STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS : THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION'S TRIBUTE TO JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY - BBC TELECAST

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today marks 57th years since that fateful day in Dallas Texas, when the 35th President Of The United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated  while traveling in a presidential motorcade. With him in mind, we spotlight this 1963 Deeca Records vinyl transcription of the special 11/23/63 airing of THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS - The British Broadcasting Corporation's Tribute to JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY. That Was The Week That Was, was a satire news program that scraped their scheduled programming to air a somber tribute to the slain President. It aired the day following the horrific act. Side one starts with each cast member giving their on thoughts on the events and ends with the debut of a  song, "In the Summer of His Years," written for the occasion and  sung by Millicent Martin. Side 2 has  Dame Sybil Thorndike reading a Caryl Brahms poem, "To Jackie" and ends with a look towards the new President,  LBJ.

Our copy was given to us by our good friend Miss Dixie.

1. David Frost
2. Roy Kinnear
3. David Kernan
4. Al Mancini
5. Kenneth Cope
6. William Rushton
7. Lance Percival
8. David Frost
9. Millicent Martin "In The Summer Of His Years" (Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer - Music: Dave Lee)"

Side 2:

1. David Frost
2. Robert Lang
3. Dame Sybil Thorndike "To Jackie" (Written By Caryl Brahms)
4. Bernard Levin
5. David Frost

Compiled By, Producer [Produced By] – Ned Sherrin

Composed By [Music Composed By], Directed By [Music Directed By] – Dave Lee 

Guest – Dame Sybil Thorndike

Producer [Produced For Records By] – Milt Gabler

Producer [Production Assistants] – Alison Marriott, Gavin Millar, John Bassett, John Duncan

Written-By – Bernard Levin, Caryl Brahms, Chiristopher Booker, David Frost, Herbert Kretzmer

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