The BBC made international headlines when it announced that it would broadcast Wagner’s complete “Ring” cycle in a single day. But how many people could actually stand to sit through such a thing, even in the comfort of their own home? One London critic decided to give it a go, and did just fine for the first seven hours or so. Then, well… “Whimper. Make the nasty music go away, mummy! … This is apocalyptic, disturbing stuff, and it’s rolling madly around in my head.”