keep them coming..

what's your take on InOurTime?

I had to resurrect this thread, because in the past week I have heard two of the most compelling interviews on Radio 4, reminding me why radio (and the BBC) is so important.

1. The Kofi Annan interview by Lyse Doucet: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/6205056.stm (didn't have the patience to track down an audio link). It was the third-from-last question that did it for me - "Your biggest regret?". As he began his answer, I just stopped what I was doing to listen. There's something about his calm unmoving voice explaining such an emotional and personal loss that adds to the devastation and pointlessness of it all.

2. The Mohamed Al Fayed interview on the day of the release of the Lord Stevens Report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs ... eadySeen=1

I don't care much for conspiracy theories, and on the whole I couldn't give too much of a monkeys about Princess Diana or Al Fayed. But as a portrait of a father unable to grieve because he needs to discover "the truth" as he believes it, again, I thought it was a pretty compelling interview. For someone who has always been able to buy whatever he wants in life, the unfortunate introduction of fate and chance isn't easy to take I guess.

Also, the slightly comical part between interviewer and interviewee around 6 minutes in, sounding like schoolboys in the playground: "If anyone's got an agenda here, I think it's you".

For me, incredible stuff.

BadComrade wrote:He's also released at least one classical CD, which, if I remember correctly, he composed on his computer.

I heard a short interview with him the other day during which he proudly proclaimed that he still couldn't read or write music.

He's been a professional musician for, what, 40 years? And during that time it didn't occur to him that perhaps being able to read the language that he professionally 'speaks' might be something worthy of pursuing?

Weird.

His 'classical' writing is absolutely pathetic.

AdamCR wrote:3 hour kraut-rock Special.

Krautrock?
Are you sure this is the right link? I got some live thing, and the first track was by Stereolab.

I'd love to hear the Krautrock show though.

-A

alex maiolo wrote:

AdamCR wrote:3 hour kraut-rock Special.

Krautrock?
Are you sure this is the right link? I got some live thing, and the first track was by Stereolab.

I'd love to hear the Krautrock show though.

-A

They change the archives pretty often, Alex. You have to be quick.

I Was Morrissey's Drummer. Interesting and funny.

Never saw this subject - will have to look out for it from now on!

I can't get Radio Four at the moment as my internet is dead, and I can't get reception in my house.

I'm thinking about getting a digital radio - anyone got one? Are they much cop?

simmo wrote:I'm thinking about getting a digital radio - anyone got one? Are they much cop?

I'd probably give it a miss, although I wouldn't simply say don't buy one.

Reception can be tricky, and the audio quality on most services apart from the BBC is pretty poor because of the bit rate that they they allocate. It's MPEG2 which doesn't sound as good as most modern formats for a given bitrate. FM can sound pretty good, although you miss the other services available on DAB I suppose (most of which are shit).

simmo wrote:
I'm thinking about getting a digital radio - anyone got one? Are they much cop?

Yes, it's great - I don't think I'd want it necessarily as a hi-fi radio, but it picks up really well for speech on radio. Mine was inexpensive and allows access to some previously MW only stations that were crap in my area.

Anyone who claims they can read music is putting you on. A person listens to music. No one can read music anymore than they could read ducks or Latin.