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The community for posting links and information about all aspects of radio in Britain. Including drama and comedy on the BBC, commercial radio on DAB, internet radio available in Britain.

The community for posting links and information about all aspects of radio in Britain. Including drama and comedy on the BBC, commercial radio on DAB, internet radio available in Britain.

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Other subreddits worth looking at:

r/BritishTV

r/OldBritishTelly

r/UnitedKingdom

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Did anyone record the 1600 7th Dimension on BBC R4X?

7th Dimension normally broadcasts from 1600-1700 repeated 0000-0100. So if I miss the first one I catch the later one.

I missed the 1600 one, but I caught the 0000 one. But I was suspicious because it was a 2-hour episode. Normally it's 1-hour. It was 2-hours because the clocks were going back at 0200, so it could finish at 0200 and then still finish at 0100 like normal.

Okay but how did they fit a 2-hour episode into the first slot? They didn't! The first slot was a different episode this week! So when I thought I was recording the repeat of the normal episode I was in fact recording a bonus episode. There are actually three different episodes this week, how is anyone supposed to know?

So how do I hear the first episode I missed? I've tried to look it up on iPlayer but they don't seem to understand the 7th Dimension, They've made the two plays available for listening on their separate pages, but they're just generic copies. One of them has no host at all, and one of them has Dan Mersh but the current host is Toby Hadoke. So that must be a broadcast from God knows how long ago that they've just made available again without caring that it's the wrong broadcast.

So I'm looking for a full recording of BBC R4X 1600-1700 Saturday 26/10/2024.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl7l/2024/10/26

19 Comments
2024/10/27
02:49 UTC

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Frank Skinner is back!!!

So happy to see Frank and the team back in podcast form. It has been a sad time without them! New podcast has taken over his old podcast stream so must be some deal with Absolute Radio. Also Jon Richardson's new show in Frank's old time slot is really great if you haven't listened yet.

6 Comments
2024/10/11
22:22 UTC

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Understanding the makeup of this sub

I'm a radio producer and will post links to our programmes whenever they go out. I'm assuming that the majority of visitors to the sub are radio listeners and lovers, as there's probably not that many radio producers in the country as members of the sub, but I wondered if there were any more in here? Or is it just me?

16 Comments
2024/10/10
08:59 UTC

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7th dimension

Have just found out about Seventh Dimension which used to be on Radio 4 Extra. Sounds very spooky and just right up my proverbial for Halloween, but can't for the life of me find the full series anywhere except Radio Echoes. Does anyone have the series or know whereabouts to find it?

9 Comments
2024/10/07
23:15 UTC

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Radio 4 Book and Bedtime ‘A Tiny Bit Marvellous’

Hi all,

First time posting on this group so apologies if this isn’t the place to post!

Does anybody know where I may be able to find Dawn French’s ‘A Tiny Bit Marvellous’ that was broadcast on Radio 4 in 2010? It was a five-part radio drama based on her book of the same title. It differs from the audio book released and would love to hear it!

I’ve tried YouTube and BBC Sounds but no luck! Any help or advice is appreciated.

(Sorry again if this isn’t the correct place to post)

14 Comments
2024/10/07
13:52 UTC

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Why do British radio stations play the same songs on repeat?

Heart, Smooth, Classic etc. all play the same songs on repeat. It has been like this for 8 years at least. Smooth always plays the 80s and 90s songs on repeat...

Everyday hear: "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette, "Jesus to a Child" and "Careless Whisper" by George Michael, and the same songs by Lionel Rictchie, Whitney Houston, Chicago, Cyndi Lauper etc.

Must be an easy time being a presenter no? Educate me please.

25 Comments
2024/10/05
18:37 UTC

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