Spare me another newsreader given privileged access to programming

[LMcD]

Gawd bless yer Mister 'eldenleben, Sir.

As I understand it, the Upstart Crow decided not to use the Christmas story he heard on the stagecoach (even though it was told by Kenneth Branagh) and predicted - correctly - that a later writer would use it. Consequently, it's Dickens who gets the blame for his role in turbocharging the growth of Christmas sentimentality.

[Ein Heldenleben]

So I was right that your ‘very, very welcome’ was purely theoretical!

I shan’t be listening again.

I don’t mind a bit of Christmas sentimentality but this was mind-numbing

Indeed Nick. I will only listen to a programme on Christmas Music if it is presented by Johann Sebastian Bach.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Gawd bless yer Mister 'eldenleben, Sir.

Bah . humbug even ?

[AuntDaisy]

So I was right that your ‘very, very welcome’ was purely theoretical!
I shan’t be listening again.
I don’t mind a bit of Christmas sentimentality but this was mind-numbing

Cue "Have Yourself a Myrie Little Christmas"

[french frank]

I never thought I'd see Alan Titchmarsh and Clive Myrie named in the same sentence.

Proms presenters?

[Ein Heldenleben]

As I understand it, the Upstart Crow decided not to use the Christmas story he heard on the stagecoach (even though it was told by Kenneth Branagh) and predicted - correctly - that a later writer would use it. Consequently, it's Dickens who gets the blame for his role in turbocharging the growth of Christmas sentimentality.

Is there a single reference to Christmas in Shakespeare? Our sentimentalising of it can be laid at the door of Prince Albert and Dickens maybe . It was turbo charged by the Americans . When I lived there in the 60’s I couldn’t believe how seriously they took it.,The Christmas display in Macy’s was extraordinary
All of course about spending money. Another triumph of capitalism.

[Pulcinella]

Is there a single reference to Christmas in Shakespeare? Our sentimentalising of it can be laid at the door of Prince Albert and Dickens maybe . It was turbo charged by the Americans . When I lived there in the 60’s I couldn’t believe how seriously they took it.,The Christmas display in Macy’s was extraordinary
All of course about spending money. Another triumph of capitalism.

Three, apparently:

https://nosweatshakespeare.com/blog/shakespeare-and-christmas/

[Ein Heldenleben]

Three, apparently:

https://nosweatshakespeare.com/blog/...and-christmas/

Yes I went on a concordance and found the same . The Love’s Labours’ Lost verse is a lovely piece of writing. It would be wrong to conclude that Christmas had little religious significance in those days but it clearly had nothing like the cultural import it has for Dickens.

[smittims]

I had no idea who Clive Myrie was (and from the way he pronounces it, what his surname was) when he insisted repeatedly on sharing his favourites with me, but as I'd much rather listen to my own favourites, and I don't suppose he'd want to hear mine, we don't seem destined to share each other's company.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

The programme appears to be another example of BBC Radio 3 copying Classic FM ("The Home of Christmas Music").

[gurnemanz]

The programme appears to be another example of BBC Radio 3 copying Classic FM ("The Home of Christmas Music").

Can't comment on Classic FM which I never listen to. Neither did I listen listen to the Clive Myrie show, but 'presenter plays Christmas music at Christmas' hardly seems like a copiably innovative format. I might now tune in since I find Clive Myrie's style rather appealing. He was good value on Have I Got News For You recently, receiving a temporary ban from Auntie Beeb because he made a joke about Boris Johnson.

[LMcD]

Proms presenters?

If I learn that it's going to happen on the same night, I'll make make sure that my 'Mute' button is working before I tune in.

[french frank]

If I learn that it's going to happen on the same night, I'll make make sure that my 'Mute' button is working before I tune in.

If you missed it the first time round, I think you're safe!

I was once interviewed by Clive Myrie back in his Radio Bristol days and I stopped the recording right at the beginning to register an objection. Can't explain here, not just at the moment

[hmvman]

I had to fast forward through Clive Myrie's presentation bits in the Proms first night as it was so embarrassing. I remember the late, great Richard Baker who was a newsreader and also knowledgeable about classical music who presented the Proms, a R2 programme and was a panelist on 'Face the Music'. I don't remember him being as toe-curlingly embarrassing in his presentation style - but it was many years ago and I was a lot younger then!

[eighthobstruction]

...very very Vaaary different times....black suit /suitable tie - fly swat to wack Robin Ray....patient /tolerant folk back then....