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BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914

05 Nov 14 - 06:25 PM (#3674888)
Subject: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GMGough

The Ballads of The Great War
BBC Radio 2 10pm 11th November 2014

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04m4j7g

A series of five New Radio Ballads by John Tams et al

06 Nov 14 - 06:08 AM (#3674997)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: JHW

Thanks very much for flagging this up. I listen to Radio 4 a lot but haven't heard a trail.

06 Nov 14 - 07:39 AM (#3675024)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST,henryp

John Tams will be leading the cast of War Horse at the Festival of Remembrance.

BBC TV One and BBC Radio 2 Saturday 8 November at 9.15pm-10.50pm

The Festival commemorates the First World War Centenary with the cast of War Horse, and Joss Stone performs the official Poppy appeal single – 'No Man's Land'.

BBC Radio 2 Folk Show - available for 30 days

This week - 5 November 2014 - songwriter John Tams talks about Radio 2's new series of Radio Ballads, The Ballads of the Great War.

The five programmes in this new BBC Radio 2 series, broadcast over five years, offer a unique opportunity to experience the war at first hand, through the eyes of those who were there.

The first ballad - to be broadcast at 10pm on 11/112014 - covers the outbreak of the war in 1914 and the early battles, with troops taken to the front in London buses and taxis, women handing out white feathers and hopes for a short war soon dashed.

06 Nov 14 - 08:47 AM (#3675036)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: Roger the Skiffler

Glad to see they are having live musicians with the War Horse segment. The Musicians' Union are campaigning for live musicians to be restored to the stage version in the West End.

RtS

09 Nov 14 - 06:52 AM (#3675877)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST,henryp

John Tams sang Only Remembered at the Festival of Remembrance, accompanied by Joey and Blackthorn.

It was quite a folky show. Jim Radford sang Shores of Normandy - while Joss Stone attempted No Man's Land.

The band of the Royal Marines included Early One Morning.

Tuesday 11 November 10pm-11pm BBC Radio 2
The Ballads Of The Great War; Featuring specially commissioned new songs by the cream of British folk songwriters including John Tams, Julie Matthews and Jez Lowe among others.

Friday 14 November 8pm-10pm BBC Radio 2
Oh, What a Lovely War

09 Nov 14 - 09:29 AM (#3675904)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: Bonzo3legs

"while Joss Stone attempted No Man's Land"

Really??? How condescending.

09 Nov 14 - 11:54 AM (#3675937)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST,henryp

Attempted - but sadly failed to deliver its message.

Eric Bogle seems to agree. He added: "It just sort of starts off promisingly enough and then turns into a singalong chorus type of song. Sentimentalising [war] perhaps, but not glorifying."

Mind you, it was a very odd arrangement of soul, rock and gospel.

10 Nov 14 - 06:32 AM (#3676092)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST,henryp

I say attempted - while Steve Gardham says absolutely murdered!

I'm afraid Joss Stone's version has not been widely appreciated here.

10 Nov 14 - 10:18 AM (#3676141)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST

No turn unstoned. That's what you get for being a Sassenach mussin wi' Glasgae...

10 Nov 14 - 10:40 AM (#3676151)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: Bonzo3legs

What is important is that the glued to the television rabble - a lot of people, buy the record.

04 Nov 15 - 03:27 AM (#3748446)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST,henryp

Saturday 7 November 2015 9pm BBC Radio 2

The Ballad of the Great War 2015

The Ballad of the Great War - 1915, featuring stories told by men and women who took part in the conflict both at home and abroad. The stories are accompanied by original music written especially for the programme and inspired by the stories told.

In this programme we hear about the Zeppelin air raids when, for the first time in modern warfare, towns and cities of mainland Britain were bombed, the disastrous Gallipoli campaign and we also hear the stories of two women who survived the attack on the ill fated liner Lusitania, sunk by a U-boat off Ireland in May 1915 with the loss of over 1000 passengers and crew.

The songs for this programme are performed by John Tams, Martin Carthy, Chris While, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Barbara Dickson and Heidi Talbot. This programme, which has been a year in the making, was produced by Ian Callahan and John Leonard.

