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For the Love of Radio 4: an Unofficial Companion Free FREE FOR THE LOVE OF RADIO 4: AN UNOFFICIAL COMPANION PDF Caroline Hodgson,Pippa Greenwood | 240 pages | 09 Oct 2014 | Summersdale Publishers | 9781849536424 | English | Chichester, United Kingdom For the Love of Radio 4 - the Unofficial Puzzle Book by Neil Somerville Hardcove | eBay Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Who were the original Goons? Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. More Details Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Nov 03, Raj rated it For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion it Shelves: non-fiction. This is a fairly lightweight fluff piece of a book. The most interesting part for me was probably the early sections that talked about the history and antecedents of Radio 4. The sections discussing individual programmes won't contain much that long-term fans of the station won't already know, but it's pleasant enough. And since it was always Today which anchored me to the station, I've drifted away from R4 as well. I listen to a lot more podcasts these days, and when I do listen to the radio, it's as often the World Service as R4. Going back to the book, it's split into thematic sections, covering news and current affairs, drama, arts, etc. Mainstays of the schedule get their own subsection, covering the programme's history, previous presenters and any controversy that it's had. Light and fluffy, it reminded me of many of the things I do still love about For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion 4 and might bring me back to some degree although I think Today has lost me for good. Jan 12, Martin Waterhouse rated it it was amazing Shelves: actual-booknon-fiction. I adore BBC Radio 4. I've been an addict now for a couple of decades and it's become a part of who I am, how I think and see the world. This little book was just a wonderful read as it went behind the scenes and into the hidden corners of the station's history, exploring the people and social forces that have shaped it over the years. Aug 06, Danny Withington rated it really liked it. The beginning of this book was particuarlly interesting. The pages that follow, delving into the facts and oddities of the vaious shows and presentes were also For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion, but at times a little laborious, hence the not quite 5 star review. That said, I would certainly recommend this book to any radio 4 listener - you're almost guaranteed to find a new show of interest. Sep 11, Paul rated it liked it Shelves: books-read Radio 4 is a national institution now. This book is crammed full of facts and anecdotes on this station that offers a background murmur to millions of Britons throughout the day. Hodgson has dredged the archive and pulled For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion masses of detail on programmes, the people and the shows that make this station unique. The book is split into the main areas that are covered, so there are chapters on the news and political analysis, the dramas, the arts and sciences and the superb comedy shows that are available. Each chapter has lots on the programmes that fill the airwaves and how we got to where we are today with a historical snapshot of the section. My favourite programmes are the Friday night satirical comedies, that have the mix of biting political satire with almost no holds barred. Great stuff. The channel is a bit weaker now on the science since Material World went, but it still has a good mix of news and documentaries. The book brings alive those programmes that is has that offer comfort to regular listeners; the unhurried tones of the shipping news, John Humphries savaging the current politicians and the metronomic pips. It is not without its flaws though. It does feel bitty as it For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion from history to fact to potted biographies of presenters. View all 3 comments. Feb 17, Lesley Anderson rated it it was amazing. All my friends. Did not realise how long some of these programmes had been going. Purely nostalgic. Feb 01, Anna rated it liked it. Just what the January fuzz brain ordered. Small chunks, easy and interesting. The writing did resonate a bit for me with the way I feel writing an essay the night before the deadline: you know that bit where you're actually starting to For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion writing it and realise it could have been really quite good if you'd started a bit earlier but now it's too late and you've just gotta get it done even if you don't have time to notice before you've submitted it that you've used the same citation to make two Just what the January fuzz brain ordered. The writing did resonate a bit for me with the way I feel writing an essay the night before the deadline: you know that bit where you're actually starting to enjoy writing it and realise it could have been really quite good if you'd started a bit earlier but now it's too late and you've just gotta get it done even if you don't have time to notice before you've submitted it that you've used the same citation to make two different points in different paragraphs? That was this. Favourite fact: when the last LW Transmitter valve blows and apparently they're on the last one nowRadio For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion longwave will just stop forever. No one knows when this will happen. Also, Navy submarines use the Radio 4 LW signal as a Letter of Last Resort; so when the transmitter goes, they'll just assume we've all been anhililated. Jan 21, pookie rated it liked it Shelves: radio Presents a light history of Radio 4 and a snapshot of it in Not quite as deep as it could be and in places too obvious in its choice of trivia, it nevertheless captures the feel of the station and the regard in which it is held. Something to dip into rather than a full history, but a gentle companion to a delightful institution. Aug 13, Mikeh rated it really liked it. For all Radio 4 addicts this is a most enjoyable read. The factual and trivial information about many favourite programmes is most satisfying. Where would we be without our beloved Radio 4? 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Harris rated it really liked it Dec 19, Dani rated it liked it Feb 10, David Ellcock rated it liked it Dec 25, Andrya rated it liked it Apr 24, Ross Whamond rated it really liked it Jul 26, Grunnuger rated it really liked it Aug 09, Sophie Houston rated it it was amazing Mar 23, Thrown With Great Force rated it liked it Dec 06, Jess rated it liked it Jan 23, Ffwl rated it really liked it Dec 28, Josie rated it really liked it Mar 25, Julian King rated it really liked it Jun 09, Paul Archer rated it it was amazing Feb 29, Mary rated it liked it Jul 16, Rachel rated it it was amazing Dec 31, Steve rated it liked it Jan 16, Paul rated it really liked it Feb 17, Tim rated it really For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion it Jan 19, William rated it liked it Jun 21, Kat rated it it was amazing Feb 20, For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion - Books - Hachette Australia In his cut-glass accent, Dunhill likened the change to that of a bride on the eve of her wedding — she who would go on being the same person, he said, just with a new name. It all started inwhen the BBC started its first daily radio service, broadcasting for a few hours a day. The first ten years — between the wars — were the Savoy Hill years, when the British Broadcasting Company, just off the Strand, had a gentleman's-club feel For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion it. Wells and George Bernard Shaw being offered whisky and soda as they waited to go on air. Although socially BBC Radio might have been rooted in an age of Edwardian protocol and manners, at the same time radio was a developing industry, full of self-made men. Radio technology had come on in leaps and bounds during World War One, and in these formative years everything was up for grabs. Nobody really knew the limitations or potential of radio, so to be part of this phenomenon wasn't dependent on your CV, experience or track record. Indeed, there was no such thing as a track record although being a man was, of course, a prerequisite. It is quite inconceivable, for example, that John Reith would be given a job today based on the interview he had on 13 December for the post of General Manager.
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