The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

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  • underthecountertenor
    Full Member
    • Apr 2011
    • 1584

    The business about the bath made me cringe, as did the repeated references to St Cecilia. I have to say that, somewhat to my surprise, I find myself infinitely preferring Petroc's presentation to that of SMP. It's actually relatively straight. And if we HAVE to have the Your Call feature, he deals with it better than her, for my money. Her manner just sounds horribly patronising.

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    • barber olly

      Originally posted by antongould View Post
      Sue Ellen as we live and tweet
      Wasn't it Linda Gray?

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      • Eine Alpensinfonie
        Host
        • Nov 2010
        • 20570

        Today, the gaff was not of the BBC's making. The words of "The Three Ravens" remind me of the generally bad grammar around Yorkshire:

        "There were three ravens sat on a tree..."




        ...oh, and yes - it was Linda Gray.

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        • antongould
          Full Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 8782

          indeed it was mercia constantly gets me into trouble! It was Linda Grant who tweeted or whatever.

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          • Biffo

            Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post
            T" ....remind me of the generally bad grammar around Yorkshire:
            ".
            You mean in Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Northumberland, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire......
            Last edited by Guest; 23-11-11, 16:35. Reason: Correcting spelling mistakes

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            • old khayyam

              Music, the whole Music, and nothing but the Music

              ' For 40 years, listeners have been able to depend on R3 to play music. Now, we are announcing a break with tradition. For the first time in its entire existence, R3 is now able to offer more talk and less music. In a recent poll we found that the majority of people who listen to R3 have little interest in serious/orchestral/classical music. To encourage this interest, we are offering easily-digestible bite-sized pieces, interspersed with inspired insights into their creation, the stories behind the music, conceited banter between ambitious professional presenters, and phone-in septuagenarian remeniscences. Join us every weekday morning for Mohr Talk - Less Music.'
              Last edited by Guest; 25-11-11, 11:48.

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              • Don Petter

                Do I hear an echo from long ago?

                I quote from a post of mine to uk.media.radio.bbc-r3 on 5th April 2001:

                Subject: New Morning Programme

                “Why don't they just rename it Talk Radio and be done with it?”



                And we had no idea then of the horrors yet to come!

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                • salymap
                  Late member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 5969

                  I rather like Chabrier's Joyeuse Marche and have a recording of it by Beecham. The first item in Martin Handley's Breakfast today was billed and announced as this work. I'm pretty sure it wasn't; it may have been something else from the same CD but it definitely wasn't the March.
                  Can anyone confirm this?

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                  • mercia
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 8920

                    the online playlist certainly says that's what he meant to play.

                    having now listened on listen-again, Mr Handley actually announces it as the Danse Slave from Chabrier's Le roi malgre lui
                    Last edited by mercia; 27-11-11, 10:44.

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                    • salymap
                      Late member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 5969

                      Originally posted by mercia View Post
                      the online playlist certainly says that's what he meant to play.

                      having now listened on listen-again, Mr Handley actually announces it as the Danse Slave from Chabrier's Le roi malgre lui
                      Thanks mercia, I missed the opening announcement. I wonder why they changed it? Same CD.

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                      • Serial_Apologist
                        Full Member
                        • Dec 2010
                        • 37678

                        Originally posted by salymap View Post
                        I rather like Chabrier's Joyeuse Marche and have a recording of it by Beecham. The first item in Martin Handley's Breakfast today was billed and announced as this work. I'm pretty sure it wasn't; it may have been something else from the same CD but it definitely wasn't the March.
                        Can anyone confirm this?
                        With the exception of for added emphasis, the French language normally places the adjective *behind* the noun; hence "Marche joyeuse" being the title; or, "Get thee behind me, adjective!"

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                        • mercia
                          Full Member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 8920

                          Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
                          hence "Marche joyeuse" being the title
                          I'm sure you are correct (except that I can't find any reference to it being thus named)

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                          • Serial_Apologist
                            Full Member
                            • Dec 2010
                            • 37678

                            Originally posted by mercia View Post
                            I'm sure you are correct (except that I can't find any reference to it being thus named)

                            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyeuse_marche
                            It's "Marche joyeuse" on my 78 rpm, mercia. I guess I'm going to have to bow to the wikied authority, and apologise to saly. :grovel: etc.

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                            • salymap
                              Late member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 5969

                              Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
                              It's "Marche joyeuse" on my 78 rpm, mercia. I guess I'm going to have to bow to the wikied authority, and apologise to saly. :grovel: etc.
                              Oh get up S-A, no grovelling necessary. I have seen it written both ways.

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                              • Serial_Apologist
                                Full Member
                                • Dec 2010
                                • 37678

                                Originally posted by salymap View Post
                                Oh get up S-A, no grovelling necessary. I have seen it written both ways.
                                Yes, mistress, Anything you say, mistress,

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