31 October 2006

Hoo, hwæt, why, when, where, how

Wind-up/Solar radio, tuned to Radio 4 Hwaet is the opening of the epic poem Beowulf, which I found online (although the exclamation mark used in the November feature's title is just artistic licence on my part). The idea for a feature on the Anglo-Saxons came from an interview I heard on BBC Radio 4, where the Anglo-Saxons were described as being pushed from the curriculum. Previous features have also been inspired by Radio 4 - hearing an interview with the parents of Mark 'Insect Circus' Copeland on Home Truths led to Insects and Entomologists. And hearing Paul Scholfield reading part of The Waste Land on Radio 4 led to Hurry Up Please It's Time. If I was any good at geography, perhaps I'd do a feature inspired by the oddly evocative shipping forecast ...

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have always been very curious about Saxon history. When I was a child I had this tape of the "Spanish translated version" of Ivanhoe, which I used to love.
Today the only Saxon church I have had the chance to see has been St. Margaret in Edinburgh castle. It is a beautiful piece of architecture; in fact, it is my favourite of the whole castle. The style is very alike "pre-Romanic" churches of the north of Spain, (noting in the south we have the marvellous Muslim mosques and palaces.) Very interesting exhibition, congratulations!
Laura

01 November, 2006 09:52  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have always been very curious about Saxon history. When I was a child I had this tape of the "Spanish translated version" of Ivanhoe, which I used to love.
Today the only Saxon church I have had the chance to see has been St. Margaret in Edinburgh castle. It is a beautiful piece of architecture; in fact, it is my favourite of the whole castle. The style is very alike "pre-Romanic" churches of the north of Spain, (noting in the south we have the marvellous Muslim mosques and palaces.) Very interesting exhibition, congratulations!
Laura

02 November, 2006 10:29  

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