What I’ve Been Listening To This Week

More or Less on Radio 4
One of my favourite Radio 4 shows has returned for a new series. Do yourself a favour and subscribe to the podcast. This week we had Marcus du Sautoy talking to Charles Clarke about Perfect Numbers and Mersenne Primes. You really want to listen now don’t you?
Archive on 4 – For One Night Illegally – The History of the Bootleg on Radio 4
Nothing to do with mash-ups. Instead, The Word magazine’s David Hepworth on the history of illegal concert recordings and other out-takes not meant for public consumption. At a time when they were being manufactured on a large scale process this is fascinating.
Handel’s Messiah on Radio 3
Umm. I’ve posted this a little bit too late for you to be able to hear it on iPlayer, but this EBU broadcast deserves a mention. Handel died 250 years ago this year you know!
Down The Line – Credit Crunch Special on Radio 4
I’m still not at all sure about the TV transition of this most ‘radio’ of radio shows, but this special is well worth a listen.
I did also give Jon Gaunt’s new SunTalk show a listen, but I could never stand the guy when he was on Talksport (or BBC London for that matter), so I’m really not going to bother with this. It’s an interesting model, however, and I interested by the money that News International has spent on studios. The Guardian’s new building (which I’m hopefully seeing tomorrow), also has some significant radio/podcasting studios.


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