BBC Radio 4

[Poppy-Hopkins]

Shall I conclude then that there is nothing to touch BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC 4?

Poppy.

[CaptainWaggett]

Shall I conclude then that there is nothing to touch BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC 4?

Poppy.

Radio 4 beats BBC4 easily - while there's no pictures, there's also no jazz

[Steve Crook]

Shall I conclude then that there is nothing to touch BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC 4?

Poppy.

There is nothing that touches them, nothing that comes close to them

Radio 4 Extra is just a place where they recycle old Radio 4 shows. Not that there's anything wrong with that and it is good to revisit them sometimes, but I heard most of them the first time around.

And yes Captain, there is more music on BBC 4, even some Jazz
They usually follow the old "Friday night is music night" formula with a few themed music programmes

But if you aren't fond of those it's a good chance to catch up with all the things that were broadcast during the week that you didn't have time to watch or listen to

Steve

[duffy moon]

Having bought a new car, the radio doesn't have long wave (live in The Netherlands) , so now I can no longer listen to the absolute sense that is R4, I have to hop between 5 live and Talk Sport if I want a bit of Blighty in the morning / evening drive to work...oh lordy, I miss it sooooooo...have to make do with my LW radio in the shed when I lounge in the garden at the weekends in the summer... TMS...ISIHAC...TSDS...CR...

[Steve Crook]

Having bought a new car, the radio doesn't have long wave (live in The Netherlands) , so now I can no longer listen to the absolute sense that is R4, I have to hop between 5 live and Talk Sport if I want a bit of Blighty in the morning / evening drive to work...oh lordy, I miss it sooooooo...have to make do with my LW radio in the shed when I lounge in the garden at the weekends in the summer... TMS...ISIHAC...TSDS...CR...

You might not have that option in the shed for much longer because they are talking about cutting the Long Wave broadcasts as everything goes digital. It's a shame because the digital, VHF and even the Medium Wave signals don't reach all parts of the UK

Steve

[duffy moon]

Steve, ...you've just cheered me right up! Will have to hook the phone up to the internet and stream it through the bluetooth in the car, and then trundle the laptop out to the shed when the analogue light goes out...what a palava!

[Heinrich]

There is too much girl talk on Radio 4.
They should have a Man's Hour in the mornings and move Woman's Hour to the afternoon before the play when people are having a siesta.

[CaptainWaggett]

There is too much girl talk on Radio 4.
They should have a Man's Hour in the mornings and move Woman's Hour to the afternoon before the play when people are having a siesta.

Or you could just listen to Radio 5 Live which is pretty much Men's 22 Hours

[Steve Crook]

Steve, ...you've just cheered me right up! Will have to hook the phone up to the internet and stream it through the bluetooth in the car, and then trundle the laptop out to the shed when the analogue light goes out...what a palava!

Trying to get an internet connect as you drive around the more remote areas will be even more of a problem than trying to pick up a decent VHF or MW signal.

The whole idea with coverage is that they aim to give coverage to 90% (or whatever figure they aim for) of the population. As most people live in towns & cities that means that they don't bother with the more remote areas where not many people live. You can get satellite coverage in a remote farmhouse - but it's difficult to fit a satellite dish to a car

Steve

[Steve Crook]

There is too much girl talk on Radio 4.
They should have a Man's Hour in the mornings and move Woman's Hour to the afternoon before the play when people are having a siesta.

They've tried it before a few times, with shows like "The Locker Room" it was dire

Have you ever listened to "Woman's Hour"? There's a lot on there that is useful for men as well

Steve

[scenesixty]

They've tried it before a few times, with shows like "The Locker Room" it was dire

Have you ever listened to "Woman's Hour"? There's a lot on there that is useful for men as well

Steve

Steve!
I agree on this one-a lot of useful info has been issued on R4 I have a retro portable Roberts radio by my coffee table and listen when I can. Radio Four sometimes evokes memories of illuminated walnut veneered EKCO radio valve sets!

[CaptainWaggett]

Fans of both speedway and Radio 4 - this one's for you!

BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - No Brakes, No Fear

No Brakes, No Fear

Today, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

Hurtling around a tight shale-covered oval track at full throttle takes a certain sort of sporting courage. To do so at speeds of 60mph without brakes would, to most people, appear foolhardy.
In No Brakes, No Fear, the young speedway riders of Kings Lynn Stars are captured on the night of a league play-off decider, as a former Kings Lynn Star and former world champion Michael Lee recalls his successes on the track, his fall from grace off it and the continuing appeal and redemptive aspects of British speedway riding.
Producer: Alan Hall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

[Steve Crook]

Fans of both speedway and Radio 4 - this one's for you!

BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - No Brakes, No Fear

No Brakes, No Fear

Today, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

Hurtling around a tight shale-covered oval track at full throttle takes a certain sort of sporting courage. To do so at speeds of 60mph without brakes would, to most people, appear foolhardy.
In No Brakes, No Fear, the young speedway riders of Kings Lynn Stars are captured on the night of a league play-off decider, as a former Kings Lynn Star and former world champion Michael Lee recalls his successes on the track, his fall from grace off it and the continuing appeal and redemptive aspects of British speedway riding.
Producer: Alan Hall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

And very good it was too

Although there was a bit too much of Michael Lee (not the most enthralling of speakers) and his troubles, and not enough speedway.

Speedway on TV is quite good, although you don't get the smell - scorched cinders mixed with half burnt ethanol, and you miss the bonhomie of the crowd. But speedway on the radio, that'd be a challenge for a commentator

Steve