Please did anyone recognise the music which was playing while Monty
was at the Old Railway Garden in the tea growing area?
It was so familiar to me, taking me back to my youth. It was the
signature tune of some long-running radio or early TV programme (of
the 50s?) and it's driving me mad trying to think what it was.


Pam in Bristol

On 10/2/08 22:45, in article ,
"Pam Moore" wrote:

Please did anyone recognise the music which was playing while Monty
was at the Old Railway Garden in the tea growing area?
It was so familiar to me, taking me back to my youth. It was the
signature tune of some long-running radio or early TV programme (of
the 50s?) and it's driving me mad trying to think what it was.


Pam in Bristol

It just drove us mad. All of it! Too loud, too long, too much. Of all
places in the entire world that could speak for itself you'd think the Taj
Mahal would be it. And what happened - someone thought he could improve on
the devoted perfection which commemorates a dead spouse. We were spitting
tacks! Why are they so scared of silence?
After that personal moan, I think emailing the Beeb is a solution for you,
Pam, if nobody can help you here.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Sacha wrote:
On 10/2/08 22:45, in article
, "Pam Moore"
wrote:

Please did anyone recognise the music which was playing while Monty
was at the Old Railway Garden in the tea growing area?
It was so familiar to me, taking me back to my youth. It was the
signature tune of some long-running radio or early TV programme (of
the 50s?) and it's driving me mad trying to think what it was.


Pam in Bristol

It just drove us mad. All of it! Too loud, too long, too much. Of
all places in the entire world that could speak for itself you'd
think the Taj Mahal would be it. And what happened - someone thought
he could improve on the devoted perfection which commemorates a dead
spouse. We were spitting tacks! Why are they so scared of silence?
After that personal moan, I think emailing the Beeb is a solution for
you, Pam, if nobody can help you here.

Recently the Beeb experimented on Freeview with being able to switch off
background music if one so desired.

One can only hope that this facility will eventually become available on all
Beeb programmes.

--
Jeff
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On 11/2/08 11:22, in article ,
"Jeff Layman" wrote:

Sacha wrote:
On 10/2/08 22:45, in article
, "Pam Moore"
wrote:

Please did anyone recognise the music which was playing while Monty
was at the Old Railway Garden in the tea growing area?
It was so familiar to me, taking me back to my youth. It was the
signature tune of some long-running radio or early TV programme (of
the 50s?) and it's driving me mad trying to think what it was.


Pam in Bristol

It just drove us mad. All of it! Too loud, too long, too much. Of
all places in the entire world that could speak for itself you'd
think the Taj Mahal would be it. And what happened - someone thought
he could improve on the devoted perfection which commemorates a dead
spouse. We were spitting tacks! Why are they so scared of silence?
After that personal moan, I think emailing the Beeb is a solution for
you, Pam, if nobody can help you here.

Recently the Beeb experimented on Freeview with being able to switch off
background music if one so desired.

One can only hope that this facility will eventually become available on all
Beeb programmes.

Just tell me how. Please.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Jeff Layman" wrote
Recently the Beeb experimented on Freeview with being able to switch off
background music if one so desired.

One can only hope that this facility will eventually become available on
all Beeb programmes.

Lets hope they extend it to all channels and include canned laughter too. If
they have to tell me when to laught it aint funny.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...

"Jeff Layman" wrote
Recently the Beeb experimented on Freeview with being able to switch off
background music if one so desired.

One can only hope that this facility will eventually become available on
all Beeb programmes.

Lets hope they extend it to all channels and include canned laughter too.
If they have to tell me when to laught it aint funny.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden



Can you add to that close up shots of the presenters head whilst he or she
is showing you how to do something? Gardening programmes are good at this,
and the darting of the camera from this to that back to this and back again
quicker than you can read me writing it?

Why why why do they do it? Stand back and keep the camera STILL!! :-((

Thank you.

Mike


--
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'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates.
www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly
After a lot of trouble www.nsrafa.org is now up and running for the National
Service RAF man

Bob Hobden says...
Lets hope they extend it to all channels and include canned laughter too. If
they have to tell me when to laught it aint funny.

