The next programme we watched was about Haydn & his influence on British music - third in a four part series called The Birth of British Music, but we'd only recorded this one (not quite sure why). The presenter was Charles Hazlewood, who is a conductor - he was vaguely reminiscent of John Simm (the actor) which was a bit disconcerting. Haydn visited London (and other parts of England) in the 1790s, so the programme covered a bit about what he would've seen & done - like he met William Herschel, who was not just another composer but also an astronomer (who discovered Uranus). There was also a lot of Haydn's music played on period instruments in venues that it would've been performed in during Haydn's life, and demonstration of the cutting edge pianoforte technology of the day (England was ahead of the continent on such things). And interviews with various experts on Haydn. The experts were pretty much all nuts, as was the presenter. It made for a fairly hyperactive & over-excited programme (but in a good way!) ;)
The Normans; The Birth of British Music: Haydn
The next programme we watched was about Haydn & his influence on British music - third in a four part series called The Birth of British Music, but we'd only recorded this one (not quite sure why). The presenter was Charles Hazlewood, who is a conductor - he was vaguely reminiscent of John Simm (the actor) which was a bit disconcerting. Haydn visited London (and other parts of England) in the 1790s, so the programme covered a bit about what he would've seen & done - like he met William Herschel, who was not just another composer but also an astronomer (who discovered Uranus). There was also a lot of Haydn's music played on period instruments in venues that it would've been performed in during Haydn's life, and demonstration of the cutting edge pianoforte technology of the day (England was ahead of the continent on such things). And interviews with various experts on Haydn. The experts were pretty much all nuts, as was the presenter. It made for a fairly hyperactive & over-excited programme (but in a good way!) ;)
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Maxïmo Park playing at O2 Academy, Newcastle (3/11/12)
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Marillion at The Forum 16/9/12
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Adventures in Geocaching, Part 2
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