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Baroque and Roll; Bleak Expectations

It is a mark of the respect Pete Townshend commands that he can make a programme called Baroque and Roll — Townshend and Purcell (Radio 4, Tuesday) without the great listening public thinking he’s having a laugh. Townshend? Maximum R&B Pete? Full Article at Times Online

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    I suppose the measure of a programme's success, when the format involves a seemingly incongruous pairing, is whether you are left wanting to know more about both elements. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

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  1. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 11:  Lifehouse singer-songwriter Jason Wade performs at the 13th annual Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation's Grand Slam for Children benefit concert at the Wynn Las Vegas October 11, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 02:  Ronnie Wood from the rock group the Rolling Stones with his Outstanding Contribution award onstage with Pete Townshend during the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards at the Park Lane Hotel on November 2, 2009 in London, England.
  3. Pete Townshend, right, and Roger Daltrey, left, of  "The Who" perform at a Rock concert following the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 29, 2009. Crowds that saw the race had free admission to the concert.
  4. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: Pete Townsend of the band The Who performs on stage during the 2009 Melbourne Grand Prix at Albert Park on March 29, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  5. BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24:  Pete Townshend of The Who performs on stage at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on March 24, 2009 in Brisbane, Australia.
  6. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 23:  Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of UK rock band The Who appear at a press conference ahead of their performance at the 2009 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, at Crown Towers on March 23, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  7. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 6:  The 2008 Kennedy Center honorees, (L-R) Singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, dancer/choreographer Twyla Tharp, actor Morgan Freeman, actress/singer Barbra Streisand and country music singer George Jones pose for the formal group photo following the Artist's Di...
  8. EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 29:  Musician Pete Townshend of The Who performs at the IZOD Center on October 29, 2008 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
  9. LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 16:  Guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who performs a surprise concert during the Harmonix and MTV Games Rock Band Party at the Orpheum Theater on July 16, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

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