Holst and Vaughan Williams: Making Music English - BBC2, Sat Nov 17th

[Serial_Apologist]

9pm - BBC2

DOCUMENTARY In a delightful film exploring the friendship and music of Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams, Amanda Vickery and Tom Service retrace the steps of the two composers as they roamed the Cotswolds and Malverns, determined to foster a "national music" for England, influenced by vanishing folk song and rediscovering Renaissance masters such as Tallis.

The hosts sift through photos and letters and visit old haunts, but it's all about the music, played in irresistible snatches by the BBC Concert Orchestra, writes Patrick Mulkern in the new edition of Radio Times.

Mr Service also has a two-page article titled Music for the people in this edition - this being part of the year-long radio and TV series Our Classical Century.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Oh, good - the pairing of Tom Service and Amanda Vickery produced an excellent drama-doc about the role Handel's Messiah played in the fortunes of the Foundling Hospital a couple of years ago. Looking forward to this (on the i-Player - as will be much of this coming week's telly in this first week of the Huddersfield Festival).

[BBMmk2]

Not going to be shown for a while yet, methinks?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Not going to be shown for a while yet, methinks?

Erm - tomorrow night, Saturday 17th November, BBC2, 9:00pm, Bbm;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bshhss

[LMcD]

Interesting scheduling in the light of the current discussion on the 'bbc 4 arts channel ...not' thread.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Interesting scheduling in the light of the current discussion on the 'bbc 4 arts channel ...not' thread.

Yes - though the "Our Classical Century" programmes appear to be on BBC4.

[LMcD]

Yes - though the "Our Classical Century" programmes appear to be on BBC4.

...and 'Imagine' is on BBC1.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

...and 'Imagine' is on BBC1.

- that hadn't "registered" with me. Dare we hope that the bods in charge of BBC telly are actually increasing their commitment to Arts programmes across all the channels?

(At this rate, I'll look forward to "Live from Huddersfield" at 9:00pm in late Novembers in the future! All those tempting concerts from Bates Motel - heard in the comfort and warmth of my Living Room! Bliss!!!)

[Bryn]

- that hadn't "registered" with me. Dare we hope that the bods in charge of BBC telly are actually increasing their commitment to Arts programmes across all the channels?

(At this rate, I'll look forward to "Live from Huddersfield" at 9:00pm in late Novembers in the future! All those tempting concerts from Bates Motel - heard in the comfort and warmth of my Living Room! Bliss!!!)

Arthur Bliss in an HCMF concert? Surely not?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Arthur Bliss in an HCMF concert? Surely not?

No - a full one!

[oddoneout]

- that hadn't "registered" with me. Dare we hope that the bods in charge of BBC telly are actually increasing their commitment to Arts programmes across all the channels?

(At this rate, I'll look forward to "Live from Huddersfield" at 9:00pm in late Novembers in the future! All those tempting concerts from Bates Motel - heard in the comfort and warmth of my Living Room! Bliss!!!)

It would be nice to think so,and I certainly hope so, but I suspect there may be a dearth after this 'abundance'. If it weren't for the time involved in bringing such programmes to fruition I would have said it smacks of a target not having been met and having to remedy it before an end of year deadline.
But on a more positive(possibly) note perhaps it's a testing of the waters for exposing the general public to culcher?

[ardcarp]

Holst and RVW BBC2 Sat 17th Nov

Apologies if there's a thread about Making Music English already:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bshhss

Just hope the 'hosts', including Tom Service, aren't too gushy about it all (cf Malverns/Ken Russell/Elgar). The RT description ends up, "...but it's all about the music played in irresistable snatches [] by the BBC Concert Orchestra.

But full marks in advance to the BBC for screening this at Prime Time on a Saturday evening.

[LMcD]

Existing thread: 'Holst and Vaughan Williams - Making Music English'.

[oddoneout]

Apologies if there's a thread about Making Music English already:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bshhss

Just hope the 'hosts', including Tom Service, aren't too gushy about it all (cf Malverns/Ken Russell/Elgar). The RT description ends up, "...but it's all about the music played in irresistable snatches [] by the BBC Concert Orchestra.

But full marks in advance to the BBC for screening this at Prime Time on a Saturday evening.

Specially for all you folks who think "bleeding chunks" are bad.....I must confess the combination of TS and irresistible snatches of music is not one to make me want to watch, but I shall( possibly not all through) if only because something is being put on BBC2 at last and it's time that button on the remote control had the dust rubbed off it.

[ardcarp]

Existing thread: 'Holst and Vaughan Williams - Making Music English'.

Can't find it. Link please?

Thx.