Best of British TV series?

[vilbs]

Hi - I am hoping this is the right place to post this question. A few years ago (early 90s?) I can remember a TV series which I thought was called Best of British. It would show clips of all the great British films. I can remember Henry V was definitely in the opening credits. Anyway it had the most beautiful (classical) music theme which I am trying to track down. The problem is the I am not even sure that that is what the title was and if it was that it is so generic Google is proving a nightmare.



Any light shedders would be much appreciated.



Kind regards and thanks in advance.

[Santonix]

The series was called "Best Of British Cinema"and was narrated in the by Sir John Mills. it was made in the late 1980's.

The composer of the opening theme music was Rob Waugh.

[vilbs]

oh thank you so much. That's great news. I knew I had come to the right place.



I will now track the music down :)



Best regards.

[Freddy]

Part of it on youtube



[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNVJtNQuW50]YouTube - Best of British TV Theme[/ame]



Freddy

[smudge]

Done by Robert and Ashley Sidaway IIRC - a similar format was done for THE WORLD OF HAMMER, then nothing else thereafter...



Smudge

[vilbs]

Thanks to you guys I have just ordered "The Best of British Cinema: 5 Decades" DVD. If anyone else is interested the link is:



[ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-British-Cinema-Decades-NTSC/dp/B00000JMOT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1243976980&sr=1-1]The Best of British Cinema: 5 Decades DVD 1987 US Import NTSC: Amazon.co.uk: John Mills, Maurice Sellar, Robert Sidaway, Lou Jones: DVD[/ame]



I am resisting the temptation to watch the YouTube link - just going to wait until the disk arrives. Very excited!



Thanks again everyone.

[julian_craster]

This is an interesting series, but because it only has access to the RANK film library, it is highly partial and selective....and there are a few factual errors in the commentary (i.e. LONDON TOWN (1946) was not filmed at Pinewood as John Mills says, but at 'Sound City Shepperton' ....)