Re: What's that on your radio?

by Fangirl Three Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:17 pm

Radio 4 has returned to its pre-plague early morning sequence, cutting away from the World Service at 5.20 for the shipping forecast, and then having News Briefing at 5.30.

During the intense period of the shutdown they were sticking with the WS till after its 5.30 news bulletin, then cutting away and having the shipping forecast after that. One morning during that time I heard the continuity announcer openly taking the p***, he said 'If you're interested in the state of the sea, farming and birdsong then you're in luck this morning.'

For me News Briefing is an awkward fit at 5.30, it's the only xx30 news bulletin on Radio 4. When I was young news on the half-hour was the province of vulgar radio stations like LBC and Radio 1 aristojar

I think I preferred it in the 80s when NB was at 6am.

It's a good title though isn't it, News Briefing, it suggests it's for people who have to get up very early to do important things and so require a concentrated 10-minute dose of very serious news before they begin.

I say 10 minutes, it's 7 minutes now with a 3-minute newspaper (and news site) review. Back in the day it was a full 10 minutes of news and then 5 minutes of the newspapers.

by Guest Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:58 pm

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When's the cricket going to start?

by Guest Tue Sep 01, 2020 5:24 pm

I see there's a rock show on BBC radio, something for the boomers there.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000c2zz

Ooh, ~~Grace~~ Earl Slick will be on the next one.
Presented by a 104 year old Johnny Walker! rock

in your face Britney Spears!

by Fangirl Three Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:41 am

I've bought a DAB radio and a DAB clock radio.

I've not tried them out yet, but I bet neither of them work properly Colbert

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:40 am

by Fangirl Three Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:55 am

The clock radio works!

Now I can have the World Service on while I go to sleep, without having to wait till 1 o'clock in the morning.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:29 am

by Fangirl Three Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:06 pm

I can't decide whether to put the other one in the kitchen, the bathroom or the back bedroom.

Back bedroom I think, as I don't have any other entertainment devices in there.

by Guest Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:31 pm

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by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:38 pm

by Guest Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:36 pm

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by Guest Mon Dec 21, 2020 6:48 pm

This lockdown special of I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue is pitiful!

by Fangirl Three Mon Dec 21, 2020 6:53 pm

I simply can't stand Andy Hamilton.

In the good old days, the ISIHAC Christmas special would always feature a 'surprise' appearance by Humph's jazz band. In the swanee/kazoo round for example.

by Guest Mon Dec 21, 2020 7:49 pm

It works much better when they've spent a couple of days scripting each episode.

And there's too many bloody songs, I don't care you did singing for 2 years at drama school luv, it's supposed to be funny, not a show reel.

by Fangirl Three Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:34 am

Conversely I never thought Jeremy Hardy's crap singing thing was funny after the first time. And I'm a big fan of Jez generally.

by Guest Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:16 pm

Helliniki Radiophonia on 9420 kHz Shortwave.

I think.

by Fangirl Three Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:21 am

I heard quite an interesting modernised version of Heart of Darkness on Radio 4 last week. Marlow was a lady and Kurtz was an NGO doctor who'd gone all VHE - 'exterminate the brutes'. There's a lot of cr*ppy adaptations on R4 nowadays, but this one was well done.

by Guest Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:18 pm

Something for us, mature listeners, and Buttertubs, people who think Radio 2 has become a little too racy.*

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https://www.cityam.com/boom-or-bust-radio-veterans-take-on-bbc-with-new-baby-boomer-station/

https://www.boomradiouk.com

NOW PLAYING
The Whole Of The Moon
by The Waterboys

* Apart from Ken Bruce. who is apparently the most listened to DJ. He'll be out by Xmas.

by Guest Tue Feb 16, 2021 2:48 pm

Yep, as expected, Just a Minute is coming back next Monday.

Paul Merton to host.

Of course he is, of course.

killcomputer

by Fangirl Three Tue May 04, 2021 10:49 am

I'm spending a lot of time in the car at the moment, and the only radio station I can pick up is Radio 5 Live. So I'm being bombarded with unwanted sports information.

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