That is one of the three most irritating things about TV.
1. Canned laughter added to none funny moments is enough to
make me change channel.
2. Those messages that pop up in the climax or last five
minutes of a really good film to tell you what crappy
programme is on next. It completely kills the atmosphere.
3. Previews added to the end of a program showing clips of
next weeks episode - I always grab the remote and change
channel before the spoiler starts.

Thinking about it, there are so many irritating things
about TV. Probably why I hardly watch it any more.
--
David in Normandy.
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted.

'Mike' says...
Can you add to that close up shots of the presenters head whilst he or she
is showing you how to do something? Gardening programmes are good at this,
and the darting of the camera from this to that back to this and back again
quicker than you can read me writing it?


That drives the Mrs up the wall. She sits there cursing the
cameraman. An expert gardener, craftsman, artist etc
demonstrating how to do some fiddly or technical thing and
the camera is showing their face rather than what they are
doing.

--
David in Normandy.
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted.

On 11/2/08 23:20, in article , "Bob
Hobden" wrote:


"Jeff Layman" wrote
Recently the Beeb experimented on Freeview with being able to switch off
background music if one so desired.

One can only hope that this facility will eventually become available on
all Beeb programmes.

Lets hope they extend it to all channels and include canned laughter too. If
they have to tell me when to laught it aint funny.

You and Ray must have been separated at birth! It makes him seethe.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Sacha wrote:
On 11/2/08 11:22, in article
, "Jeff Layman"
wrote:

Sacha wrote:
On 10/2/08 22:45, in article
, "Pam Moore"
wrote:

Please did anyone recognise the music which was playing while Monty
was at the Old Railway Garden in the tea growing area?
It was so familiar to me, taking me back to my youth. It was the
signature tune of some long-running radio or early TV programme (of
the 50s?) and it's driving me mad trying to think what it was.


Pam in Bristol

It just drove us mad. All of it! Too loud, too long, too much. Of
all places in the entire world that could speak for itself you'd
think the Taj Mahal would be it. And what happened - someone
thought he could improve on the devoted perfection which
commemorates a dead spouse. We were spitting tacks! Why are they
so scared of silence? After that personal moan, I think emailing
the Beeb is a solution for you, Pam, if nobody can help you here.

Recently the Beeb experimented on Freeview with being able to switch
off background music if one so desired.

One can only hope that this facility will eventually become
available on all Beeb programmes.

Just tell me how. Please.

http://www.rnid.org.uk/howwehelp/cam...ound_noise.htm

--
Jeff
(cut "thetape" to reply)

On 12/2/08 10:53, in article ,
"Jeff Layman" wrote:

Sacha wrote:
On 11/2/08 11:22, in article
, "Jeff Layman"
wrote:

Sacha wrote:
On 10/2/08 22:45, in article
, "Pam Moore"
wrote:

Please did anyone recognise the music which was playing while Monty
was at the Old Railway Garden in the tea growing area?
It was so familiar to me, taking me back to my youth. It was the
signature tune of some long-running radio or early TV programme (of
the 50s?) and it's driving me mad trying to think what it was.


Pam in Bristol

It just drove us mad. All of it! Too loud, too long, too much. Of
all places in the entire world that could speak for itself you'd
think the Taj Mahal would be it. And what happened - someone
thought he could improve on the devoted perfection which
commemorates a dead spouse. We were spitting tacks! Why are they
so scared of silence? After that personal moan, I think emailing
the Beeb is a solution for you, Pam, if nobody can help you here.

Recently the Beeb experimented on Freeview with being able to switch
off background music if one so desired.

One can only hope that this facility will eventually become
available on all Beeb programmes.

Just tell me how. Please.

http://www.rnid.org.uk/howwehelp/cam...bbc_trial_back
ground_noise.htm

Thanks, Jeff. Is this continuing on present programmes, or have I missed
something?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Sacha wrote:

Recently the Beeb experimented on Freeview with being able to
switch off background music if one so desired.

One can only hope that this facility will eventually become
available on all Beeb programmes.

Just tell me how. Please.

http://www.rnid.org.uk/howwehelp/cam...bbc_trial_back
ground_noise.htm

Thanks, Jeff. Is this continuing on present programmes, or have I
missed something?

YW. I think it was a one-off to see what feedback the Beeb had. I hope
that it does continue, but I'm not holding my breath.

--
Jeff
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