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- The Organist Entertains was a long-running music programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2. The 30 minute programme focused on the organ in its many guises, and played recordings and live broadcasts of theatre organs, pipe organs and electronic organs around the United Kingdom and the rest of the world.
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The Organist Entertains was a long-running music programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2. The 30 minute programme focused on the organ in its many guises, and played recordings and live broadcasts of theatre organs, pipe organs and electronic organs around the United Kingdom and the rest of the world.
Nigel Ogden presents a programme of popular organ recordings, including pipe and electronic organs.
American theatre organ sounds from Ashley Miller, John Seng and Walt Strony. Featuring performances from New York's Radio City Music Hall and Mundelein, Illinois.
Apr 24, 2020 · Step back in time and experience the magic of Nigel Ogden, the former esteemed host of BBC Radio 2's "The Organist Entertains," as he takes center stage in a mesmerizing concert recorded in...
Jul 16, 2013 · After his retirement in 1962, two organists took over playing duties in the Empress Ballroom - the first was Watson Holmes who was organist at Blackpool's third ballroom Wurlitzer in the Palace...
In recent years the show has moved away from the electronic organ scene in favour of theatre, classical and the odd Hammond recording. Despite a loyal fan base, the writing has been on the wall for a few years and the show will end in May, just a year short of half a century on our airwaves.
Mar 6, 2018 · Nigel Ogden: The Organist Entertains - Media Centre. In this special hour long edition of the show, Nigel revisits the first edition of The Organist Entertains. Broadcast on 11 June 1969, the...
