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Ed Sullivan and the Gateway to America

July 9th, 2008 by Steve Bowbrick

Here’s a reminder of the richness and surprise that’s on offer all over the BBC’s radio output. Watchification contributor Jem Stone told me I ought to nip over to Radio 2’s web site and listen to Jarvis Cocker’s programme about Sheffield, which he said was excellent. But I was too late, by about half an hour. So I poked around a bit and came across this really marvelous one-hour feature—presented by one-time guest Joan Rivers—about The Ed Sullivan show, on the occasion of its Sixtieth birthday. Perfection (MP3).

Presenter: Joan Rivers
Producer: Owen McFadden
Listen: [MP3]

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One Response to “Ed Sullivan and the Gateway to America”

  1. Daniel Weir Says:
    July 9th, 2008 at 8:52 pm

    It’s still there ! I find a lot of the programmes hang around longer than they should. I’m recording it now because it’s a wonderfully evocative hour of drifting audio narrated by Jarvis whose voice alone is worth the price of admission. If you miss it drop me a line and I’ll mail it over to you.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio2_aod.shtml?radio2/r2_jarviscocker

    DW x

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