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Post by devil-may-care on Nov 23, 2011 19:39:59 GMT
Wonder if they went on their annual shopping trip togther after ;D  I would kill to be a fly on the wall for that! ;D |
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Post by jacqui on Nov 23, 2011 20:18:24 GMT
Wonder if they went on their annual shopping trip togther after ;D I would kill to be a fly on the wall for that! ;D Oh god so would I ;D ;D |
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Post by devil-may-care on Nov 23, 2011 20:32:52 GMT
Or even one of the clerks! ;D ;D
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Post by jacqui on Nov 23, 2011 22:13:08 GMT
Wonder if James is still trying to get Richard out of his 'mid life crisis' and in to "sensible" clothes ;D |
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Post by dit on Jan 5, 2012 23:44:48 GMT
Radio 5 Live Friday (6th) Jan 9.00am - 10am, Rachel Burden.
Message tonight (Thursday):
Focus on the NHS tomorrow and 'improving the quality of service'. Expecting announcement from the PM so we'll chew over that. Other stuff... Proposal to raise class size limit to 32 in Eng, anti-Kean protests at Blackburn, James May on maps vs sat nav (etc, etc)
I'm guessing he won't be on for long, but might be worth a listen.
Edit: 9.32am - this doesn't sound like the right thing. There's no reference to any of the above, but instead it's a phone-in about a new initiative to do with parental access after divorce. I'll keep on listening just in case, but it looks as if either the above stuff was actually on before 9am (though the prog was due to start at 9, when I switched on at 5 to she was already on) or the info from Rachel Burden last night was wrong.
Further edit: Well, that's an hour of my life I'll never get back. Hate it when you get official info and it's wrong. Sorry if anyone was misled and wasted their hour too.
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Post by dit on Feb 21, 2012 22:58:38 GMT
This isn't an alert as the proramme was on this morning, but James gave a brief and thoughtful phone interview with Jim Davis on Radio Leicester this morning, where they discussed motorbility scooters. It's on this page; use the i-player. The interview is one hour ten minutes in. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00nkx6k |
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Post by adrianmay on Feb 21, 2012 23:55:11 GMT
Thanks Dit. I'll have a listen before I settle down for the night. Sigh, James' voice right before beddy-bye.
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Post by lindenchase on Feb 23, 2012 15:26:03 GMT
Thanks Dit. Great plan that car manufacturers should be looking into producing wheelchairs. I hope some will pick it up.
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Post by dit on Mar 20, 2012 11:49:36 GMT
Today - if anyone listens to Radio Suffolk, this tweet has come through from the man who supplied James with his recent restored motorbike. I guess the programme might be on their website?
David Silver Spares
BBC Radio Suffolk around 2:30pm today, I will be interviewed about CB400F+James May visit.
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Post by dit on Apr 25, 2012 21:39:46 GMT
Has anyone heard anything about James being on Christian O'Connell's programme again soon on Absolute Radio? O'Connell tweeted earlier
"Im at lunch still with James May and hes been in the toilet for 21 minutes. Should i worry?"
Could have been making plans for an appearance. That's at the lunch. Not in the toilet.
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Post by dit on Apr 26, 2012 13:37:36 GMT
This is a more definite alert - Sarah Walker from Radio 3 has tweeted earlier today:
Next week @mrjamesmay @bbc_TopGear is my guest - one of my #GoodThingsinTheWorld
Her programme is on every weekday from 9am - 12pm. The Radio 3 website says for every day
10.30am
Sarah's guest this week is James May, the writer and TV presenter best known as one of the trio of 'Top Gear' presenters alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. But there's more to James than his macho image would suggest - not many people know that he studied music at Lancaster University, and is a keen flautist and keyboard player who loves early music, as Sarah Walker will discover this week.
I'm guessing that means it will be a pre-recorded interview split into sections. I'll be interested to hear more about James' musical tastes.
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Post by FizzyLogician on Apr 26, 2012 14:22:20 GMT
If this is archived online somewhere, would someone be so good as to post a link? Thanks!
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Post by amie8 on Apr 26, 2012 14:26:25 GMT
This is assuming that he ever emerged from the khazi
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Post by dit on Apr 26, 2012 14:49:12 GMT
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Post by lindenchase on Apr 27, 2012 19:15:11 GMT
This is a more definite alert - Sarah Walker from Radio 3 has tweeted earlier today: Next week @mrjamesmay @bbc_TopGear is my guest - one of my #GoodThingsinTheWorldHer programme is on every weekday from 9am - 12pm. The Radio 3 website says for every day 10.30am
Sarah's guest this week is James May, the writer and TV presenter best known as one of the trio of 'Top Gear' presenters alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. But there's more to James than his macho image would suggest - not many people know that he studied music at Lancaster University, and is a keen flautist and keyboard player who loves early music, as Sarah Walker will discover this week.Promotion pic:   |
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Post by dit on Apr 27, 2012 22:31:03 GMT
I listened to that interview on East Coast radio (no, I'm not sad, I was on t'interwebs anyway) and James was very pleasant and appeared to be in good humour. Much of it was about the TG Festival there in mid-June, which apparently sounds like the November TGL here, "taking the piss" with the Olympics theme.
