Music Makers (radio): Kings and Things
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Kings and Things is a unit of the BBC schools radio series Music Makers from the 1970s and 1980s, covering music for primary and secondary school pupils.
Songs
- The Waxwork Monarchs
- William and Harold
- King John and Robin Hood
- Henry VIII and His Wives
- Oliver Cromwell's Song
- The Four Georges
- The Great Exhibition of 1851
Broadcasts
Credits
| Written by | Peter Hancock |
| Music by | Robert Long |
| Producer | Peter Hutchings |
Resources
Pupils' pamphlet
A 28 page pamphlet, illustrated by Paul Cemmick, containing words and music of all the songs, cartoons filling in the basic story, and pictures to illustrate the magazine sections of the programmes.
Teachers' notes
The teachers' notes contained an overview of the series, lists of the content in each programme, and piano music for all of the songs.
Acting script
An acting script for the story was available free to schools, directly from the producer during the term of broadcast.
Music Makers units often also had a set of accompaniments for melodic instruments, but no such accompaniments were made available for Kings and Things.
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