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Not the German underwear but Broadcasting House this morning.

Steve Rosenberg playing Barwick Green in the style of Rachmaninov. With
a side order of Kalinka,

At about 09.31 with a brief reprise to play out the programme.

THBAPSA

john

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On 2026/3/8 11:7:59, john ashby wrote:

Not the German underwear but Broadcasting House this morning.

Steve Rosenberg playing Barwick Green in the style of Rachmaninov. With
a side order of Kalinka,

At about 09.31 with a brief reprise to play out the programme.

THBAPSA

john

For those who'd like to _see_ him play it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M5SLQifvx0 (collected in 2023)
The man is insanely talented. I have collected 70 (wow, didn't realise
it was so many!) of his pieces; anyone who wants a list, email me (I
have links to many of their YouTube addresses, too).

John
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

Worst programme ever made? I was in hospital once having a knee
operation and I watched a whole episode of "EastEnders". Ugh! I suppose
it's true to life. But so is diarrhoea - and I don't want to see that
on television. - Patrick Moore, in Radio Times 12-18 May 2007.
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On Sun, 8 Mar 2026 11:07:59 +0000, john ashby <johnashby20@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Not the German underwear but Broadcasting House this morning.

Steve Rosenberg playing Barwick Green in the style of Rachmaninov. With
a side order of Kalinka,

At about 09.31 with a brief reprise to play out the programme.

THBAPSA

I <cough> thought it was around 9.27 with the news summary at about
9.31?

I didn't mention it before because I'm still pondering over that
excerpt and wondering whether it's actually been aired before. We had
a "Steve Rosenberg plays in different classical styles" segment before
- and again I think that was on a previous BH. How long ago did the "constipated squirrel" insult occur? I'm sure I've heard about that
before - though that might have been on FOOC. I have a feeling that
although the piece was played in honour of The Archers' 75th, the
Steve Rosenberg variation wasn't originally composed for this
occasion.

BICBW&UA

Nick
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On 08/03/2026 15:37, Nick Odell wrote:

On Sun, 8 Mar 2026 11:07:59 +0000, john ashby <johnashby20@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Not the German underwear but Broadcasting House this morning.

Steve Rosenberg playing Barwick Green in the style of Rachmaninov. With
a side order of Kalinka,

At about 09.31 with a brief reprise to play out the programme.

THBAPSA

I <cough> thought it was around 9.27 with the news summary at about
9.31?

YCBR-YUA. I may have been distracted by a mermaid.

john
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On 2026/3/8 15:37:53, Nick Odell wrote:

On Sun, 8 Mar 2026 11:07:59 +0000, john ashby <johnashby20@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Not the German underwear but Broadcasting House this morning.

Steve Rosenberg playing Barwick Green in the style of Rachmaninov. With
a side order of Kalinka,

At about 09.31 with a brief reprise to play out the programme.

THBAPSA

I <cough> thought it was around 9.27 with the news summary at about
9.31?

I didn't mention it before because I'm still pondering over that
excerpt and wondering whether it's actually been aired before. We had

My copy is dated 2023/4-19 01:55, though that's when I got it - it may
have been first aired earlier, possibly much.

a "Steve Rosenberg plays in different classical styles" segment before
- and again I think that was on a previous BH. How long ago did the

He has played in assorted styles, though he likes the Russian one - I
have his Russian Dr. Who theme, Souther TV ident., Last of the Summer
Vodka, Bagpuss, Valentina's Song (Tomorrow Will Be Better Than Today),
Match of the Day, Jingle Bellski, TA of course, and probably others I
haven't spotted the Russian style in.

"constipated squirrel" insult occur? I'm sure I've heard about that
before - though that might have been on FOOC. I have a feeling that

It was mentioned in the 2026-2-2 Our Man in MoscowN+U Inside Putin's
Russia N+L BBC Panorama (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZzsaqC8n_U -
57'50), though that may not be the first mention.

although the piece was played in honour of The Archers' 75th, the
Steve Rosenberg variation wasn't originally composed for this
occasion.

I didn't hear it on BH, so don't know if it's the same as the version I
heard in 2023 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M5SLQifvx0); I don't
have his notes. Ah, I see that was uploaded to YT 2021-1-7, so maybe for
the 70th?

BICBW&UA

Nick

--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

That's the key to wisdom: being delighted when you're wrong because
you've learn something. - (Professor) Brian Cox, RT 2019/5/25-31
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On Sun, 8 Mar 2026 17:32:11 +0000, john ashby <johnashby20@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On 08/03/2026 15:37, Nick Odell wrote:

On Sun, 8 Mar 2026 11:07:59 +0000, john ashby <johnashby20@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Not the German underwear but Broadcasting House this morning.

Steve Rosenberg playing Barwick Green in the style of Rachmaninov. With
a side order of Kalinka,

At about 09.31 with a brief reprise to play out the programme.

THBAPSA

I <cough> thought it was around 9.27 with the news summary at about
9.31?

YCBR-YUA. I may have been distracted by a mermaid.

Doing my weekly trawl through radio programmes to discover what I've
missed and what I'd like to save for later, I noticed that Steve
Rosenberg was on air in more or less the same timeslot on Saturday in
Saturday Live.

Since I never listen to Saturday Live and never listen even more
fervently since Adrian Chiles took it over, I have no idea whether any
of the BH material had been aired the previous day. But I thought I'd
mention it anyway.

Nick
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