Other questions he answered:
What did he enjoy last time he was in SA?
*The quality of the roast meat. And the excellent taxi driving.
Most beautiful car ever made?
*Some one-off Bentleys in the 1930s, but - modern - the Lamborghini Gallardo as it's perfectly proportioned from every angle and a fantastic piece of sculpture.
What do you prefer - cars, planes, trains etc?
*Like them all for the same reason, they're all pieces of machinery. You can have an absolute adventure in a car. You can also have an adventure on a motorcycle and they are exquisite things; you sit on it, you wrap your knees around it and your body is part of the mass. Planes are expensive but you feel free up there even though there are a lot of rules before you set off. Railways are fascinating and romantic. You have to submit to the will of the train, you have to go where the train wants to go.
He enjoys the South Africa crowds a lot, they're the loudest and most enthusiastic. He said it's a fantastic privilege when you go out and say "Hello Cape Town" (like last time) and get a wave of cheers back.
"You 'feel the love' - then you go for a steak."
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Post by dit on Apr 28, 2012 0:59:23 GMT
Re the Radio 3 programme on Monday (onwards) www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/Click on the pic of James to get the schedule for Monday - it appears to be Bach (10.30 - 11am) There is a Listen Live function. |
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Post by amie8 on Apr 30, 2012 10:09:38 GMT
Well - that was very lovely. I can thoroughly recommend the Bach-and-James combo as the perfect accompaniment to a morning of sock-balling. So perfect, in fact, that I only have seven odd ones left over. And what possessed me to buy twelve pairs of thermal ones?
Don't know who tomorrow's composer will be, but I hope it's someone compatible with sorting out old bank statements and household bills.
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Post by dit on Apr 30, 2012 12:14:56 GMT
It was indeed a lovely programme. James sounded very relaxed, and a lot of what he said brought back my training from many, many moons ago! He talked about his early musical life, being a choirboy, and how although he loved playing and would spend hours late at night at uni practsing the harpsichord, he wasn't actually fond of performing in front of others. The third piece of Bach was so fast I was left wondering who on earth was capable of playing it; of course, it's one he can play. He is extremely self-deprecating about his talents.
Sarah Walker said it would come up after midday on the Radio 3 website. It's definitely due on iPlayer, though I know that's not much use to some of you, but I'm sure she didn't use that term. It might be worth checking later.
I'm afraid I was more self-indulgent than you, amie8. I slept in late (I was Skyping till 4.30am with a friend - night-owl, me?) and decided just to not get out of bed. So I switched on the radio, the cat joined me under the duvet, and I listened to the whole thing with my eyes shut and gentle purring by my side.
Later:
Sarah Walker has just tweeted
Thanks to James May for choosing lovely Bach for us this week on @bbcradio3! (He can play this stuff...)
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Post by pie on Apr 30, 2012 13:04:37 GMT
It would be astonishing to see him play the piano/harpsichord, simply because he's known for so many things other than music. Having studied music at uni, I know my weakness for this man would be seriously compromised if I could witness him play and talk about it in depth.  He talked about his early musical life, being a choirboy, and how although he loved playing and would spend hours late at night at uni practsing the harpsichord, he wasn't actually fond of performing in front of others. It only dawned on me about a week ago why I had so much trouble breaking the technique vs musicality barrier I had when I was studying/performing. I could do all the technical stuff, but playing music is a different matter and I could never seem to be able to transfer a whole lot of musicality from instrument to listener. The issue? In a word: vulnerability. I could lock myself in a room for hours on end, plugging away at the details, and be content knowing that nobody would ever know about it. Then the challenge became whether I could hide behind my technique or not (which generally didn't work anyway). If I had had the maturity to actually put myself through the instrument rather than just a bunch of air, I might be in a different place now. Letting others into your musical world is quite a scary proposition. *gets off soapbox*By the way, it's rather cold here...that white jumper of his looks extra snuggly tonight. Seriously, my nose is so cold it hurts to breathe through it... |
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Post by dit on Apr 30, 2012 13:43:46 GMT
I found your comments about the 'technique vs musicality barrier' very interesting, Pie. I reckon the best performer is one who can get the perfect balance between the two, but it's very difficult. I tended to go to the other extreme - I loved playing big squidgy or emotional pieces but hadn't the patience to totally perfect the technique. It would be a case of
Piana teacher "Have you practised your scales every day?"
Me "Errr........."
