Sunday Feature: The Story of Light Music

A programme marking the centenary of composer Ernest Tomlinson's birth and exploring the soundworld of pioneering light composers Eric Coates, Robert Farnon, Frederic Curzon, Ronald Binge, Peter Hope and others. Singer Catherine Bott explores British light music, from its pre-war origins to its golden age in the 1940s and '50s and beyond. She takes a look at what light music means today and its deep legacy for radio, TV and film scores as well as its re-emergence on digital platforms like Tik Tok. Contributors include composer Peter Hope, conductor John Wilson, Ernest Tomlinson's daughter Hilary Ashton, composer Thomas Hewitt-Jones and organist Richard Hills