Sir henry creswicke rawlinson, born april 11, 1810, chadlington, oxfordshire, eng. Rawlinson was one of the most important figures arguing that britain must check russian ambitions in south asia. Majorgeneral sir henry creswicke rawlinson, 1st baronet, gcb, frs 5 april 1810 5 march 1895 was a british east india company army officer, politician and orientalist, sometimes described as the father of assyriology. It is a return to the largely spokenword, solo comedy format of stanshalls second album sir henry at rawlinson end and is a sequel to the same work. Unusually, the film was released in sepiatoned monochrome. Vivian stanshall, at thirty out of the bonzos, creating sir henry at rawlinson end. His son, also henry, was to become a senior commander in the british army during world war i. Clive davis the times what a night, an ensemble of madmen at their best. Vivian stanshall sir henry at rawlinson end 1978, vinyl. It stars trevor howard as sir henry and stanshall himself as henry s brother hubert.
Rawlinsons desired a limited infantry offensive a view that clashed with haigs belief in an allout military offensive a belief that led to one. Sir henry creswicke rawlinson was an english diplomat and orientalist, sometimes referred to as the father of assyriology. Trevor howard is virtually the whole show in sir henry at rawlinson end. Viv stanshall sir henry at rawlinson end 1978 lyrics at.
Bbc radio 1 comedy sketches broadcast from 1975 onwards, written, narrated and performed by vivian stanshall, describing the exploits of sir henry and other peculiar denizens of his ancestral seat, rawlinson end, with witty wordplay, a lot of nonsense and eccentric musical numbers. India looks to lure more than 1,000 us companies out of china. Bbc radio 1 comedy sketches broadcast from 1975 onwards, written, narrated and performed by vivian stanshall, describing the exploits of sir henry and the other peculiar denizens of his ancestral seat, rawlinson end, with witty wordplay, a lot of nonsense and eccentric musical numbers. While certainly true of michael crichtons debut, this can also be applied to literary adaptations in general. Recorded 2 december 1975, broadcast 22, 23, 24, 26 december 1975 on john peel. Rawlinson came from a distinguished family, whose lancastrian side had opposed its yorkist cousins in the wars of the roses. If you can persevere with the album, it does actually get better as it progresses.
He plays an eccentrictothepointofinsanity nobleman whose love affair with the bottle is a long standing source of. Devlin, harry fowler, vivian stanshall, suzanne danielle, steve roberts, sir henry at rawlinson end 1980, sir henry at rawlinson end 1980, steve roberts, trevor howard, patrick magee, sheila reid, liz smith, sir henry at rawlinson end 1980, sir henry. Sir henry at rawlinson end by vivian stanshall on amazon. Sir henry s bluster and his epic lack of drawing room manners are still winning fun. While the 1980 movie sir henry at rawlinson end may be obscure, the radio series that precipitated it is probably even more obscure. Sir henry at rawlinson end, released in 1978, is a largely spokenword, solo comedy recording by vivian stanshall, a british musician with the bonzo dog. And vivian knew his brain, and he conceived and bore a bbc radio show, and said, i have gotten a beasht for the world. Its another morning in rawlinson end, the stately pile in which the beyonde. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos and.
Jun 02, 2016 and the sir henry at rawlinson end cd is already out, i prompted. Its another morning in rawlinson end, the stately pile in which the beyondeccentric sir henry trevor howard resides with his wife flossie sheila reid and their staff, but as usual he is having trouble getting out of bed. Apr 08, 2020 sir henry creswicke rawlinson, born april 11, 1810, chadlington, oxfordshire, eng. To get everybody drilled and readied for the evenings show no mean feat, as the show ran at 2 and a half hours and comprised a compleat performance of sir henry at rawlinson end, mr b the gentleman rhymer singing a bout of sobriety and rick wakeman, neil innes and david caitlinbirch, the mock macca in the bootleg. Vivian stanshall 21 march 1943 5 march 1995, born victor anthony stanshall, was an english singersongwriter, painter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the bonzo dog doodah band, for his surreal exploration of the british upper classes in sir henry at rawlinson end, and for narrating mike oldfields tubular bells. Sir henry at rawlinson end rev slodden meets hubert. His success provided the key to the deciphering, by himself and others, of mesopotamian cuneiform script, a feat that. It starred trevor howard as sir henry and stanshall himself as henry s brother hubert. Sir henry at rawlinson end the cd also look out for the dvd vivian stanshall sometime member of the bonzo dog doo dah band turned his satirical eye on the british aristocracy. Strat wanted to make a movie of rawlinson end and vivian was sure making a movie of rawlinson end would be such jolly jinks as did i, so off we went to strats house to make a movie of rawlinson end.
