Category Archives: Music

Quick CD Album Review – ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’

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So, on the 8th of September this year, I saw ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’ for a second time at the Adelphi Theatre in London. I greatly enjoyed seeing it a second time, and it was fascinating to see Brian Conley taking on the role of Doc Brown this time round. Continue reading

Quick TV Review – ‘Doctor Who at the Proms 2024’

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On Christmas Eve, I managed to see ‘Doctor Who at the Proms 2024’ on BBC iPlayer. This was originally shown on BBC Two in the afternoon in the UK. In the past, ‘Doctor Who’ has had three Proms concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London for 2008, 2010 and 2013. Continue reading

Quick TV Reviews – ‘Talking Doctor Who’ & ‘Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration’

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On the 1st of November 2023, before I went away for my weekend to attend the ‘Scarborough Comic Con’, I saw two items to celebrate 60 years of ‘Doctor Who’. These were originally shown on BBC Four, and I caught up with them on BBC iPlayer. I found these very nice celebrations to check out. 🙂 Continue reading

Quick Theatre Memories & Quick CD Album Review – ‘The Lion King’ (Stage Show)

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One of the things I was looking forward to this year was seeing the stage show of ‘The Lion King’ in Cardiff at the Wales Millennium Centre. I have seen ‘The Lion King’ stage show before at the Lyceum Theatre in London back in November 2010. I was so looking forward to seeing it again 10 years later. Continue reading

Concert Review – ‘The Promise of Christmas’

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Back in July 2019, my parents and I saw Stuart Townend and Cambrensis in Concert at St. David’s Hall in Cardiff. Yesterday, my parents and I saw ‘The Promise of Christmas’ concert at St. David’s Hall. This helped to make me feel Christmassy. I enjoyed the carols and musical numbers being performed. 🙂 Continue reading

Concert Review – ‘Stuart Townend and Cambrensis in Concert’

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On Saturday the 13th of July this year, my parents and I attended ‘Stuart Townend and Cambrensis in Concert’. We had a nice time enjoying the songs and music performed by Stuart Townend, the Cambrensis Choir and Orchestra and the St. David’s Praise Choir. It felt pretty interactive for us too. Continue reading

‘Tim’s Musical Movie Evening’ – Music Presentation Summary

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For the last Wednesday of February, I did a fourth musical presentation at the ‘Newport Nostalgia Music Society’. The first three music presentations I did beforehand were ‘Tim’s Glenn Miller Favourites’ in April 2016; ‘Tim’s Nostalgia Trip’ in December 2016 and ‘Tim’s Film/TV Favourites’ in October 2017. My audience members really enjoyed those presentations. They enjoyed this one too! Continue reading

Holiday Report – Tony Jacobs: Big Band Sounds Break

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Last week, my parents and I went on the ‘Big Band Sounds Break’ with Tony Jacobs; the Jim Barry Quintet; the Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra, the Swing Time Jivers and many more. This was a birthday treat for my Dad from Monday the 6th to Thursday the 9th of November, which he really enjoyed indeed. Continue reading

‘Tim’s Film/TV Favourites’ – Music Presentation in a Newsletter

tim's film/tv favourites

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In the last week of September, I did a music presentation at the ‘Newport Nostalgia Music Society’ called ‘Tim’s Film/TV Favourites’. Last week for this month, I had my name and presentation mentioned in the ‘NNMS’ newsletter for October 2017, produced by newsletter editor, Len O’Brian. Continue reading

‘Tim’s Film/TV Favourites’ – Music Presentation Summary

tim's film/tv favourites

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Last Wednesday, I did a third music presentation at the ‘Newport Nostalgia Music Society’. I did two music presentations beforehand, including my ‘Tim’s Glenn Miller Favourites’ in April 2016 and my ‘Tim’s Nostalgia Trip’ in December 2016. My third music presentation was titled ‘Tim’s Film/TV Favourites’. Continue reading