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Post by neilmcgowan on May 13, 2013 2:55:05 GMT -5
Is he musical do you know? He has appeared in musicals He played the role of The Criminologist in a long-running tour of The Rocky Horror Show, which involved him in a certain amount of singing...
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2013 3:42:25 GMT -5
Good morning to you all! If I may address both questions directly: The announcers are the wrong sort of people; on the spur of the moment they utter opinions, impressions, irrelevancies and trivialities; they chatter, hesitate, deviate and repeat themselves. a. Dear me! Time, perhaps, for the venerable Mr Parsons to take charge of them?... A good idea, ahinton. BBC Radio 4 - Just a MinuteI should perhaps clarify that I, too, am the wrong sort of person in many ways, Sydney Grew, even online. On the spur of the moment, I utter opinions, impressions, irrelevancies and trivialities; I chatter, hesitate, deviate and even repeat myself. Perhaps that is why I do not really object to such behaviour on the radio, or elsewhere! As for the venerable Mr Parsons, I just had to look him up on Wikipedia, ahinton. Wikipedia - Nicholas ParsonsNicholas ParsonsIs he musical do you know? He can sing, as Neil McGowan points out, but not particularly well, although a lot better than kleines c! Wikipedia describes the venerable Mr Parsons as a British radio and television presenter, comedy performer and actor. His long career on television and radio has made him a household name and he has been described as "the ultimate quiz show host" because of "his geniality, clarity of diction and the speed with which he rattled through questions." This seems like an accurate enough a description to kleines c. To the best of my knowledge, Sydney Grew, the venerable Mr Parsons has never been on Radio 3, although he is one of Radio 4's best known presenters. BBC Radio 4 - Just a Minute - Presenter - Nicholas ParsonsUpon reflection, I suspect that Nicholas Parsons acts as a good litmus test for FoR3 (Friends of Radio 3). If you like his presentation style on the radio, you will not be a supporter, or Friend of Radio 3. For clarification, I find Nicholas Parsons quite amusing, on occasion. He is, in many ways, the personification of light (as opposed to heavy) entertainment. Whether there should be any light entertainment at all on BBC Radio 3 is an interesting question. Any thoughts?
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Post by ahinton on May 13, 2013 8:19:13 GMT -5
Time, perhaps, for the venerable Mr Parsons to take charge . . . It would certainly be an improvement Mr. H. Is he musical do you know? I have no idea; my reference to him was prompted solely as a consequence of the mention of "hesitate, deviate and repeat". While on the subject, however (and I do not propose to write on it for a minute, with or without hesitation repetition or deviation), I suspect - for what it may or may not be worth - that the total number of transcriptions of Chopin's "Minute" Waltz may not be so very much lower than that of R3 presenters during its history...
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Post by neilmcgowan on May 13, 2013 13:36:36 GMT -5
Oh dear, there are some frayed tempers over there today!!
No surprise - the usual source has been Saying things as usual. But the moderators suck up to him, because of who he is OffLine.
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Post by ahinton on May 13, 2013 14:30:27 GMT -5
Oh dear, there are some frayed tempers over there today!! No surprise - the usual source has been Saying things as usual. But the moderators suck up to him, because of who he is OffLine. If you'd care to elucidate by elaborating upon that, please do so via a PM unless you prefer to do it publicly here; either way, it might well be appreciated...
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 1:08:55 GMT -5
Good morning to you all! I should just like to take this opportunity to send french frank, the Friends of Radio 3 (FoR3) and the Radio 3 Forum our best wishes today! The following link explains the full context of this particular posting. The FoR3 Blog - Blog inactivity - Comments
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 9:42:04 GMT -5
. . . If you'd care to elucidate by elaborating upon that, please do so . . . I too would be interested . . .
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 9:47:10 GMT -5
It doesn't explain what the great attraction about the Friends of Radio 3 Blog might be. kleines c does a good job there of highlighting their ineffectiveness; but to what purpose?
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 9:56:37 GMT -5
If I may address your question directly, Sydney Grew: It doesn't explain what the great attraction about the Friends of Radio 3 Blog might be. kleines c does a good job there of highlighting their ineffectiveness; but to what purpose? The FoR3 Blog has no real attraction, whereas at least the Radio 3 Forum has a lot of members, and discussion, although not necessarily particularly constructive discussion? My own purpose, Sydney Grew, is " ... to promote constructive discussion on broadcasting matters in general, and Radio 3 in particular ... ", as I explained to french frank in the link.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2013 0:11:44 GMT -5
If I may address your question directly, Sydney Grew: . . . My own purpose . . . is " ... to promote constructive discussion on broadcasting matters in general, and Radio 3 in particular ... " . . . So - you kleines c would like to encourage the F. of R. 3 to be more active, to stir themselves a bit, is that it? OR are you trying to get them radically to change the direction of their world-view and push? OR both? Would it be worth-while do you think to set up a sub-forum here entitled "Friends of B.B.C. Radio 3 - the second incarnation"?
