The BBC should be celebrating the 75th Anniversary. There is much to give thanks for in their long and illustrious history.
I know I'm no longer in their target demographic, but I do wish that they hadn't taken some of the directions they did in the last ten years. The loss of the entertainment mix on WS was a mistake in my view and there is no need for us to revisit here the abandonment of short wave! Sandy -------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Sandy Finlayson Philadelphia, PA 'Nothing makes a man more reverent than a library' Sir Winston Churchill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Cuff Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 1:03 PM To: Shortwave programming discussion; Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest Subject: [Swprograms] BBC World Service 75th Anniversary: "Memoryshare"project I know many folks hear love trashing the BBC World Service nowadays, but you have to admit the BBC has cast a very long shadow over international broadcasting and shortwave radio over the past 75 years. The BBC is gearing up in several different ways for this 75th anniversary; in this space I've mentioned my participation in a discussion forum hosted by the WS development team. As part of the celebration there is a World Service initiative called "Free To Speak", and World Service involvement in a project called "BBC Memoryshare" that allows registered users (doesn't cost...primarily for avoiding bogus entries) to create / post / view dated memories regarding the World Service. Some of these memories have been posted by World Service staff; others have been posted by fellow World Service enthusiasts. General participation is invited -- Check it out at http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/memoryshare/worldservice/ArticleSearch?contentt ype=-1&phrase=_memory&show=10&phrase=_client-worldservice or http://snipurl.com/1tskx -- Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA International broadcasting / shortwave blog: http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above. _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.