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12 Nov 14 - 09:51 AM (#3676665) Subject: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Herga Kitty I recorded the first programme, 1914, last night and have now listened to it - some great new songs and singing from John Tams, Bob Fox, Rachel Unthank etc, as well as the authentic spoken witnesses. Can be heard here. Kitty |
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12 Nov 14 - 09:56 AM (#3676669) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Herga Kitty Oops, lost the link - try again here! |
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13 Nov 14 - 09:07 AM (#3676885) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST The Ballad of the Great War - 1914 1/5 The ballad of 1914, featuring stories told by men and women who took part in the conflict. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04n2d2s http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04m4j7g The Ballad of the Great War - 1914, featuring stories told by men and women who took part in those first few months of the conflict both at home and abroad. The stories are accompanied by original music written especially for the programme and was inspired by the stories told. In this programme we hear stories about La Belle Epoque, the era of calm before the outbreak of the first world war, the clamour by young men to join the army during August 1914, the London buses which were conscripted into the army to take the troops to the battlefields, the battle of Mons, trench warfare, the bombardment by German battleships of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool and The Christmas Truce. The songs for this programme are written by John Tams, Billy Bragg, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe and Sean Cooney. This programme, which has been a year in the making, was produced by John Leonard. CJB |
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13 Nov 14 - 09:10 AM (#3676887) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST Can be recorded using Audacity and Stereo Mix as i/p. Or can be downloaded using the latest get_iplayer or iFetch apps. CJB |
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13 Nov 14 - 09:21 AM (#3676893) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: OldNicKilby "Ballads of the Great War " implies that they were current at the time . Not written by Tams , Fox The Unthanks et al |
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13 Nov 14 - 11:28 AM (#3676930) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp This is the list that I've discerned so far - amendments welcome. Cherry Cheeked Optimists (John Tams) John Tams La Belle Epoque (Jez Lowe) Bob Fox We're Joining Up, Boys (Julie Matthews) Barry Coope and Lester Simpson plus brass arranged by Richard Rock and boots Wrong Bus (Jez Lowe) Roy Bailey Mons (John Tams) John Tams Digging In ( ) Bob Fox and Barry Coope One December Morn (Sean Cooney) Rachel and Becky Unthank Christmas with the Hun (Billy Bragg) Billy Bragg Songwriters; John Tams, Jez Lowe, Julie Matthews, Sean Cooney and Billy Bragg Performers; Bob Fox, Roy Bailey, Lester Simpson, Barry Coope, Rachel and Becky Unthank, Billy Bragg, John McCusker and Andy Cutting |
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13 Nov 14 - 11:50 AM (#3676937) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,veteran may well be interesting material but hardly lives up to the title, as pointed out by OLdNic- there are plenty of GENUINE 'Ballads of the Great War'- do we really need new songs by folk celebs? Am sure the whole thing is very respectful, at least I hope it is- have no intention of listening to such stuff, it seems superfluous to me |
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13 Nov 14 - 12:40 PM (#3676950) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Everybody has the choice! A long discussion follows about the definition of 'genuine'. |
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13 Nov 14 - 01:19 PM (#3676959) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Perhaps I should have added that this series is intended to continue the format of the Radio Ballads created by Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger and Charles Parker in 1958, integrating eye-witness accounts from veterans into fifty new songs. |
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13 Nov 14 - 01:19 PM (#3676960) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Herga Kitty The BBC has run series of radio ballads, using new songs to describe past events and occupations, before.... just because they weren't written at the time of the events they relate to doesn't mean they aren't worth listening to? Kitty |
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13 Nov 14 - 02:47 PM (#3676985) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,vetean Nobody said they weren't worth listening to- just doubtful that they add anything to the existing store of material. Maybe some will survive- a few of MacColl's have, it's true, but I think I used the word 'genuine' in its true sense |
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13 Nov 14 - 02:48 PM (#3676986) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: JHW The PROGRAMME is surely The Ballad as were the original Radio Ballads. (One of those had the title 'The Ballad of John Axon'). The new programme is 'The Ballad of the Great War - 1914' ie five programmes are five 'Ballads'. Ballads of the Great War is the series title. |
