RESL 221 Fortunes of war by Richard Holmes / Pavel's Rumanian Ensemble / The United Kingdom Symphony Orchestra


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Release details

DetailValue
Catalogue numberRESL 221
TitleFortunes of war
Artist(s)Richard Holmes / Pavel's Rumanian Ensemble / The United Kingdom Symphony Orchestra
Cover conditionNear mint
Record conditionNear mint
BBC records label codeG
Item deleted?Yes
Released1987
Distributed / printed byNot shown
Country of originUK UK flag
Media typePrimary
Media genreDramas - Period
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Run-off codes / Shop bar codesRESL 221 A-2-1-01-01
RESL 221 B-1U-1-01-3
My rating*****
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What type of seller was used?Physical shop
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Tracks

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Side & trackTrack and ArtistLength
A1Fortunes of war [Richard Holmes / Pavel's Rumanian Ensemble]3.01
B1The song of sounion [Richard Holmes / The United Kingdom Symphony Orchestra]3.39
Total length of media 6:40.

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Next BBC drama show for a Sunday this time. This one about war. Music has very European influences.
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Conducted by


Richard Holmes

Produced by


Bruce Talbot

Fortunes of war is a compelling television serial based on Olivia Manning's Balkan Trilogy and Levant Trilogy. The screenplay is by Alan Plater. Set against the vivad canvas of civilian life in wartime Europe, it is a remarkable portrait of a marriage with the expatriate English community.

The cast includes Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Ronald Pickup, Rupert Graves, Alan Bennett and Charles Kay.

The serial is directed by James Vellan Jones and produced by Betty Willingale.
 

Other versions

I have the title track on these releases:
[12inches]12 RSL 221Fortunes of war
[cdsingles]CD RSL 221Fortunes of war
[cds]PWKS 645The best of BBC TV's themes

Further information

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