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Feb 23
Someone asked me if the soundtrack to the film Gladiator could be regarded as classical music. Seriously. The conversation turned to the similarities between the battle scene and Mars from Gustav Holst’s Planets Suite. But he also asked if the zit (read full article)
Armenia, bach, Beethoven, bohemian rhapsody, bringer of war, classical, composers, film scores, gladiator, granada tv
Nov 17
Another of my heroes has gone. I suppose when one gets to my age, one must get used to this happening. Strangely enough, I watched The Wicker Man yesterday. Now I’ll have to watch Breaker Morant as well. R.I.P. Edward Albert Arthur Woodward 1930-2 (read full article)
actors, breaker morant, callan, culture, edward woodward, equalizer, Film, Obituaries, robin hardy, sergeant howie
Oct 20
“This album is definitely my most accessible, my most crossover, it’s still classical but it’s far more popular than anything I’ve ever done before,” Katherine Jenkins told Lorraine Kelly on GMTV. Katherine Jenkins Day on The Eton Mess is (read full article)
bring me to life, gmtv, katherine jenkins, Music, singers, television, youtube
Sep 16
“I’ve not felt this well for ages.” Sad news of the death of Keith Floyd. What a great character. All these celebrity TV chefs should be grateful to him for their current high profiles. I loved the way he used to introduce each recipe as “an (read full article)
Alcohol, Chefs, food, keith floyd, Obituaries, red wine, television, whisky
Aug 15
I believe BBC Radio 3 has lost sight of its purpose, which is to entertain the public, the BBC has become too concerned with its own self-importance. The old BBC Third Programme (I am told) never was a music first channel, but an evenings-only chann (read full article)
BBC 2, BBC Radio 3, culture, david attenborough, dumbing down, Music, reith, television, third programme