Arthur Wood (composer), the Glossary
Arthur Henry Wood (24 January 1875 – 18 January 1953) was an English composer and conductor, particularly famous for "Barwick Green", the signature theme for the BBC Radio 4 series The Archers.[1]
Table of Contents
26 relations: Apollo Theatre, Barwick Green, BBC Radio 4, Blue plaque, Boosey & Hawkes, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Chiswick, Dictionary of National Biography, Front Row (radio programme), Gentlemen's club, Green Room Club, Harrogate, Heckmondwike, His Majesty's Theatre, London, Knaresborough, Musical theatre, Peggy Ann Wood, Presbyterianism, Savage Club, Shaftesbury Theatre, Terry's Theatre, The Archers, The Times, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Yorkshire, Yvonne (musical).
- People from Heckmondwike
- The Archers
Apollo Theatre
The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London.
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Barwick Green
"Barwick Green" is the theme music to the long-running BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. Arthur Wood (composer) and Barwick Green are the Archers.
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BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.
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Blue plaque
A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom, and certain other countries and territories, to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker.
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Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes is a British music publisher, purported to be the largest specialist classical music publisher in the world.
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an English orchestra, founded in 1893 and originally based in Bournemouth.
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Chiswick
Chiswick is a district in the London Borough of Hounslow, West London, England.
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Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885.
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Front Row (radio programme)
Front Row is a radio programme on BBC Radio 4 that has been broadcast regularly since 1998.
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Gentlemen's club
A gentlemen's club is a private social club of a type originally set up by men from Britain's upper classes in the 18th and succeeding centuries.
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Green Room Club
The Green Room Club was a London-based club, primarily for actors, but also for lovers of theatre, arts and music.
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Harrogate
Harrogate is a spa town in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England.
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Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, south west of Leeds.
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His Majesty's Theatre, London
His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London.
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Knaresborough
Knaresborough is a market and spa town and civil parish on the River Nidd in North Yorkshire, England.
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Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.
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Peggy Ann Wood
Peggy Ann Wood (14 June 1912 – 30 May 1998) was a British actress, director and theatre manager associated heavily with the Bristol Old Vic.
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Presbyterianism
Presbyterianism is a Reformed (Calvinist) Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders.
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Savage Club
The Savage Club, founded in 1857, is a gentlemen's club in London, named after the poet, Richard Savage.
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Shaftesbury Theatre
The Shaftesbury Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Shaftesbury Avenue, in the London Borough of Camden.
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Terry's Theatre
Terry's Theatre was a West End theatre in the Strand, in the City of Westminster, London.
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The Archers
The Archers is a British radio soap opera currently broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the corporation's main spoken-word channel.
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The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.
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Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England.
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Yorkshire
Yorkshire is an area of Northern England which was historically a county.
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Yvonne (musical)
Yvonne is a musical comedy with a book and lyrics by Percy Greenbank and music by Jean Gilbert and Vernon Duke (at that time still using his birth name of Dukelsky).
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See also
People from Heckmondwike
- Arthur Wood (composer)
- Clifford Grainge
- Dave Pybus
- Dean Hoyle
- Frederic Kelley
- Frederick Ward (cricketer)
- Frederick Wilson Whitehead
- George Arthur Pollard
- George Mitcheson
- Horace Brearley
- James Berry (executioner)
- Jeff Butterfield
- John Curwen
- John Fozard
- John Henry Hirst
- Kim Leadbeater
- Lionel Benjamin Rayner
- Mabel Ferrett
- Thomas Archer Hirst
- Walter Porritt
The Archers
- Ambridge Extra
- Arnold Peters (actor)
- Arthur Wood (composer)
- Barwick Green
- Ben Norris (actor)
- Bob Arnold
- Borchester
- Borsetshire
- Brian Hayles
- Carolyn Jones (British actress)
- Charles Collingwood (actor)
- Chris Gittins
- Colin Skipp
- David Troughton
- Edward J. Mason
- Edward Kelsey
- Emerald O'Hanrahan
- Godfrey Baseley
- Inkberrow
- Jeremy Meadow
- Judy Bennett
- June Spencer
- Keri Davies
- Lee Muddy Baker
- Lesley Saweard
- Louiza Patikas
- Mollie Harris
- Norman Painting
- Patricia Greene
- Peter Kerry
- Sally Wainwright
- Sam Boardman-Jacobs
- Souad Faress
- The Archers
- Tim Bentinck
- Tony Shryane
- Trevor Harrison
- Ursula O'Leary
- Vanessa Whitburn
- William Troughton
- Ysanne Churchman
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wood_(composer)
Also known as Arthur Henry Wood.