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2013 2:01:08 GMT -5
If I may address all four of your questions directly, Sydney Grew: If I may address your question directly, Sydney Grew: . . . My own purpose . . . is " ... to promote constructive discussion on broadcasting matters in general, and Radio 3 in particular ... " . . . a. So - you kleines c would like to encourage the F. of R. 3 to be more active, to stir themselves a bit, is that it? Yes! b. ... OR are you trying to get them radically to change the direction of their world-view and push? Yes! Yes. Both! d. Would it be worth-while do you think to set up a sub-forum here entitled "Friends of B.B.C. Radio 3 - the second incarnation"? Definitely! In addition, let me quote french frank directly from the concurrent discussion on the FoR3 Blog: The FoR3 Blog - Blog inactivityI should therefore like to open up this discussion to everyone reading ' The Third', before replying, directly, to french frank. Let us set the ball rolling, so to speak, Sydney Grew!
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2013 11:56:33 GMT -5
Upon reflection, kleines c has decided not to write anything for ' The Radio 3 Forum'. Exceptionally, I should like to request that french frank writes something on my behalf. On this particular occasion, let french frank's words be kleines c's words. Let us therefore speak as one!
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Post by neilmcgowan on May 21, 2013 14:50:54 GMT -5
Upon reflection, kleines c has decided not to write anything for ' The Radio 3 Forum'. It's a relatively easy matter to pander to the tastes of that community. - More vibrato, in everything!
- No announcements, about anything!
- Harpsichord music should only be played on the piano!
- Handel's AGRIPPINA is a bitterly tragic opera!
- Vaughan Williams should be COTW, every week!
- Choral Evensong should last for six hours per day
- Just say NO to opera directors!
- Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" wore a toga. No evidence. I just know it.
- Farage for Prime Minister!
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2013 15:55:52 GMT -5
Very funny, Neil McGowan. I think that what Sydney Grew and kleines c are suggesting, and it is an important point for french frank and the supporters and Friends of Radio 3 (FoR3), is that their campaign over the past decade needs to be redirected. What we therefore want to encourage is a more constructive discussion about the future of broadcasting, the future of the BBC, and more specifically, the future of BBC Radio 3. I don't actually think that such a discussion is possible on ' The Radio 3 Forum' nor on ' The Radio 3 Blog', for example, but it is possible here. The problem, I suspect, is best summed up by two BBC Radio 3 programmes, both of which I listen to in the morning, often over breakfast (I rise early): a. Through the Night BBC Radio 3 - Through the Nightb. Breakfast BBC Radio 3 - BreakfastFriends of Radio 3 (FoR3) like the former, but not the latter. I actually like both programmes. So the new Breakfast style of presentation is the issue. Any thoughts?
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Post by ahinton on May 21, 2013 17:47:47 GMT -5
It's a relatively easy matter to pander to the tastes of that community. - More vibrato, in everything!
EVERYTHING?! I wonder if wider appreciation of that might increase its membership (if you see what I mean)... [/li][li]No announcements, about anything![/quote] What? - not even on the messageboard itself?... [/li][li]Harpsichord music should only be played on the piano![/quote] So what music do you think that the majority of members there think should be played in the harpsichord, then?... [/li][li]Handel's AGRIPPINA is a bitterly tragic opera![/quote] Or at least a gripping one, peut-être... [/li][li]Vaughan Williams should be COTW, every week![/quote] I suspect that very few members there would concur - even those who are great RVW fans... [/li][li]Choral Evensong should last for six hours per day[/quote] Regardless of what the Musicians' Union might have to say about such a notion?... [/li][li]Just say NO to opera directors![/quote] Or perhaps no even speak to them at all... [/li][li]Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" wore a toga. No evidence. I just know it.[/quote] Well, which of us is to disabuse you of what you know?... [/li][li]Farage for Prime Minister![/li][/ul][/quote] I don't think that anyone there (or indeed anywhere else) would contend that Farage supports Cameron in the way that your allegation might be read to imply...
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