tree_and_leaf: David Tennant in Edwardian suit, Oxford MA gown and mortar board. (academic doctor)
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... anyone who knows Oxford, whether in real life or in books. Or those who enjoy seeing images of the past. Or young men in well cut trousers falling out of punts.

The British Council brings us an archive film on Oxford, from 1941, though it reflects a pre-war world.

Lots of lingering shots of Oxford. And, for some reason, topless economists....

ETA: the other odd thing about that film is that I keep thinking I recognise people in it. Very peculiar!

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Date: 2012-05-04 10:29 am (UTC)
sir_guinglain: (Sheldonian)
From: [personal profile] sir_guinglain
whether in real life or in books

*puzzles over this contrast*

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Date: 2012-05-04 10:42 am (UTC)
serriadh: (Default)
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Wonderful!

I don't suppose you know the music playing behind it? I can't quite place it, but it's familiar.

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Date: 2012-05-04 10:58 am (UTC)
naraht: Moonrise over Earth (Default)
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I know it's a piece that I've performed. It might come to me in a minute.

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Date: 2012-05-04 11:10 am (UTC)
serriadh: (Default)
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Is it Walton's Crown Imperial?

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Date: 2012-05-04 11:21 am (UTC)
naraht: Moonrise over Earth (Default)
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No. I've never played any Walton. I'm thinking Vaughan Williams.

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Date: 2012-05-04 11:23 am (UTC)
serriadh: (Default)
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It sounds like Vaughan Williams, but I think it's something I've played and I've only played his Folk Song Suites. And I'm pretty sure it's not from those.

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Date: 2012-05-04 11:24 am (UTC)
naraht: Moonrise over Earth (Default)
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This is going to drive me nuts now!

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Date: 2012-05-04 01:06 pm (UTC)
serriadh: (Default)
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Hurrah! Thanks for finding out.

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Date: 2012-05-04 01:10 pm (UTC)
naraht: Moonrise over Earth (Default)
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Aha! Good for your friend.

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Date: 2012-05-04 11:01 am (UTC)
naraht: Oxford spires (ox-Spires)
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I always look at pictures or films of Oxford-as-it-was and, notwithstanding the period cars and outfits, think "it really hasn't changed much." It wasn't a different world; it's the same world dressed up slightly differently.

(Oh, and thanks for the link... it's brilliant.)

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Date: 2012-05-04 11:25 am (UTC)
naraht: Moonrise over Earth (Default)
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Yes, it's a bit eerie...

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Date: 2012-05-04 12:42 pm (UTC)
legionseagle: Lai Choi San (Default)
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I had been told the buildings were a lot dirtier back then, but they didn't really look it.

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