Chilton on Chilton on BBC

Subject: RE: Chilton on Chilton on BBC
From: GUEST,CJB
Date: 14 Jan 25 - 12:11 AM

Am trying to obtain a Charles Chilton recording of the Salvation Army. There’s a very poor off air recording on You Tube. I purchased an original script on eBay, currently being scanned for a pdf. But I’d like a better recording. It would have come from a BBC transcription disc originally.

https://youtu.be/fd1gI0NA3RA?si=mF1Hpep7DVe1PFEv

https://youtu.be/fd1gI0NA3RA?si=mF1Hpep7DVe1PFEv

Subject: RE: Chilton on Chilton on BBC
From: GUEST,CJB
Date: 14 Jan 25 - 12:01 AM

Here’s his musical docudrama Oh - What A Lovey War! as recorded from the NZBC in the 70s …

https://www.mediafire.com/file/ukw04h0h9hwf0yr/NZBC_-_Charles_Chilton_-_Oh%2521_What_a_Lovely_War_1_%2528extended%2529.flac/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/ukw04h0h9hwf0yr/NZBC_-_Charles_Chilton_-_Oh%2521_What_a_Lovely_War_1_%2528extended%2529.flac

Subject: RE: Chilton on Chilton on BBC
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 18 Feb 04 - 03:36 AM

Yes, one of his radio productions sparked off the stage version.

RtS

Subject: RE: Chilton on Chilton on BBC
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 11:00 AM

Is this the same guy who had a bit of a wrangle with Joan Littlewood about accreditation for "Oh What a Lovely War!"?

Subject: Chilton on Chilton on BBC
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 09:47 AM

Charles Chilton, legendary radio producer of Riders of the Range, Journey into Space* and , of course, (musical bit!)the McColl Radio Ballads is doing the BBC Radio 4 "Archive Hour" next Saturday 21st at 8pm GMT, covering his own career in conversation with Russell Davies.

RtS
(*listening from behind the sofa)