Category: Radio

The idea that analogue radio is going to be switched off any time soon is a complete joke. Kip Meek, from Ofcom is reported to have said that with analogue TV being switched off somewhere between 2010 and 2012, radio should follow suit soon thereafter. Not a hope. Firstly, if you think analogue TVs can…

A worrying development for digital radio in the States. Incidentally, unless their getting a totally different form of digital radio in the States (i.e. not DAB), then they really shouldn’t be suggesting that digital radio is CD quality.

Radio 4 is making this years’ Reith Lectures available as MP3 downloads. They weigh in at about 20mb each, but are worth the effort. A great idea, and one that should be extended, bandwidth permitting. I’m a massive fan of Radio 4, and my Wavefinder is one of my most important possessions. In tandem with…

Just back from a long weekend with nephew and then parents. In the digitally challenged wilds of North Norfolk, where DAB is limited, and Freeview is just a mote in god’s eye, with just four analogue channels available. The local pub was OK for watching the football on Sunday, but on Saturday afternoon as I…

No not a Mel Gibson film from 1990 that I haven’t seen and have no real intention of seeing either, but a new left-wing US radio network. I’d love to listen, but their website is kaput just now, and like any new venture, there have been one or two teething problems (may be subscription if…

Radio Five Live is ten. Happy Birthday!

I’m quite enjoying this week’s Book of the Week on Radio 4 – What’s My Motivation by Michael Simkins, detailing his experiences trying to become an actor. Listen to it via the Radio 4 website.

I missed the entire first series of The Sunday Format, but thanks to Listen Again, I’m hearing the first episode of series 2 now. How about this excerpt discussing features of their new CD supplement: Computer cookies that track your internet use and help us learn more about you. Best of all, The Moment on…

So what to make of all the excitement we’ve had over the near year period about space exploration? We’ve had the disappointment of the Beagle 2 which does now seem lost. Then the success of NASA’s first Mars lander, including this spectacular Martian landscape. And now the lander has rolled out it’s lander. This is…

I meant to write something about this last week. The fourth series of Curb Your Enthusiasm has just started on HBO, and I downloaded it and watched it last week. Why wait for BBC4 when we’ve only just seen the end of series two? The theme of this season is that Larry is offered a…

I don’t talk here much about radio plays, but I intend to make some amends in 2004, since I hope to listen to more plays on my Tungsten E. So let’s start with The Mouse That Roared based on the comic novel by Leonard Wibberley. Better known in its film version with Peter Sellers, it…

I dug out my old cassettes of Arcadia by Tom Stoppard to have another listen. I saw the original NT production of it when it visited Bath on tour some time around 1993 (I daresay I have my programme tucked away in the loft). Subsequently the production was recorded by Radio 3, and my cassettes…

Nice interview with Pete & Geoff in the Sunday Times.