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13 Nov 14 - 03:14 PM (#3676990) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: JHW Scarborough Art Gallery has its upper floor devoted to the story of the naval bombardment in November 1914 featuring the same retelling of local interviews as the latter part of the 1914 Ballad. The exhibition 'Remember Scarborough' is worth seeing if you can get to Scarborough. Runs till January. Scarborough Art Gallery |
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14 Nov 14 - 03:14 AM (#3677087) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Thompson Apparently the soldiers loathed the war fever of the 'blighters' back in 'Blighty'. I wonder are there many songs expressing this. |
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14 Nov 14 - 11:50 AM (#3677191) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,veteran try 'Hanging on the old barbed wire' what modern song could rival this as a critique of the b.... who promoted this was, wherever they came from |
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14 Nov 14 - 12:37 PM (#3677206) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Here's one example; Your King and Country need You Oh, we don't want to lose you But we think you ought to go For your King and your country Both need you so We shall want you and miss you But with all our might and main We shall cheer you, thank you Kiss you when you come back again These parodies are the soldiers' reply; We don't want your loving And we think you're awfully slow To see we don't want you So please won't you go We don't like your sing-songs And we hate your refrain So don't you dare sing it Near us again Now we don't want to hurry you But it's time you ought to go For your songs and your speeches They bore us so Your coaxings and pettings Drive us insane Oh we hate you, and'll boo you And hiss you if you sing it again But I think soldiers' concerns were often closer to hand. |
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14 Nov 14 - 02:39 PM (#3677231) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,DaveRo Previous Radio Ballads have relied on the songs and the voices of those involved - the fishermen, roadbuilders, or railwaymen in the original Radio Ballads. This one adds a narrator/historian to put the events in context; it turned it into a bit of a history lesson, I thought. |
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08 Nov 16 - 05:04 PM (#3819074) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GMGough BBC Radio 2 Saturday 12th November 2016 Episode 3 of 5 will be broadcast at 9.00 pm and will cover 1916 Did I miss the broadcast of episode 2 which covered 1915 and was presumably broadcast in November 2015 ? |
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08 Nov 16 - 05:28 PM (#3819079) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: DaveRo 2015_programme. Not available on iPlayer. |
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11 Nov 16 - 01:15 AM (#3819773) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,SB Huh - you'd have thought that the Beeb might have let folks hear the previous episodes for 1914 & 1915. There was also this prog. ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lp2m9 |
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11 Nov 16 - 08:10 AM (#3819835) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,SB Try here for a few days ... https://www.mediafire.com/folder/b3e0mmr5tkz9c/Ballads_of_the_Great_War |
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12 Nov 16 - 02:52 PM (#3820172) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: DaveRo 2016 programme - 2100 GMT today and then on iPlayer for a month, I expect: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081mm10 |
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14 Nov 16 - 10:55 AM (#3820483) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,CB get_iplayer will download it. |
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14 Nov 16 - 05:27 PM (#3820546) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Bonzo3legs "indeed it will" but easier to use its front end - Web PVR |
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16 Nov 16 - 09:57 AM (#3820964) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,SB Yes - but the prog. will not be listed as available on the Web PVR after about 7 days. Between 7 and 30 days you have to use the command line version. Viz.: c:/program files/get_iplayer>get_iplayer --type=radio --pid=b081mm10 should do it. From the UK it is possible to download in 320kbps from the new DASH servers. If overseas this is reduced to 196kbps. But you need to know how. The FAQ & Help / Support are here: https://squarepenguin.co.uk/ https://squarepenguin.co.uk/forums/ Support Mailing List is at: [get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org] |
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16 Nov 16 - 10:59 AM (#3820979) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: DaveRo For anyone not familiar with the BBC's Programme Identifier (PID) system, a bit of explanation. Each programme (episode) has a code - you can see it in the link I posted earlier and in the URL of any programme page you display in a browser. There are actually several levels: david@pan:~> get_iplayer --preset radio --pid=b03z7zx8So if you want a whole series you can download them all at once. But not all these episodes are retrievable - the 1915 ballads programme (b06nn8bg) isn't - it's too old. |
