Radio Stuffs

[Sundae]

I worked out how to find other ration stations while I was in the nuthouse.
I really must auto-tune to Radio 4 (although confusingly it will probably be number 3 on my DAB because that one is Radio Aire which I no longer need)

Classic (to me) comedy shows from radio include of course On the Town with The League of Gentlemen, and before that Radio Active. Real classics (some of which were sent to me by Carruthers via CD, he really is a national treasure) were the weekend comedies of my childhood, Round the Horne and Beyond Our Ken. They fostered in me a delight for the spoken word, puns, spoonerisms and smut. I doubt I understood a quarter of what I heard, or why it was rude (when it was, and it could be surprisingly naughty in hindsight) but Daddy used to laugh and so did I. Returning to it, I can see the bare bones of some later favourites of mine. Many borrowed heavily from the radio series, whether it was conscious or not.

Never got The Goons though.
Loved Spike Milligan's books, and the man was almost indecently blessed with talent in so many fields, but The Goons just missed my funny bone. Same as most of Python. And Hancock.

No, I really must retune my radio if I decide to live. Because Radio 4 gets good at about the same time of day that Radio 5 goes to sport (yawn). Although Doton Adebayo has kept me company on some insomniac nights - Radio's 5's Up All Night show.

[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by Sundae

I worked out how to find other ration stations while I was in the nuthouse.
I really must auto-tune to Radio 4 (although confusingly it will probably be number 3 on my DAB because that one is Radio Aire which I no longer need)

Classic (to me) comedy shows from radio include of course On the Town with The League of Gentlemen, and before that Radio Active. Real classics (some of which were sent to me by Carruthers via CD, he really is a national treasure) were the weekend comedies of my childhood, Round the Horne and Beyond Our Ken. They fostered in me a delight for the spoken word, puns, spoonerisms and smut. I doubt I understood a quarter of what I heard, or why it was rude (when it was, and it could be surprisingly naughty in hindsight) but Daddy used to laugh and so did I. Returning to it, I can see the bare bones of some later favourites of mine. Many borrowed heavily from the radio series, whether it was conscious or not.

Never got The Goons though.
Loved Spike Milligan's books, and the man was almost indecently blessed with talent in so many fields, but The Goons just missed my funny bone. Same as most of Python. And Hancock.

No, I really must retune my radio if I decide to live. Because Radio 4 gets good at about the same time of day that Radio 5 goes to sport (yawn). Although Doton Adebayo has kept me company on some insomniac nights - Radio's 5's Up All Night show.

Didn't know you had a DAB radio, Sundae. In which case, may I suggest that you listen to LBC* at 10pm on Friday and Saturday evenings?
Nick Abbot is the presenter and he generally seems to be as nonplussed about every day life and politics, as I am.
He doesn't have a political axe to grind, unlike some of the presenters, but politicians of every stripe and hue are treated with equal disdain. Despite the above, he's not an all purpose misery, he has a wry sense of humour and does know how to engage with his callers. Worth a listen. Well, I think so.

*LBC spread its wings from London last year and is available nationally on DAB.