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| − | Delia is credited with music for a BBC television programme "[[Famous Gossips]]" produced by [[Patrick Garland]]. | + | Delia is credited with music for a BBC television programme "[[Famous Gossips]]" produced by [[Patrick Garland]] in which "Six literary immortals [are] brought to life by six well-known actors". |
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| + | Its tape is dated 1st May 1965 and its catalogue entry says it was first broadcast on 22nd August of the same year<ref name=TLL6302/> but we don't know if Delia's music was a theme for the whole series or only for the first episode. | ||
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| + | =Episodes= | ||
| + | The BBC Genome Project lists:<ref name=genome>[http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?q=%22famous+gossips%22&order=asc A search for "Famous Gossips"] on the BBC Genome Project.</ref> | ||
| + | * 22 Aug. 1965 - John Aubrey: The Antiquary | ||
| + | * 29 Aug. 1965 - Parson Yorick: The Sentimental Traveller | ||
| + | * 01 Sep. 1965 - Harriette Wilson: Angelic Harry | ||
| + | * 12 Sep. 1965 - Charles Apperley: The Tribute to Squire Mytton | ||
| + | * 19 Sep. 1965 - Augustus Hare: The Years with Mother | ||
| + | * 26 Sep. 1965 - Oscar Wilde: Monsieur Sebastian Melmoth | ||
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| + | * 21 Feb, 1968 - The Years with Mother: Alan Bennett plays Augustus Hare, presumably a repeat. | ||
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| + | =Related work= | ||
| + | Patrick Garland's "long-running West End production of [[Brief Lives]] came out of an episode about Aubrey in Famous Gossips (1965), the BBC television series Garland made with [[Alan Bennett|[Alan] Bennett]]"<ref>[http://www.theguardian.coma/stage/2013/apr/22/patrick-garland Patrick Garland's obituary in The Guardian].</ref> and one of Delia's [[Attic Tapes]] is labelled "Brief Lives"<ref>[[DD075]]: "Brief Lives"</ref> as is a BBC tape credited to Brian Hodgson.<ref>[[TRW 6792]]: "Brief Lives"</ref> | ||
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| + | =Credits= | ||
| + | * Unknown: Squire Mytton | ||
| + | * Played By: Nigel Stock | ||
| + | * Unknown: John Mytton | ||
| + | * Introduced By: Hugo Dyson | ||
| + | * Designer: Julia Trevelyn Oman | ||
| + | * Produced By: Patrick Garland<ref name=genome/> | ||
=Availability= | =Availability= | ||
| − | * Broadcast on BBC1 on 22nd August 1965 at 10.40pm | + | * Broadcast on BBC1 on 22nd August 1965 at 10.40pm<ref name=TLL6302/><ref name=genome/> |
* In the BBC Sound Archive on tape [[TRW 6302]].<ref name=TLL6302>The [[Tape Library List]] entry for [[TRW 6302]]: "Famous Gossips".</ref> | * In the BBC Sound Archive on tape [[TRW 6302]].<ref name=TLL6302>The [[Tape Library List]] entry for [[TRW 6302]]: "Famous Gossips".</ref> | ||
* In the BBC Sound Archive on tape [[TRW 4]].<ref name=TLL6302/><ref name=TLL4>The [[Tape Library List]] entry for [[TRW 4]]: "Radiophonic Workshop Archive Tape 4".</ref> | * In the BBC Sound Archive on tape [[TRW 4]].<ref name=TLL6302/><ref name=TLL4>The [[Tape Library List]] entry for [[TRW 4]]: "Radiophonic Workshop Archive Tape 4".</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:54, 7 June 2016
Delia is credited with music for a BBC television programme "Famous Gossips" produced by Patrick Garland in which "Six literary immortals [are] brought to life by six well-known actors".
Its tape is dated 1st May 1965 and its catalogue entry says it was first broadcast on 22nd August of the same year[1] but we don't know if Delia's music was a theme for the whole series or only for the first episode.
Episodes
The BBC Genome Project lists:[2]
- 22 Aug. 1965 - John Aubrey: The Antiquary
- 29 Aug. 1965 - Parson Yorick: The Sentimental Traveller
- 01 Sep. 1965 - Harriette Wilson: Angelic Harry
- 12 Sep. 1965 - Charles Apperley: The Tribute to Squire Mytton
- 19 Sep. 1965 - Augustus Hare: The Years with Mother
- 26 Sep. 1965 - Oscar Wilde: Monsieur Sebastian Melmoth
and
- 21 Feb, 1968 - The Years with Mother: Alan Bennett plays Augustus Hare, presumably a repeat.
Related work
Patrick Garland's "long-running West End production of Brief Lives came out of an episode about Aubrey in Famous Gossips (1965), the BBC television series Garland made with [Alan] Bennett"[3] and one of Delia's Attic Tapes is labelled "Brief Lives"[4] as is a BBC tape credited to Brian Hodgson.[5]
Credits
- Unknown: Squire Mytton
- Played By: Nigel Stock
- Unknown: John Mytton
- Introduced By: Hugo Dyson
- Designer: Julia Trevelyn Oman
- Produced By: Patrick Garland[2]
Availability
- Broadcast on BBC1 on 22nd August 1965 at 10.40pm[1][2]
- In the BBC Sound Archive on tape TRW 6302.[1]
- In the BBC Sound Archive on tape TRW 4.[1][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Tape Library List entry for TRW 6302: "Famous Gossips".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A search for "Famous Gossips" on the BBC Genome Project.
- ↑ Patrick Garland's obituary in The Guardian.
- ↑ DD075: "Brief Lives"
- ↑ TRW 6792: "Brief Lives"
- ↑ The Tape Library List entry for TRW 4: "Radiophonic Workshop Archive Tape 4".
