7 d. ago Everything We Do Is Music by Elizabeth Alker review – how the classics shaped pop

From Stravinsky to Donna Summer, the story of connections that enriched music – in both directionsOne of many things I did not expect to learn in this book is that the BBC benefited from Nazi technology. Its standard tape recorder, in use till the 1970s, was called the BTR-2: EMI’s original model, the BTR-1, had been copied from a captured example of the German “magnetophon”, as used by Hitler to record a radio broadcast.Musicians who liked fiddling with machines, too, benefited from this legacy. Delia Derbyshire, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop pioneer who produced the original Doctor Who theme tune and otherwise particularly enjoyed playing an enamel green lampshade, influenced Paul McCartney’s experiments with tape loops, while Steve Reich hit upon his compositional technique of “phasing” phrases in and out of sync with one another on tape recorders, before training live musicians to do the same. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Morton manager Dougie Imrie visibly moved as fans and players pay tribute to baby daughter following sad death

Remi Imrie tragically passed away at Wishaw Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning, just 20 days after she was born.

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1 week ago Lifelong Scots football fan creates portrait book in emotional tribute to beloved club

'Portraits of Passion: We are Hibernian FC’ by dad Duncan Simpson explores 150 different fans stories in attempt to pay tribute to the clubs landmark 150th birthday.

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1 week ago Blue plaque for reggae pioneer 'Daddy Vego' Barrington Von Adams

Blue plaque for reggae pioneer 'Daddy Vego' Barrington Von Adams  BBC

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1 week ago Michael Ball supported by fans after breaking silence on family death

Michael Ball has shared his heartache after the death of his mother Ruth Parry Ball, with fans flocking to pay tribute

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2 w. ago Liverpool fans pay emotional tribute to Diogo Jota as Reds stars hold back tears

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3 w. ago BBC Breakfast star announces sad death of TV pioneer live on air

BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay was joined by Sarah Campbell on Monday morning and the pair shared some 'sad' news at the opening of the show.

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3 w. ago Blue Peter legend who turned show into national institution dies aged 92

Tributes have been paid to the icon who was a 'true force of nature' and supporter of young people

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3 w. ago Blue Peter legend Biddy Baxter dies aged 92 as tributes pour in for children's TV pioneer

Baxter took over as editor of Blue Peter in 1965, several years after the programme’s launch

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3 w. ago BBC Blue Peter legend who turned children's show into institution dies

The icon became a household name as generations of children tuned in going through endless 'sticky back plastic' as they turned washing up bottles into new creations

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3 w. ago Blue Peter icon dies after tributes paid to 'formidable' legend

She spent 25 years at the helm, heping turn the children's show into a television institution during her 25 years on working on the beloved programme

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3 w. ago Blue Peter icon Biddy Baxter dies aged 92: Tributes pour in for the 'pioneer' of children's television

A statement was released on Monday that read: 'We are sad to report that longtime Blue Peter Editor Biddy Baxter has died at the age of 92.'

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3 w. ago Blue Peter legend Biddy Baxter dies as fans pay tribute to BBC pioneer

Biddy Baxter, who was known for her role as the editor of Blue Peter, has died at the age of 92, and tributes have poured in for the icon following the sad news

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3 w. ago BREAKING: Biddy Baxter dead: Blue Peter legend dies as tributes paid to ‘formidable’ legend

Long-serving Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter helped turn the children's show into a television institution during her 25 years on working on the beloved programme

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3 w. ago Biddy Baxter dead: Blue Peter legend dies as tributes paid to ‘formidable’ legend

Long-serving Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter helped turn the children's show into a television institution during her 25 years working on the beloved programme

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3 w. ago Rangers fan tragically dies during Premiership game with Dundee as club pay tribute

The Ibrox club have paid tribute to the supporter who passed away in hospital after taking ill in the Main Stand

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3 w. ago Rangers fan tragically dies after Premiership game with Dundee as club pay tribute

The Ibrox club have paid tribute to the supporter who passed away in hospital after taking ill in the Main Stand

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4 w. ago Father who fell to his death at Oasis gig: Family pay tribute to lifelong fan who plunged from stand at Wembley

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4 w. ago Oasis pay tribute to fan who died after tragic fall from top tier at Wembley Stadium

Oasis have paid tribute to a fan who tragically fell to his death from the top-tier area of Wembley Stadium on Saturday night

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