Writer & Radio Producer. Key credits: 'Barry's Forgotten Musical Masterpieces', 'Sax Appeal', 'Ivy Benson: Original Girl Power', 'The Sheila Tracy Tapes'...
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Incredible. @PaulRowleyRadio doing the Lord's work here!
I’ve digitally remastered Kenny Everett’s debut on BBC Local Radio following his sacking from Radio 1 in 1970. It’s being broadcast in full on Radio 4 Extra at 1000, 1600 + midnight for the 1st time since it was aired on Radio Bristol on June 12, 1971. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00268…
White Christmas was written by Irving Berlin on a sunny day in California. "Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it's the best song anybody ever wrote!" he famously said. The original (rarely heard) opening verse lyrics refer to sunshine and longing to be up North...
Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Sales of recordings of this song number some 100 million. Written for the movie Holiday Inn, it was originally recorded by Bing Crosby. Crosby's recording is responsible for 50% of the above sales figures.
#SongsheetSaturday
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Recently discovered Laurel and Hardy interview. VERY RARE. Jack Mangan interviews Laurel and Hardy for Ships Reporter. A must see for fans.
youtu.be/eqqcmgobn8w?si=H651…
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Favourite email of the week just landed in my inbox, beginning as follows: “You can pre-order your Proms Guide on Amazon – there’s no going back now!” amazon.co.uk/BBC-Proms-2025-… @bbcproms
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High praise everywhere you look for the conclusion to Wolf Hall. Even more reason to listen to this beautifully made programme for @BBCRadio3, in which @wisemandebbie offers a fascinating insight into writing the music that soundtracked both series: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00253c…
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How did you learn the notes of the clefs? Me: 🎼 Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge Always; bass clef: Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always. Viola players use Alto clef (the middle one) but cellists also use Tenor clef where middle C is the 4th line from the bottom.
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At this time of year the cry to "give me a cosy little corner" is going up all over. Is the festive season proving too much? Why not take some time out and look up Clarice Mayne? A panto stalwart, she was connected to anyone who was anyone in the #musichall.
#songsheetsaturday
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The final episode of "Wolf Hall: The Mirror & The Light", tonight at 9pm on @BBCOne The soundtrack album is currently #1 at Amazon in soundtracks - thank you all so much for your kind words. It means a huge amount to hear that you're enjoying the score :) amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/…
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They have already been playing 🙂Here are a Christmas listings with the complete schedules on our website talkingpicturestv.co.uk/sche…
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🎄 Christmas Day 5:55pm on #TalkingPicturesTV
⭐ #DameEdnaEverage hosts A NIGHT AT MOUNT EDNA (1990) with her special guests #GinaLollobrigida #MelGibson #CharltonHeston #JulioIglesias and #EmilyPerry as 'Madge' #TPTVsubtitles buff.ly/4iuyjvR
The lyrics to 'I Don't Want to Lose You' by Tina Turner perhaps need re-writing. The first line begins: "women of a certain age..."
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If you missed this new series yesterday (with a focus on #MusicHall songs), then you can catch up or watch again via @TPTVEncore. Many thanks @KateGarnerMusic for the @musichallsoc thanks!
‘The Stories Behind The Songs’.
Brand new six part TV series on @TalkingPicsTV Presented by Kate Garner. Catch up via @TPTVEncore Thursdays 2.30pm
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Ever wonder what the story behind a song was? Beginning Thursday 21st November at 2:30pm.
Exclusive #TalkingPicturesTV series @KateGarnerMusic #KateGarner presents 🎵 THE STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS🎵
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As @frankcottrell_b says in the article, the solution is in our hands. Stop closing libraries. Retain school librarians and employ many more. Fund author visits to schools. Publishers, stop throwing cash at celebrities and focus instead on engaging young readers. We can fix this.
Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure theguardian.com/books/2024/n…
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'London and Wartime: Nocturne' (1918) by Sir Claude Francis Barry
(Private collection)
