Radio 4 extra listings for 11 17 february 2017 page 1 of 8. All figures quoted include listening across all platforms, including online. The canyons of his mind 2003 composer sir henry at rawlinson end 1980 all filmography. The vivian stanshall appreciation society public group facebook. I just finished watching the bbc4 documentary about the bonzo dog doo dah bands viv stanshall, the canyons of his mind. Bringing you well loved bbc radio 4 programmes, and introducing new gems for radio lovers to enjoy. Vivian stanshall speaking about his childhood, from 1991 duration. Vivian stanshall is, to his fans, the loveliest, warmest secret in the world of comedy. A mix of music and comedy sketches from the singersongwriter and poet.
As we stood on vivian stanshall s muswell hill doorstep, wondering when he would respond to the ringing bell, we were. Great lives documentary focusing on comic musician and eccentric vivian stanshall. Apr 17, 2015 a short documentary about a week in the life of vivian stanshall. Davido official music video song priscilla i need your love. You will need to obtain the relevant third party permissions for any use, including use in programmes, online etc. The song may have dated it feels a bit like listening to, say, round the horne on radio 4 extra but after 45 years it remains funny.
A short documentary about a week in the life of vivian stanshall. Vivian stanshall wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. I think he originally did 4 and a christmas special which was rawlinsons. Stanshall reemerged a year later, filling in for a few weeks on john peels radio show. A guide to great lives vivian stanshall, the 2009 bbc radio 4 radio documentary. Vivian stanshall s men opening umbrellas ahead recently got a legitimate reissue at last. Bbc radio 4 extra is a british digital radio station broadcasting archived repeats of comedy, drama and documentary programmes nationally, 24 hours a day.
Great lives, series 20, vivian stanshall bbc radio 4. You might get the last thirty seconds of an episode of the archers, but thats all. The bonzo dog doo dah band vivian stanshall collaborators. Here you can listen to bbc radio 4 extra online with your computer, tablet or even phone. Bbc four presents a profile of vivian stanshall the late, majestic vivian.
Vivian stanshall english as tuppence radio clash music. Stanshall s epic sir henry at rawlinson end will start a run on 4 extra the same day at 10. This image is believed to be nonfree or possibly nonfree in its home country, united kingdom. The participating artists were in order of appearance. Built upon that sinking feeling of tuning into radio 4 and hearing people acting at you, radio 4b plays you a stream of random programmes from radio 4 s enormous factual archive. Fry knew stanshall quite well and, along with his personal thoughts, introduced a series of reminiscences. Winds damaged buildings and toppled trees sunday in monroe, louisiana. Lots of great performance clips, including footage from do not adjust your set and adventures of the son of exploding sausage that i would have assumed lost. The now show used to be a beacon of excellence in the turgid ocean of mediocrity that is comedy on radio 4 and the recordings full of boozy profanity that never made to air i particularly remember a spectacularly scathing rant form dr phil hammond on the state of the nhs that deserved to be on the news. The life of vivian stanshall new ed by welch, chris, randall, lucian. George luce looks at the functions and the duties of shop stewards and how they are trained to perform them. Vivian stanshall great livesseries 20 episode 3 of 9 matthew parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives. Vivian stanshall bbc4 documentary steve hoffman music forums.
Vivian stanshall was the incorrigible, adored, unpredictable. This page has the latest official audience figures. Bbc radio 4 extra radio 4 extra is bbc radio s archive entertainment network broadcasting classic comedy, drama and features. Radio 4 extra listings for 11 17 february 2017 page 1 of 8 saturday 11 february 2017 sat 00. Musician and performer neil innes discusses the life of his bonzo dog doo dah band colleague and friend vivian stanshall. The bonzo dog doodah band appreciation thread page 4. However, all four episodes and a christmas 1971 compilation special have. The bonzos are still touring today, as three bonzos and a piano, with roger ruskin spear, rodney slater and sam spoons of the original lineup. The living world weird music the most evocative sound in nature. The vivian stanshall appreciation society public group.
Jun 17, 2015 50 greatest prog rock albums of all time. Sir henry ii, as well as beginning in discussion with channel 4 about a possible animated series based around his stories. The seafront will still be here when this is all over. Genome is a digitised version of the radio times from 1923 to 2009 and is made available for internal research purposes only. And to complement the new documentary, radio 4 extra broadcasts the first of three freewheeling radio 1 shows presented by man at the bands centre, vivian stanshall. Available episodes of vivian stanshall s radio flashes. Mad music, maniac mixes, tonal terrorism, bootiful bootlegs, cringeworthy covers and radical rants, presented by. Sir henry at rawlinson end the cd also look out for the dvd vivian stanshall sometime member of the bonzo dog doo dah band turned his satirical eye on the british aristocracy. Based on the novels a wizard of earthsea and the tombs of atuan by ursula le guin. The series was first repeated on bbc radio four extra in august. Rawlinson end was a series of thirteen 1520 minute radio broadcasts, created and performed by vivian stanshall formerly of the bonzo dog doodah band for bbc radio 1 between 1975 and 1991. Vivian stanshall died aged fiftyone on 5th march 1995 in a house fire.
Viv stanshalls radio flashes radio clash music podcast. Vivian stanshall was the incorrigible, adored, unpredictable, unfathomable absurdist from the bonzo dog doo dah band and creator of the intricate world of rawlinson end. Gordon clyde vivian stanshall kenny everett and who knows who take a lively look round and meet some of the people for whom this is a special week. It was enormously popular and the bbc asked for more. Radio 4 extra pays tribute to vivian stanshall in a threehour compilation show, hosted by fellow bonzo dog doo dah band member neil innes and featuring rare performances, interviews and programmes from the bbc archives.
