This piece explores life in 1980s Britain. It’s the latest in a series of articles which offers an analysis of Ian McEwan and Richard Eyre’s film The Ploughman’s Lunch (1983). You can read part 1 by clicking on this preview: https://prefadelisten.com/2024/08/14/lies-radio-news-and-a-pub-lunch-1-of-5/ Subscribe to make sure you get future episodes - around the 14th of each … Continue reading Lies, radio news, and a pub lunch | part 2 of 5
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Lies, radio news, and a pub lunch | part 1 of 5
On the one hand journalism and broadcasting have long been connected to drink and drugs. For historical evidence of this, and my own lived experience, see my recent pieces here and here. In this article I now want to widen the discussion to include considerations of ethics and radio journalism. In particular about lying, dissembling, … Continue reading Lies, radio news, and a pub lunch | part 1 of 5
Radio jokes – the ones that exist may not be funny…
For PODCAST jokes, click here. For more details about MY BOOK on radio history as told through movies and pop songs CLICK HERE. So, there's a couple of cartoons that I've enjoyed recently. They’re from the British satirical news magazine, Private Eye. Cartoonists don't earn massive amounts of money, so I'll not post the images … Continue reading Radio jokes – the ones that exist may not be funny…
Radio on the telly (and the movies too…)
Last month I wrote about some of my favourite radio moments on TV and in the movies. I'd now like to share some more. Also, I'll provide an update on the changes to the BBC's Local Radio services in the autumn/winter of 2023, I’ll have some memories of working in England's smallest county, and I’ll … Continue reading Radio on the telly (and the movies too…)
When they put radio on the TV and movie screens…
I am a journalist and radio presenter by trade, an academic historian by training, and a writer by vocation. All together they just about pay the rent and put food on the table. They also feed my passion for broadcasting. But I’ve spent the summer and autumn of 2023 sharing the sadness of the BBC’s … Continue reading When they put radio on the TV and movie screens…
The art of radio self-satire | Part 6…
I’d like to share a couple of examples of Beeb bashing. Criticising the world's first and - in my opinion - the best public service broadcaster has a long and ignoble tradition. It’s neither a recent thing, nor the exclusive prerogative of some sections of the British national press. So, in this piece I’ve got … Continue reading The art of radio self-satire | Part 6…
The art of radio self-satire | Part 5…
Over the past few months, in part to recognise the centenary of the BBC, I’ve been reflecting on a history of comedy at the Beeb – and in particular on shows during the past one hundred years that have poked fun at the Corporation itself. But whilst you may consider it to be a perverse … Continue reading The art of radio self-satire | Part 5…
The art of radio self-satire | Part 2…
Should a major cultural institution ever be seen to be making fun of itself? This article considers some BBC programmes – all ones on the radio – from the 1930s to the 1950s. It follows on from the first in this series of essays, available to read here, or by clicking on this preview: https://prefadelisten.com/2023/01/14/how-the-bbc-has-spent-decades-satirising-itself-part-1/ … Continue reading The art of radio self-satire | Part 2…
Radio goes to the movies, and how art imitates life…
In this article I consider a number of writers and journalists past and present, including Pete May, Philip Knightley, Harold Evans, and Michael Green. All good and true men devoted to the art of the printed word. But first, imagine a broadcast journalist, working for a national radio station, who is so comfortable with telling … Continue reading Radio goes to the movies, and how art imitates life…
Movies and radio memories…
There is a connection. Honestly. Do please bear with me. This article was written on Wednesday 29th April 2020, in the sixth week of the Covid-19 confinement for Britain. Easter had come and gone. The dry warm-ish spring weather had continued and by and large the nation had heeded the Governments instructions to “stay home, … Continue reading Movies and radio memories…
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