Wireless Christmas - Radio 2 Sunday 23rd - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

kalee20 · 23rd Dec 2018, 10:53 pm

Just listening to this programme right now, presented by Barry Humphries.

He's not at all my favourite personality, but this one-off programme is well researched, mainly vintage records with a common link to radio programmes of yesterday. As part of the linking, he's adding some historical info.

I'm particularly impressed that he gave credit to Prof. Fessenden for the first-ever broadcast programme. Well done!

dave walsh · 24th Dec 2018, 11:22 am

Thanks very much for flagging this up Kalee

It slipped through my Media Watch monitoring system somehow. "Why don't Santi Claus bring something to me?" and "The spooning of the knife and fork" clever and amusing vintage fare. Same idea as Dylan and Theme Time Radio really. I've got Barry on video, as the derelict Ozzie "Cultural Ambassador" Les Patterson, visiting John Betjeman in Chelsea-what a hoot! A really interesting radio round up! Barry Humphries, Germaine Greer and Clive James are three of Australia's finest exports. [See the C James interview with Mary Beard from Friday BBC2]! An extraordinary amount of intellectual depth and ability there-no wonder they had to leave

Dave

'LIVEWIRE?' · 24th Dec 2018, 12:58 pm

Listened to, and enjoyed the program this morning. Good to hear mention of Fessenden as an (almost) forgotten radio pioneer, and also to hear gems such as the verse of 'White Christmas, etc. (didn't catch 'The spooning of the Knife & Fork!).n I was mildly amused by barry's insistence on the spelling 'programme', rather than 'program', too!!

23rd Dec 2018, 10:53 pm	#1
kalee20 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK. Posts: 7,088	Wireless Christmas - Radio 2 Sunday 23rd Just listening to this programme right now, presented by Barry Humphries. He's not at all my favourite personality, but this one-off programme is well researched, mainly vintage records with a common link to radio programmes of yesterday. As part of the linking, he's adding some historical info. I'm particularly impressed that he gave credit to Prof. Fessenden for the first-ever broadcast programme. Well done!

24th Dec 2018, 11:22 am	#2
dave walsh Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex. Posts: 5,817	Re: Wireless Christmas - Radio 2 Sunday 23rd Thanks very much for flagging this up Kalee It slipped through my Media Watch monitoring system somehow. "Why don't Santi Claus bring something to me?" and "The spooning of the knife and fork" clever and amusing vintage fare. Same idea as Dylan and Theme Time Radio really. I've got Barry on video, as the derelict Ozzie "Cultural Ambassador" Les Patterson, visiting John Betjeman in Chelsea-what a hoot! A really interesting radio round up! Barry Humphries, Germaine Greer and Clive James are three of Australia's finest exports. [See the C James interview with Mary Beard from Friday BBC2]! An extraordinary amount of intellectual depth and ability there-no wonder they had to leave Dave

24th Dec 2018, 12:58 pm	#3
'LIVEWIRE?' Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,306	Re: Wireless Christmas - Radio 2 Sunday 23rd Listened to, and enjoyed the program this morning. Good to hear mention of Fessenden as an (almost) forgotten radio pioneer, and also to hear gems such as the verse of 'White Christmas, etc. (didn't catch 'The spooning of the Knife & Fork!).n I was mildly amused by barry's insistence on the spelling 'programme', rather than 'program', too!!