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Brian Fahey (25 April 1919 – 4 April 2007) was a British musical director and arranger, best known for composing At the Sign of the Swingin' Cymbal, Alan Freeman's signature tune.
Born in Margate, Kent, Fahey learned piano and cello and became interested in big band arranging and composing. During the Second World War he was a survivor of the Wormhoudt massacre which occurred on Tuesday 28 May 1940. After recovering from his wounds, he subsequently spent five years in POW Camps, during which time he worked on his musical skills.
Fahey played in various bands, but his passion was for arranging. Between 1949 and 1959, he worked for the music publishers Chappells and Cinephonic Music, specialising in arrangements for singers, bands and orchestras, mainly for radio broadcasts. His compositions include Fanfare Boogie (1955), which won an Ivor Novello Award.
Fahey freelanced after 1959, working with recording companies, the BBC and in the theatre. He provided scores for movies - The Break (1963), Curse of Simba (1965), The Plank (1967) and Rhubarb (1969). He became principal conductor of the BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra in 1972, and continued to work for the BBC after the orchestra was disbanded in 1981. He was also Shirley Bassey's musical director for a time.
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Born in Margate, Kent, Fahey learned piano and cello and became interested in big band arranging and composing. During the Second World War he was a survivor of the Wormhoudt massacre which occurred on Tuesday 28 May 1940. After recovering from his wounds, he subsequently spent five years in POW Camps, during which time he worked on his musical skills.
Fahey played in various bands, but his passion was for arranging. Between 1949 and 1959, he worked for the music publishers Chappells and Cinephonic Music, specialising in arrangements for singers, bands and orchestras, mainly for radio broadcasts. His compositions include Fanfare Boogie (1955), which won an Ivor Novello Award.
Fahey freelanced after 1959, working with recording companies, the BBC and in the theatre. He provided scores for movies - The Break (1963), Curse of Simba (1965), The Plank (1967) and Rhubarb (1969). He became principal conductor of the BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra in 1972, and continued to work for the BBC after the orchestra was disbanded in 1981. He was also Shirley Bassey's musical director for a time.
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Rhubarb (1970)
, 37minutesDirected by Eric Sykes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Harry Secombe, Kenneth Connor, Jimmy Edwards, Hattie Jacques, Gordon Rollings, Johnny Speight
Rating56%
A Police Inspector and a vicar play a round of golf. The Police Inspector has a Constable help him to cheat by removing his golf ball from awkward situations, and the vicar ultimately requests divine intervention.
The Plank (1967)
, 45minutesDirected by Eric Sykes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Tommy Cooper, Eric Sykes, Jimmy Edwards, Arthur Lowe, Roy Castle, Graham Stark
Rating66%
After one of the characters uses the last floorboard for heating, the two hapless carpenters have to buy a replacement. They return to the house with the plank on top of a Morris Eight Series E, but the journey is fraught with unexpected difficulties.
Curse of the Voodoo (1965)
, 1h17Directed by Lindsay Shonteff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, Lisa Daniely, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Mary Kerridge, John Witty
Rating38%
When White hunter Mike Stacey kills a lion in Simbazi country in Africa, he is cursed by the tribal chief. When the curse that manifests itself with hallucinations follows him to England he consults an expert on the subject. The expert informs Stacey the only way to remove the curse is to return to Africa and personally kill the man who put it on him.