▁in ▁the ▁earliest ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁when ▁the ▁BBC ▁Dance ▁Orchestra ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Jack ▁Pay ne ▁before ▁Henry ▁Hall ▁took ▁over ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁format ▁and ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁Dance ▁Orchestra ▁was ▁changed ▁and ▁modern ised , ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁big ▁band ▁with ▁strings ▁in ▁the ▁Billy ▁May ▁style , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁BBC ▁Show band , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Cy ril ▁St ap leton . ▁The ▁band , ▁featuring ▁many ▁British ▁jazz ▁players , ▁was ▁heavily ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ▁Light ▁Program me ▁and ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁widely ▁in ▁television ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁hom eg rown ▁talent , ▁including ▁a ▁then ▁unknown ▁Matt ▁Mon ro , ▁and ▁with ▁international ▁stars ▁such ▁as ▁Frank ▁Sin atra ▁and ▁Nat ▁‘ K ing ’ ▁Cole . ▁ ▁The ▁BBC ▁Big ▁Band ▁came ▁into ▁existence ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁when ▁the ▁existing ▁BBC ▁Vari ety ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁BBC ▁Rev ue ▁Orchestra ▁were ▁am alg am ated ▁creating ▁the ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁The ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁Orchestra ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁flexible ▁studio ▁ensemble ▁on ▁the ▁Nelson ▁R iddle / Hen ry ▁Man c ini ▁model , ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁jazz ▁Big ▁Band ▁and ▁sym ph onic ▁strings . ▁The ▁BBC ▁Big ▁Band ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁or chestra ' s ▁br ass , ▁re ed ▁and ▁rh ythm ▁sections , ▁and ▁was ▁nomin ally ▁the