19 Dec 2006
Contrary to my usual practice of watching or listening to something on TV or radio and then blogging about how brilliant it was when it was all over, I'm actually going to talk about something fantastic in advance, so that you have a sporting chance to see what all the fuss is about.
The National Theatre of Brent are doing one of their unique theatrical productions on BBC Radio 4 at 9pm this Friday: The Messiah. I heard their Complete and Utter History of the Mona Lisa a couple of years ago, and I still laugh when I remember the conversation between Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli:
Leonardo da Vinci: So what you bin' up to then, Botticelli?
Botticelli: Bin' doin' the paintins.
L: Oh yeah? Which ones you bin' doin' then?
B: Done the Venus.
L: What, on the sofa?
B: Nah, comin' out the shell.
L: Any good?
B: Masterpiece, apparently.
L: How lovely.
For those of you not acquainted with NToB, they are Desmond 'Olivier' Dingle (played by Patrick Barlow), and Raymond Box (John Ramm): two of the most inept thespians (not to mention dodgy historians) you've ever come across. Oh, and they are hilarious. I can't wait to hear how they mangle The Messiah.
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Damn! I missed that they were repeating it! AAAAAHHHH! It's so hard to find there stuff so things can creep up on you. Please post what ever you can. Thanks so much! I'll keep my eye out for anything else!by theonlyspoon @ 10/06/2008 12:08 am • Permalink
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Hey theonlyspoon - quick post, uncompressed in every shape or form, the wav version of mona lisa comes to 449 MB, or some such nonsense. divshare only lets me load 200 MB at a time. So two options - split file, or file converted at rate 16000HZ instead of 41000, which comes in at 170 MB. I was about the upload the 16000 version (cus I can't tell the difference) but then I thought that might be unfair. Alternatively, if you can convert rm yourself, I can upload the realplayer file at 50MB or something. Which would you prefer? or any other ideas? babybounce xby babybounce @ 22/06/2008 3:09 pm • Permalink
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Ello all..... Divshare managed to delete all the NTOB stuff I posted! Sheeeesh.... Never mind, I reposted it all. The new locations are: All The Worlds A Globe http://www.divshare.com/download/4220615-c2e The Arts & How They Was Done http://www.divshare.com/download/4025772-ba9 The Greatest Story Ever Told/The Messiah/The Complete & Utter History Of The Mona Lisa http://www.divshare.com/download/4011901-c03 Laters....by theonlyspoon @ 26/06/2008 2:51 am • Permalink
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Hi babybounce! Splitting the file would be my ideal, I can then put them back together at my end. Is that Ok with you? -theonlyspoon-by theonlyspoon @ 26/06/2008 2:13 pm • Permalink
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Ooooh, also I downloaded the Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience off BBC7 recently, and will happily upload if there's a demand... It's not nearly as good as NTOB, but it has its moments, and it's definitely for the Barlow completists. Also - heffalump - I would love to see your 4OD copy of National Landmarks, if your generous offer still stands! My address is baby_bounce @hotmail.com. Gotta love the kindness of strangersby babybounce @ 09/06/2008 10:37 pm • Permalink