Time and Tune: The Magic Music Shop
The Magic Music Shop is a unit of the BBC schools radio series Time and Tune from the 1970s, covering Music for primary school pupils.
A original story written by John Emlyn Edwards for Time and Tune with, as with all of the autumn term series from this era, a Christmassy element that made it perfect to be performed as a school's end-of-term entertainment.
The Jolly Fiddler is a shop selling musical instruments, including the harpsichord, the lute, the oboe, the french horn and the drum. Unbeknownst to the shopkeeper the instruments come alive after he has locked up, and play songs to themselves all night.
The shop has fallen on hard times and the shopkeeper is thinking of selling up, but the instruments hatch a plan to compose a Christmas carol that will enchant the townspeople and persuade them to buy lots of musical instruments from the shop.
The theme tune to this unit was the Ouverture from La Boutique Fantastique by {{Credit|Gioachino Rossini|Music (source)|Rossini)), orchestrated by {{Credit|Ottorino Respighi|Music (source)|Respighi)), and more music from La Boutique Fantastique was played for listening during the broadcasts.
Songs
All seven songs from this unit, with a short extract from each.
There's an oom-pa, oom-pa, oom-pa horn,
And a lu, lu, lu, lu, lute.
So, come and join the dance merrily.
Dance! 'Tis a holiday.
When you beat on the drum you play a jolly rhythm.
When you you beat on the drum you play a jolly rhythm.
Follow my leader to London town,
London town, London town.
Oh, I'm a good musician, and I play very well.
Oh, we are good musicians and we play very well.
'I'll sing the tune,' said sweet Violin.
'And gay as starlight I'll play,' said the Flute.
Angels on high are singing.
Hark! Now the bells are ringing.
Credits
| Pamphlet illustrated by | Alexy Pendle |
| The Magic Music Shop written by | John Emlyn Edwards |
| Time and Tune written & produced by | Douglas Coombes |
Episodes
The programmes were broadcast in the Spring 1971 on Thursdays at 11:00-11:20am.
To the best of my knowledge, no recordings of this unit have been kept in the BBC archives. However a recording of the song When you beat on the drum is included on the first Time and Tune LP.
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Broadcast one | 23 Sep 1971 |
| 2. | Broadcast two | 30 Sep 1971 |
| 3. | Broadcast three | 7 Oct 1971 |
| 4. | Broadcast four | 14 Oct 1971 |
| 5. | Broadcast five | 21 Oct 1971 |
| 6. | Broadcast six | 4 Nov 1971 |
| 7. | Broadcast seven | 11 Nov 1971 |
| 8. | Broadcast eight | 18 Nov 1971 |
| 9. | Broadcast nine | 25 Nov 1971 |
| 10. | Broadcast ten (concert) | 2 Dec 1971 |
Sources & References
- BBC (1971a) Time and Tune pupils' pamphlet, autumn 1971. London: BBC. ISBN 0 563 11045 7
- BBC (1971b) Time and Tune teacher's notes, autumn 1971. London: BBC. ISBN 0 563 11046 5
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