23 Feb 11 - 01:33 PM (#3101312) Subject: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: Herga Kitty I turned on the radio as I was turning in last night and found I was listening to Deja Vu (a rhyme), being delivered by the author on Wondermentalist Cabaret . This was followed by Any news of the Iceberg, and also Les's favourite poem (in Welsh). I think this is the first time I've heard Les on the BBC... Kitty |
23 Feb 11 - 02:09 PM (#3101356) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: sian, west wales Yes, I caught it too. Lovely to hear him on the Beeb! sian |
23 Feb 11 - 04:46 PM (#3101460) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: GUEST,Maria I happened to hear this program last night and discovered Les Barker. (I am French living near Paris) I enjoyed his texts which I would like to write down. But I find it somewhat difficult to catch every word of Deja vu. I only found videos on the Internet. Could someone help me with the text ? Thanks. Maria |
23 Feb 11 - 05:43 PM (#3101490) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: Leadfingers GUEST Maria - There are a lot of Les's recitations on line in various places ! Goodle shows a STACK of videos and all sorts ! |
23 Feb 11 - 06:41 PM (#3101527) Subject: ADD: Les Barker: Déjà vu From: Noreen Here you are Maria: Déjà vu : Les Barker Déjà vu - a rhyme It is impossible to experience déjà vu for the first time. I reckon the first time déjà vu happens is the second. Déjà vu- a rhyme It is impossible to experience déjà vu for the first time I reckon the first time déjà vu happens is the second. I started with verse 2. Verse 1 must stay unlistened Because the first time you say déjà vu it isn't. But then to get a little more immersed, You can't experience déjà vu twice Because you didn't experience it first. To recap: Déjà vu- a rhyme I know what you're thinking This is not the first time Three times and still it isn't true How do you qualify? What do you have to do? How do you climb this mountain ? Or you may think it just a hillock You may think this man is a philosopher You may think this man is a pillock. I've been called a pillock before. Strange but true. When I hear the word 'pillock', To me it is Déjà vu - a rhyme It is impossible to experience déjà vu for the first time There again, and this is interesting There are those who say déjà vu is a once in a lifetime thing Then they say it again And at the risk of being a bore If you go back to the first time déjà vu happened You'll think that's happened before. We should explore the supernatural Put knowledge in place of mere feeling Edinburgh University has a chair for the paranormal They can't get it down off the ceiling. Too many gaps in our understanding. Is time-travel a thing of the past? What was the best thing before sliced bread? How long does this poem last? Are Blackpool Hallucinations real? But to return as to an old friend: Déjà vu. The end. (Far better in performance, of course!) |
23 Feb 11 - 09:59 PM (#3101635) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: YorkshireYankee Maria, did you find his website? Lots of good stuff there... |
24 Feb 11 - 12:19 AM (#3101684) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: JohnB Very good it was too. JohnB |
24 Feb 11 - 04:41 PM (#3102152) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: GUEST,Maria Thank you to all of you. I was looking for the text which had caught my attention when listening to the BBC program. Since then I visited LB's website as suggested and looked at a number of videos of his recitations, and had a wonderful time ! It is so good to be able to forget the gloomy news of the world for a moment. Maria |
25 Feb 11 - 09:56 AM (#3102603) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: autoharpbob It really is the way he tells them though! |
25 Feb 11 - 12:43 PM (#3102674) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: MoorleyMan Yes, I agree Bob - as the saying goes, "Les is indeed more"! |
27 Feb 11 - 03:58 PM (#3103788) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: Herga Kitty And "any news of the iceberg?" featured on Ian Macmillan's Pick of the Week this evening, too! Kitty |
27 Feb 11 - 04:28 PM (#3103809) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: GUEST,folkiedave And very good it was too. |
27 Feb 11 - 04:55 PM (#3103828) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: Andy Jackson I think I've heard Deja Vue before, or was it after? |
02 Aug 11 - 03:20 PM (#3200343) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: Dave MacKenzie Did anyone else hear Les being interviewed on 'Word of Mouth' on Radio 4 this afternoon - it's repeated next Monday evening. Also nice to hear Frances Jones of Dawnswyr Delyn (she was also my Welsh tutor for a time). |
09 Aug 11 - 08:58 AM (#3204536) Subject: RE: Les Barker BBC Radio 4 From: Dave MacKenzie See somebody else noticed. |