Happy 60th birthday BBC2

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Happy 60th birthday BBC2

Post by Red Baron » Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:17 pm

60 years worth of tunes.

Not too bad, an ok range of music. Ella Fitgerald to Taylor Swift.

We both said 'not impressed' when Taylor Swift was on. We haven't heard much of her music - and think her voice is quite weak. Maybe it's mellowed with time but I don't think we've missed much.

Rod was obviously in his Britt Ekland era, judging by his clothes, Van Morrison had hair... at least they didn't choose Chuck Berry's 'my ding a ling'
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Re: Happy 60th birthday BBC2

Post by Gaspode » Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:15 pm

Ella gave me goosebumps, brilliant, and to follow her with Amy, excellent choice.
Me and Undi could have done without Queen mind.....
Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.
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Re: Happy 60th birthday BBC2

Post by Julian Mince » Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:42 am

Gaspode wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:15 pm
 Me and Undi could have done without Queen mind.....
Was there any Utah Saints? U-u-utah Saints?
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Re: Happy 60th birthday BBC2

Post by Caroline » Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:02 am

Saw a bit of it so must watch on iPlayer.
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Re: Happy 60th birthday BBC2

Post by RockitRon » Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:09 pm

I watched two thirds of it, missed the second hour for the 1% Club.
I was expecting one song from each year, so was a bit disappointed with the bias on the last twenty five years, and Jools Holland in every other track.
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Re: Happy 60th birthday BBC2

Post by Gaspode » Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:43 pm

That's exactly what I expected Ron, still enjoyed it mind. Queen and Coldplay aside natch....
Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.
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Re: Happy 60th birthday BBC2

Post by Phillip Phlopp » Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:22 pm

I would have been about 10 when BBC2 started. I couldn't tell you what was the first televisual triumph I saw on this new channel but I tells you this... come closer and let me whisper it in your ears... back in them there prehistoric TV days the roofs on the council houses estate I was dragged up in had two aerials, one H shaped and one X shaped and they picked up either the BBC and <spit> commercial ITV channels. If, like us, had a strange pointy one that meant we had BBC2 as well. Pot Black in black and white was a marvel of the age.
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Re: Happy 60th birthday BBC2

Post by Gaspode » Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:23 pm

Ahh the Yagi Array built to pick up the new fangled VHF transmissions.
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Re: Happy 60th birthday BBC2

Post by Phillip Phlopp » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:55 am

And if you told kids of today that it took a couple of minutes for the TV to warm up and fill the room with the smell of burning dust AND you had to get up off the sofa to change channels they'd shake their heads in horror. Oh, and passing cars and motorbikes interfered with the sound.
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Re: Happy 60th birthday BBC2

Post by Phillip Phlopp » Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:10 am

Gaspode wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:23 pm
 Ahh the Yagi Array built to pick up the new fangled VHF transmissions.
Wasn't Yagi Array a mid-field player for Juventus?
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Re: Happy 60th birthday BBC2

Post by Redpig59 » Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:32 pm

Phillip Phlopp wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:10 am
Gaspode wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:23 pm
 Ahh the Yagi Array built to pick up the new fangled VHF transmissions.
Wasn't Yagi Array a mid-field player for Juventus?
Wasn't he something to do with The Beatles back in the day?
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