Carey Blyton’s 50th birthday was on 14th March 1982. Just over six months later, the event was commemorated by a half-hour BBC Radio programme devoted to Carey’s career and work to date. Broadcast on BBC Radio Medway on two consecutive afternoons, the interviewer and producer of the programme was David Cornet. The programme was publicised in print as follows [NB ‘Swanlea’ is a typo; it should be Swanley]:
Composer Carey Blyton who lives in Swanlea talks to David Cornet about his musical life as he celebrates his 50th birthday
The radio programme is reproduced here in its entirety, and may be played using the control to the right. The complete programme of music included in the broadcast is as follows:
| Opus 81, 1979 | A Sherlock Holmes Suite (extract) | Finale: Victoria Triumphans! |
|---|---|---|
| Opus 4a, 1949/50 | Pastiches | 6 Carioca! (Heitor Villa-Lobos/Gertrude Stein) |
| Opus 28a, 1957/8 | Cinque Port (Music for an Opera) | 2 Song 1: Captain Bowsprit’s Blues |
| Opus 39, 1963 | Six Regional Canadian Folk Songs | 1 Donkey Riding (The Maritimes) |
| Opus 54, 1968 | On Holiday | 3 Hungary (On the Puszta) |
| Opus 64a, 1972 | In Memoriam Django Reinhardt | 2 Elegy |
| Opus 72, 1975 | A Newfoundland Posy | IX Jack was every inch a sailor |
| Opus 82a, 1979 | Pasticheries (non-Boulangerie) | 1 The Return of Bulgy Gogo |
| Opus 81, 1979 | A Sherlock Holmes Suite (extract) | Finale: Victoria Triumphans! |
Bananas in Pyjamas: Carey Blyton at 50
Duration: 30 minutes
Interviewer & Producer: David Cornet
Original broadcast:
2:00pm on Tuesday, 28th September 1982
Repeat broadcast:
2:30pm on Wednesday, 29th September 1982
BBC Radio Medway
30 High Street, Chatham, Kent ME4 4EZ