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Elaine Paige on Sunday attracts around two million listeners a week. [19] In the last quarter of 2017, ratings for Elaine Paige on Sunday increased to 2.38 million, compared to 1.94 million in the same quarter of 2016, which was a new record for the show. [20] In May 2005, The Guardian's Elisabeth Mahoney gave the show an unfavourable review.
Elaine Jill Paige OBE (née Bickerstaff; born 5 March 1948) [1] is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire , Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School , making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16.
Shortly after they began working, however, Lloyd Webber realized Rice was writing specifically for Elaine Paige, with whom Rice was having an affair. Lloyd Webber felt that allowing Paige to appear in the series would suggest he approved of the relationship, so he decided to look for a new lyricist [citation needed].
In a 2013 interview with Elaine Paige during her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday, Lloyd Webber was asked about the progress of the film, to which he replied: I would love a film to be made of Sunset , of course, but unfortunately the rights are owned by Paramount who own the original movie and, so far, talks with them have never led to ...
Paige played her solo demo recording of the song on her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. In January 2011, the Official Charts Company released a list of the top 10 All Time Best Selling Duets in which "I Know Him So Well" was placed seventh in the chart.
The show marked O'Grady's permanent role as a Radio 2 presenter, following numerous stints standing in on other shows including Elaine Paige on Sunday. The programme celebrated its 200th show on 24 February 2013, its 300th show on 17 May 2015, its 400th show on 11 February 2018, and its 500th show on 28 March 2021.
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In September 2004, he created Elaine Paige on Sunday, which he produced until 2010. In 2003, he produced Radio 2's Great British Music Debate and later executive-produced the two follow-ups in 2004. In 2005 he produced Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's first Radio 2 programmes, as well as the Network debuts of Paul O'Grady and John Barrowman .