Today I find BBC radio programs to be fascinating and exciting. I can listen to and save BBC radio programs such as From Our Own Correspondent, The Friday Night News Quiz, The Now Show, and my favorite The Archers Omnibus Podcast.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archersomni
The Archers is a British radio soap opera that has been on air since 1951! It is still going strong and attracts millions world wide. It has fascinating characters and situations all can relate to. Yet this radio show gives Americans something that most radio shows never could and that is an alternative perspectives on political and personal situations.
I highly recommend checking all the Podcast offerings of the BBC today!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/podcasts/
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I just noticed this discussion in the panel along the right hand side and thought I'd post what I read a couple of hours ago on the BBC site. Some of you have probably seen it but maybe some haven't.
First I noticed 'The Archers Celebrating 60 Years'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/the-archers/content/anniversary/
There's a link on that page to info about 7 old shows that are being repeated on Sunday 2 January. I'll do a link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio7/seasons/TheArchersAtSixty_Season.shtml
The earliest is from 1955, then 1970, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2001 and 2002. I'll have to tell my mother about them. I've never got into the show myself even though Radio 4 was always on when I still lived at home. She's probably heard all these when they was on originally!
Hi Jake
If it isn't too late and not too much trouble, I wouldn't mind some of the early editions, say 1955 to 1960, or any number in between. Can't say that I am a fan and haven't listened for many years, but for nostalgia's sake, I would love to hear some of those old characters: Walter Gabriel et al
And if you have the Radio Downloader programme, you're all set.
http://www.nerdoftheherd.com/tools/radiodld/
Cheers, Mike. How's the Boags flowing in Hobart?
Usually the beer is chilling nicely for the summer at this time of year, but it seems a bit cooler.
Should I be dreaming of a White Christmas?
I also was born in 1955 to a blind mother who adored The Archers. She listened to the wireless all day and as a result I have been a wireless fan ever since I can remember and particularly The Archers. I still listen to The Omnibus every week and I have also converted my daughter and my son-in-law to the wonders of Ambridge. We now have long discussions on a Monday night after we have listened to the Omnibus on the way to work.
By the way have a look at The Archers website as it has recently been updated.
The pictures are much better on the wireless!
David
Hello David,
I too enjoy so much listening to what the BBC has on offer. I was born in Washington, DC in the states; but my tastes have run very much to the imaginative and creative work that the BBC has presented over the years.
I remember growing up on radio soap operas and shows since I was born legally blind. I still can't seem to get enough of the shows and I totally agree the pictures from one's mind is so much clearer and grander than anything a camera is limited to.
Thanks for spurring on some memories for me concerning my late mother, who also suffered from eye sight loss but not as pronounced as I did. We would sit together at night listening to Jack Benny or Burns and Allen and laugh. I remember her discussing some of the other radio shows since I was seemed to be the only one 'watching' them at the time. Television had become so popular and that is what my age group talked about.
The first television show I remember actually watching was 'The Addams Family'; but I loved 'The Aldrich Family' a little more since I had grown up listening to Henry and his adventures and misadventures. I also loved listening to Jean Sheppard late at night on the radio since the signal from New York would drift in due to the AM bounce and Heartbeat Theater from the Salvation Army here. Finally my favorite radio drama series appeared during the 1970s entitled the CBS Radio Mystery Theater produced by the late Himan Brown. That restarted me exploring and loving radio shows past, present, and future.
As for The Archers I have started downloading them and have 10 months worth of Omni shows. I also have an almost full collection of the BBC World Service's Westway series on cassettes (started in 1996 and ended in 2005). It was fun and exciting to be interviewed at one time by the BBC concerning Westway and the writing of a script for the series. I guess they found it fascinating that a Yank like me and another gentleman from Japan could feel so close to characters in the West End of London.
Again thanks,
Bob from Texas
Over the years we bought my Mom various radio sets for her to listen to the BBC. She mainly listened to the Home Service which later became Radio 4, but also listened to the Light Programme (Radio 2). As a consequence I grew up with Hancock, The Navy Lark, and The Goons and so on. As the years went by I continued to listen to the Beeb on the wireless, even though I watched the television as well. Given the choice the wireless always won hands down except for certain programmes like Monty Python. I still find the wireless better than TV, especially when the show is broadcast on both mediums. I would much rather listen to Dads Army on the wireless than watch it on TV.
In later years the National Institute for the Blind gave my Mom a talking book machine. This played some very large audio tapes of a wide selection of audio books. She loved this machine and had it for many years. Every few weeks I would read out the latest list of audio books which the Institute would send to her, so that she could order more books. The Post Office handled the delivery of these free of charge and new ones would turn up in the post once we sent the old ones back.
Have you listened to some of the series on BBC7? Serials like King Street Junior which is on at the moment are well worth a listen.
Must go its time for my weekly Archers Omnibus chat with my daughter!
Best wishes
Kevin.
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