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Bate Collection takes Starring Role on Daytime TV
The Bate Collection of Musical Instruments at the Faculty of Music was the star turn in the BBC's hit daytime TV show, Flog It!
Tuesday's edition of the programme, which came from the Sheldonian Theatre, took a trip down St Aldate's to explore the Bate. The Bate Manager, Andy Lamb, introduced viewers to the collection, including recorders, glass flutes, a serpent used at the Battle of Waterloo, and a recently acquired harpsichord played (it is thought) by Joseph Haydn when he came to Oxford to receive his honorary DMus in the late-18th century. In encouraging the show's presenter to play the serpent, Andy counselled the blowing of a raspberry to produce the best sound.
This episode of Flog It! was first broadcast on 4 January 2011, and can be viewed for 7 days via the BBC iPlayer here. The Bate feature runs from c.16.44 to 25.00 on the iPlayer clock.