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Radio Roundup
Jan. 19th, 2016 10:43 amA short one this week, but no less quality for that ...
~ In A Graded SPECTRUM from FUNNY to SERIOUS ~
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme - Seashells, Deckchairs, Pavlovs, and the murky world of zoological espionage
Listen Against - Radio 4's self-referential spoof news magazine is back. It's like a valentine from the dealer to all her hopeless addicts.
It Is Rocket Science - a comic science series about space travel and the mysteries of the Ooniverse, headed by brainy funny Helen Keen
News Quiz Extra - Occasionally audience members win points in Just a Minute, but as far as I know this is the first time a family member in the audience has corroborated a childhood story from someone onstage.
Revolution - This typically perfect balance of laughs and poignancy is why I resent the fact that the Penny Dreadfuls are not behind the TV series that bears their name.
Susan Calman is Convicted - The first in her series of comic lectures on topics about which she has strong opinions (in this case, marriage rights). As bonus, this episode includes the theme songs for her cats.
At last we have concurrent airings of The Museum of Curiosity – semi-serious series about real things – and The Museum of Everything, a purely comic series about barmy made-up things. The Museum of Curiosity is a hypothetical institution large enough to hold, potentially, Everything, which is not confusing at all.
With Great Pleasure: Rebecca Front - One of the perils of having Radio 4 available at the touch of a button is that you can get snared by whatever happens to be on. This programme yesterday, in which the veteran comedienne shares writing important to her, nearly made me late to the post office. (It was worth it.)
Mountain of Light - This drama about a diamond heist at the Great Exhibition is one of the best one-off radio dramas I've heard. It should surprise no one, therefore, that it's written by Simon Bovey and led by Carl Prekopp and Lizzy Watts.
Cadfael: Virgin in the Ice - Love of the TV series about the medieval monk detective really helped me relate to my fellow teens in high school. Here it comes dramatised by the same man who brought us the excellent Radio Holmes.
The Long View - Comparing Donald Trump's presidential bid with those of past celebrities, including William Randolph Hearst and Henry Ford.
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme - Seashells, Deckchairs, Pavlovs, and the murky world of zoological espionage
Listen Against - Radio 4's self-referential spoof news magazine is back. It's like a valentine from the dealer to all her hopeless addicts.
It Is Rocket Science - a comic science series about space travel and the mysteries of the Ooniverse, headed by brainy funny Helen Keen
News Quiz Extra - Occasionally audience members win points in Just a Minute, but as far as I know this is the first time a family member in the audience has corroborated a childhood story from someone onstage.
Revolution - This typically perfect balance of laughs and poignancy is why I resent the fact that the Penny Dreadfuls are not behind the TV series that bears their name.
Susan Calman is Convicted - The first in her series of comic lectures on topics about which she has strong opinions (in this case, marriage rights). As bonus, this episode includes the theme songs for her cats.
At last we have concurrent airings of The Museum of Curiosity – semi-serious series about real things – and The Museum of Everything, a purely comic series about barmy made-up things. The Museum of Curiosity is a hypothetical institution large enough to hold, potentially, Everything, which is not confusing at all.
With Great Pleasure: Rebecca Front - One of the perils of having Radio 4 available at the touch of a button is that you can get snared by whatever happens to be on. This programme yesterday, in which the veteran comedienne shares writing important to her, nearly made me late to the post office. (It was worth it.)
Mountain of Light - This drama about a diamond heist at the Great Exhibition is one of the best one-off radio dramas I've heard. It should surprise no one, therefore, that it's written by Simon Bovey and led by Carl Prekopp and Lizzy Watts.
Cadfael: Virgin in the Ice - Love of the TV series about the medieval monk detective really helped me relate to my fellow teens in high school. Here it comes dramatised by the same man who brought us the excellent Radio Holmes.
The Long View - Comparing Donald Trump's presidential bid with those of past celebrities, including William Randolph Hearst and Henry Ford.
