| It Wasn’t Me TV play |
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|---|---|
| Series | The Wednesday Play |
| Date of composition | February 1969 |
| Opus number | (No opus number) |
| Type of work | Music for a film or documentary |
| Duration | 11½ mins |
| Musical forces | Two Piccolos/Two Flutes, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, Cello and Percussion |
| Commissioner | BBC-tv |
| Writer | James Hanley |
| Producer | Irene Shubik |
| Director | James Ferman |
| Recording session | 13th February 1969 |
| Session information | Recorded at BBC Studio 2, Maida Vale by Harold Clarke (flute and piccolo), David Sandimans (flute and piccolo), Aubrey Johnson (oboe), Bernard Bree (bass clarinet), Denis Vigay (cello) and David Johnson (percussion), conducted by the composer |
| Publication status | Manuscript |
| Archive location | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| Archive contents | Original bound music manuscript |
| Notes | A sinister, but sad, black comedy about the age-old problem of old age |
…a black comedy by James Hanley about the age-old problem of old age, had a most disquieting and glacial score played by a few wind instruments … Clearly, here was a composer who needed investigating.