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Pig's Big 78
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004

January[]

02 January 2001

03 January 2001

04 January 2001

11 January 2001

16 January 2001

  • Homochord Dance Orchestra: Lonesome And Blue

17 January 2001

  • Scarlets: Love Doll

18 January 2001

  • George Lewis & His New Orleans Music: Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula

23 January 2001

  • Glowtones (with Orchestra directed by Howard Biggs): Ping Pong

24 January 2001

25 January 2001

30 January 2001

  • City of London Police Band: The British Imperial Chimes

31 January 2001

  • Walter Thompson & His Jump Cats: Blues On The Delta

February[]

01 February 2001

  • Jimmie Rogers: Anniversary Blue Yodel

06 February 2001

  • Mr Horace Pack: The Bells of St Mary's

07 February 2001

  • Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra: Deep Night Foxtrot

13 February 2001

  • Carmen Miranda: Rebola A Bola

14 February 2001

  • London Orchestra: Tabasco (Rag Waltz)

15 February 2001

20 February 2001

  • Clarkson Rose: She's Gone Crazy

21 February 2001

  • Jack Hylton's Brighter London Dance Band: Hinky Dinky Parlez Vous

22 February 2001

  • German Canaries In Bremen: Untitled

27 February 2001

  • Harry Woods & His New Jersey Orchestra: What A Difference A Day Makes

28 February 2001

  • Hollywood Dance Orchestra: I'm Following You (Foxtrot)

March[]

01 March 2001

  • Billy Cotton And His Band: 11 More Months And 10 More Days

06 March 2001

07 March 2001

08 March 2001

  • ????

13 March 2001

  • Alhambra Orchestra: The Bing Boys Are Here

14 March 2001

  • Jack Hylton & His Orchestra: Lazy Bones

15 March 2001

  • Billy Cotton & His Band: The Moon Was Yellow (And The Night Was Young)

20 March 2001

  • Gene Krupa & His Orchestra: Drummin' Man

21 March 2001

22 March 2001

  • Dixieland Jazz Group of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin St with Lena Horne: The St Louis Blues

27 March 2001

  • Hurlingham Club Orchestra: Riley's Cowshed

28 March 2001

29 March 2001:

  • No Pig's 78 as show is from London rather than Peel Acres. Peel worried about possible traffic jams due to tube strike.

April[]

03 April 2001

  • Jack Hylton & His Orchestra (feat Harry Robbins on his Xylophone): Stepping Out

04 April 2001

  • Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men: Boogie At Midnight

05 April 2001

  • Primo Scala's Accordion Band: Little Valley In The Mountains

10 April 2001

11 April 2001

  • Benny Carter & His Orchestra: Savoy Stampede (Columbia)

12 April 2001

  • Ken Snakehips Johnston & His West Indian Orchestra (voc. Al Bowlly & The Henderson Twins): Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind (HMV)

17 April 2001

  • Freddy Martin & His Orchestra (Tschaikowsky, arr. Ray Austin)]]: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies

18 April 2001

19 April 2001

  • Eddie Cooley & The Dimples: Priscilla

24 April 2001

  • Jack Simpson's Sextet: Desert Patrol

25 April 2001

26 April 2001

  • Ambrose & His Orchestra with vocal refrain by Leslie Douglas: Moonlight Becomes You - A listener suggested that Sheila should go out on the road and play nothing but 78s.

May[]

01 May 2001

  • Al Hibbler with Duke Ellington: Don't Get Around Much Anymore (No Pig's Big 78 this week, due to JP forgetting to record them over the weekend. By way of small recompense, he plays a shellac tribute to the recently deceased Al Hibbler.)

02 May 2001:

  • No Pig's Big 78

03 May 2001:

  • ???

08 May 2001

  • Rhythm Band: Lumber On

09 May 2001:

  • ????

10 May 2001

  • Billy Cotton & His Band: Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major

15 May 2001

16 May 2001

  • Dixie Marimba Players: My Heart Belongs To The Girl Who Belongs To Somebody Else

17 May 2001

22 May 2001

23 May 2001

  • Earl Hines & His Orchestra: Ridin’ And Jivin’

24 May 2001

  • Leslie Sarony with Harry Hudson's Melody Men: Riding On A Camel In The Desert

29 May 2001

  • Rhythm Band: Lumber On

30 May 2001

  • Billy Cotton & His Band (with Vocal Chorus): Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major

31 May 2001

June[]

05 June 2001

06 June 2001

  • Star Syncopaters (dir Wag Alley): The Toy Drum Major

07 June 2001

  • Bailey's Lucky Seven: On The Gin Gin Ginny Shore

12 June 2001

13 June 2001

  • Dinah Shore With Orchestra: Something To Remember You By

14 June 2001

19 June 2001

  • Star Syncopaters (dir Wag Alley): Eat More Fruit

20 June 2001

  • Ambassador Club Band (directed by Eddie Gross Bart): Betty Co Ed

21 June 2001:

  • ????