Rawlinson end started as sessions on peels shows, which i managed to download from the net a couple of years ago, but they seem to be gone now. Youll reach the end wondering what just happened, but its better than a visit from the motherinlaw, isnt it. Listen to interlewd from vivian stanshalls sir henry at rawlinson end for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. And very english it is too, in the true spirit of the word. It never reaches any of the heights that sir henry at rawlinson end achieved and maintained throughout, but there are a few flashes of vintage viv in here. Originally created for john peels radio 1 show in the 1970s, sir henry at rawlinson end the meandering ginsoaked saga of a crumbling english stately home and the grotesques who inhabit it headed by the heroically drunk sir henry perfectly distilled and encapsulated vivs absurdly hilarious wordplay and songwriting which first. All you like sir henry at rawlinson end 1980 dvdrip x264. Rawlinson initially came into contact with persian inscriptions while posted with the military and the east india company in the middle east. Rawlinson end was a series of thirteen 1520 minute radio broadcasts, created and performed by vivian stanshall formerly of the bonzo dog doodah band for bbc radio 1 between 1975 and 1991. Vivian stanshall was the quintessential pop hero of the 60s, 70s and 80s. Nov 27, 2016 the plot of sir henry at rawlinson end revolves around attempts to exorcise the ghost of humbert, the brother of drunken aristocrat sir henry trevor howard. Sir henry creswicke rawlinson british orientalist britannica. Sir henry at rawlinson end 1980 sir henry at rawlinson. Martin bell films sir henry at rawlinson end home page.
Trevor howardviv stanshall sir henry at rawlinson end dvd. It originated in his rawlinson end sessions for the john peel show on bbc radio 1 beginning in 1975, and a similarlynamed track on the bonzo dog bands 1972 album lets make up and be friendly. Devlin, harry fowler, sheila reid, vivian stanshall. Cabbage looking in mufty 2nd part of the classic sir henry. The sessions recorded between 1977 and 1978 formed the template for stanshalls lp record album, sir henry at rawlinson end in 1978.
General henry seymour rawlinson, 1st baron rawlinson, gcb, gcsi, gcvo, kcmg 20 february 1864 28 march 1925, known as sir henry rawlinson, 2nd baronet between 1895 and 1919, was a senior british army officer in the first world war who commanded the fourth army of the british expeditionary force at the battles of the somme 1916 and amiens 1918 as well as the breaking of the. Trevor howard, patrick magee, sheila reid, liz smith, jeremy child, denise coffey, j. Sir henry at rawlinson end is a 1980 british film based on the eponymous character created by vivian stanshall see rawlinson end radio flashes, sir henry at rawlinson end recording. The charisma films presentation of vivian stanshalls rad. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. Jun 30, 2006 lord rawlinson of ewell, who has died aged 87, was a onetime golden boy of conservative politics and the bar. Surreal saga of a dynasty with bonzo dog doodah band member vivian stanshall. Sir henry at rawlinson end so it goes john flemings blog. Main artists list charts genres last added lyrics artistgroup. May 12, 2015 rawlinson learned of an inscription placed on the side of a doublepeaked mountain which overlooks the ancient road from babylon to ecbatana, now called hamadan.
