Posts Tagged ‘radio’

Send In The Clones

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Mark switched me on to Mark Kermode’s film reviews on Simon Mayo’s radio show some time back. Most wittertaining it is too. From here I found Mark Kermode’s uncut video blog. Why mention this now? Well, may I present to you Revue: Star Wars, The Clone Wars. I’ve heard a clip of the dialogue in this film and it makes the Phantom Menace sound like Shakespear.

I love Radio 4

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

So you have to love what you love. Well, I love Radio 4, which happens to turn 40 this year. Louise says I was born about 40 years old, so clearly that’s where my affinity comes from.

I love the news coverage, I love some of the classic comedy shows on a weekend lunchtime, and I love the sheer randomness of what I learn. I go through cycles of listening to Radio 4 and at the moment I’m listening to it every day on the way to and from work. This week I’ve learnt that Mark Knopfler worked as a lecturer in English, that parliamentary elections are decided by drawing lots in the case of a dead heat, and that you can drive a rat by remote control. It’s like having Wikipedia on random play.