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20 Dec 16 - 04:28 AM (#3827525) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Andy Northerner It would be great if someone could upload an mp3 or m4a of the 2016 show Many Thanks in advance |
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20 Dec 16 - 02:07 PM (#3827637) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,SB Try here for a few days ... https://www.mediafire.com/folder/b3e0mmr5tkz9c/Ballads_of_the_Great_War |
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21 Dec 16 - 03:00 AM (#3827700) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST Bummer. Too late.... Any chance of a re-up? |
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23 Dec 16 - 05:46 AM (#3828201) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST Bump... |
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24 Dec 16 - 04:17 AM (#3828395) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST Try the link again. |
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24 Dec 16 - 06:05 PM (#3828535) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,SqueezeMe Thank you very, very much :-) |
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25 Dec 16 - 01:34 PM (#3828675) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Andy Northerner Hi there For the guys that posted the 2016 ballads many thanks I am trying to get the bbc radio 6 Roy Wood show as my father is a hige fan. It was broadcast today Any info on how I can download this show from iplayer would be amazing Many Thanks Merry Christmas from Andy |
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26 Dec 16 - 05:19 AM (#3828772) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST Use get_iplayer |
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08 Nov 17 - 06:19 AM (#3887468) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GMGough Episode 4 (of 5) to be broadcast 9.00 pm Saturday 11th November 2017 According to the new issue of Radio Times, this series concludes next autumn". |
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09 Nov 17 - 10:42 AM (#3887698) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,CJB Yup - just the one new show to be aired on Saturday. All the rest are not available on iPlayer anymore, and likely will never be repeated. |
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09 Nov 17 - 11:18 AM (#3887701) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: DaveRo My post 16 Nov 16 - 10:59 AM listed episodes in the series (PID b04n2d2s) whether available or not. get_iplayer doesn't seem to do that any more (I have 3.05): Presumably one will appear on Saturday. If there are series like this one which might be rebroadcast one day I suppose you could put their series PIDs in a file and run a CRON job every month to see if any had been. |
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09 Nov 17 - 07:51 PM (#3887776) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Guest It wasn't a great war - it was F***ing awful. |
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11 Nov 17 - 05:58 AM (#3887990) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp It's Armistice Day today. Ballad of the Great War Episode 4/5 BBC Radio 2 9.00pm Saturday 11th November 2017 With contributions from John Tams, Jez Lowe, Karine Polwart and Ray Hearne. 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. Jim Boyes & Maarten Decombel perform ?Passchendaele?, a song by Jim which was specially commissioned for the programme. The final episode will come next year. I'll be at Gregson Lane Folk Club, Preston, tonight to hear Robb Johnson's WW1 suite Gentlemen, performed by Roy Bailey and Robb Johnson. |
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11 Nov 17 - 06:12 AM (#3887993) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: DaveRo I have Robb's double-CD of 'Gentlemen'. I recommend it. |
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11 Nov 17 - 07:34 AM (#3887996) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp He has released two double CDs of the suite! The first was the by the original cast of the Paschendaele Peace Concert, including Roy Bailey. The more recent is IRR099: GENTLE MEN, A SOLO PERFORMANCE Released 6th November 2015. Gentle Men tells the stories of Robb Johnson?s grandfathers, Ernest Johnson and Harry Jenner. The songs present the effect of history on two of its statistics, two gentle men, who survived the First World War, but were forever in its shadow. |
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11 Nov 17 - 12:45 PM (#3888036) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Bonzo3legs It seems that get_iplayer 2.97 will no longer record live TV as it used to - thank you BBC! I wanted to record the Festival of Remembrance on BBC One this evening to my PC as our freesat is fully occupied. However, this BBC One HD Live webstream lurking in the shadows can be captured free of iplayer restrictions using ffmpeg! http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio_video/simulcast/hls/uk/abr_hdtv/ak/bbc_one_hd.m3u8 |
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11 Nov 17 - 02:51 PM (#3888052) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: DaveRo GUEST,henryp wrote: He has released two double CDs of the suite!That's the one I have: IRR030 -1997. Also features Vera Coomans. Many of the songs are accompanied by 'the Golden Serenaders' - which recreates the inter-war music by the band of that name in which one of his Grandfathers toured Europe. Until they had to stop - "what with Noni being Jewish". I can't imagine a solo performance. |
