The cello and the nightingale: 1924 duet was faked, BBC admits - The Guardian

Exclusive: bird impressionist was brought in for Beatrice Harrison’s historic performance, says broadcaster

On 19 May 1924, the cellist Beatrice Harrison performed an extraordinary duet with a singing nightingale in her Surrey garden in one of the BBCs first live outside broadcasts. It was a magical noctur… [+6288 chars]

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