 Although the characters are imaginary, the choir sang with the Hallé Youth Orchestra in Manchester's Free Trade Hall on a record that sold more than a million copies.Apart from the pieces on the 1929 recording (Purcell's "Nymphs and Shepherds" and the Evening Benediction from "Hansel and Gretel") the score for the musical was written by Wood.She also narrated the 2012 miniseries "The Talent Show Story".