Did Ralph never manage to shoehorn any Woody Guthrie references or memorabilia into the programmes?
I’m not an expert but I didn’t hear anything that reminded me of Blind Blake or Woody. The pictures of Blind Blake and Willie McTell on the wall were a reminder that Ralph lived in the Post Office and these were his own personal belongings. 11. Is it sadly the case that no recordings of the series were retained? I am sure that the original masters do exist but they will be on 2″ video tape, or in the case of the more recent ones, 1″ tape. The problem accessing them is finding a machine to play them on, although I am sure that Granada will have one in their library. 12. I’ve always believed that Ralph’s life and philosophy should be shared further than they are. Given not only Ralph’s recording/performing longevity but as he is now a published author of 3 books, is there no likelihood of us ever seeing him on a Parkinson or South Bank Show in the future? Working on the age old adage that you’ll never get if you don’t ask… Well, Parkinson has now folded up his tent and disappeared, but
