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08 Jan 17 - 03:02 PM (#3831229) Subject: Starkey's Music and Monarchy From: Stanron Has anyone been watching David Starkey's Music and Monarchy? It was on BBC4. I guess it will be repeated soon. I missed the start of it but the last half hour was wonderful. |
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08 Jan 17 - 03:05 PM (#3831231) Subject: RE: Starkey's Music and Monarchy From: Stanron Oops If the mods are at all interested the title should have read David Starkey's Music and Monarchy. Correction would be appreciated. Thanks. ?
Joe Offer, joe@mudcat.org |
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08 Jan 17 - 08:43 PM (#3831284) Subject: RE: David Starkey's Music and Monarchy BBC4 From: Stanron Thank you. Not sure how I'd do that. |
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09 Jan 17 - 05:45 PM (#3831554) Subject: RE: David Starkey's Music and Monarchy BBC4 From: Stanron It's on again tonight at 30 minutes past midnight on BBC4. Music by Thomas Tallis, William Byrd and John Dowland. Also something written by King Henry V and lots more. |
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09 Jan 17 - 06:01 PM (#3831563) Subject: RE: David Starkey's Music and Monarchy BBC4 From: FreddyHeadey Here is the BBC page with links to the programmes http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018rf83 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stanron If you have email you can save Joe's address in your address list : joe@mudcat.org |
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10 Jan 17 - 12:07 PM (#3831712) Subject: RE: David Starkey's Music and Monarchy BBC4 From: GUEST,The man the Daily Mail warned you about The man Starkey is a notorious, often outrageous rightwinger- entitled to an opinion of course, but best to be aware of that. |
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10 Jan 17 - 01:40 PM (#3831746) Subject: RE: David Starkey's Music and Monarchy BBC4 From: Big Al Whittle agreed ! he's a right twat on the subject of contemporary politics/ however he is very knowledgeable about history. i'm looking forward to the episode on Purcell next week. he's telling me stuff i didn't know. |
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11 Jan 17 - 02:53 AM (#3831823) Subject: RE: David Starkey's Music and Monarchy BBC4 From: Hagman This is a particularly robust series, IMHO. Well worth watching if only for the performances - the best the BEEB could buy. First b'cast 2013 - the four eps are available on YouTube... |
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15 Jan 17 - 04:52 AM (#3832692) Subject: RE: David Starkey's Music and Monarchy BBC4 From: Stanron Episode 2 tonight, BBC4 7.pm. !7thC. Civil war, Restoration and Henry Purcell. The history in context and, as has been already stated, the performances are wonderful. |
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15 Jan 17 - 06:18 AM (#3832710) Subject: RE: David Starkey's Music and Monarchy BBC4 From: GUEST,Mike Yates Starkey is not one of my favourite historians. Far too right-wing. |