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BBC - A good show - for UK members #3206532 04/04/22 04:30 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 548 England bluebilly OP 500 Post Club Member
OP bluebilly 500 Post Club Member Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 548 England	This show aired on BBC Channel 4 recently and for UK members with a TV Licence, it's well worth watching. The Piano: A passion

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Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3206540 04/04/22 05:17 PM
Joined: Mar 2022 Posts: 2,103 North Queensland, Australia. S SouthPark 2000 Post Club Member
SouthPark 2000 Post Club Member S Joined: Mar 2022 Posts: 2,103 North Queensland, Australia.	We in Australia are part of the UK family, right? We can't watch it due to 'rights'. But that's ok heheh. I have something for you BBC. That is also a passion for piano (and also a passion for DW). Brought to you by yamaha P-515. Last edited by Ken Knapp; 04/04/22 07:02 PM.

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3206956 04/06/22 05:36 AM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 548 England bluebilly OP 500 Post Club Member
OP bluebilly 500 Post Club Member Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 548 England	This where a VPN comes in handy???

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3206958 04/06/22 05:57 AM
Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 2,675 Sweden Animisha 2000 Post Club Member
Animisha 2000 Post Club Member Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 2,675 Sweden	Originally Posted by bluebilly This where a VPN comes in handy??? You need to have a TV licence as well. Playing the piano is learning to create, playfully and deeply seriously, our own music in the world. * ... feeling like the pianist on the Titanic ...

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3207246 04/07/22 06:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 249 Midlands UK K Killomiter Full Member
Killomiter Full Member K Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 249 Midlands UK	@Animisha - this can be circumvented by just saying yes when asked

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3207476 04/08/22 05:00 AM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,874 Wales C chopin_r_us 2000 Post Club Member
chopin_r_us 2000 Post Club Member C Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,874 Wales	Sure it must be a crap show (and probably is) but My teacher appears in the first few seconds! Now a must watch! never taught a child who had poor technique, just poor practice

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3207479 04/08/22 05:17 AM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,874 Wales C chopin_r_us 2000 Post Club Member
chopin_r_us 2000 Post Club Member C Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,874 Wales	Oh, and he's a Waugh. never taught a child who had poor technique, just poor practice

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members chopin_r_us #3207508 04/08/22 10:49 AM
Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 2,675 Sweden Animisha 2000 Post Club Member
Animisha 2000 Post Club Member Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 2,675 Sweden	Originally Posted by chopin_r_us Sure it must be a crap show (and probably is) Why so negative? Playing the piano is learning to create, playfully and deeply seriously, our own music in the world. * ... feeling like the pianist on the Titanic ...

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3207522 04/08/22 11:46 AM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,874 Wales C chopin_r_us 2000 Post Club Member
chopin_r_us 2000 Post Club Member C Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,874 Wales	It's normally some wide-eyed nincompoop. A Waugh is worth watching for its own sake. never taught a child who had poor technique, just poor practice

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members chopin_r_us #3207533 04/08/22 12:54 PM
Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 2,675 Sweden Animisha 2000 Post Club Member
Animisha 2000 Post Club Member Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 2,675 Sweden	Originally Posted by chopin_r_us It's normally some wide-eyed nincompoop. How can anyone who is passionate about the piano be a nincompoop? Playing the piano is learning to create, playfully and deeply seriously, our own music in the world. * ... feeling like the pianist on the Titanic ...

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3207535 04/08/22 01:10 PM
Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 529 UK J jamiecw 500 Post Club Member
jamiecw 500 Post Club Member J Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 529 UK	Being that I reside in the UK and a TV license holder I saw it, if anything to justify the license fee on a broadcaster I rarely watch anything on their channels but I digress. My synopsis, for anyone caring for it, is that it’s entertaining in a slight whimsical/comical sense; where the presenter’s passion on playing the piano provides him a refuge from everyday annoyances like council tax and his search for others who share the same passion. Its running time of just under an hr is probably just right, anything longer and maybe the viewer would be inclined to move on but worth the watch to put a smile on your face knowing you’re probably not too far dissimilar from the presenter. Last edited by jamiecw; 04/08/22 01:12 PM.

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3207566 04/08/22 04:28 PM
Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 358 Worcester. Uk W Wayne2467 Full Member
Wayne2467 Full Member W Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 358 Worcester. Uk	Just watched it. Excellent - very enjoyable

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members Animisha #3207665 04/09/22 04:20 AM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,874 Wales C chopin_r_us 2000 Post Club Member
chopin_r_us 2000 Post Club Member C Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,874 Wales	Originally Posted by Animisha Originally Posted by chopin_r_us It's normally some wide-eyed nincompoop. How can anyone who is passionate about the piano be a nincompoop? In my experience passionate nincompoops are all to common on arts TV. never taught a child who had poor technique, just poor practice

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3208191 04/11/22 06:03 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 694 London fatar760 500 Post Club Member
fatar760 500 Post Club Member Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 694 London	Ah I remember watching this program when it first aired in 2006. Thank you for posting it here.

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3210097 04/17/22 12:00 PM
Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 369 Spain Sol Finker Full Member
Sol Finker Full Member Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 369 Spain	Is this the program? Jaime CLP-645

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members Sol Finker #3210108 04/17/22 12:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 1,118 R ranjit 1000 Post Club Member
ranjit 1000 Post Club Member R Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 1,118	Originally Posted by Sol Finker Is this the program? Yes

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3210274 04/18/22 06:43 AM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 249 Midlands UK K Killomiter Full Member
Killomiter Full Member K Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 249 Midlands UK	Yes it is chaps/gals - I did not realise it was om YT

Re: BBC - A good show - for UK members bluebilly #3210280 04/18/22 07:21 AM
Joined: Mar 2022 Posts: 2,103 North Queensland, Australia. S SouthPark 2000 Post Club Member
SouthPark 2000 Post Club Member S Joined: Mar 2022 Posts: 2,103 North Queensland, Australia.	Thanks for the heads up. It is indeed on youtube right now. I'm up to the part where he visits the musical genius - the king weaver part. It's nice that the host guy was able to meet up with the equivalent of Mount Everest (and higher) level piano exponents. He gets to see what piano miracles are capable of. The original title - I think - is 'The piano - a love affair' ..... not 'The piano: a passion'. But I think the latter name is just an update. It's the same documentary. Identical. It actually wasn't on youtube before.