All things Radio

[JohnM]

Probably. Hull residents might not like the characterisation.

[Oxford]

I don't like to upset people who like driving horse boxes along the motorway but Shergar was absolutely fantastic along with the Frites and Bernaise sauce and a glass of red.

[Futtocks]

Some of you may know the YouTuber "Techmoan". If you don't, he's an amiable, understated chap who just loves mucking about with bizarre old AV technology.
Well, he's just been sent a bunch of Kenny Everett's 8-track cartridges from the 1970s.

 

[EggFace]

1 hour ago, Futtocks said:

Some of you may know the YouTuber "Techmoan". If you don't, he's an amiable, understated chap who just loves mucking about with bizarre old AV technology.
Well, he's just been sent a bunch of Kenny Everett's 8-track cartridges from the 1970s.

 

Yes seen that as it's been Hot Gossip on the vine for a while.

[Oxford]

https://www.accuradio.com/blues/

https://www.internet-radio.com/stations/blues/

On 11/08/2022 at 11:38, Futtocks said:

This show seems to polarise opinions

Is there anything that doesn't do this, anymore?

[graveyard johnny]

a celebration of pirate radio on BOOM radio tomorrow (sunday) on the anniversary of its forced closure - some very familiar voices making special appearances 

[Oxford]

On 13/08/2022 at 12:53, graveyard johnny said:

a celebration of pirate radio on BOOM radio tomorrow (sunday) on the anniversary of its forced closure - some very familiar voices making special appearances 

Pirate radio I think it may time to bring it back! Loved late night with real music.

[Futtocks]

Just noticed that a new series of Mark Steel's in Town starts in a few minutes, and episode 1 is from Nottingham.

[JohnM]

19 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Just noticed that a new series of Mark Steel's in Town starts in a few minutes, and episode 1 is from Nottingham.

And as usual, was excellent! It's on BBC Sounds. Recommended.

[Futtocks]

6 minutes ago, JohnM said:

And as usual, was excellent! It's on BBC Sounds. Recommended.

Even better news - after the shortened series 10 & 11, series 12 is back up to six programmes.

[Futtocks]

A lost episode of Hancock's Half Hour has become unlost:

 

[JohnM]

Numbers stations.

https://www.numbers-stations.com/

[Wolford6]

Why can't you get subtitles for spoken programmes on Radio 4?

[Futtocks]

4 hours ago, Wolford6 said:

Why can't you get subtitles for spoken programmes on Radio 4?

Subtitles... on the radio?

[Wolford6]

If you listen on your computer.

[Futtocks]

22 minutes ago, Wolford6 said:

If you listen on your computer.

Okay, fair enough. I was wondering what deaf people would be getting out of owning a wireless.

Given BBC Radio's output across all national and local channels, it would take a ton of work and cost. Even doing just the national channels would be a huge job, as a fair chunk of it would have to be live captioning.

[JohnM]

7 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Subtitles... on the radio?

It's the future......

[JohnM]

Back to BBC Sounds and in particular the BBC Radio 4 Extra progamming and scheduling.

1. Programmes are generally repeted two or three times a day, which is fine in my view.

2. However, series are repeated every few months. For example, we seem to be presented with the same Christie/Miss Marple cases every few months. I know I'm of an age where I can forget what I heard just one month ago, never mind d three months, but the excellent Rogue Male has been repeatedly repeated, as has To The Manor Born and others. With the back catalogue the BBC has, I'd like to think there could be fewer repeats and more variety.

3. The inane unfunny ###### chat of comedy nonentiies that is used to fill in the few minute gaps between 25 min programmes and a 30 minute schedule  period are something we can well do without. Reminds me of the definition of "alternative comedy" -"not funny"

 

Edited October 10, 2022 by JohnM

[gazza77]

On 09/10/2022 at 21:54, Futtocks said:

Okay, fair enough. I was wondering what deaf people would be getting out of owning a wireless.

Given BBC Radio's output across all national and local channels, it would take a ton of work and cost. Even doing just the national channels would be a huge job, as a fair chunk of it would have to be live captioning.

Would it? I can get subtitles on meetings at work using MS Teams in real time. Accepted the technology can struggle a little with stronger accents, but I'd have though that would be relatively simple to introduce using similar technology. 

[gingerjon]

On 09/10/2022 at 21:54, Futtocks said:

Okay, fair enough. I was wondering what deaf people would be getting out of owning a wireless.

Given BBC Radio's output across all national and local channels, it would take a ton of work and cost. Even doing just the national channels would be a huge job, as a fair chunk of it would have to be live captioning.

All to be funded out of the existing licence fee because, apparently, all standards can be maintained and extra content produced, just by trimming Gary Lineker's salary.

[Futtocks]

27 minutes ago, gazza77 said:

Would it? I can get subtitles on meetings at work using MS Teams in real time. Accepted the technology can struggle a little with stronger accents, but I'd have though that would be relatively simple to introduce using similar technology. 

I think a national broadcaster would be required to deliver an accurate and consistent result at all times for pre-recorded broadcasts, rather than some software's guesstimation.

[Wolford6]

7 hours ago, Futtocks said:

I think a national broadcaster would be required to deliver an accurate and consistent result at all times for pre-recorded broadcasts, rather than some software's guesstimation.

Believe me, progressive deafness is a big problem amongst us old gits. Anything would be better than nothing.

[Futtocks]

18 minutes ago, Wolford6 said:

Believe me, progressive deafness is a big problem amongst us old gits. Anything would be better than nothing.

Have you contacted the BBC with a request for this option?

[Wolford6]

1 hour ago, Futtocks said:

Have you contacted the BBC with a request for this option?

No, I'm the wrong colour, wrong age, wrong sex, confident of my sexual orientation, a brexiteer, didn't have private schooling, didn't go to Oxbridge, wouldn't dream of watching womens' soccer, like Yorkshire County Cricket Club and not only live in Bradford but I like it.

Edited October 11, 2022 by Wolford6

[Futtocks]

9 minutes ago, Wolford6 said:

No, I'm the wrong colour, wrong age, wrong sex, confident of my sexual orientation, a brexiteer, didn't have private schooling, didn't go to Oxbridge, wouldn't dream of watching womens' soccer, like Yorkshire County Cricket Club and not only live in Bradford but I like it.

That sounds like a torrent of absolute self-martyring, self-aggrandising balls, to put it politely. Are you going to claim that you've been "cancelled" by the "woke blob" next?