08 GMT
Does the BBC's 1955 six-part version of "Box Of Delights" still exist? Does anyone know if this version featured music from Hely-Hutchinson's "Carol Symphony", or was that the 1966 version?
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Post by Rob Moss on Feb 11, 2013 16:54:57 GMT
Carol Symphony was used on the 1984 TV version, but I have no idea about the radio versions. However, I think the Hely-Hutchinson recording dates back to 1964, so it wouldn't have been on the 1955 version in any case.
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Post by John Green on Feb 11, 2013 17:03:21 GMT
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Post by Sue Butcher on Feb 12, 2013 11:45:22 GMT
I'm asking because in the late sixties my Dad had a tape recording of one of these productions of "Box" that used music from "Carol Symphony". Possibly they all did, because I've just found out that the wartime Childrens Hour version included the music.
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Post by Rob Moss on Feb 12, 2013 12:29:53 GMT
Interesting - never knew that... A quick look at Wikipedia shows that whilst the Barry Rose version was recorded in 1966, it was composed in 1927... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_SymphonyIt also says that some radio versions used the music as well, so you are correct, it would seem! |
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Post by Kevin Riley on Dec 21, 2021 7:04:31 GMT
So do any versions of The Box of Deligts prior to the 1990s versions exist at all?
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Post by steverussel on Dec 22, 2021 16:07:28 GMT
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Post by mattbarker on Jul 31, 2022 15:56:19 GMT
The 1966 one-off drama version is the earliest radio version held in the archives. This has the Hely-Hutchinson as incidental music, but not a lot. You can hear the whole thing on YouTube.
All the Children's Hour versions - 1943, 1948 and 1955 - apparently had the Hely-Hutchinson. The recording used for these was probably the 1929 HMV 78 conducted by the composer. The label gives the orchestra as being "Royal Opera Orchestra" but is in fact The London Symphony Orchestra. The 78 record number is Cc17907-8.
So it could be that your dad did have a version not held by the archives. Does it still exist? Is it a single 1 hr 30 min episode, or six 40 minute episodes?
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