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11 Nov 17 - 02:54 PM (#3888053) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: DaveRo Latest get-iplayer is 3.06 - though I have 3.05. |
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12 Nov 17 - 08:03 AM (#3888129) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Bonzo3legs I seem to have get iplayer 3.04 at the moment, and just installed 2.97 when I wanted to record live BBC TV, but although the Web PVR Manager shows an option to record live TV, it no longer works - at least on my PC it doesn't. |
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12 Nov 17 - 09:36 AM (#3888138) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,CJB get_iplayer is at v3.06 - due to massive changes by the Beeb. Even then the PVR otpion doesn't handle TV progs very well. Use the CLS option for TV. |
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12 Nov 17 - 09:46 AM (#3888139) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Bonzo3legs What is CLS? I downloaded the British Legion Festival of Remembrance in HD using command line in get_iplayer this morning OK - 3gb+ mp4 file!! |
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12 Nov 17 - 09:54 AM (#3888141) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,CJB CLS is the command line option - which apparently you used!! |
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12 Nov 17 - 09:55 AM (#3888142) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Bonzo3legs Thanks! |
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13 Nov 17 - 06:21 PM (#3888417) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: rich-joy Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,SB - PM Date: 20 Dec 16 - 02:07 PM https://www.mediafire.com/folder/b3e0mmr5tkz9c/Ballads_of_the_Great_War THANK YOU so much for these!!! Much appreciated. R-J Down Under |
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14 Nov 17 - 08:35 AM (#3888518) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Ballad of the Great War 1917; broadcast 11 November 2017 Original music by John Tams, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Jim Boyes, Sean Cooney, Karine Polwart and Ray Hearne intertwined with tales of the war. Other contributors; Bob Fox, Sam Kelly, Olivia Chaney, Kris Drever, Barry Coope, John McCusker. I've paired them up as best I can; John Tams sings Theme song ? Johnny comes marching home again - words Jez Lowe Jez Lowe sings Nick of time Bob Fox sings Over my heart Barry Coope and the Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir sing Trench Raid written by Sean Cooley Sam Kelly sings Pips upon his shoulder Jim Boyes and Maarten Decombel sing Passchendaele written by Jim Boyes Karine Polwart sings Breath of the gods Olivia Chaney sings My boy Billy Theme song reprise by John Tams 27 days left to listen on BBC iplayer. A Garland for Joey; The War Horse Songbook A Retelling by Bob Fox, Songman, and John Tams, Songmaker This new album includes the complete War Horse Songbook and a postscript of new works ? companion pieces to the storytelling and the ever-resonating impact of The Great War. Bob Fox?s intuitive and masterful re-telling of these songs, accompanied by his beautifully accomplished guitar settings, and additionally in the company of Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band, form the heart of the album ? at its core a message of remembrance and above all peace. A Garland for Joey is released on 11th November 2017 via Fledg?ling Records. |
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15 Nov 17 - 02:03 PM (#3888770) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Bonzo3legs We listened to 30 minutes of it over breakfast today and agreed that it's very boring indeed, and with exception of John Tams, the music is dire. |
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15 Nov 17 - 04:38 PM (#3888796) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp The Wrong Bus |
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27 Feb 18 - 07:36 AM (#3908268) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Soyoth Hi there Does anyone know where I can listen to 1917? I was in hospital when it was on Thanks |
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01 Mar 18 - 04:11 AM (#3908692) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Observer Am I missing something here? Ballads of the Great War surely means, or implies, ballads of, or from that time. "Ballad of the Great War 1917; broadcast 11 November 2017 Original music by John Tams, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Jim Boyes, Sean Cooney, Karine Polwart and Ray Hearne intertwined with tales of the war. Other contributors; Bob Fox, Sam Kelly, Olivia Chaney, Kris Drever, Barry Coope, John McCusker. Now as NONE of the above were "of" that time then surely they are only capable of writing modernist songs about the First World War. |
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01 Mar 18 - 04:28 AM (#3908697) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp You may have missed the discussion earlier in the thread. The title of this episode is 'The Ballad of the Great War 1917'. The whole series is called 'The Ballads of the Great War'. "Accounts of life and death on the Western Front in words and music, featuring eye-witness accounts from veterans and specially commissioned songs by British folk songwriters" |
