Face The Music

[hellywelly4]

BBC 4 21.25. I was delighted to watch this tonight - one of my favourite programmes of the 1970s with Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Richard Baker. 

Magic

[Buenchico]

Another dose here (from two years earlier), if you want it, HW4.
(The video starts with a tribute to the programme, with the archive recording commencing at the 10:30 marker):

[Buenchico]

^^^ Grrr!

Click 'Watch on Youtube'.

[hellywelly4]

Thank you. I'll see if I can get it tomorrow - never done YouTube before.

[Buenchico]

I think I preferred 'My Music' on the good old Home Service:

[hellywelly4]

Don't remember that one. Will have to google it. I can see Frank Muir and Dennis Norden and, I think, Steve Race.

[jourdain2]

Its been wonderful - still going on, dummy keyboard round -  just finishing.

That was 'proper' TV - I never missed 'Call My Bluff' either. I have to admit that I was in love with Frank Muir from the age of 9 when he and Denis Norden battled it out in 'My Word' - I was home for lunch from Juniorschool and if I stood at the door, ready, I could just hearthe punch lines to the stories before I bust a gut sprinting up to school in order to get there for 1.00p.m. and registration.

Something precious has been lost. 

[Buenchico]

Fans of both 'My Word' and 'My Music' can find all of the programmes here:
https://www.youtube.com/@spartakistmk2557/videos

[jourdain2]

Thank you Buen.  It's really not as fun these days. x

[Canary42]

I used to love Face the Music, such highly knowledgeable participants whose sometime eccentricity could be very entertaining.  

I never once got a question right myself 😁

 

[brainiac]

They've also been showing old Call My Bluffs, with Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell the captains.  Makes me think of my mum and dad watching with me.  

Ah yes, gentler times

[Peter Pedant]

Robin Ray was a sort of concert pianist and certainly knew his Chopin.  - as well as everything else

I  remember seeing him on HOW? 1965, where they had the orchestral backing

and he sat down at the piano  as a 'walk in' and belted out the piano part - bashed out the part on the Joanna

and the interviewee said 'christ that's  not bad'

 

[barry1010]

I loved all those programmes. It's nice to revisit 

[Henry1865]

Robin Ray, who was a very entertaining showoff, (he once wore a kaftan), related how he was taken to the newly-built Royal Festival Hall in London in 1951 where he sat on the stage (with an aunt?), and heard a piano recital given by the Chliean pianist Claudio Arrau. 

Improbable as it may seem, I sat on the stage with an aunt to hear Arrau play ... . 

[bhg481]

Wasn't Robin Ray the son of Ted Ray the comedian?

[10ClarionSt]

Indeed he was. I watched Call My Bluff and really enjoyed it. Memories of yesteryear! I started watching FTM but quickly got bored, unfortunately. Unlike years ago, when it was on. I used to watch it regularly. I actually got the right answer to the first question last night, about the cities and the composer, London and Elgar. Thought I'd quit while I was ahead!