This technical laziness I imagine is what led to me pursuing a career in Drama rather than Music!
The programme is on iPlayer now, btw - James is on for 30 minutes about 90 minutes in.
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Post by dit on Apr 30, 2012 14:15:06 GMT
James is on South African radio station 702 at 4.45pm our time today, where apparently he's going to be interviewed by David O'Sullivan about the penalty-taking in Man Lab. www.702.co.za/onair/tunein.asp(I really must stop looking at my twitter feed each time I pass the laptop. I can't keep up with this pace; heaven knows how James is managing all this promotional stuff!) Update: it was a fairly straightforward interview about Man Lab series 2, which starts on May 9th in SA. However, despite it being recorded last Friday, the sound quality on James' voice was appalling, at times virtually impossible to hear what he was saying, and at the end it was clear from his apology that the interviewer hadn't known this. You would think that someone would have checked it and tried to tidy it up a bit! It was blamed on an unusual way of talking to James, by going through the Discovery Channel (which is showing Man Lab), but it sounded like a lame excuse.
There was little new in terms of information, though James did describe the variety of subjects tackled in ML as being like Wednesday afternoons when he was at school, when everyone had to do a practical activity. He also says he plans to revisit the boilersuit experiment, as he feels sure there's something in the idea. |
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Post by crumbs on Apr 30, 2012 14:25:01 GMT
I got the iplayer set up, put it 60 mins in, made myself a mug of hot chocolate and popped a warm slice of home made apple and banana cake (surely one of my 5-a-day?) on a plate and prepared myself. James said no more than 20 words when the bloody thing stopped and won't re-start. Humph. So I've set it up to start from the beginning....only to be delighted by some Canteloube and Albeniz so it's really no hardship....I'll just have to wait a little longer.
Really looking forward this. I'll catch up with the remaining 4 on Friday.
It was when I read that James had a music degree, still played the piano and loved Bach that I really raised my eyebrow. I still wish that he would take part in a proper music documentary. That really would tick all the boxes for me.
I was an onlooker when it came to watching my father and brother play our piano (now sitting three feet away from me). My father played well within his range and he played with his heart: softly, effortlessly, romantically. Lucky Mum. My brother was better technically - I remember him losing his temper with the piano and himself - slamming the lid down , swearing furiously, shouting at us. His Debussy was beautiful - but he could not play Chopin like Dad. And he never got the same feeling into his playing.
The piano is looking at me. It only gets played when my brother visits which is a travesty. We inherited it when Dad died a couple of years back and one day, I swear, I will have a go with the help of a local teacher: at my age I will never reach the dizzy grade 8 heights of my Dad and brother, but at least the family piano will get played.
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Post by amie8 on Apr 30, 2012 14:58:18 GMT
Sadly, I only got as far as Grade 4, then I got into all things horsey (for a while) and, at about the same time, our old Joanna became untuneable, so was never replaced. Like everyone else whose done the same, I really regret not keeping it up, but the truth is that lessons bored me to death and I lost interest, so there's no point whining about it now. I've now bought a cheap electronic keyboard and occasionally tootle away in the spare bedroom. Luckily, it has a headphone jack, so the neighbours don't have to suffer.
Think I might have a go at James's diagrams for the Moonlight Sonata!
Edit: Arrgh...wail...gnash..! I meant "everyone who's done the same". Silly person.
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Post by crumbs on Apr 30, 2012 16:10:23 GMT
Just heard it. Lovely. The fact he could play that Bach at 3/4 of the speed is absolutely astounding.
I really really enjoyed that and can't wait to hear more.
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Post by liverbird on Apr 30, 2012 22:12:21 GMT
Would be nice to hear James actually play something. That was like being back in music lessons at school. :-)
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Post by trustme on May 1, 2012 2:10:01 GMT
The program came on live for me at 5:30am my time, and I was more than happy to stay up and listen, even though I had to be up for the day at 8:00. It was a joy to listen to him talk about something that he's not only knowledgeable about but passionate as well! I'd be fascinated to watch him do a program or series about music; I'm not musically inclined at all but I do love to watch someone who really knows what they're doing with whichever instrument they pick up. Why am I not surprised that "Maple Leaf Rag" will feature later in the week? ;D If only every Monday morning could start so nicely for me |
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Post by lindenchase on May 1, 2012 10:48:00 GMT
Damn, completely forgot to listen to this morning's edition. :-(. Did anyone catch it?
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Post by amie8 on May 1, 2012 11:07:56 GMT
Tellemann and Chopin, early vehicles and the edge of space. You can use the Listen Again function anywhere, can't you? If yes, try and catch it.
It's rather sweet that Sarah Walker has done some research into the history of motoring just so she can ask James the right questions. Richard Bacon please note!
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Post by jacqui on May 1, 2012 11:46:51 GMT
Richard Bacon please note! Amen to that  |
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