I was in BBC Maida Vale studios this morning to help record a cast of 4 young teenagers in singing selections from Calamity Jane. Tom Wainwright’s trilogy, Leg Breakers – half hour Radio 4 dramas set in and around a children’s Saturday drama school – required an MD/pianist to be the instrumental side of Keith, the music man of the ‘Leg Breakers’ school. Studio staff and adult cast members generously augmented the children’s vocals. A good time had by all. Sasha Yevtushenko, the producer, and his team will doubtless work some magic on the recordings to make the group sound even larger. The programmes will be transmitted on 19th June, 26th June and 3rd July, all at 11.30am. My contribution is mainly in the final episode.
Colin Sell 