La fille mal gardée
He served as Principal Conductor of the Royal Bellet from 1959 from 1972. He arranged "La fille mal gardée" (original music by Ferdinand Hérold and others), to choreography by Frederick Ashton, for the Royal Ballet in 1960. Lanchbery's re-working also included some Donizetti and much of his own invention. This work includes the famous "Clog Dance" used for many years as a theme tune for "Home This Afternoon" on BBC radio.