Words and Music

[Nick Armstrong]

Just a thought.

With which I completely agree.

[Radio64]

With which I completely agree.

Today's one on the theme of 'Ruins' is a bit melancholic innit?
perhaps unsurprisingly so..

[gradus]

One of my favourite progs and I agree about the mood of today's but who cares, they are unique and work perfectly on the wireless - somehow the mot juste for this programme.

[Radio64]

I must admit Sunday's Shakespeare one was a tad disappointing, although as a consequence I downloaded (flac files) Songs to Shakespeare off Hyperion at a bargain price.

Hadn't heard Lawn, as white as driven snow since my schooldays when we did The Winter's Tale!

[gingerjon]

I have asked about this - not specifically for Words & Music.

For the TV iPlayer you can now download most programmes and some films. They are then yours for 30 days (or longer if you know which cunning buttons to press). The radio iPlayer is meant to be following suit at some unidentified point in the future. Right now, I'd be happy with them labelling programme titles properly but beggars, choosers etc ...

The other change recently announced for the TV which I assume will also apply to the radio is that programmes will, by default, be on the watch again/download section for 30 days rather than 7. They will stop building up series to allow this to happen.

[Radio64]

I have asked about this - not specifically for Words & Music.

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Thanks for the info ginger, although I suspect as a non-UK user 'restrictions may apply'.
Thankfully I can listen to most BBC radio channels/broadcasts although there are some restrictions on podcasts, live sports programmes etc.
I am not able to downlaod those podcasts which contain large amounts of music (eg. weekly Breakfast chart), and I suspect the same would apply to W&M if it is ever made downloadable.

[Radio64]

They got it slightly wrong on the name of the composer of the Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack in the 'music played' section of the website for yesterday's "Recipes" .. not Jean but his old man Maurice.

Who do I complain to?

[Nick Armstrong]

There have been a lot of short threads in various places on Words and Music so I thought I'd pull them together...

... and alert the company to an interesting one on today, built around Montaigne - with Jim Broadbent reading Montaigne's words

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jql7p *

It would seem to have been devised with notre cher vinteuil in mind...




* a repeat, I see...

[StatMallard]

Morning all.

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but here goes.

Does anybody know anything about the picture on the iplayer accompanying the Words and Music broadster on Monday 22nd Dec at 16.30 please?

Have become fascinated by it whilst listening to the programme and would love to know/see more about/of it.

Many Thanks

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Morning all.

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but here goes.

Does anybody know anything about the picture on the iplayer accompanying the Words and Music broadster on Monday 22nd Dec at 16.30 please?

Have become fascinated by it whilst listening to the programme and would love to know/see more about/of it.

Many Thanks

This one, StatM?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01k9t7h

It's Willaim Morris' The Strawberry Thief - one of his wallpaper designs from the 1880s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Thief_%28William_Morris%29

[StatMallard]

This one, StatM?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01k9t7h

It's Willaim Morris' The Strawberry Thief - one of his wallpaper designs from the 1880s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawbe...liam_Morris%29

Wow. Within 25 minutes. Thanks very much. I'm loving this board.

[peterthekeys]

Words and Music

Just been listening to Words and Music, and felt that I had to pay tribute to this programme - one of the few which to me still seem to uphold the noble traditions of R3. No chat, no phone-ins, no cheapo Classic FM imitation - just a carefully thought-out sequence, based on some (often profound) theme, of fine words alternating with fine music. (This evening's programme was on "saints and sinners" - it included quotations from the "Verklarte Nacht" poem, C.S.Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters" and Shaw's "St. Joan", and ended with the devastating last scene of Poulenc's "Dialogues des Carmelites")

I just hope that the current producers keep producing the programme for the foreseeable future - they're doing a splendid job.

[Nick Armstrong]

peter I thought your post would usefully sit as the latest in a thread covering the programme generally.

I agree, I love this show.

[peterthekeys]

Thanks for that. I really must search a bit more diligently before starting new threads.

[Nick Armstrong]

Great looking edition yesterday, on Memory, with the magnificent Eleanor Bron and the excellent Tom Hiddleston

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052zwd4

Looking forward to a catch-up