I want my girl and I want my pay

[sovay]

For some reason I did not know until tonight that W.H. Auden's "Roman Wall Blues" existed. (Thank Cyril Tawney.) Or that it had been set to music by Benjamin Britten in 1937 as part of a radio play called Hadrian's Wall, of which it is the only surviving part of the score. Or that a recent recording had been briefly available for download free of charge in 2013, which is most certainly not the case anymore.

spatch worked internet magic and got it for me. It's quite good and it does suggest that Britten had just heard Porgy and Bess for the first time.

Anyone with a decent tune for Rosemary Sutcliff's "The Girl I Kissed at Clusium," please feel free to chime in now.

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[thisbluespirit]

A BBC television serial was made of the book in 1977, scripted by Bill Craig, Donald Bull and Arden Winch, and with Anthony Higgins as Marcus Aquila.[7]

Well, I can't help you with yr singing issues, but ARDEN WINCH. He is the often v good, and also maybe the slashiest old Brit TV writer I've yet come across, (excepting the people who were responsible for Raffles). I am now wondering just how much he got away with in a Children's BBC serial. 0_o

(There's no sign of either Radio production at radioarchive, but I'd imagine the 96 one is a cert to turn up eventually.)

[sovay]

I am now wondering just how much he got away with in a Children's BBC serial.

Considering Marcus and Esca, I hope a lot.

(I was hoping you would chime in! I figured if anyone I knew had a line on British TV from 1977, it would be you.)

(There's no sign of either Radio production at radioarchive, but I'd imagine the 96 one is a cert to turn up eventually.)

At least it was made in an era that kept recordings. I went looking for both the TV serial and the 1957 radio drama about eight years ago, but nothing came of it. At this point I would settle for anyone who had heard or seen one of the adaptations and remembered the tune. It's a recognition token; it has to be in at least one of them.

[thisbluespirit]

I was hoping you would chime in! I figured if anyone I knew had a line on British TV from 1977, it would be you.

Ha, what gave you that idea? *looks innocent*

I went looking for both the TV serial and the 1957 radio drama about eight years ago, but nothing came of it. At this point I would settle for anyone who had heard or seen one of the adaptations and remembered the tune. It's a recognition token; it has to be in at least one of them.

Yeah, there's no guarantee the 1958 one survives at all, but the 96 one should and the 1977 TV adaptation is actually out in region 2, I see. (Simply Media have been releasing a lot more old BBC stuff since they came along - Network do mainly ITV). And, that being the case, I checked YT and you can find it all there - ep1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2-xs4JYSUg

Have fun!

[isis]

I actually have a copy of the 1977 series that I got a few years back via a network of Eagle fans. It's - kind of ridiculous in ways, but a faithful adaptation (much more so than the movie!) and if you can ignore things like Cottia being far too old, and Esca's silly (but probably more authentic) facial hair, it's really fun.

I am delighted to see it's on Youtube now!

[sovay]

It's - kind of ridiculous in ways, but a faithful adaptation (much more so than the movie!) and if you can ignore things like Cottia being far too old, and Esca's silly (but probably more authentic) facial hair, it's really fun.

I'm looking forward! I expect nothing from the budget.

I am delighted to see it's on Youtube now!

It was definitely not the last time I went looking; I suspect it was not on DVD, either. This is the good part of the internet.

[sovay]

Ha, what gave you that idea?

Oh, just a feeling, just a feeling.

And, that being the case, I checked YT and you can find it all there - ep1

Thank you! (See, I thought you would know something about it!)

Have fun!

Timesink ahoy!

[kore]

....ooh, timesink indeed.