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A blog of Radio 4. Not about Radio 4 but of it. We point to the bits we like, the bits you might have missed, the bits that someone might have sneakily recorded. Other speech radio from around the world will no doubt find its way here too.
Of course, one day this might turn into something else, maybe a new way of curating speech radio, or maybe it won’t.
Your hosts on this not very wild ride are Steve Bowbrick, Russell Davies, Dan Hill, Bobbie Johnson and James Bridle. Drop us a line with your thoughts, unless you wish to complain about continuity announcers and their accents.
You might also enjoy the square-eyed sister site, Watchification.
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Huffduffer audio: ’speechification’- Jon Ronson on Fear of FlyingJon Ronson looks at one of our deepest fears. When Vicky Coren realised her fear of flying was stopping her travelling, she sought help from a specialist councillor. He cured her - only to die a year later in an air crash. Mike Thexton tells Jon of his ordeal on board a hijacked plane, waiting for 12 hours to be shot. Comedian Danny Robins is terrified of d […]
- The Living World - Autumn IvyThe ivy is a common sight throughout Britain; in the autumn its flowers provide an important late source of nectar for insects, while its evergreen leaves are a haven for wildlife. Should ivy therefore be so maligned? […]
- Brick By BrickExploring the demolitions industry through the dismantling, brick by brick, of one of the largest granite-faced buildings in the world, Marischal College in Aberdeen. The college boasts the second largest granite facade in the world; formerly part of the University of Aberdeen, it is undergoing radical change to house the city's new council offices. In […]
- Speechification: A Cymbal Tale"Andrew McGibbon is a speechification favourite. An original voice, an even more original perspective, and he always make programmes about unexpected and delightful topics. This one, as you might have guessed, is about cymbals - a history and exploration taking us from before the Bible to after Spandau Ballet, including the 32nd oldest company in the wo […]
- Radio SpiritworldRadio Spiritworld (http://rsw.cc/) is "A 30 minute round-up of everything that's going on in the afterlife" - by Robert Popper (famous for Look Around You, Peep Show and writing The Timewaster Letters, ...) and Peter Serafinowicz (famous for Spaced, Look Around You, Black Books, The Peter Serafinowicz Show and being Darth Maul). […]
- Jon Ronson on Fear of Flying
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- Speechification: More Than A Game: The Football Warthe four-day "Football War" of 1959 between Honduras and El Salvador, a tragic tale which ever way you look at it, but possibly the most forceful example going of sport as an extension of national pride and passion […]john_jacobs
- Music For Landscapes | New Hampshire Public Radio | Word of Mouth[…]stml
- CBC Radio | Ideas | Features - How To Think About Science[…]russelldavies
- Telegraph: The top internet radio stations"The Speechification blog is a large archive of what they deem to be the wittiest and most thought-provoking parts of Radio 4 over the years. Samples of other international radio shows are thrown in for good measure. The result is a great collection of hand-picked radio treasures. " […]rooreynolds
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