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01 Mar 18 - 07:53 AM (#3908736) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Joe G The reason for the title is that it is part of a series of Radio Ballads that have taken the format used by Ewan MacColl and created new programmes on a range of themes including this annual programme about WW1 |
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02 Mar 18 - 06:29 AM (#3908954) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Soyoth Hi Sorry ; does anyone know of a link to 1917? |
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02 Mar 18 - 08:56 AM (#3908984) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: mayomick Happily the BBC’s war nostalgia isn’t available in this part of Ireland . Piqued that our forefathers didn’t do their bit during the scrap presumably , stabbed old Blighty in the back in 1916 and all that . |
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03 Mar 18 - 03:24 PM (#3909279) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Guest - If anyone wants these pseudo Radio Ballads - put a throw-away email address here and they can be sent to you. |
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03 Mar 18 - 04:49 PM (#3909289) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GeoffLawes What is a "throw-away email address" please? |
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04 Mar 18 - 03:56 AM (#3909345) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GeoffLawes I found this explanation on the web. Does anyone have experience of any of these services . Any does and don’ts? https://webdesignofpalmbeach.net/site/reducing-spam-whats-your-throw-away-email-address/ |
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04 Mar 18 - 05:25 AM (#3909356) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: DaveRo The main rule is to get a disposable email address, or any email address, from an organisation you trust not to spy on the emails you intend to receive. But it's a lot of trouble to go to. You could use any email address that you tolerate being spammed - don't you already have one? I have a a gmail address I use for occasional online purchases which I suspect might get spammed and which I'm prepared to abandon. And I've used it for years - gmail catches most if the junk. And if you post it here as 'something AT something.com' it's not very likely to be harvested for spam anyway. I wonder why Guest specifies this method rather than a PM or posting a link? (Mods: I suggest splitting this email stuff into a tech thread.) |
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04 Mar 18 - 07:51 AM (#3909368) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GeoffLawes Thanks DaveRo and perhaps a new thread might be appropriate |
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05 Mar 18 - 06:04 AM (#3909516) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST All I'm suggesting is that folks simply supply an email address too which said file(s) can be sent via WeTransfer. |
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19 Jun 18 - 02:00 PM (#3931940) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Soyoth Sorry for the bump. Does anyone have 1917 available? |
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16 Oct 18 - 09:41 AM (#3956883) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp The Ballads of the Great War will be repeated on BBC Radio 2 in 2018. Announced so far; Wednesday 17 October Radio 2 9pm 1/5 1914 Wednesday 24 October Radio 2 9pm 2/5 1915 Wednesday 31 October Radio 2 9pm 3/5 1916 And I assume; Wednesday 07 October Radio 2 9pm 4/5 1917 Friday 09 November Radio 2 19:50 The Ballads of the Great War - Live Join the author Michael Morpurgo and the BBC Philharmonic in this very special event to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. I don't know whether the above is an additional programme, or whether 5/5 1918 will follow on Sunday 11 November Radio 2 9pm. |
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16 Oct 18 - 09:51 AM (#3956885) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Should be Wednesday 07 November Radio 2 9pm 4/5 1917. But you already worked that out! |
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21 Oct 18 - 04:16 PM (#3957761) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Friday 2 November 2018 20:00 BBC RADIO 2 Friday Night is Music Night; War Horse: The Story In Concert War Horse: The Story In Concert features the music of Adrian Sutton and was developed from the National Theatre's production of War Horse. Since its opening in 2007 this has spent more than 8 years in London's West End and has now played to more than 7 million people all over the world, as well as being adapted for the big screen by Stephen Spielberg. This latest version of War Horse sets the book alongside the dramatic sounds and colours created by the orchestra and choir and as they and the narrators bring Michael Morpurgo's story to life in a completely new way. Ken Bruce presents a special concert version of Michael Morpurgo's story of Joey, the young farm horse who travels from the peace of the Devon countryside to the battlefields of the Western Front. This performance was recorded earlier this year at Coventry Cathedral as part of the BBC's Biggest Weekend and features the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by David Charles Abell, Hertfordshire Chorus, baritone soloist Mark Stone and is narrated by Simon Callow and Juliet Stevenson. |
