A Breakfast By Any Other Name

[kernelbogey]

How interesting ff! I rather regret including 'Susan Sharpe' in my M14, as not only is TTN not in the same camp as Breakfast, its style is actually my preferred model for R3 morning broadcasts. There's not a hint of presenter egoism there, but on the contrary the sensation of being accompanied by knowledgeable and empathic broadcasters.

[MickyD]

But the first thing I would like changed is the name of the programme.


.....given the content these days, I suggest "Dog's Breakfast."

[kernelbogey]

"Dog's Breakfast."

[Serial_Apologist]

I wonder to what extent R3's morning schedule of listening differs from what would have been heard on Soviet radio from the Zhdanov (1948) period, excepting pro-Stalin musical eulogies obviously.

Funny: all that celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 or so years ago, ending up in.... this!

[Suffolkcoastal]

I wonder how long it will be before the BBC commissions and 'strongly advises' living composers to write musical glorifications of RW and the R3 Politburo. They of course must be tuneful and jolly, must appeal to the crossover masses, and not contain any signs of 'formalism' (excessive scary dissonance).

[Bax-of-Delights]

suffolk:

Any figures on the number of Arnold's "Padstow Lifeboat" we have had in the year? Definitely on THE playlist I'd say!

[Serial_Apologist]

I wonder how long it will be before the BBC commissions and 'strongly advises' living composers to write musical glorifications of RW and the R3 Politburo. They of course must be tuneful and jolly, must appeal to the crossover masses, and not contain any signs of 'formalism' (excessive scary dissonance).

Don't put any more ideas into their heads, SC!

[arancie33]

I'm still trying to work out why Petroc Trelawny ( @ =1:36:53) qualified his visit to the opera in Odessa by adding "of all places". I suppose I could say that the Tate has an outpost in St Ives, of all places. About as derogatory, and with more substance in my view.

[Frances_iom]

I'm still trying to work out why Petroc Trelawny ( @ =1:36:53) qualified his visit to the opera in Odessa by adding "of all places". I suppose I could say that the Tate has an outpost in St Ives, of all places. About as derogatory, and with more substance in my view.

now if he had said Tashkent where I once heard Traviata (in Russian) ...

[Suffolkcoastal]

No figure for the Padstow Lifeboat I'm afraid B-o-D (though if my memory is to be trusted its probably around 15 i.e. over 25% of the Arnold played), however almost all of the 50 odd bits and pieces played of Arnold this year have been of the 'lighter' variety. No complete symphonies for example and only a handful of the concertos.