Prince Philip 1921-2021

[kernelbogey]

.... "What home?" Win some, lose some, even with privileges.

And Gordonstoun School....

[french frank]

And Gordonstoun School....

And before that, the "junior Gordonstoun" - Cheam. No choice but he apparently thrived - unlike his 'privileged' son who hated it.

[Ein Heldenleben]

And, as mentioned on one of the Choral Evensong threads, Britten's Jubilate Deo in C (1961) was 'Written for St George's Chapel, Windsor, at the request of the HRH The Duke of Edinburgh', as a companion piece for Britten's Te Deum in C of 1934.

You have nicely cued up the only musical anecdote about the DOE I know which is that when visiting Britten at Aldeburgh he asked Tony Palmer (then a BBC producer ) “what’s the old man written for us this time ?”. Palmer reported the conversation in an article and then got a letter of complaint from Peter Pears. He later went up to Pears to apologise who said that Ben had just been upset by the use of the word “old”.

[oddoneout]

And, as mentioned on one of the Choral Evensong threads, Britten's Jubilate Deo in C (1961) was 'Written for St George's Chapel, Windsor, at the request of the HRH The Duke of Edinburgh', as a companion piece for Britten's Te Deum in C of 1934.

Petroc explained about its origin in his slot(s). It began Friday's episode(which I didn't hear) according to the schedule, and was also in Saturday's but as the Beeb has got its online info in a twist ( it was originally correct but then replaced by something from elsewhere) I can't say for certain if it began the sequence then as well - I would assume so but my memory is somewhat unhelpful currently. One thing that was mentioned was that HRH fully embraced the CofE on his marriage to Elizabeth; the implication as I read it that he didn't give up the Orthodox faith and simply pay lip service to the Cof E because of the Queen's role as its head.

[french frank]

He later went up to Pears to apologise who said that Ben had just been upset by the use of the word “old”.

[Frances_iom]

...He later went up to Pears to apologise who said that Ben had just been upset by the use of the word “old”.

isn't "the old man" naval or services slang for the person in charge?

[Ein Heldenleben]

isn't "the old man" naval or services slang for the person in charge?

Almost certainly but I don’t suppose Pears complained to him!

[Irrelohe]

There is perhaps a certain irony in people saying how much better yesterday's programming was than the normal Saturday schedule, given that the originally-intended programming for yesterday was very different from "normal" - the Stravinsky day was lost.

Furthermore, whatever one's views on royalty, on the normal R3 Saturday programming or indeed on Stravinsky, do people not find it odd that, as far as I can make out, of all BBC Radio services it was only R3 which chose (or presumably was compelled) to extend its altered programming into Saturday, whereas all other channels resumed their normal service for that day?

[Ein Heldenleben]

There is perhaps a certain irony in people saying how much better yesterday's programming was than the normal Saturday schedule, given that the originally-intended programming for yesterday was very different from "normal" - the Stravinsky day was lost.

Furthermore, whatever one's views on royalty, on the normal R3 Saturday programming or indeed on Stravinsky, do people not find it odd that, as far as I can make out, of all BBC Radio services it was only R3 which chose (or presumably was compelled) to extend its altered programming into Saturday, whereas all other channels resumed their normal service for that day?

Yes I did notice that -still going strong at 21.00 last night when I bailed...

[Bryn]

Yes I did notice that -still going strong at 21.00 last night when I bailed...

Hmm. I don't regard a sequence, largely of 'bleeding chunks', many of them not thus identified on the schedule pages, as "going strong". However, perhaps you were using the phrase ironically?

[PHS]

I'm sure I can't be the only individual who was offended at Prince Andrew being given air time on the BBC lunchtime news. Surely the Royal Family could have found someone else to give comment or is this bring seen as an opportunity to begin his public 'rehabilitation?'

[Ein Heldenleben]

Hmm. I don't regard a sequence, largely of 'bleeding chunks', many of them not thus identified on the schedule pages, as "going strong". However, perhaps you were using the phrase ironically?

Me , ironic ?

[Frances_iom]

I'm sure I can't be the only individual who was offended at Prince Andrew being given air time on the BBC lunchtime news. Surely the Royal Family could have found someone else to give comment or is this bring seen as an opportunity to begin his public 'rehabilitation?'

too early if it is - the trial of Gilane Maxwell doesn't begin for a couple of months, assuming she survives prison, and I doubt if he will escape more revelations.

[Frances_iom]

Hmm. I don't regard a sequence, largely of 'bleeding chunks', many of them not thus identified on the schedule pages, as "going strong". However, perhaps you were using the phrase ironically?

I got the impression that the chunks began more with SK, was the choice of track played at the discretion of the presenter or was there a playlist to be followed? - I turned off a brief trial of R3 this morning as 'chunks' (admittedly complete movements) made their appearance

ETA at 2pm - Adverts are back - the mourning period is over

[oddoneout]

I got the impression that the chunks began more with SK, was the choice of track played at the discretion of the presenter or was there a playlist to be followed? - I turned off a brief trial of R3 this morning as 'chunks' (admittedly complete movements) made their appearance

ETA at 2pm - Adverts are back - the mourning period is over

Or for those of us who hate them perhaps it has just started...