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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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.Comment
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indeed it was mercia constantly gets me into trouble! It was Linda Grant who tweeted or whatever.Comment
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You mean in Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Northumberland, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire......Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostComment
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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.'Comment
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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!Comment
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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?Comment
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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 luiComment
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Thanks mercia, I missed the opening announcement. I wonder why they changed it? Same CD.Originally posted by mercia View PostComment
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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!"Originally posted by salymap View PostComment
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I'm sure you are correct (except that I can't find any reference to it being thus named)Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
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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.Originally posted by mercia View Post
:grovel: etc.
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Oh get up S-A, no grovelling necessary. I have seen it written both ways.Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostIt'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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Yes, mistress,Originally posted by salymap View PostOh get up S-A, no grovelling necessary. I have seen it written both ways. Anything you say, mistress,
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