Most radio listening takes place in the car or while doing other things that allow freedom for the ear, but not the eyes and hands. Podcasts permit a shift of listening time from a set appointment to virtually any convenient occasion. I do it while “power walking” (most) every other day (when it’s not cold and wet or I haven’t succumbed to laziness). The “art” of putting one foot in front of the other can be pretty monotonous and by “podding along” while plodding along the mind also gets something useful to do.
Some of the best radio comes from the public networks of the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S. Apart from the originating program’s web site, most programs are made available through any number of other amalgamation sources such as iTunes and TuneIn. Admittedly, these are thoroughly subjective recommendations, but my interests and tolerance for incompatible views are pretty wide-ranging. Here’s another in a continuing series of small samplings: —— “John Cleese Presents” COMEDY OF THE WEEK - BBC Radio 4 In today's show, John has booked the wonderful Eddie Izzard as a guest. Well, he hopes he has. It would be terrible if Eddie were stuck on a train. Starring John Cleese, Harriet Carmichael and Eddie Izzard, and written by John Cleese and James Peak. The extracts used in this programme are taken from John's audiobook of his autobiography So Anyway. (15”) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08r3xpl/episodes/guide [Ed. Note: It appears this program is no longer available through BBC Listen Again, but may be through other outlets. It was a short five episode series with a novel premise and approach, which is what one would expect from Cleese. Why it was taken down so quickly is anyone’s guess, but likely there was a limited rights window enforced by Cleese. Pity.] “Just a Minute” COMEDY OF THE WEEK - BBC Radio 4 Just A Minute is 50 years old this year! Nicholas Parsons has been hosting since day one, and kicks off the first episode of the new series with a cracking line-up: Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Graham Norton and Stephen Fry. The panel have to talk on a given subject for sixty seconds without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Graham tells us how he lets off steam, Paul informs us about Charles Darwin, Josie tells us what she thinks of low hanging fruit, and Stephen gets stuck into selfie sticks. Hayley Sterling blows the whistle and it was produced by Matt Stronge. Just A Minute is a BBC Studios production. (31”) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08sltcb “100 Years of Names” DOCUMENTARY ON ONE - RTE Radio 1 Choosing the name that your new son or daughter will be known as for their entire life is a pretty big decision, in fact it's huge! Every personal name has a story behind it. Sarah Binchy looks at the top 100 Irish baby names and finds a fascinating portrait of a changing country. (39”) http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2009/0715/646168-onehundredyearsofnames/ __ __ A monthly compendium of these newsletters, plus on occasion additional pertinent material, is now published in The CIDX Messenger, the monthly e-newsletter of the Canadian International DX Club (CIDX). For further information, go to www.cidx.ca Good listening! John Figliozzi Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide" 7th edition available from Universal Radio, Amazon, W5YI.com and Ham Radio Outlet _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list Internetradio@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to internetradio-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
