https://youtu.be/UqRXerIE0mA Tony Palmer FilmsHenry Purcell is a mystery. We know where he’s buried (next to Vaughan Williams in Westminster Abbey), but that’s about it. We don’t even know who paid for his memorial stone in the Abbey. No-one knows for sure where he was born or even precisely when he was born. We don’t know…… Continue reading Henry Purcell – England, My England
Month: April 2023
The Human Beast Highlights Cab Ride
https://youtu.be/GPCm3uNgHlY Driving the État 231-592 in 1938: La Bête Humaine / The Human Beast Highlights Cab RideThe most authentic representation of an engineer and fireman ever filmed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPCm3uNgHlY
British Transport Films: Elizabethan Express…
https://youtu.be/ghkqGfUy4xs Commentary in form of poem added free of charge ;+)
Beautiful Dresden and WWII
https://youtu.be/fja_P4mlGDA Beautiful Dresden before its destruction at the end of WWII in color: Watch and weep! https://youtu.be/1QLde0CTnyY https://youtu.be/Jp17koVI-2k The Blitz on Dresden… https://youtu.be/Qr4gJNJ6tOA Panorama of Dresden 1945