Originally posted by Thropplenoggin
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Essential Classics - The Continuing Debate
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Mahler's3rd
Have'nt listened to essential Classics for ages, normally catch the first 20 minutes of Breakfast on my way to work and thats about it during the week. I do though listen to CD Review a lot and the evening concerts.
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Originally posted by mercia View Postjust listening to this guest spot - I don't think we're going to hear much music this week - he's quite a windbagI will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Interesting that Chris Moyles et al. used to be in trouble when such things happened on Radio 1.
I don't think any notice about 'strong language' would put me off listening, but a classical music programme which bothers to ask a guest to talk about his first (professional) appearance in a court might ...It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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which reminds me of the (probably apochryphal) story about the sign outside a local Labour party office which invited the local faithful to a meeting entitled " labour : what lies ahead?" to which a local blue wag had added " God knows, but they'll think up some good ones !!"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Originally posted by french frank View PostI don't think any notice about 'strong language' would put me off listening,:
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Originally posted by Sir Velo View PostLest anyone get the idea I'm a prude on matters of language, it wouldn't deter me from listening, but neither would it encourage me to tune in, particularly when the whole concept of non-musical guests is so toe-curling.
Though it does seem like R3/BBC double standards when there's a fuss made about about guests'/presenters' on air swearing, or unintentional off mike words being caught, if it's Radio 1 or television but if it's Radio 3 we just get a warning notice. Leaving aside the fact that younger people are far more likely to swear than older people ...
A good reason for ending the non-musical guest interviews.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by french frank View Post
A good reason for ending the non-musical guest interviews.
Robertson seems to be in the studio today - clearly live too as he seems to have had fun getting the "N" and the "B" words past Rob Cowan this.... at least three "B*ll*cks" today!! Rob, having been goaded about it, having to apologise again
I think Robertson takes a patronising delight in ruffling establishment feathers, it's a sort of pompous iconoclasm that I find tiresome and rather childish.
Well here comes Verdi so for several reasons, off goes the radio"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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