Fine Movie Classics

Fine Movie Classics - 21 November 25

This week hear music by John Williams, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe, James Horner, Vangelis, Rachel Portman and the little-known Piero Piccione. TV series like “The Leopard”, the stage and film musical M Fair Lady with a world premier recording of all the music composed for…

24 Nov 1 hour

Fine Movie Classics - 14 November 25

This week hear music from Hitchcock’s thriller “The 39 Steps”, “Star Trek The Motion Picture”, “Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows” and “Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring.” Lang Lang plays music from the video game “Black Myth Wukong”, as does Koari Muraji from “Final Fantasy 7”…

14 Nov 58 min

Fine Movie Classics - 07 November 25

In this edition hear about the controversy surrounding the film “The Lost King”, detailing the search for the remains of King Richard III, found beneath a car park in England in 2012. Alexandre Desplat has just released his latest album from a concert of his film music in which he…

7 Nov 56 min

Fine Movie Classics - 31 October 25

In this edition hear a wonderful variety of film music ranging from The Jungle Book and Oklahoma to European films such as Pelle The Conqueror, Betty Blue, Manon Des Sources and Last Tango in Paris

31 Oct 58 min

Fine Music Classics - 24 October 2025

This week, hear music from “Dangerous Liaisons” and “Quartet”, both featuring classic music. There’s also music from Alfred and Thomas Newman, by Patrick Doyle for “Death ON The Nile”, and by Jurgen Knieper from the French film “Apres La Guerre”. Also, hear a love theme which became a huge hit…

24 Oct 57 min

Fine Music Classics - 17 October 2025

In this edition hear music from “Downton Abbey: A New Era”, “Cinderella Man” and “The Dark Knight”, plus from the Swiss film “Concert For Alice”, the French film “Le Grand Chemin, Mel Gibson’s take on “Hamlet”, and the Merchant/Ivory production “The Remains OF The Day”. There’s also an awesome Symphonic…

17 Oct 58 min

Fine Music Classics - 10 October 2025

In this edition hear music from “Angela’s Ashes”, “Dr Strangelove – or how I learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb”, “The Thomas Crown Affair”, “Papillon”, “Julieta” and “Crash”. There’s also “The Music Man” and “The Shape Of Water”. 

10 Oct 57 min

Fine Music Classics - 03 October 2025

In this edition hear the story of how Angela Lansbury came to sing the title song in “Beauty & The Beast”. Also, hear music from Francois Truffaut’s “Jules Et Jim”, a reflective ballad from “A Chorus Line” and Julie Andrews, who turned 90 this week, sings Feed The Birds from…

3 Oct 58 min

Fine Music Classics - 26 September 25

This week I feature music from “How To Train Your Dragon” and the Pixar animated musical “Coco”. Harold Faltermeyer’s iconic Top Gun Anthem is heard, along with music from “The Stepford Wives”, “Zulu” and “The Four Musketeers”. I also bring you music by Bear McCreary from the new prequel TV…

26 Sep 58 min

Fine Music Classics - 19 September 25

Hear the biggest hit of Louis Armstrong’s career, along with a hit song for a Greek film which won an Oscar for its composer who turned down the award. There’s a triple play by John Williams, Clannad performs a tune for “Patriot Games” and you’ll hear the remixed title theme…

19 Sep 59 min

Fine Music Classics - 12 September 25

This week hear music by Zbigniew Preisner in a medley from 3 films, along with music by Quincy Jones for “The Italian Job”, by Dave Pemberton from “Amsterdam” and by Patrick Doyle from “Death On The Nile”. TV music includes “The Golden Girls”, “Game Of Thrones” and there’s an excellent…

12 Sep 50 min

Fine Music Classics - 05 September 25

Following the recent release of the first in what will be a 3-volume set of 75 CDs “John Williams: The Anthology”,  hear his music from “Jaws”, “The Reivers” and “1941”. Howard Shore provides music for the 1996 film “Crash”, Alberto Iglesias does likewise for Pedro Almodóvar’s film “Julieta”, and there’s…

5 Sep 59 min

Fine Music Classics - 29 August 25

Hear music from the video game “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim”, and from the Amazon Prime sci-fi series “Tales From The Loop”. We head back in time to “The Sea Hawk” with Errol Flynn and to Ron Goodwin’s score to “633 Squadron”. There’s also beautiful music from “The Rose” and…

29 Aug 58 min

Fine Movie Classics - 22 AUG 25

From box office blockbusters to hidden indie gems and critically acclaimed foreign-language films, Mike Mills presents Fine Movie Classics. Whether you're a fan of timeless Hollywood masterpieces or groundbreaking international cinema, Mike offers a curated selection of films that celebrate the art of storytelling on screen. Let Mike guide you…

22 Aug 58 min

Fine Movie Classics - 15 AUG 25

This week, hear music from films ranging from “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt 1”, “The Longest Day” and “The Killing Fields” to the anime TV series Sword Art Online and the delightful animated hit “An American Tail” and from “Ben Hur” to “The Wizard Of Oz” and “Paint Your Wagon”.

15 Aug 57 min

Fine Movie Classics - 08 AUG 25

Hear music from the excellent TV series “Bridgerton”, “Inspector Morse” and “The Witcher”. There’s a favourite song from “Lady & The Tramp”, music from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Love Actually”, as well as from the 1938 film “The Adventures Of Robin Hood” and from Blake Edwards’ inventive comedy about…

8 Aug 58 min

Fine Movie Classics - 01 AUG 25

Hear music from the excellent TV series “Shetland”, from the Nintendo game “Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Walker” and there’s music from a 1956 film biography of the famed British pilot Douglas Bader who lost both his legs in a plane crash. Kenneth Moore starred as Bader and the music…

8 Aug 58 min

Fine Movie Classics - 25 JULY 25

This week our TV themes come from the Netflix series “Bridgerton” and also from “Demon Slayer”. Enya sings Book Of Days in the film “Far & Away” and there’s music from a 1963 classic, “Tom Jones” by John Addison.  Motoi Sakuraba gives us music from the video game “Dark Souls”…

25 Jul 58 min

Fine Movie Classics - 18 JULY 25

Enjoy music from “Gigi”, The Charge Of The Light Brigade” and Rachel Portman’s opera later filmed by the BBC, “The Little Prince”. This week’s TV theme is for the long-running series “Midsomer Murders” and there’s music from the current live-action version of “How To Train Your Dragon”.

18 Jul 58 min

Fine Movie Classics - 11 JULY 25

This week’s selection ranges from the 1949 film “The Red Pony to the musical “La La Land, from the “Angry Birds” video game theme to the TV series “Disclaimer” and from “The Luzhin Defence” to “Wicked: Pt. 1”.

11 Jul 57 min