Music Arcade - Radiophonic Workshop 2

[flapjark1]

I seem to recall this woman on telly when I was a kid in the 70s having a music show and her name was ..something ben toven or something like that I just for the life of mecan not remember ..any offers ..unless I dreamt it

[discothief]

No wonder this has been scrapped, utter shite.

[barttheanorak]

The tapping of Lucie Skeaping's booted feet was one of the best things about it ;-)

[DaveDaRave1980]

@barttheanorak I used to quite fancy Lucy Skeaping when I was young! LOL No idea what hormonal hell I was going through back in the day, but then she was way fitter than Helen Speirs from Music Time!

[zepromz]

Lovin' the blue sunburst Telecaster :)

[barttheanorak]

This was fantastic, loads better than having Helen Speirs pontificate at you over on Music Time (sorry Helen if you're reading this). Got any more where this came from?

[DaveDaRave1980]

@barttheanorak Helen Speirs and Jonathan Cohen of Music Time both once presented The Music Arcade as well, and the later series Into Music, you couldn't get away from Helen Speirs on BBC Schools between the late 70s and early 90s...

[barttheanorak]

@DaveDaRave1980 Wasn't there another female presenter round 82? Diane somebody as I recall - she was credited as being 'teacher' rather than 'presenter'.

[DaveDaRave1980]

@barttheanorak That's right, pretty sure she her name was Diane Harris - IIRC she also used to present on the BBC's Open University service in the 70s and 80s. Tim Whitnall (presenting here with Lucie) presented The Music Arcade from 1980 onwards until it was cancelled in 1986, then went on to co-present the replacement series "Into Music" with Jonathan Cohen between 1988 and 1991. "Into Music" wasn't as good as "The Music Arcade" though - perhaps that was the lack of Lucie Skeaping? :-)

[barttheanorak]

@DaveDaRave1980 Thanks for the heads up on Diane Harris - will google her. A Whitnall-Cohen co-presented programme sounds fun. Whitnall's a bit of an under-rated cultural icon - played Elvis in a musical as a teenager, Angelo in Mike and Angelo oh and... "Time for Teletubbies!"

[ajs41]

There's too much fake emotion in the world today. We need more stoicism.

[thewardingo]

talk about zombie nation... those kids have no emotion

[ajs41]

Emotion isn't everything. Stoicism is a good thing sometimes.

[Shadealorian]

especially for soldiers and other people who have to follow orders.

[n136ha]

my class from our school in london was on four episodes in 1982

[georeff23]

Group One, tap your feet with me...

[intigfx]

'Those magnificent meeeen in their flying machiiines

they go up doodledeeup-up

they go down doodledeeow-down'

I'll be humming this all day long, thanks a lot.

[martinwguy]

Yeah, the BBCRW stuff is all in episodes 3 and 4

[fidgitx]

memories. My school went on this programme a few times and we also did a production of harliquin on it. In fact,this was the only reason to join the choir at school. Got coach there, fed in bbc canteen where we would see tv celebs about the place. Remember seeing the guy with spit the dog and jeremy beadle(rip), who stuffed a chip up our classmate Jason's nose. We were going there about 82-83. Biggup Henry Fawcett vets, we were there, Andrew, Richard, Mark, Neil an the rest.

[yesitsvish]

wonder if there are tabs for this song

[Daripa1]

As someone who once appeared as a trumpeter on this programme (back in 1981 - not this particular broadcast), this brings back fond memories! The presenters (if you're interested) are Lucie Skeaping and Tim Whitnall

[lanswipe]

this is so unbelivable corny *shudder* the only bit worth watching was the radiophonic workshop bit

[bradjones1977]

Later than 1982 I guess. Schools programmes didn't transfer to BBC2 until 1984 for a start. Unless it's a repeat!

[ajs41]

I would guess this is from about 1982 - does anyone know the exact date when it was first broadcast?

[harryshand]

They should still show this, it might get kids more interested in maths and science!

[suitandtieguy]

thanks for posting this.