'David Starkey's Music and Monarchy'

[Nick Armstrong]

This 4 episode series starts a week today, and should be of interest to those of us who are not allergic to DS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018rffp

I shall be giving it a whirl.

[Tony Halstead]

This 4 episode series starts a week today, and should be of interest to those of us who are not allergic to DS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018rffp

I shall be giving it a whirl.

I am certainly not 'allergic' to DS and in fact I think he is something of a 'National Treasure'.. I will be watching

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018rffp

with great interest.
As a matter of fact, he lives about 4 miles 'up the road' from me but I haven't as yet sat next to him on the no.17 bus from Canterbury to Folkestone!

[Nick Armstrong]

I am certainly not 'allergic' to DS and in fact I think he is something of a 'National Treasure'.. I will be watching

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018rffp

with great interest.
As a matter of fact, he lives about 4 miles 'up the road' from me but I haven't as yet sat next to him on the no.17 bus from Canterbury to Folkestone!

Actually he attended a function at work a few months back, and was an absolute poppet - much less acerbic than the TV 'persona' but full of wit and knowledge, and very generous with both until a late hour. Like you, I have a lot of time for him.

[VodkaDilc]

This 4 episode series starts a week today, and should be of interest to those of us who are not allergic to DS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018rffp

I shall be giving it a whirl.

I'm not allergic to Dr Starkey, but I certainly am to the Windsors. However since the series is concerned with musical monarchs, there won't be much about them! I've read an article about the series somewhere and DS makes the same point. I also browsed through the book in Waterstones; it struck me as a bit padded out - with big print and lots of blank spaces on the pages.

[Ferretfancy]

I'm not allergic to Dr Starkey, but I certainly am to the Windsors. However since the series is concerned with musical monarchs, there won't be much about them! I've read an article about the series somewhere and DS makes the same point. I also browsed through the book in Waterstones; it struck me as a bit padded out - with big print and lots of blank spaces on the pages.

I'm looking forward to hearing him sing some of Albert's songs.

[jean]

'David Starkey's Music and Monarchy'

'Dr David Starkey explores how the story of British music has been shaped by the monarchy' this evening at 8.10 on BBC2, starting with Henry V and Henry VIII.

Here he is being introduced to the Eton Choirbook. (He looks a bit scared to me.)

[jean]

Starkey on Music & the Monarchy, BBC 20.7.13 etc

'Dr David Starkey explores how the story of British music has been shaped by the monarchy' this evening at 8.10 on BBC2, starting with Henry V and Henry VIII.

Here he is being introduced to the Eton Choirbook. (He looks a bit scared to me.)

[DracoM]

I wouldn't let Starkey within a country mile of the Eton Choirbook. One is un-price-able the other is .........priceless

[DracoM]

I wouldn't let Starkey within a country mile of the Eton Choirbook. One is un-price-able the other is .........priceless

[BBMmk2]

Very true, DracoM! I was wondering if any members here has bought the Naxos recordings of this cycle?

[BBMmk2]

Very true, DracoM! I was wondering if any members here has bought the Naxos recordings of this cycle?

[Nick Armstrong]

'Dr David Starkey explores how the story of British music has been shaped by the monarchy' this evening at 8.10 on BBC2, starting with Henry V and Henry VIII.

Jean there is already a general arts thread about this series, and since only the first episode or two will be about early music, I think, it might be best if I merged this thread with the earlier one?

[Nick Armstrong]

'Dr David Starkey explores how the story of British music has been shaped by the monarchy' this evening at 8.10 on BBC2, starting with Henry V and Henry VIII.

Jean there is already a general arts thread about this series, and since only the first episode or two will be about early music, I think, it might be best if I merged this thread with the earlier one?

[jean]

You must do as you see fit...but I couldn't find it (I still can't!) so it would be nice to have something on the Early Music board.

[jean]

You must do as you see fit...but I couldn't find it (I still can't!) so it would be nice to have something on the Early Music board.