With my radio nerd hat on
Today is the day that BBC Radio 7 turns into BBC Radio 4 Extra for reasons that are probably clear to the BBC Trust, but not totally clear to me. There are some different programmes, but mostly it's the same mix of archive comedy, drama and readings. As I really like Radio 7 (apart from its very annoying jingles) I'm quite happy about that.
One of the new additions that I'm very pleased about is Desert Island Discs Revisited. DID can be a really brilliant programme and as the guest for this edition from 2000 is J.K Rowling I'll definitely be listening to this. Incidentally the DID guest on R4 this week is Martin Sheen, so I'll try to listen to that too or download it as a podcast. Still on the subject of Desert Island Discs they've just put a quite large selection of archive recordings on line here. The musical choices are truncated because of copyright issues but it's a treasure trove of radio already and I hope they put up more.
Back to Radio 4 Extra if you missed the Torchwood play Lost Souls that's being rebroadcast on Sunday. They are also broadcasting three of Big Finish's Doctor Who Eight and Lucie adventures Orbis, The Beast of Orlok and The Scapegoat. Big Finish's audio adventures of Doctor Who are really wonderful so if you haven't heard them this is a great chance.
Other goodies for people like me keen on SF and Fantasy are the dramatisations of Terry Pratchett starting on Monday with Mort and continuing on Friday with Wyrd Sisters.
For the really silly there is a rebroadcast of Hordes of the Things, "an epic Tolkien parody" from 1980 or the possibly even sillier and more recent Elvenquest. If you're in the right mood both of these series are very funny.
All of these programmes should be available on the iPlayer after broadcast with no regional restrictions. And that's me doing my bit to advertise Radio 4 Extra *g*. /radio nerd mode off
In other news: I'm still recovering from Bradley James's Friday Knight treat. If you're a Merlin fan I can't believe you haven't seen it, but it's here (complete with entirely predictable Season 4 casting spoilers *g*). Enjoy!
One of the new additions that I'm very pleased about is Desert Island Discs Revisited. DID can be a really brilliant programme and as the guest for this edition from 2000 is J.K Rowling I'll definitely be listening to this. Incidentally the DID guest on R4 this week is Martin Sheen, so I'll try to listen to that too or download it as a podcast. Still on the subject of Desert Island Discs they've just put a quite large selection of archive recordings on line here. The musical choices are truncated because of copyright issues but it's a treasure trove of radio already and I hope they put up more.
Back to Radio 4 Extra if you missed the Torchwood play Lost Souls that's being rebroadcast on Sunday. They are also broadcasting three of Big Finish's Doctor Who Eight and Lucie adventures Orbis, The Beast of Orlok and The Scapegoat. Big Finish's audio adventures of Doctor Who are really wonderful so if you haven't heard them this is a great chance.
Other goodies for people like me keen on SF and Fantasy are the dramatisations of Terry Pratchett starting on Monday with Mort and continuing on Friday with Wyrd Sisters.
For the really silly there is a rebroadcast of Hordes of the Things, "an epic Tolkien parody" from 1980 or the possibly even sillier and more recent Elvenquest. If you're in the right mood both of these series are very funny.
All of these programmes should be available on the iPlayer after broadcast with no regional restrictions. And that's me doing my bit to advertise Radio 4 Extra *g*. /radio nerd mode off
In other news: I'm still recovering from Bradley James's Friday Knight treat. If you're a Merlin fan I can't believe you haven't seen it, but it's here (complete with entirely predictable Season 4 casting spoilers *g*). Enjoy!