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24 Oct 18 - 07:36 PM (#3958211) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: FreddyHeadey here some clickies. Only some will be available. @ Oct\Nov 2018 the "Ballads" programmes will be available for a while & the "Friday Night Is Music Night" programmes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio2 World War One The Ballads of the Great War - 1914 "In this programme we hear stories about La Belle Époque, the era of calm before the outbreak of the first world war, the clamour by young men to join the army during August 1914, the London buses which were conscripted into the army to take the troops to the battlefields, the battle of Mons, trench warfare, the bombardment by German battleships of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool and The Christmas Truce. The songs for this programme are written by John Tams, Billy Bragg, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe and Sean Cooney." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04m4j7g 1915 "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." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06nn8bg 1916 "In this programme stories of trench warfare, tunnellers working under enemy lines, pals regiments and that fatal summer offensive on the Somme. Original music by John Tams, Seth Lakeman, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Boo Hewerdine and Bernard Wrigley. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081mm10 1917 "In this programme stories of lucky escapes, the horrors of Passchendaele, field hospitals and the sad fate of those condemned to be shot at dawn. Original music by John Tams, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Jim Boyes, Sean Cooney, Karine Polwart and Ray Hearne." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dwbmq ~~~~~ The Songs and Shows of World War I : Russell Davies ... exploration of the musical background to World War I, from the Broadway stages to the whistling in the trenches. 1914 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04q10gh 1915 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06nt201 1916 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b085gq8p 1917 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09fmgkv (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03z7zx8/episodes/guide ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The New Radio Ballads Wed 5 Nov 2014 "John Tams talks about Radio 2's new series of Radio Ballads, The Ballads of the Great War." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lp2m9 The Indian Army in the Great War Sat 8 Nov 2014 "Sarfraz Manzoor tells the forgotten story of the 1.27 million men from the Indian Army who fought valiantly in the First World War." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tkz1w Oh What a Lovely War - Fri 14 Nov 2014 "Theatre Royal Stratford East restages its controversial WW1 musical satire." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03thcl8 The Story of the Christmas Truce Christmas Eve 2015 "John Hurt tells the story of the First World War Christmas truce through diaries, letters and archive accounts from the soldiers themselves." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ttzjl Friday Night is Music Night War Horse: The Story In Concert 02 November 2018 "...the music of Adrian Sutton and was developed from the National Theatre's production of War Horse. BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by David Charles Abell, Hertfordshire Chorus, baritone soloist Mark Stone narrated by Simon Callow and Juliet Stevenson." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000z9j Friday Night is Music Night Michael Morpurgo and the BBC Philharmonic Fri Nov 9 2018 "... new orchestral arrangements by Greg Lawson, and will be interwoven with the poignant testimonies that inspired them. Respected folk artists Bob Fox, John Tams, Chris While, Julie Matthews and Jez Lowe will sing the songs, along with popular music from the time." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001242 (event https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e8zcd4) ~~~~~ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03z7zx8/episodes/guide ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ bbc iPlayer Radio app http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3yvdp3zQJWLtl204z9nxgRt/download-the-iplayer-radio-app (then click the '+' on the programme's web page then on the app click Menu > My Radio > Listen Later) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ clip - requires BBC media player Christmas trees in the trenches - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02fkbz6 |
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25 Oct 18 - 04:37 PM (#3958368) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: FreddyHeadey The Ballads of the Great War - 1918 "In this programme stories of Blightys, Snipers, Choctaw code talkers, the Armistice and the sinking of the German fleet in Scapa Flow. Original music by John Tams, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Boo Hewerdine and Kris Drever." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000149x |
