Broadcasting

Michael in his Hampshire garden, c 1990

Michael Hurd made many contributions to broadcasts on music and musical matters over the years.

Starting with the BBC Third Programme, later Radio 3, his work began in the early sixties and continued into the 2000s.

Several works have also received broadcasts both in the UK and abroad.

Where a recording is available to download in MP3 format, click on the button

As at 03 August 2016 this feature is temporarily unavailable.

NB The "Music Weekly" broadcasts were usually introduced by Michael Oliver.

28 Jun 1962

BBC Third Programme. "The Immortal Hour" reviewed, "Books and Authors".

02 May 1963

BBC Third Programme. Unspecified item, "Adventures in Music".

21 May 1963

BBC Third Programme. Talk on William Walton, "Adventures in Music".

11 Jun 1963

BBC Third Programme. Unspecified item, "Adventures in Music."

10 Sep 1964

BBC World Service. Talk on Glastonbury Festival.

15 Dec 1965

BBC Radio. Interviewed by Bob Wellings on "Sailor Songs and Shanties".

11 Dec 1966

BBC Third Programme. "Soldiers Songs and Marches" reviewed by Cedric Wallace.

14 Oct 1968

BBC Third Programme. Interviewed by Brian Gear about commission for "Music's Praise".

12 Dec 1971

BBC Radio 3. Alan Blyth reviews "Mendelssohn".

14 Apr 1975

BBC Radio 3. Interval talk on Schubert symphony.

10 Nov 1977

BBC Radio 3. Speaker on "Scenes from the operas of Rutland Boughton".

11 Oct 1978

BBC Radio 4. Interviewed by Susannah Simons about "The Ordeal of Ivor Gurney".

30 Oct 1978

BBC Radio 4. "Kalaeidoscope" review of "The Ordeal."

19 Nov 1978

BBC Radio 3. "Music Weekly" talk on "The Tragedy of Ivor Gurney".

Nov-Dec 1979

BBC Radio 3. "Ivor Gurney: The Poet and His Songs".

Series of five broadcasts devised and presented by MH, with Gurney's poems read by fellow Gloucestershire poet Laurie Lee

Part 1 Introduction and Early Years

First broadcast 10 November 1979

Part 2 The First World War

First broadcast 17 November 1979

Part 3 The Post War Years

First broadcast 24 November 1979

Part 4 Mental Illness

First broadcast 01 December 1979

Part 5 Summary of Achievements

First broadcast 08 December 1979

21 Mar 1979

BBC Radio 3 "Music in Question" from Stroud, chairman Anthony Hopkins, MH on panel.

06 May 1979

BBC Radio 3 "Faeryland at Kings Cross", on Rutland Boughton.

06 May 1979

BBC Radio 3 "The Strange Case of Fiona McLeod".

01 Jan 1981

BBC Radio 3, "Michael Tippett at 75". A celebration, written and presented by MH. 59'

Contributions from Colin Davis, Christopher Fry, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Tippett and Alan Woolgar

Produced by Stanley Williamson

25 Mar 1981

BBC Radio 4 "Kaleidoscope" review by MH of 2-disc set of "A Shropshire Lad"

10 Oct 1981

BBC Radio 3, "Record Review". MH on the music of Gerald Finzi. 35'

09 Nov 1981

BBC Radio 3 "Music Weekly", MH on "The Land of Lost Content - A E Housman and Music".

14 Dec 1981

BBC Radio 3 "Music Weekly", MH on Peter Warlock.

23 May 1982

BBC Radio 3, "Record Review". MH on new records of chamber music and song.

06 Sep 1982

BBC Radio 4. "Vincent Novello" written and presented by MH, Nigel Stock as Novello.

17 Oct 1982

BBC Radio 3, "Record Review". MH on Herbert Howells at 90. 15'

18 Oct 1982

BBC Radio 3, "Music Weekly". MH on Frank Bridge, 14'.

25 Apr 1983

BBC Radio 4, "Kaleidoscope". MH reviews "The Fine Tuning of Ivor Gurney".

22 May 1983

BBC Radio 3, "Music Weekly". MH on Peter Warlock, 14'.

22 May 1983

BBC Radio 3, "Music Weekly". MH on Lennox Berkeley at 70, 16'.

08 Jul 1984

BBC Radio 3 "Music Weekly". MH "Hurd's Chinese Takeaway". 15'

06 Jan 1985

BBC Radio 3 "Music Weekly". MH on Frank Bridge as songwriter, 13'.

05 Oct 1986

BBC Radio 4 "Down Your Way" in Petersfield with MH on the festival.

22 Feb 1987

BBC Radio 3 "Music Weekly". MH on Stainer's "Crucifixion", 14'

10 Jan 1988

BBC Radio 3 "Music Weekly". MH on setting Thomas Hardy, 13'.

31 Oct 2000

BBC Radio 4 "Tormented Genius". MH on mental illness and Ivor Gurney.