Get the vivian stanshall setlist of the concert at lyceum theatre, london, england on november 2, 1969 and other vivian stanshall setlists for free on setlist. Fond though ive been of radio 7, the concept of a new station dedicated to bringing me more of my existing favourite station is pretty irresistible. A popular collegealternative rock group, death cab for cutie, is based off a bonzo dog song of the same name. New orleans ap strong storms have been pounding parts of the deep south. Vivian stanshall took introducing the band to ridiculous extremes in. Some days are made in heaven, some days are made in hell and some inhabit a nowhereland somewhere inbetween. Sir henry at rawlinson end by vivian stanshall on amazon. Vivian stanshall concert setlist at lyceum theatre, london on. The bonzo dog doodah band the intro and the outro the. Also in 2001 jeremy pascall and stephen fry produced a documentary about stanshall for bbc radio 4. His comic masterpiece, sir henry at rawlinson end, was heard in radio, on an album, and then hit the big screen. The legendary neil innes is joined by special guests including ade edmondson and rick wakeman to look at the work of his friend, collaborator and fellow bonzo and the collision.
Trouser testing vivian once told me that he and keith moon used to make surreal jokes for their own amusement. Derek cooper presents the radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Vivian stanshall s radio flashes, a mix of sketches and music, ran for four episodes and a christmas special. The wolf, of course, is simply communicating with others of his kind, but the weird music of the wolf pack is also intriguing to the musician. Neil innes discusses the life of his colleague and friend vivian stanshall. Christmas at rawlinson end viv stanshall john peel 2nd december 1975 aired on the john peel show 23rd24th26th december 1975. Events have been set in motion to bring about the end of days. Vivian stanshall took introducing the band to ridiculous extremes in 1967.
I saw vivian stanshalls week when it first went out in 1975, then or thereabouts, and was mesmerized by the great ginger gods wit, surreal humor and seemingly boundless energy, who, i knew as did everyone else, surely. Im tempted replace the current quite and source, which is given merely as stephen frys bbc radio 4 tribute without any date. So readers who can donate towards the cost of the site, please open a skrill account. The hosts have included daniel sloss, jo caulfield, janey godley, alistair barrie and kerry godliman. They would enter highpriced mens clothes shops asking for a pair of strong trousers. Mike mcgear mcgear deluxe reissue superdeluxeedition. The vivian stanshall appreciation society has 4,447 members. Ooh look what just popped up on my computer thank you get iplayer and pvr, yes stanshall and radiophonic search terms are always on scan, the bbc are replaying 3 episodes of what i presume the only highquality versions they have of viv stanshalls radio flashes, which was when he stood in for john peel on top gear. The remarkable life of the artist leonora carrington is the subject of radio 4s book of the week. Vivian stanshall and who knows who take a lively look round and meet some of the people for whom this is a special week. With the repeats of hitchhikers and doctor who its like radio 4 extra is becoming the tim channel at the moment. These album sessions also yielded a nonalbum single. The show basically consisted of stanshall playing records, and linking them with surreal whimsy and all manner of densely prerecorded comic inserts.
Bbc radio 4 extra online listen live to the radio station. Vivian kept himself busy through the 1970s with numerous radio appearances. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from vivian stanshall at the discogs marketplace. Below you can browse the most famous radio stations in great britain and also listen to radio stations similar to bbcradio4extra. John walters was one of the few radio 1 producers trying to exceed the limited expectations of his bosses, but he hadnt expected stanshall to take up the challenge as though this was the highbrow radio 4. Radio flashes was a comedy mixed with music radio series hosted by vivian stanshall, keith moon and peels producer john walters, that was broadcast in august 1971 on bbc radio one. If you go to this entry, play the video ive just linked, and wait until the middle eight comes in, youll see how good he was capable of being. If you want to catch up on programmes that have already been broadcast you can do so via an internet radio.
A trade information film about an exciting modern extra for tv. The sessions recorded between 1977 and 1978 formed the template for stanshall s lp record album, sir henry at rawlinson end in 1978. Vivian stanshall and big grunt discography uk 45cat. Radio 4 extra should complement radio 4, but must not be developed at the expense of programming on that station. Le guin ursula le guins enduring fantasy saga set on the magical archipelago rich with wizards and dragons. Big shot a trip through the canyons of viv stanshalls mind. As we stood on vivian stanshalls muswell hill doorstep, wondering when he would respond to the ringing bell, we were none too sure which category to place this particular day in. In 2001, welch and lucian randall wrote a biography entitled ginger geezer. Feb 11, 2017 vivian stanshall was the incorrigible, adored, unpredictable, unfathomable absurdist from the bonzo dog doo dah band and creator of the intricate world of rawlinson end. Bbc radio 4 extra vivian stanshall english as tuppence. Galleries from vivian stanshall english as tuppence. Radio 4 extra should contribute to bbc radio s commitment to commission some output from independent producers. Bbc radio 4 extra the mill on the floss by george eliot om.
The canyons of his mind, innes describes it as a big heaving irish pub. Based on the novels a wizard of earthsea and the tombs of. Bbc radio 4 extra, bbc r4ex, uk free internet radio tunein. It is the principal broadcaster of the bbcs spokenword archive, and as a result the majority of its programming originates from that archive.
The station gave stanshall his own twohour saturday afternoon show, produced by john peels longtime producer, john walters of which four were made. There was also a fabulous threehour show english as tuppence broadcast on radio 4 extra an archive comedydrama station around a year ago. Vivian stanshall was an english singersongwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known. Radio 4 extra should contribute to bbc radios commitment to commission some output from independent producers.
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