Radio Roundup
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tealinAs you may have gathered from the lack of posts, things are a bit busy around here. Luckily, in the last couple of weeks, they've been busy in a "listening to lots of radio" kind of way. So here are some programmes that have caught in the baleen of my brain, or which I intend to sift this week:
FACTUAL
In Our Time: Animal Farm - Experts discuss George Orwell's Stalinist satire-cum-cautionary tale; best paired with the reading linked below, but whether as an apertif or a chaser is up to you.
FICTIONAL
Animal Farm - A full unabridged reading of George Orwell's Stalinist satire-cum-cautionary tale.
The Great Scott - Astonishingly, not that Scott, the other one. Radio 4 undertook to dramatise his oeuvre, slimming down each tome to fit in an hour slot. In some cases, the adaptations are a bit "free", but I've trusted all the names on the writing team for years now and they do at least deliver an intelligible radio drama. Very much the cheater's guide to Sir Walter, but I don't see myself doing it the hard way anytime soon ...
Nuremberg - A massive dramatisation of the effort to bring to justice the architects and the footsoldiers of the Holocaust.
FUNNY
Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers - The comedy memoir of one of the first voices I learned to recognise on Radio 4, most famous (to me, anyway) as Satan in Old Harry's Game (which he also wrote).
Paul Sinha's General Knowledge - If you like trivia, or unexpected connections between things, or finding out that what you think you know isn't the way it is at all, this is a thoroughly enjoyable half hour.
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show - It's not often you get a female double act leading a Radio 4 comedy, so drink up.
Radio 9 - The first series of Radio 9 had me in stitches, but they only ever seem to repeat the second series, which is a bit more twisted. Even so.
The Pin - Bite-sized sketch comedy
Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better - Each episode, a different virtue is considered comedically. Wholesome and musical standup.
The Museum of Everything - Don't forget to visit the GIFT SHOP [heavenly chorus] I can't think what separates it from so many other sketch shows, but an inordinate number of catchphrases and running gags from this show have entered my reference library.
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme - No stranger to this lineup, but two special reasons for including it again:
1. No less than seventeen episodes are currently available! So much happiness!
2. Series 9. Give it time.
FRANÇAIS
Efter fire år lærende dansk, j'ai retournée à la français, en gros part parce que j'en aurai besoin bientôt. Mon français est assez mal que je ne comprends pas beaucoup en parle, mais c'est assez bon pour m'ennuie si le sujet n'est pas interressant. Alors, pour improver mon comprension, j'écoute à Aujourd'hui l'histoire, un balado de Radio-Canada – trentaine minutes, chaque jour, sur plusieurs sujets d'histoire; toujours different, toujours interressant, toujours en français, et facile à entendre. Je veux les comprendre, ça m'encourage!
FACTUAL
In Our Time: Animal Farm - Experts discuss George Orwell's Stalinist satire-cum-cautionary tale; best paired with the reading linked below, but whether as an apertif or a chaser is up to you.
FICTIONAL
Animal Farm - A full unabridged reading of George Orwell's Stalinist satire-cum-cautionary tale.
The Great Scott - Astonishingly, not that Scott, the other one. Radio 4 undertook to dramatise his oeuvre, slimming down each tome to fit in an hour slot. In some cases, the adaptations are a bit "free", but I've trusted all the names on the writing team for years now and they do at least deliver an intelligible radio drama. Very much the cheater's guide to Sir Walter, but I don't see myself doing it the hard way anytime soon ...
Nuremberg - A massive dramatisation of the effort to bring to justice the architects and the footsoldiers of the Holocaust.
FUNNY
Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers - The comedy memoir of one of the first voices I learned to recognise on Radio 4, most famous (to me, anyway) as Satan in Old Harry's Game (which he also wrote).
Paul Sinha's General Knowledge - If you like trivia, or unexpected connections between things, or finding out that what you think you know isn't the way it is at all, this is a thoroughly enjoyable half hour.
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show - It's not often you get a female double act leading a Radio 4 comedy, so drink up.
Radio 9 - The first series of Radio 9 had me in stitches, but they only ever seem to repeat the second series, which is a bit more twisted. Even so.
The Pin - Bite-sized sketch comedy
Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better - Each episode, a different virtue is considered comedically. Wholesome and musical standup.
The Museum of Everything - Don't forget to visit the GIFT SHOP [heavenly chorus] I can't think what separates it from so many other sketch shows, but an inordinate number of catchphrases and running gags from this show have entered my reference library.
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme - No stranger to this lineup, but two special reasons for including it again:
1. No less than seventeen episodes are currently available! So much happiness!
2. Series 9. Give it time.
FRANÇAIS
Efter fire år lærende dansk, j'ai retournée à la français, en gros part parce que j'en aurai besoin bientôt. Mon français est assez mal que je ne comprends pas beaucoup en parle, mais c'est assez bon pour m'ennuie si le sujet n'est pas interressant. Alors, pour improver mon comprension, j'écoute à Aujourd'hui l'histoire, un balado de Radio-Canada – trentaine minutes, chaque jour, sur plusieurs sujets d'histoire; toujours different, toujours interressant, toujours en français, et facile à entendre. Je veux les comprendre, ça m'encourage!
