England, Their England

[Petruchio - Good God]

Dec 26, 2011 0:45:03 GMT @joyceinva said:

PGG, not need to wait - it's available to listen to on demand - if you do a search on the website for England Their England you get the link for the program. I just listened to it, very enjoyable, I'm going find the book. As germanlady said, Rufus' voice is very distinctive and he has some good lines.

Thx you so much

[GreenEyesToo]

Guess we know what PGG's doing now, then!

[kissmekate]

zenina, thanks for the link! Looks like it works ... I'm looking forward to listening later!

[megagem]

I thought it was excellent! Please tell me I wasn't the only one who let out a high-pitched fangirly squeak when he said his first line: "Hello!" ;D

I love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, LOVE hearing him laugh and this role provided a lovely lot of Rufusy chuckles during the cricket match (I think that was my favourite scene), and I think my favourite line of his was: "Do I haaaave toooo?"

Well done, Rufus!!!!!

[kissmekate]

I haven't been able to finish listening yesterday, but I loved his "entrance" (I even went back to listen again and again ). Oh, that voice!

[lindragon]

Dec 25, 2011 12:42:49 GMT @castaneasativa said:

Hi Ladies, thanks for all the infos!

Unfortunately mp3Mymp3 doesnt't work for me either, but I found another free software for recording audio from your PC

in case you need you can download it from freecorder.com (it works from your browser)

And if you want to read the original novel England, Their England, you can find it on
gutenberg.ca/ebooks/macdonellag-englandtheirengland/macdonellag-englandtheirengland-00-h.html


I'm sure some of you has already known this but as a non-native speaker I am really happy to find it on the net

Thank you, Castanea, I downloaded it, and it works!

When I read about the play, I mentioned it to M.D.H, who said '' It's the most famous Cricket match in litrature''. He then found his old copy, and I read it.
The play is a very abridged version of the book. Funny, nevertheless. And Rufus' ''Rupert Harcourt'' is a reprise of his 'Petruchio'.
I kow we all love all of Rufus, but one tends to forget just how very distinctive his (wonderful) voice is, until he does something purely Audio. Then, well, better sit down, before the legs give way!

[Petruchio - Good God]

Dec 26, 2011 11:00:44 GMT GreenEyesToo said:

Guess we know what PGG's doing now, then!

You're totally right ;D ;D ;D

[lovethemanrs]

He had me at 'Hello'.

That voice!

[kissmekate]

Dec 25, 2011 15:06:41 GMT germanlady said:

Thought the role of Donald Cameron and the voice
of Tony Curran has a lot of Rufus in it, but only until Rupert Harcourt (Rufus) comes on.
You recognize the original at once.

Absolutely!

When listening to audio stuff, I'm often fooled into thinking another Brit's voice sounds a bit like Rufus. Until I hear the man himself and there can't be the slightest bit of doubt.

Lin, yes, I think there's a large portion of Petruchio in there!

[welshdragon]

Loved the play - especially Rupert! Very cheeky and playful -perfect for Rufus ;D

[kygal]

Finally got to listen today. Very enjoyable and fun. That voice!

[judypatooty]

Listened to it yesterday and kept thinking that Rufus must have had the best time recording that! Very entertaining program!

And, Nell, I agree that my favorite line was "Do I haaaaave tooooo?"

[rueful]

Just got to listen this morning. That was loads of fun! I agree, Judy--I'm sure it was fun to record too. I understood absolutely nothing of the cricket match, but I guess that was perfect, since I was viewing it through the same confused eyes as the main character. And of course, men playing amateur sports and drinking are the same no matter the sport or the country. My favorite part was Rupert at the dinner party.

Here's a review of the program. The reviewer only quoted one line, and it was one of Rufus/Rupert's! She did miss the point of the line entirely, since Rupert was being deliberately silly and obtuse, but still, nice to see the quote....

Radio review: England, Their EnglandAn adaptation of AG Macdonell's novel of the 1930s was perfect for the comfy post-Christmas dinner slot, though casting Ian Hislop was an eccentricity too far

England, Their England (Radio 4, Sunday) was perfect for Christmas Day afternoon, best listened to with a cracker hat on and en route to a post-lunch snooze. Martin Jarvis directed a giddily starry cast in a sweet adaptation of AG Macdonell's 1933 gently satirical novel which pitches a young Scot – charmingly played by Tony Curran – into the heart of the English establishment between the wars.

The downside was Ian Hislop in an acting role as Fleet Street editor Hodge. He's likable in every other incarnation, but only ever sounded like Ian Hislop reading lines. An odd casting misjudgment. Otherwise, this glittered and made the most of the novel's depiction of its narrator, Donald Cameron, at a village cricket match, at a house party with aristocrats, and at a League of Nations meeting that brought out differences rather than accord.

There were many delightful touches. Narrator Cameron went to an aristocratic house party, completely unprepared. His friend repeatedly called the house with different claims to fame for him, so he was treated exceptionally well. It was the best scene of the whole thing: the posh let loose, drinking from mid-morning and saying very silly things dripping with status that's all a mystery to Cameron. "To an old Giggleswickian," one chap said, "a woman is sacred."

www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/dec/25/radio-review-england-their-england?newsfeed=true

[kygal]

Thanks Rueful!

[VictoryGirl]

Haha...his laugh is so funny. Thanks very much for the link!