Radio Alert

[thehamish]

ok, since im always spotting things thatl be of some interest to site members (im sure) on t'wireless, heres the inaugural listing...

all radio four btw all times GMT

SATURDAY
Calvin & Hobbes - doc about reclusive author B Waterson 11.30 am

SUNDAY
Alice Cooper on Desert island Discs 11.15 am

THURSDAY
Hazelbeach 11.30 am - this IS the 3rd series, but to my miind this is a real gem starring Jamie Foreman (winstone's mate in Nil By Mouth etc), darkly comic, and worth searching out for...

[thehamish]

itl be on iplayer now but bbc7 had on a two part version of Gogol's very funny Dead Souls with Mark Heap, Micheal Palin et al...worth looking out for...and Count Arthur Strong is back wednesdays R4...

[thehamish]

hasnt been much to report, but "tribute" to Spike Milligan begins Sunday bbc7, from the trailer i thought it would a night of stuff but will merely be 2 half hour shows....and they are repeating Stoker's Dracula...

[guthrie!]

hasnt been much to report, but "tribute" to Spike Milligan begins Sunday bbc7, from the trailer i thought it would a night of stuff but will merely be 2 half hour shows....and they are repeating Stoker's Dracula...

Ooh, i'll try and remember this. Love Spike Milligan. Am glad i've still got "I told you i was ill!" and some tribute programs etc... Love what he said about Prince Charles.

[thehamish]

indeed...still a classic "live" tv moment up there with "...fisting Norman Lamont.."

[thehamish]

Ooh, i'll try and remember this. Love Spike Milligan. Am glad i've still got "I told you i was ill!" and some tribute programs etc... Love what he said about Prince Charles.

ok, slightly better, the Saturday slot 8pm - 11pm (bbc7 again) is titled "Goodby Spike" and features some nice tribute shows, and original broadcasts). i know this should go on the tv thread but WOLVES, WITCHES AND GIANTS is currently being reshown on one of the kids channels at moment

[thehamish]

caught a nice wee thing last night (R4, 23.00 gmt) It Is Rocket Science. new series featuring Peter Serafinowicz(shaun of the dead, look around you), Susie Kane etc. a humorous look at the history of rocket research (...??...no really, twas quite funny)
see also doctor who thread...

[thehamish]

sorry ive been a bit amiss recently, there was a paucity of interesting stuff, and the rebranding of BBC7 has meant weve lost a few things, but there should still be a programme about Library Music (with Johnny Trunk) on Listen Again, and i think its repeated sun R4 anyhow..

[cbradfordshreds]

Have just discovered this thread of yours thehamish - nice one. A real public service. Cheers. ;-)

[thehamish]

Have just discovered this thread of yours thehamish - nice one. A real public service. Cheers. ;-)

ta, will try and update mair frequently though!!

[thehamish]

Jon Ronson on...The Shaggs!! R4 23.00 (GMT) tonight. if anyone's interest was peaked by my last post on the "..music.." thread, here i dare say will be a good place to start, personally i cant wait!!

[thehamish]

Jon Ronson on...The Shaggs!! R4 23.00 (GMT) tonight. if anyone's interest was peaked by my last post on the "..music.." thread, here i dare say will be a good place to start, personally i cant wait!!

well that wis great!! very interesting to hear this tale of parental lunacy from the "girls" point of view....

next week on radio 4xtra (GRRRR) from monday New doctor Who with P Davison, Sarah Sutton etc, 2 stories, both four parters GMT 18.00.

[cbradfordshreds]

I knew that you would get the Jon Ronson Shaggs programme on here thehamish. Nice one!!

[thehamish]

well that wis great!! very interesting to hear this tale of parental lunacy from the "girls" point of view....

next week on radio 4xtra (GRRRR) from monday New doctor Who with P Davison, Sarah Sutton etc, 2 stories, both four parters GMT 18.00.

liked this, new one starts tonight, The Whispering Forest, same cast etc.

[cbradfordshreds]

I think that the new series of Clare in the Community on Radio 4 has been great so far. I'd highly recommend catching up with any epsiode still available on iplayer.

[thehamish]

indeed. as stated on the Who thread, a new Davison story started last fri, 18.00 gmt, "the whispering forest".

[cbradfordshreds]

If anyone is at a loose end and has a half hour to spare, I enjoyed the Radio 4 documentary on Saturday morning about Francoise Hardy. It included a fairly extensive interview with her. She sounded just lovely. ;-)

[cbradfordshreds]

Turned on Radio 4 this morning before going to work. Was eating me Crunchy Nut Cornflakes and minding my own business. After an interview with Alex Salmond and other bits and pieces, on comes an exclusive interview with Bob Dylan from 1966. In it, he admits to heroin addiction (which has been rumoured for some time) and is pretty nihilistic about death and suicidal tendencies. It's pretty remarkable to hear all this come out of his mouth - he sounds like he could be speeding pretty heavily. Anyway, if you want to hear it, follow the link below and fast forward to 2 hrs 23mins. Njoi!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b0118cxs

[thehamish]

have to mention this, was on last friday bbc6music midnight-01.00 GMT, should still be on the listen again feature....The Freakier Zone...S Maconie's trawl through the odder end of music. this week he had a feature on horror Soundtracks...now i wouldnt class Cul de Sac as a horror film, more of a psychothriller, but some interestin pieces played, worth a listen if only for the guest presenters "knowledge" ahem.

[thehamish]

this is on as i type... Vampires Vs Zombies! on R4 11.30 GMT (iplayer etc) Natalie Haynes explores the interest in the undead that has mushroomed in last two decades...am taping this so il let you know if it was any cop etc...