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From: Judy Edrich[SMTP:JUDY.EDRICH@IOA.ORG.UK]
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:57:43 PM
Cc: Kevin Macan-Lind
Subject: BBC ONE Documentary
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Dear All
Re the email below from Duncan McLuckie at
the BBC, can anyone out there help this guy please? Ideally he would like
to talk to someone early this week.
Please can you get in touch with Duncan
McLuckie directly? If by email would you please copy me in? Thanks.
Apologies to anyone who has received this
email twice.
Regards.
Judy
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Duncan McLuckie [mailto:Duncan.Mcluckie@bbc.co.uk]
Sent: 26 January 2007 12:09
To:
Subject: BBC ONE Documentary
Hi
Judy
Here
is a summary of the programme we spoke about on the phone this morning and an
outline of our request. I work on a BBC ONE Arts documentary programme called
"Imagine" hosted by Alan Yentob. Our recent films include a portrait
of Cat Stevens, an expose about the practices of the Andy Warhol authentication
committee and an examination of the plight of musicians in
Our
current series has a two-part special film about the history of the guitar
which, so far, includes contributions from players, commentators, luthiers and
fans. Our interviewees so far include Mark Knopfler, Iggy Pop, BB King, Pete
Townshend, "super-roadie" Alan Rogan, "luthier to Eric
Clapton" Wayne Henderson, John Williams and Matt Bellamy of
"Muse" along with a number of others. We are not however, making
merely a tribute to the players of guitars, we aim to show the guitar off as an
iconic feat of design as well as in its role as an inanimate object close to
the hearts of us all. To this end we would like to examine the guitar from a
scientific viewpoint at some stage.
Ideally
we would like to interview an acoustician or similar expert who could expound
for us exactly and scientifically how a guitar actually works. We would like
them to demonstrate this practically for the benefit of a television audience
using whatever suitable equipment is required. Essentially we just want to show
the audience what happens when a string is plucked. If there are any guitar-fan
experts out there who are familiar with Gibson Guitars' failed "Mark"
experiment to create the perfect guitar we would be especially interested in
speaking with them. This is a guitar fan/acoustician's chance to appear
alongside some of the greatest players in the world on BBC ONE. Any contacts
you can help us forge are greatly appreciated.
With
warmest thanks
Duncan McLuckie
BBC Arts – Imagine
Room
2358
201
Tel.
+44 208 752 5364
Email.
Duncan.McLuckie@bbc.co.uk
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