Everyone knows The Sound of Music. It was on BBC1 today for Easter Monday, and I watched it as there was nothing else on. It occurred to me as I watched it (and really enjoying it), that old adage: “They don’t make ‘em like that anymore”. The Sound of Music really is a timeless classic.

Made in 1965, you find yourself swept away in the romanticism of it all, even on the umpteenth time of watching it. I’m a self-confessed Sound of Music fan, and I can remember when I was a lickle boi watching it (without subtitles) and being addicted to it. When it finally came on TV with subtitles, I recorded it with the subtitles and watched it over and over, memorising all the songs. I’m not as mad on it now, but it is still a pleasure to watch.

What’s so special about The Sound of Music? Why does it remain so watchable?

All in all, a very worthwhile way of spending an Easter Bank Holiday Monday afternoon!