Facts and Fancies

[benthalo]

BBC7 are running the series, as promised, thrice daily from 9am on Monday.

Note that these are the original Radio 4 broadcasts, which are in a different form to the commercial release.

[Neil]

Bump.  Forgot to mention this in todays update, doh.

[bill hicks]

Bollocks. I just missed the repeat. Shall have to remember tomorrow now.

[Darrell]

I recorded it out of sheer completism.

Is there anything in the radio edit which isn't on the cassette?

The chapters utilised in radio episode 1 were 'A Stitch in Time', 'God: The Sequel' and 'Greetings One and All'.

[benthalo]

The female announcer isn't featured in the tape as far as I remember. These broadcasts came first, but everything in #1 featured on the cassette.

[Darrell]

Episode 2 contained 'A Life at the Opera' (what 'Mobile Phones Off!' was reworked from) and 'Papal Blues'.

[benthalo]

It looks like we're the only people following these. Nothing new yet, and I doubt there will be to be honest.

I note that the BBC7 mods haven't replied to my request for the follow up series yet, and we're getting Core Coren from next Monday in that slot.

[Neil]

I ain't listening to them again until I finish the book!

Darrell encoded the tapes last night (they're out of print) so if anyone wants them give a shout in the Cook'd and Bomb'd Soulseek room.

[Bilko]

It looks like we're the only people following these. Nothing new yet, and I doubt there will be to be honest.

I've been following them, but inducing your wrath I don't think they are very funny. Iannucci seems to speak to fast without any pauses, trying to get as much into the 14 minutes as possible and losing all timing.

[Darrell]

Episode 3's contents: 'From The Man Who Mistook His Bike For Olives, with acknowledgement to Oliver Sacks', 'Why the National Lottery is Brilliant' and 'My Favourite Dictators'.