Sir henry at rawlinson end 1980 subtitles download youtube. Main artists list charts genres last added lyrics artistgroup album song song lyrics advanced search. His first relevant activity was to copy the trilingual inscriptions of darius i r. Sir henry at rawlinson end is part of a series of classic cinema from around the world being presented at 8 p. Michael livesley embodies to perfection the spirit and brilliance of vivian stanshall and adds his own measure of outrageous talent too. Colonal knutt and lemmy in breath from the pit part 1 scorpian tracks from the album harold hare. The very eccentric english peer sir henry rawlinson attempts, with. Humbert was accidentally killed in a drunken duckshooting incident whilst escaping from an illicit tryst. Unusually, the film was released in sepia toned monochrome. Yes, said michael, a good culmination of six years of working with different people. Vivian stanshall with keith moon colonal knutt and lemmy.
Viv stanshall sir henry at rawlinson end 1978 lyrics. Jun 06, 2007 sir henry at rawlinson end is part of a series of classic cinema from around the world being presented at 8 p. Sir henry at rawlinson end is a 1980 british film based on the eponymous character created by vivian stanshall see rawlinson end, sir henry at rawlinson end recording. Sir henry at rawlinson end steve roberts, 1980 was the brainchild of writer, musician, comedian, drunkard and visionary vivian stanshall, growing out of his work on john peels radio show. Sir henry at rawlinson end is a 1980 british film based on the eponymous character created by vivian stanshall. Bbc radio 4 extra sir henry at rawlinson end episode guide. Creator vivian stanshall 21 march 1943 5 march 1995 died in 1995, which was exactly the 100th anniversary century year that the reallife 1st baronet majorgeneral sir henry creswicke rawlinson gcb 5 april 1810 5 march 1895 had died, and reportedly, both even on. And in the course of time it came to pass that the bbc radio show begot a charisma recording and the charisma recording begot a charisma motion picture and the charisma motion. Bbc radio 1 comedy sketches broadcast from 1975 onwards, written, narrated and performed by vivian stanshall, describing the exploits of.
Youll also be wanting his autobiographical show crank. The early sessions, recorded between 1977 and 1978, formed the template for stanshalls lp record album, sir henry at rawlinson end in 1978. Sir henry at rawlinson end 1980, directed by steve roberts. Strat wanted to make a movie of rawlinson end and vivian was sure making a movie of rawlinson end would be such. It was the sweetly sad hubert rawlinson who lived deeper. Inscribed on a smoothed cliff 100 metres above the valley floor, it is known as the behistun rock, after the nearby village of bisistun. There are also transcripts scroll down on this page. Sir henry at rawlinson end is a 1980 british film based on the eponymous character created by vivian stanshall it stars trevor howard as sir henry and. His success provided the key to the deciphering, by himself and others. Sir henry creswicke rawlinson, 1st baronet, gcb frs 5 april 1810 5 march 1895 was a british east india company army officer, politician and orientalist, sometimes described as the father of assyriology. So, if youre going to buy sir henry at rawlinson end, just sit in front of it, fart a lot, grunt a bit and take it as it comes. It originated in his rawlinson end sessions for the john peel show on bbc. Although stanshall intended to compress the original bbc radio series in the eponymous 1978 album, by then stanshalls alcoholism had taken a turn for the worse and the album is definitely just a shadow. Mar 31, 2015 sir henry rawlinson is most associated with the battle of the somme fought in 1916.
Viv shot to fame in 1968 in the bonzo dog doodah band, but as many listeners of the john peel show are aware, his tales of the upperclass rawlinsons and maynards were the bees knees for anyone with a warped sense of humour. Sir henry at rawlinson end album lyrics by viv stanshall. Tartan video ltd,digital classics dvd,charisma films ltd. Sir henry at rawlinson end 1980 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Sir henry at ndidis kraal is the fourth and final solo album by vivian stanshall. Rawlinson end was a series of thirteen 1520 minute radio broadcasts, created and performed. Compared to the utter perfection of rawlinson, this is like viv larking about.
Sep 07, 2017 sir henry at rawlinson end is a 1980 british film based on the eponymous character created by vivian stanshall see rawlinson end radio flashes, sir henry at rawlinson end recording. After a long wait, while the film obtained cult status, it was finally released. Sir henry s disgusting ancestral home has spawned an industry. Sir henry at rawlinson end 1980 john peel sessions sir henry rawlinson also great lives bio documentary on stanshall duration.
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