Comments on: Key Matters http://speechification.com/2008/05/24/key-matters/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:16:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The Don http://speechification.com/2008/05/24/key-matters/#comment-2474 The Don Tue, 27 May 2008 13:54:31 +0000 http://speechification.com/?p=272#comment-2474 As riffle says, it's great that you got to chat to the BBC. However, whilst your blog may be great at curating the good work that's under-promoted on Radio 4, what about the bad work that's over-promoted? I'm sure you're looking to avoid Beeb-bashing (thus preserving you new found good-relations), and aiming to celebrate what is (in my opinion) a great institution and media outlet, but there are so many occassions Radio 4 gets it wrong. One key example, purely because it's fresh in the mind - Dr No. Absolute piffle - and I don't use that word lightly. It represented everything that is (and has been) wrong with the station's drama output. There may be many reasons for it to be like this, for example, budget, time, audience demographic, but maybe the drama department should realise that Dirk Maggs' brand of "audio movie" production is preferable (and not just in my opinion) to the out dated brand of audio-theatre (which has less atmosphere than Mercury) that Martin Jarvis and co seem intent on churning out time after time. -The Don As riffle says, it’s great that you got to chat to the BBC. However, whilst your blog may be great at curating the good work that’s under-promoted on Radio 4, what about the bad work that’s over-promoted? I’m sure you’re looking to avoid Beeb-bashing (thus preserving you new found good-relations), and aiming to celebrate what is (in my opinion) a great institution and media outlet, but there are so many occassions Radio 4 gets it wrong.

One key example, purely because it’s fresh in the mind - Dr No.

Absolute piffle - and I don’t use that word lightly. It represented everything that is (and has been) wrong with the station’s drama output.

There may be many reasons for it to be like this, for example, budget, time, audience demographic, but maybe the drama department should realise that Dirk Maggs’ brand of “audio movie” production is preferable (and not just in my opinion) to the out dated brand of audio-theatre (which has less atmosphere than Mercury) that Martin Jarvis and co seem intent on churning out time after time.

-The Don

]]> By: riffle http://speechification.com/2008/05/24/key-matters/#comment-2467 riffle Sun, 25 May 2008 05:24:59 +0000 http://speechification.com/?p=272#comment-2467 I have all five episodes so I zipped them up (using the built-in Windows XP zip facility) and uploaded them to megaupload.com I greatly enjoy Speeechification (great news that you got to visit BBC) so I'm pleased to make these files available to you. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AOM75YVB I enjoyed this series. While it didn't settle anything, I learned a few things I didn't know -- for instance the synesthete who talked about how F sharp is, for her, differently colored from G Flat, and had a good explanation. I also appreciated how some of the guests were a bit mystical about it and the session musician (American, not by chance I'm sure) kind of poo-pooed the idea of keys meaning much. I have both impulses myself. Keep up the great work and I wish you much more interaction with the BBC--if you wish it so. I'm a BBC lover but in the USA so I doubt it'll happen to me. -riffle PS I've never uploaded to megaupload before so I hope I got it right I have all five episodes so I zipped them up (using the built-in Windows XP zip facility) and uploaded them to megaupload.com

I greatly enjoy Speeechification (great news that you got to visit BBC) so I’m pleased to make these files available to you.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AOM75YVB

I enjoyed this series. While it didn’t settle anything, I learned a few things I didn’t know — for instance the synesthete who talked about how F sharp is, for her, differently colored from G Flat, and had a good explanation.

I also appreciated how some of the guests were a bit mystical about it and the session musician (American, not by chance I’m sure) kind of poo-pooed the idea of keys meaning much. I have both impulses myself.

Keep up the great work and I wish you much more interaction with the BBC–if you wish it so. I’m a BBC lover but in the USA so I doubt it’ll happen to me.

-riffle
PS I’ve never uploaded to megaupload before so I hope I got it right

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