Radio 3 does it again (tediously)

[Anastasius]

So OK...400th anniversary of his death but wall-to-wall ruddy Shakespeare on R3 ?

I loath their incessant saturation coverage.

[ahinton]

So OK...400th anniversary of his death but wall-to-wall ruddy Shakespeare on R3 ?

I loath their incessant saturation coverage.

So you'd disapprove of any Total Immersion days, then?

Somehow I suspect that the true source of any tedium here is other than R3's Shakespearean coversge...

[Bryn]

What? No sign that I can see of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliette! It is, after all, the composer's birthday today.

[Anastasius]

So you'd disapprove of any Total Immersion days, then?

Yes

Somehow I suspect that the true source of any tedium here is other than R3's Shakespearean coversge...

For tedium, I need look no further than any of your posts.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

So OK...400th anniversary of his death but wall-to-wall ruddy Shakespeare on R3 ?

Where?

Some extracts form his work, otherwise the usual R3 output - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th and 21st Century Music, Film Music, Jazz, drama - with a "Shakespeare" theme.

[ahinton]

For tedium, I need look no further than any of your posts.

Ah, we have something in common after all, given the clarity of the implication when referring to "the true source of any tedium here".

Doesn't appear to stop you reading them, though...

[ahinton]

Where?

Some extracts form his work, otherwise the usual R3 output - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th and 21st Century Music, Film Music, Jazz, drama - with a "Shakespeare" theme.

Quite. It's interesting how some people habitually rely upon what appears to pass for their imaginations when seeking to express a gripe about something just for the sake of so doing; as this particular example seems not to approve of anything "wall to wall", one might assume that the absence of roof upon his abode leaves him vulnerable to getting wet when it rains...

[DracoM]

If anyone says B***Y 'pop-up studio' again, I shall SCREAM.....................!!!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

If anyone says B***Y 'pop-up studio' again, I shall SCREAM.....................!!!

I agree - but if someone actually said "B****Y Pop-Up Studio" during the day, they'd earn my eternal respect and gratitude!

[jean]

If anyone says B***Y 'pop-up studio' again, I shall SCREAM.....................!!!

How would you refer to it, then?

[ardcarp]

...a temporary erection?

[french frank]

So OK...400th anniversary of his death but wall-to-wall ruddy Shakespeare on R3 ?

I loath their incessant saturation coverage.

You might have a case if it was the non-stop plays throughout the week. The point about Shakespeare is that he links both literature and music over a very long period - from his own time until the 20th (and probably 21st) century, so there is a huge range of styles. Not at all the same as wall-to-wall Schubert/Mozart/Beethoven &c.

And there have been a couple of complaints about this thread. Please discuss the issues politely

Thank you …

[Serial_Apologist]

...a temporary erection?

Mostly, but no hard feelings...

[ahinton]

You might have a case if it was the non-stop plays throughout the week. The point about Shakespeare is that he links both literature and music over a very long period - from his own time until the 20th (and probably 21st) century, so there is a huge range of styles. Not at all the same as wall-to-wall Schubert/Mozart/Beethoven &c.

Indeed.

And there have been a couple of complaints about this thread.

I can't say that I'm especially surprised at that; the very premise of the topic might alone give rise to at least some. To begin with, when did Radio 3 last broadcast the kind of Shakespearothon of which the OP accuses it when using the word "again"? - and how often does it do so?. Secondly, as others here have noted, "wall to wall Shakespeare" on Radio 3 is hardly what's happening right now in any case. Thirdly, some might take exception to a stance that appears to deplore any kind of "Total Immersion" on Radio 3 at any time, regardless of its subject. I submit that if you've only had a couple of complaints so far you might be doing rather better than expected!

[Flosshilde]

I can't say that I'm especially surprised at that; the very premise of the topic might alone give rise to at least some. To begin with, when did Radio 3 last broadcast the kind of Shakespearothon of which the OP accuses it when using the word "again"? - and how often does it do so?. Secondly, as others here have noted, "wall to wall Shakespeare" on Radio 3 is hardly what's happening right now in any case. Thirdly, some might take exception to a stance that appears to deplore any kind of "Total Immersion" on Radio 3 at any time, regardless of its subject. I submit that if you've only had a couple of complaints so far you might be doing rather better than expected!

I don't see why the views expressed in the OP should warrant a complaint to the management. If you don't agree with them the place to express such disagreement is in the thread (which you have done). A complaint is surely only justified if the post breaks the house rules or is personally offensive. I didn't see anything like that?