This week, its Rossini's "Guillaume Tell", a rare operatic event. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08jgxbg I am one of the few people in Britain to see a live performance of "Guillaume Tell" when it...
I have been listening to a most enjoyable few hours from midday. All the presenters, including an American, were talking about the artists and their music in an enthusiastic and normal voice--until...
Read today that Tony Blackburn will be taking over as presenter of Sounds of the Sixties, but the powers-that-be are moving the programme to 6am - 8am. Who on earth is going to be listening then? -...
I heard the sad news that Brian Matthew will not be returning to Sounds of the 60's. I suggest Mike Read to replace him, he has a great voice for radio.
I wish these wouldn't keep disappearing ! Very quiet day in Ambridge yesterday. I was looking forward to Rob turning up with a shotgun and instigating a nice siege situation over Little Henwe.... no...
He was commentating from this morning (Sun 22nd Jan) on the India v England cricket, and now he's hosting the BBC radio coverage of the two NFL games. Where is he? India? A studio in England?
I'm not sure if anyone is interested but there is a stonking performance of " Der Rosenkavalier " on Radio Three at the moment, with Renee Fleming singing her last Marschallin on a London stage. Yummy...
Is it really that long since I started the last one ? I see Lillian has been caught out at last ! Did she really think she was going to get away with it for ever ? Stupid woman, especially when...
Apart from the few oldies stations and Radio 2 occasionally, why is it that the vast majority of radio stations never play anything older than the eighties?
once more it's that wonderful time of the year when they auction off "money can#'t buy" prizes (except of course you CAN buy them, if you're mega rich) it makes me very annoyed, listening to super...