Wanderfull!!

Syd Lawrence. The greatest exponent of the big band sound, since Ted Heath. He kept the genre alive, after the decline of the post-war big bands. A demanding, often reviled taskmaster. But outstanding. He should have been given a knighthood.

Watched Sid as a rehersal band from the very start, band consisted of members of the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra and the Granada Show Band. They rehersed a new number each week building up a book. Later they moved to another hotel to reherse, forget the name.

And today we have loose women and this morning ….. not sure thats progress.

must be a fault on the line

Kevin was my uncle!! Its lovely to see this footage of family Thankyou for this❤

What a lovely piece of nostalgia to turn up on my utube. I remember this so well in the early 60s, I was about 10 years old.

Jerry plays a rare Hammond organ

Those presenters speaking properly, how nice compared to some you hear these days. And seven pence for a stamp!!

THIS IS REAL ENTERTAINMENT!!! They are funny as hell and twice as talented!!!

Do I Love You - - - - really outstanding.

Wondering what happened to them..

where did you get this recording?

What is the name of the arrangement at 28:00? Just before Chatanooga Chu Chu

I love the arrangement of Cherokee they play at the top so much!

The worst thing to happen to Derby was in became a city

Anyone have Brighton exchange video our boards were very high

I was sixteen and was trained and worked at Brighton exchange. The start of me growing up with lovely friends working alongside me.

I love the amount of mechanical noises of the dial!

Wow,that took me back to a 1950s Stockport!

Sarah Gilbert. That singer has a fantastic sound, plus she sounds jazzy. Contrary to the other crooner who sounds like coming from a classic background. He sounds too oily for me, too much drama. Why did she sing only one song?

Proud of Derby then now it a right dump people in that video would be turning in their graves if they saw it today what a shame England got like this!!!!!!!!

It’s not difficult to see where it’s gone so wrong, just take a look at the population of the city then & something springs to mind

Unbelievable.Beter isn' pocibel.

I lived in Derby during the 1940s and remember the trolleybuses and steam trains at Friargate Station. It was a friendly and happy town with many beautiful buildings. When I came back years later I was horrified to see how things had deteriorated in the town BUT thank goodness Darley Park was unchanged and Markeaton Park was looking good too. They must be guarded against so called "improvements".

Keep it up.big bands .are the best 😂

Did this series interview people in the street? Did it have an episode with a RAF pilot driving to work and looking at what he did? Flt lt Christopher Pyne was the pilot? Thanks Andrew

More please!!

Great sound in that venue!

Loved seeing Ashford in the Water at minute 25 👍🏻

Por favor como se titula la segunda composición?

Was that the only surviving footage of Lunch Box?

Bravissimo.❤❤

Johnny Gray's enthusiasm is infectiious!

Lisastansfield..ese día..va ser...espectacular.....el..encuentros........serás.muy..feliz..junto..ami...mi..lisa....amor..real.....cariño..🙆😄🇨🇱❤️❤️

Lovely bit of film - it's great that this sort of history is shared - Nostalgia is not a trap.

yes very good. but cannot get into the situation like say basie, cannot visualise say mean new york streets.theres something very mundane about the british. yes thats right includes me up to 30 yrs ago..the skills though are equal to those in US. Does anyone else feel same. Mean Salford or Chelteham streets seem to lack something.Spose thats why we found Scientology to be perfect for us till due to them it failed or is it they failed.If this session was billed as a US band I reckon I would be in a better mood, very sad.Might also be because we had US training which was lighyt years better than Uk university junk. Before you start pikin holes take a good look at selves or ask us to do it for ya

When Britain was great, what's happened

The good old days, bring them back.

Wooaoooo!!..what a big Band!!.....Beautiful !!

I used to listen to this in bed when I was a child - I'm now in my mid-70s. All I can say is, how did we put up with such pedestrian, not very enteratining or funny nonsense. I know that people had just been through a world war (I missed it by four years) and needed something comforting, but really? this? I listened for 5 minutes, then couldn't bear it any more...

I've heard that this is the only episode to be recorded, would be such a shame if it is true, losing out on such a nice programme.

Damn. We used to be a proud city/nation. Now look at us.

Thank you so much for this!

Having been born and brought up in Derby I weep at the sorry state that the City has descended to since living memory. Today it is a filthy scruffy mess and the people of Derby along with it. Oh how we could go back to the town as it was then.

Roast dinners, Mum in the kitchen, us kids in and out, Dad pulling vegetables and long, long sunny days!

Good exercise

I don,t known them but they are very good. 22:10

Makes me sad. Miss. My. Parents. So much

Used to have to watch this with my nan every day it was on about 1957-58 until I started school. I remember being so bored having to watch it but once I started school I wished I was back home watching it with my nan, a buttered roll and a cup of tea.