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FleetingEileenM
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 Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:04 pm Post subject: Barry Humphries: Barry's Forgotten Musical Masterpieces |
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I am looking forward to this short series in which he plays records he heard and loved as a child growing up in Oz. Fred Astaire, George Formby, Flanagan & Allen, novelty songs … all sounds delightful and just my cuppa tea 
It begins on Wednesday 13th Jan at 10pm.
PS: He is the only entertainer who has reduced me to tears of laughter in the theatre - the other is Ken Dodd  |
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becky sharp
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He has a wicked sense of humour,Eileen, that has had me laughing out loud over the years. I'll be giving his programme a listen.
There was An Audience With Ken Dodd on the TV over the Christmas period which I recorded but haven't yet watched. |
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FleetingEileenM
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Just bumping this up as it's on tomorrow night. |
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FleetingEileenM
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becky sharp
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Great review from Gillian,Eileen
Am enjoying Barry's nostalgic look back on his radio days. He's a natural and knows his stuff.
He mentioned in his second programme that nobody whistles anymore....reminded me of my Dad who whistled all day long.
A gentle,enjoyable hour's listening. |
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becky sharp
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Barry is back tonight with the first of three more programmes in this series. |
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FleetingEileenM
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes Becky I have been listening and revelling in his choices |
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becky sharp
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Loved this first programme,Eileen...(I was mistaken ,there are 4 not 3)
Picturing Dame Edna tapping her Jimmy Choo shoes to her disco version of Waltzing Matilda made me chuckle.
Like Bill Kenwright I enjoy what Barry has to say as much as I enjoy the music
My favourite of the night..Brother (Buddy) Can You Spare A Dime..love that one.. |
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eric mc
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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| One I wasn't aware of. Will certainly be looking it up on the iPlayer as it is right down my street. Another one I might time shift to Sunday as it seems to be very much in line with used to be their regular Sunday output. |
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becky sharp
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Hope you enjoy it,eric mc.
I'm going to listen to the second in the series when I do some ironing later. |
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I've got one left to listen to. It's been a little gem of a series. With this, as my personal fave...
Bud 'n Ches...Hey Neighbour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTp1pDtUm_0
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eric mc
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Listened to a few now and they've all been excellent. |
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becky sharp
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You wouldn't hear Anthony Perkins (he of Psycho fame) singing away on many radio shows..
Hurry back Barry,with your stories and songs. |
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FleetingEileenM
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Barry's programme is on tonight at 9pm. |
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becky sharp
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I've set it to record...thanks Eileen. Two hours this time round! |
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FleetingEileenM
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| There have been some gems on it, Becky . I have sent my appreciation to the BBC and asked if he can do a series in the near future. |
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becky sharp
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Some rarities in there,Eileen ...lovely programme and he played Jimmy Durante singing Make Someone Happy..he made me very happy playing that. Terry Wogan once answered a text/email I sent him about that song.
Unlike so many now who host Radio 2 programmes Barry really knows the music he is playing. |
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FleetingEileenM
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| Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Barry is back with a new series starting next Sunday at 9pm. Hooray |
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becky sharp
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Great news!  ...thanks Eileen. |
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FleetingEileenM
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| It made me laugh when he was about to play Georges Gueteray singing "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" and he said his producer told him to announce that the opening words are not "Ena Sharples" . They were actually "Un Chanson" but could have been misheard. |
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becky sharp
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He has such an easy way with him....he's a born broadcaster
His theme for last week's programme was echoed (optimistically?) in this sentence..
"I suppose one of the good things about growing older is that in tough times one knows things will ultimately improve,except for popular music ,of course." |
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FleetingEileenM
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| Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Lovely programme tonight. It was all about dance. His stories about being made to go to dancing classes by his mother were so funny. |
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Helen May
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I didn't hear it Eileen but Gillian Reynolds gave the programme a glowing report in today's S Times.
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FleetingEileenM
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| Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:06 am Post subject: |
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| I didn't know Gillian Reynolds still wrote radio reviews. Thanks Helen. |
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She's only in the Sunday Times these days as far as I know. Hard to believe that she is 82/3.
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becky sharp
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The latest one I've listened to was all about Down Under.