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25 Oct 18 - 05:51 PM (#3958384) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Thanks, Freddy, that should be the final episode. The Ballads of the Great War Wednesday 17 October Radio 2 21:00-22:00 1/5 1914 Wednesday 24 October Radio 2 21:00-22:00 2/5 1915 Wednesday 31 October Radio 2 21:00-22:00 3/5 1916 Wednesday 07 November Radio 2 21:00-22:00 4/5 1917 Saturday 10 November Radio 2 21:00-22:00 5/5 1918 plus Friday Night is Music Night Friday 02 November Radio 2 20:00-22:00 War Horse: The Story In Concert Friday 09 November Radio 2 20:00-22:00 The Ballads of the Great War - Live |
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05 Nov 18 - 07:01 PM (#3960313) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Wednesday 07 November Radio 2 21:00-22:00 The Ballads of the Great War 4/5 1917 Friday 09 November Radio 2 20:00-22:00 The Ballads of the Great War - Live Specially arranged versions of songs from each of the four years, played by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and sung by Bob Fox, Chris While & Julie Matthews, John Tams, Jez Lowe and Barry Coope. Jim Boyes will be singing an orchestrated version of “Passchendaele”, the ballad he contributed to the 1917 programme and also joining Barry Coope and the others to create a mighty chorus for their songs. These will be interspersed with readings from his books, War Horse and Private Peaceful, by Michael Morpurgo and an Interval talk with songs from Barbara Dickson and Billy Bragg. |
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07 Nov 18 - 05:58 PM (#3960592) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: FreddyHeadey BBC Radio 4extra relevant but not folk, except there might be the odd snatch of a song Archive interviews with those who experienced the First World War. 5 @ 60 minutes https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bqmc8n/episodes/guide |
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09 Nov 18 - 09:49 AM (#3960903) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Tonight! Friday 09 November BBC Radio 2 20:00-22:00 The Ballads of the Great War - Live Specially arranged versions of songs from each of the four years, played by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and sung by Bob Fox, Chris While & Julie Matthews, John Tams, Jez Lowe, Jim Boyes and Barry Coope. Michael Morpurgo will read from his books War Horse, Private Peaceful and Only Remembered. A special guest appearance of world champion whistler David Morris, and an interval talk with songs from Barbara Dickson and Billy Bragg. Tomorrow! Saturday 10 November BBC Radio 2 21:00-22:00 The final episode of the Ballads of the Great War 5/5 1918 Stories of Blightys, Snipers, Choctaw code talkers, the Armistice and the sinking of the German fleet in Scapa Flow. Original music by John Tams, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Boo Hewerdine and Kris Drever. But clashes with the Festival of Remembrance on BBC One TV 20:30-22:10 |
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10 Nov 18 - 11:22 AM (#3961094) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,JoeG What did people think of the live concert? I thought it was excellent. I was a little worried that the orchestration wouldn't work but Greg Lawson did a great job as he did with the Martyn Bennett orchestrations he did |
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10 Nov 18 - 11:47 AM (#3961101) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Pat Howard I was there & it was brilliant. Very moving & well executed. |
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14 Nov 18 - 10:45 AM (#3961625) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: FreddyHeadey Here's an associated programme on at the moment : Thankful Villages BBC Radio4 A Thankful or ‘Blessed’ village is a place where every soldier returned alive from World War One. Songwriter Darren Hayman heard about ‘Thankful Villages’ and knew that he had his next album title. He then embarked on a three year odyssey to visit all 54 of them.. Hayman writes a song for every village based on local characters, hidden stories and chance meetings. There is a bit more about the project on his website http://hefnet.com |
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14 Nov 18 - 01:47 PM (#3961644) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Jack Campin And looking at a wider range of people affected: https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2015/06/songs-and-music-of-refugees-of-the-first-world-war/ The largest group of refugees in the UK were probably the Belgians (about 250,000 of them). What musical record of their time in exile is there? |
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06 Jan 19 - 08:41 AM (#3970079) Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: FreddyHeadey [not folk] In an omnibus edition of selected programmes from the final series, Dan Snow looks at some of the key events of 1918, from the German Spring Offensive in March, to the impact that the arrival of massed American troops had on the war. In interviews recorded by the BBC and the Imperial War Museums, those who were there recall the devastation caused by the Spanish Flu epidemic from May onwards, and the rapid advances made in the autumn as the Germans retreated. Finally Dan looks at the closing moments of the war on 11th November 1918, when the armistice took effect. When 11 o'clock came, alongside relief, disbelief, and celebrations, veterans recall that there was also an empty feeling, and a looming question that seemed to trouble many of them: what were they going to do now? Voices of the First World War - 25/12/2018 - @bbcradio4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001qtq |