26 June 2001

27 June 2001

28 June 2001

July[]

03 July 2001

04 July 2001

  • Jimmy Yancey: Yancey Stomp

05 July 2001

  • Charlie Kunz: Piano medley feat. Only You, All I Need Is You, Pennsylvania Polka

10 July 2001

  • Two Gilberts: Caravan

11 July 2001

17 July 2001

  • Benny Goodman & His Sextet: These Foolish Things

18 July 2001

  • Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra: Stardust

19 July 2001

  • JP: There's no Pig's Big 78 in tonight's programme cos she's gone into Ipswich to see our Alexandra.

25 July 2001

  • Colt Brothers: Our Hometown Mountain Band

26 July 2001

  • unknown

31 July 2001

  • Earl Bostic and his Orchestra: Always

August[]

07 August 2001

08 August 2001

09 August 2001

14 August 2001

15 August 2001

16 August 2001

  • Artie Shaw and his Orchestra: The Glider

23 August 2001

  • Artie Shaw & The Gramercy Five: 'Bésame Mucho' (7" Single at 78rpm) (Pig's "Little" Big 78)

28 August 2001

29 August 2001

  • Dinah Shore: Somebody Loves Me

30 August 2001

September[]

04 September 2001

05 September 2001

06 September 2001

18 September 2001

  • Gene Krupa & His Orchestra: Disc Jockey Jump

20 September 2001

  • Borstal Collegians: Eleven More Months And Ten More Days (Sterno Records)

25 September 2001

26 September 2001

  • Adrian Schubert's Salon Orchestra: Kiss Waltz

27 September 2001

October[]

02 October 2001

03 October 2001

  • Bing Crosby (accompanied by Dick McIntyre & His Harmony Hawaiians): Trade Winds

04 October 2001

09 October 2001

  • Hottentots: Flame Of Desire

10 October 2001

  • Randolph Sutton: What Are You Going To Do About Mary, The Poor Old Cow

11 October 2001

  • Bidgood’s Symphonic Dance Band: The Wedding Of The Painted Doll

16 October 2001

  • Leslie Sarony: Why Did The Sparrow Leave The Straight And Narrow?

17 October 2001

  • Four Aces: The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart

18 October 2001

23 October 2001

  • No Pig's Big 78 (not recorded due to chaos at Peel Acres)

24 October 2001

  • No Pig's Big 78 (not recorded due to chaos) at Peel Acres)

25 October 2001

30 October 2001

  • unknown

31 October 2001

November[]

01 November 2001

  • Al Volcale & His Crooners: Falling In Love Again

06 November 2001

  • Vernon Dalhart & Charlie Wells: Golden Slippers

07 November 2001

08 November 2001

  • Duncan Rose: I’m In The Jailhouse Now

13 November 2001:

  • Three Ginx: On A Steamer Coming Over - repeat following requests

14 November 2001

  • Harry Hudson’s Melody Men: Cuckoo In The Clock

15 November 2001

  • Three Ginx: On A Steamer Coming Over - played for third time

20 November 2001

  • Vocaleers with Rhythm Accompaniment: I Walk Alone

21 November 2001

  • Bert Terrell: Dairy Fairy - “the Dutch yodeling star”

22 November 2001

  • No Pig's Big 78. Show live from Maida Vale.

27 November 2001

  • Doye O'Dell: Shut Up And Drink Your Beer

28 November 2001

  • Hillbillies: Take My Boots Off When I Dies

29 November 2001

December[]

04 December 2001

  • Walter Thomas & His Jump Cats: Broke But Happy

05 December 2001

  • Bonnie Lou: Tennessee Wig Walk

06 December 2001

11 December 2001

  • Velvets: They Tried

12 December 2001

  • Billy Elliot & The Cabaret Orchestra: 'All Alone In Lover's Lane'

13 December 2001

18 December 2001

  • No Pig’s Big 78 – broken minidisc player at Peel Acres

19 December 2001

  • No Pig’s Big 78 – broken minidisc player at Peel Acres

20 December 2001

  • Hottentots: Flame of Desire

25 December 2001

26 December 2001

  • Jimmie Rodgers: 'Any Old Time'

27 December 2001