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Title: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: Jonny on May 09, 2009, 11:03:20 PM
Did anyone see this? Quite funny but informative.

It's on iPlayer if anyone wants to watch it.

I love Bill Bailey and this is just awesome :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00kj2r2/Bill_Baileys_Remarkable_Guide_to_the_Orchestra/

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Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: 38thBeatle on May 10, 2009, 12:54:12 AM
I have watched a bit tonight( having just got in from a gig)and it does look good. My Brother is going to be photographing  Bill Bailey next week apparently.It is a job that he is looking forward to a great deal.
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: TheIronBeast on May 10, 2009, 10:06:16 AM
I hadn't heard about this before, just watched a bit on BBC iPlayer, going to watch the whole show some time today.

I love Bill Bailey he is my favourite comedian and also a very good musician too! He has so much knowledge about music it's unreal!

I am going to see Bill Bailey live in Glasgow in August, can't wait! Should be a great show.
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: HTH AMPS on May 10, 2009, 11:47:44 AM
I watched most of it last night - very funny, especially the Belgain Jazz section  :lol:
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: Crazy_Joe on May 10, 2009, 12:49:46 PM
Was quite funny, though i prefer his normal stand up work.
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: Brow on May 10, 2009, 01:15:48 PM
I watched it last night and thought it was quite funny for the most part.

Some of it was lifted straight from his 'normal' stand up show though. The 'classical musicians taking inspiration from c--kney Music' bit for example  :lol:
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: Jonny on May 10, 2009, 02:26:12 PM
Was quite funny, though i prefer his normal stand up work.
Yeah, he couldn't really dish out all his original jokes cause it was really a thing about the orchestra but with a hint of Bailey in there :P

I loved his Doctor Who in French piece. And the William Tell part. And the bassoon playing the BeeGees lol
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: horsehead on May 10, 2009, 09:41:47 PM
just watching it now, very good & interesting, loving the c--kney music bit!


There's Dr Who bit in it...where?
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: Jonny on May 10, 2009, 09:53:17 PM
just watching it now, very good & interesting, loving the c--kney music bit!


There's Dr Who bit in it...where?
He's on the piano and sings it in French. Just listen to the part he talks about it, that he was scared of the theme tune then he'll start singing it. It's so good.
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: JDC on May 10, 2009, 10:42:18 PM
I never thought of Bill Bailey as an orchestra type bloke, probably because of all that jazzy stuff he does

I've also got an excuse to post this again now!!!

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Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: Lew on May 10, 2009, 10:59:34 PM
gotta be honest I find him really embarasing and cringe inducing. I struggled through this show to try and 'get it' like everyone else seems too but had no luck :/

I'd really look forward to a series of nmtbc without him or Phil Jupitus.
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: _tom_ on May 10, 2009, 11:23:30 PM
I find him funniest on Buzzc--ks, his live standup is allright but I get tired of it as well. The U2/Edge impression is great though :lol:
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: mikeluke on May 11, 2009, 09:25:49 AM
Anyone know if this will be repeated on the TV?
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: horsehead on May 11, 2009, 02:26:38 PM
just watching it now, very good & interesting, loving the c--kney music bit!


There's Dr Who bit in it...where?

about 5 seconds after I posted, it came on. Thanks though :)
He's on the piano and sings it in French. Just listen to the part he talks about it, that he was scared of the theme tune then he'll start singing it. It's so good.
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: MrBump on May 11, 2009, 02:42:12 PM
It was great.

He's a very accomplished musician.  And very, very funny.

Love him on Black Books too...
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: FernandoDuarte on May 11, 2009, 03:44:55 PM
bollocks! don't open outside UK
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: MDV on May 11, 2009, 05:34:54 PM
It started good, then it turned into a stripped down version of his standups, but orchestral.

Enjoyable nonetheless though.
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: Jonny on May 11, 2009, 05:46:55 PM
Anyone know if this will be repeated on the TV?
It's on BBC iPlayer, I posted the link in the first post.
Title: Re: Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Post by: Oli on May 11, 2009, 06:21:57 PM
I quite enjoyed it, was hoping he was going to play the pipe organ more though!