The tour has become a sort of mobile Fitzroy Tavern, or a convention. I know that there are a lot of old fans who think that the acrylic scarf, metaphorically, is no substitute for the woollen one eaten by moths; but I'm still happy to bask in the glow of Who triumphant.
Wow, how I envy that you were able to attend a live performance!
Here in the USA, we've had to get by with the audio version, courtesy of BBC7-radio online. They put it up in two 30-minutes parts on 05/10 & 05/17. (If you're curious, the second part will remain available to "Listen Again" to through Sunday 05/25 at 23:00 UTC.) FWIW, the audio version features Colin Baker* and Louise Jameson.
They put it up last year, too, so this is my second go 'round with it, and it still chokes me up even as I am LOL!
If you do listen, I'd be very interested in knowing your opinion of it in comparison to the 90-minute performance that you attended. I wonder what was trimmed out...
Listening to the show now (despite BBC7 having updated their website so the link is now pointing to the programme which is going to be on at 0400BST today) and there's a lot which didn't get on stage. There's a bit more about acting, and Toby didn't put in any digs against Michael Grade on stage; perhaps he redeemed himself by his support for the programme as BBC chairman. We got the "not really dead" and the Coronation Street audience observations. (British television in the 1990s often did seem to be made by people who were ashamed of television. About ten years ago there was a production of Tom Jones for the BBC, and the director was keen to stress that he saw this as a film in five parts, not as television drama...)
Some of the jokes got transferred - "William Patrick Jon Tom..." was applied to Toby's second son and ends with "that bloke off Casanova."
Didn't get the review of Rose either, probably because we've moved on from the 'return' now - but we did have the justified ridicule of Celebrity WrestlingHe's changed 'Armageddon
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Here in the USA, we've had to get by with the audio version, courtesy of BBC7-radio online. They put it up in two 30-minutes parts on 05/10 & 05/17. (If you're curious, the second part will remain available to "Listen Again" to through Sunday 05/25 at 23:00 UTC.) FWIW, the audio version features Colin Baker* and Louise Jameson.
They put it up last year, too, so this is my second go 'round with it, and it still chokes me up even as I am LOL!
If you do listen, I'd be very interested in knowing your opinion of it in comparison to the 90-minute performance that you attended. I wonder what was trimmed out...
Thanks!
P.S. - Link here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/sunday
[*Sorry if that's a spoiler for your reference in your post!]
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Some of the jokes got transferred - "William Patrick Jon Tom..." was applied to Toby's second son and ends with "that bloke off Casanova."
Didn't get the review of Rose either, probably because we've moved on from the 'return' now - but we did have the justified ridicule of Celebrity WrestlingHe's changed 'Armageddon ( ... )
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