The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[gurnemanz]

I found a stash of old Prom's books - earliest 1972 a slim booklet listing concerts + performers cast 15p - by 1996 had become a fairly thick paper back costing £3 95 (if any one wants these 15 programmes for cost of postage pm me)

Sent me upstairs to my programme stash. My earliest Proms booklet is 1968. Old money: "Prospectus Price One Shilling and Sixpence". The programme for the one concert I attended that year (my first Prom and one of my first ever classical concerts) - was One Shilling. (Quite an interesting concert). I always buy concert and theatre programmes and usually buy the Proms prospectus but haven't kept any later ones as they've become so bulky and it's all online anyway.

[ChrisBennell]

Had a quick look at my old proms material. I don't have a prospectus but I have a programme from August 1956, where Vaughan Williams 8th Symphony was given it's first Proms performance, in the presence of the great man, price of programme 6 pence. Also another from August 1957 where Alwyn's 3rd Symphony was played - also price 6 pence. Long, long concerts in those days.

[LMcD]

Had a quick look at my old proms material. I don't have a prospectus but I have a programme from August 1956, where Vaughan Williams 8th Symphony was given it's first Proms performance, in the presence of the great man, price of programme 6 pence. Also another from August 1957 where Alwyn's 3rd Symphony was played - also price 6 pence. Long, long concerts in those days.

I now realize that I was the victim of rampant profiteering when I paid 8/6 (42.5 p) to see The Beatles live in 1963.

[cloughie]

So true. And once the BBC has over-inflated everything, it finds itself needing to make cuts.

...and then cuts the wrong things!

[Serial_Apologist]

I fear this thread is getting a bit cheesy! (appropriate grin inserted)

It grates, too!

[cloughie]

Misheard this morning Petroc saying that a certain item would be sung by Tenebrae as sung by Ted Ray - now that would have been interesting - maybe completed with a violin solo!

[LMcD]

Misheard this morning Petroc saying that a certain item would be sung by Tenebrae as sung by Ted Ray - now that would have been interesting - maybe completed with a violin solo!

Possibly as a duet with Kitty Whately (that's for fans of both Ray's A Laugh and Inspector Morse).

[Nick Armstrong]

A shame that the impressionist sounded nothing like Petroc (although he informed us that that was who he was ‘doing’).

Just heard a couple of far better (brief) “Breakfast” parodies in this episode of Ed Reardon’s Week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b09fy5xg (one about 5 minutes in, the other about 5 minutes before the end).

Brilliant impression of Petroc, I thought... until I looked at the cast list and saw it IS himself ... credit to him for participating in the send-up.

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Reardon: Can we PLEASE hear some music, is that too much to ask?

[hmvman]

Just heard a couple of far better (brief) “Breakfast” parodies in this episode of Ed Reardon’s Week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b09fy5xg (one about 5 minutes in, the other about 5 minutes before the end).

Brilliant impression of Petroc, I thought... until I looked at the cast list and saw it IS himself ... credit to him for participating in the send-up.

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Reardon: Can we PLEASE hear some music, is that too much to ask?

I remember that episode and laughed loudly at it then. Must have another listen, thanks for the link, Caliban.

[antongould]

Double Alkers ...... apologies Elizabeth Alker ... because it’s Malcolm Hilton’s Birthday presumably .......

[LMcD]

Just heard a couple of far better (brief) “Breakfast” parodies in this episode of Ed Reardon’s Week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b09fy5xg (one about 5 minutes in, the other about 5 minutes before the end).

Brilliant impression of Petroc, I thought... until I looked at the cast list and saw it IS himself ... credit to him for participating in the send-up.

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Reardon: Can we PLEASE hear some music, is that too much to ask?

Link doesn't seem to work (?) but I'll find it on Sounds.

[cloughie]

Double Alkers ...... apologies Elizabeth Alker ... because it’s Malcolm Hilton’s Birthday presumably .......

Why? Is she a relative?

[LMcD]

Just heard a couple of far better (brief) “Breakfast” parodies in this episode of Ed Reardon’s Week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b09fy5xg (one about 5 minutes in, the other about 5 minutes before the end).

Brilliant impression of Petroc, I thought... until I looked at the cast list and saw it IS himself ... credit to him for participating in the send-up.

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Reardon: Can we PLEASE hear some music, is that too much to ask?

'No episodes are currently available'. Is it an episode from one the earlier series to be found on BBC Sounds?
(I'm afraid I don't get the Malcolm Hilton reference)

[antongould]

Why? Is she a relative?

The Bacup connection ......

[cloughie]

The Bacup connection ......