Sunday 31 December 2023

Happy New Year

I have Ralphus over at The Wars of Louis XIV to thank for this. It’s a delightful thing to listen to. I hope you are able to listen to it where you are in the world. Brigadier Peter Young on Desert Island Discs in 1977.


For non-UK readers, Desert Island Discs is a very long-running BBC radio programme in which famous people are asked to imagine themselves stranded on a deserted island, in the manner of Robinson Crusoe, and pick 8 records from the shipwreck that they would save. It’s assumed the castaway would also be able to save a gramophone player. They also get to choose a luxury and a book. In the course of the selections, the celebrity reveals something of themselves.

The Brigadier shows his playful side in this programme. I’m picturing him, rosy-cheeked, moustache twirling as he pops his head up through the famous hatch in the Wargames table.

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  1. Jonathan Freitag1 January 2024 at 00:11

    Happy New Year, Chris! I am a fan of Bolero too.

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    1. Anonymous1 January 2024 at 02:43

      Not of the gibbons then? 😆
      To most Brits of a certain age, Bolero conjures up ice skating at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
      All the best.
      Chris

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    2. Anonymous1 January 2024 at 08:09

      Is there any life for Bolero outwith such a context?
      Good to hear the “ Magic Flute” which my eldest and l saw in Edinburgh a few years ago with a steampunk setting. It worked really well.
      Alan Tradgardland

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    3. Jonathan Freitag1 January 2024 at 10:10

      To me, Bolero conjures up Bo Derek and ‘10’.

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    4. nundanket2 January 2024 at 00:21

      Ah yes. I forgot that!

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  2. Anonymous1 January 2024 at 07:55

    Thanks to you and Ralphus for such a delightful piece of radio. I have really enjoyed listening to it this morning over coffee! A lovely way to start the hobby new year. As a lover of “ Charge” and former Sealed Knot member , it was a delight!
    Alan Tradgardland

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  3. Steve J.1 January 2024 at 13:47

    Happy New Year Chris and thanks for the link! As for Bolero, I'm always reminded of Dudley Moore and Bo Derek in the film '10' ...

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  4. Richard1 January 2024 at 15:18

    Happy New Year Chris.
    What a delightful 30 minutes I've just had. Thanks for passing that on.

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  5. Jennifer1 January 2024 at 23:12

    Interesting! Will check it out.

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  6. Neil Patterson2 January 2024 at 09:46

    "Does anyone get hurt in your Sealed Knot battles?" BPY " Oh yes...nothing major".
    "Is it true you never let the Roundheads win?" BPY "Yes..."
    "Monkey training" by Brigadier Peter Young, the unreleased sequel to "Charge, or how to play wargames". ☺
    Neil

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