I do love listening to his pieces between the songs...a lot of them are deliciously irreverent.
Lovely song from John Denver
The hour was over,or so it seemed, before it began...I was enjoying it so much. |
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FleetingEileenM
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| Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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| What a delightful final programme in this all too short series. There were some absolute gems, many of which I have never heard before. I have emailed Radio 2 again. |
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becky sharp
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| FleetingEileenM wrote: | | What a delightful final programme in this all too short series. There were some absolute gems, many of which I have never heard before. I have emailed Radio 2 again. |
It certainly was,Eileen...I will be emailing too...as Barry requested.  |
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More gems from Barry. He played two Leslie Sarony songs. which was nice. I'd never heard of him, until Danny Baker played his stuff on his old Radio London show. Now, I have a few songs of his, but not (at that time) Gorgonzola, which Barry played early on.
Listening to Barry, made me realise how much Russell Davies is missed on R2. Both have lovely little snippets of info between records. And four one hour shows isn't enough!
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| Oh yes, Russell Davies! Now he was a truly superb broadcaster of popular music and his breadth of knowledge was formidable. I would love him to return to Radio 2. |
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Helen May
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Just read a letter in RT praising the show and in a response RT says 'Radio 2 have confirmed that there will be another series early next year'.
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| Great news! - thanks Helen. |
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FleetingEileenM
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Hooray - thanks Helen |
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Just seen that Barry's new series starts tonight.
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I noticed too Raver! Hope Eileen has seen it!
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I'm sure she has, now the tennis is finished, H!
Not listened yet, but the blurb in fascinating and whets the appetite for when I catch it. If I'm not mistaken, Elsa Lanchester married Charles Laughton. Apart from that and the fact she was 'The Bride of Frankenstein', I know nothing about her.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dzt0
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Oh no!! I have only just noticed the new series so I have missed the first two programmes now  . I'll catch up on iPlayer (or Sounds, whatever it's called now) |
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becky sharp
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Sunday 16th of February
Barry Humphries 'I consider myself an only child - with siblings'
Love his sense of humour.
What tales he tells - him and some of his friends (perhaps) keeping Cole Porter awake with their revelries!
I Only Have Eyes For You - surely one of the most beautiful of songs,ever, both lyrically and musically.
Finishing (well nearly) with some soulful Elgar at Abbey Road
What an enjoyable programme. |
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FleetingEileenM
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There is to be another series in February! So pleased about that. I heard about it in a reply I had from the BBC when I complained about Clare Teal's programme being axed in January. Here is part of their reply:
We are always exploring new ways of reflecting a broad range of musical genres across Radio 2. The music celebrated on Clare’s show can still be heard in our regular programmes, and in weekly strands such as The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum and Sunday Night is Music Night, and specials. Plus early next year on Radio 2 a new series of Top Brass returns to Sunday nights with Brass virtuoso James Morrison introducing the brassiest selection of music including Big Bands, Jazz, Folk, Chamber, Brass Bands, plus Barry Humphries’ Forgotten Songs returns in February playing vintage music from the first half of the 20th Century. |
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becky sharp
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| FleetingEileenM wrote: | There is to be another series in February! So pleased about that. I heard about it in a reply I had from the BBC when I complained about Clare Teal's programme being axed in January. Here is part of their reply:
We are always exploring new ways of reflecting a broad range of musical genres across Radio 2. The music celebrated on Clare’s show can still be heard in our regular programmes, and in weekly strands such as The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum and Sunday Night is Music Night, and specials. Plus early next year on Radio 2 a new series of Top Brass returns to Sunday nights with Brass virtuoso James Morrison introducing the brassiest selection of music including Big Bands, Jazz, Folk, Chamber, Brass Bands, plus Barry Humphries’ Forgotten Songs returns in February playing vintage music from the first half of the 20th Century. |
Good news - (rare these days) - thanks for posting,Eileen.
Funnily enough I was only thinking of Barry and his programme the other day when I was out walking and listening to a local radio station. This little ditty was played and it crossed my mind it would be ideal for a Barry Humphries' programme.
Can't find the version that was on the programme but this is very similar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rj5OQirHfY |
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