tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467003453136131233.post3356875665884945519..comments2023-04-24T15:49:29.592+01:00Comments on Idle Musings On The World: Radio versus Televisionidlemusingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393203180411109624noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467003453136131233.post-30727640963997916332010-07-29T11:27:37.292+01:002010-07-29T11:27:37.292+01:00ps Charlie Brooker is God of the Misanthropists. H...ps Charlie Brooker is God of the Misanthropists. His miserable face (and voice) always cheers me up.<br />That is a compliment, BTW. He is a Funny Man with a dark but honest perspective. <br />Rob.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467003453136131233.post-74480119392146656332010-07-29T11:21:32.933+01:002010-07-29T11:21:32.933+01:00Thank you for a balanced view on the benefits of r...Thank you for a balanced view on the benefits of radio. Since turning 30 and having children I have been listening more and more. I like the shows on at 4:30 each afternoon, particularly Material World and Case Notes. I have started to time my washing up so that I am in the kitchen at 6:30 to listen to the comedy. I am also a Guardian subscriber, but unfortunately it is not free for Radio 4 listeners (although it should be!)<br />Definitely a cross-over appeal.<br /><br />I am a strong advocate of radio listening- it is far less intrusive than TV. Radio 4 is about the only part of the Beeb to escape the dumbing down process, although it is not completely immune to this nefarious decline.<br />I also listen to Radio 5Live for sports commentary and opinion(and it is bloody opinionated).<br />My guilty secret is listening to Talk Sport.<br />I consider it part of a process I call 'Know Your Enemy'. <br />It helps me to understand the bigotry and prejudice that is so prevalent in men of a certain type. <br />(Plus it is always first with football transfer rumours). <br />I really enjoyed listening to John Gaunt when he lost his job and was defended by Shami Chakrabarti. His voice is like a dark, oozing poison. He criticised Shami so many times for promoting our vital freedom. He then had to eat his words and form an uneasy (unholy?) truce with her when he was sacked for something he said. You could hear that it stuck in his craw when he had to admit that she had a point about the importance of freedom of speech. Ha! <br />I have found your blog to be both amusing and erudite. You have a nice way with words.<br />I shall come back.Robnoreply@blogger.com