Barbara Dickson 1 November at 02:54;
I'll be singing Julie Matthews' lovely song, 'Beautiful Day,' on 'The Ballad of the Great War' on Radio 2 next Saturday, 9pm. Bx

04 Nov 15 - 09:34 AM (#3748504)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: Herga Kitty

Thanks Henryp - I'm planning to record it.

Kitty

08 Nov 15 - 01:56 PM (#3749301)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: Herga Kitty

Thanks again, henryp - I listened to it last night after returning from Vin Garbutt in concert at Haddenham. Well worth hearing - for anyone else who'd like to hear it, here's a link .

Kitty

08 Nov 15 - 04:56 PM (#3749327)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST,henryp

Kitty, that was Episode 2 of 5.

Only 12 months to go before the next one!

09 Nov 15 - 12:18 PM (#3749521)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: Herga Kitty

I know - I've still got the recording from last year's!

Kitty

13 Jan 16 - 04:08 PM (#3765279)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST,Maestro

Does anyone know of a recording? I was away and missed it!

08 Nov 17 - 06:23 AM (#3887471)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST,henryp

The Ballad of the Great War 1917
11 Nov 2017 - Radio 2 - 21.00
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dwbmq

For the latest programme in the Radio Ballad series, Barry Coope joins The Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir to sing his arrangement of ?Trench Raid?, a new song written by Sean Cooney of The Young ?Uns.

Formed in 1924 by miners working in the Yorkshire village of Thurnscoe, Barry says the choir were ?great to work with.?

The Radio Ballad of the Great War 1917 also includes a first chance to hear Jim Boyes & Maarten Decombel as the new duo perform ?Passchendaele?, a song by Jim which was specially commissioned for the programme.

08 Nov 17 - 06:32 AM (#3887480)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: Keith A of Hertford

Thanks henry.

08 Nov 17 - 08:46 AM (#3887512)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: FreddyHeadey

This is the BBC page for radio2
World War One
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03z7zx8/episodes/guide
> follow links for
The Songs and Shows of World War I : View episodes
The Ballads of the Great War.    : View episodes

09 Nov 17 - 10:39 AM (#3887697)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST,CJB

Yeah - but the episodes themselves are not actually available on iPlayer - so a bit pointless the Beeb listing the eps.

09 Nov 17 - 10:57 AM (#3887700)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: FreddyHeadey

It is a deep shame we can't hear them but I'm happier to have a web page saying "Sorry, this episode is not currently available"
than spending hours on a wild googlechase.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I should have added
"Put a note in your diary to check 12.Nov.2017"

20 Mar 25 - 08:29 AM (#4219493)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST,henryp

The Ballad of the Great War 1917 11 Nov 2017 - Radio 2 - 21.00 For the latest programme in the Radio Ballad series,
Barry Coope joins The Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir to sing his arrangement of 'Trench Raid', a new song written by Sean Cooney of The Young 'Uns.

I've been reading Forgotten Voices of the Great War, transcribed from the taped interviews held by the Imperial War Museum.
It isn't really suitable for bed-time reading, but I've come across the story that inspired the song 'Trench Raid'.

Corporal Sidney Amatt, 7th Battalion, Essex Regiment; They never asked for volunteers, they'd say, 'You, you, you and you,' and you suddenly found yourself in a raiding party. They went over at night, in silence. The idea was to crawl underneath the German wire and jump into their front-line trench. It was usually the biggest man in the raiding party who was chosen to lead, because he had the best chance of fighting the Germans, who were nearly all bigger than us. All the smaller chaps were used to throw grenades.

We were out walking over Harecastle Canal Tunnel with Barry Coope, looking forward to lunch at the Bleeding Wolf at Scholar Green.
What time will I get home? he asked. You can catch a train from Kidsgrove back to Longport and be home in time for tea, I told him.
Oh good, he replied. I'm off to Thurnscoe tonight to rehearse with the Harmonic Male Voice Choir.

22 Mar 25 - 07:49 AM (#4219605)
Subject: RE: BBC Radio Ballad (2014) Great War 1914
From: GUEST,Cjb666

We have those Radio Ballads if you want them.