11 June 2008
Welcome Feedback listeners!
Posted by Adrian under Meta
Welcome to everyone who’s coming here from Radio 4 Feedback! While this site might not be as up to date as I might like, there’s still a lot to look back over on the blog, forums and wiki. I’m aiming to make some new entries on programmes such as the Black Death, and more importantly, if you are interested in contributing to this blog or helping out in any other way, please leave a comment on this post!
13 Comments so far...
John Dillon Says:
21 June 2008 at 4:06 pm.
I heard you on Feedback and couldn’t resist contacting your site. I am amazed, though, how few people seem to have found their way here!
All I can say is that ‘In Our Time’ is just about the most fascinating and wide ranging programme out there in the ether and Melvyn Bragg is totally superb as the chairman.
I feel privileged to be listening, almost as if I were overhearing an Oxbridge senior common room discussion.
I shall be keeping my eye on the site and hopefully participating.
Adrian Fry Says:
22 June 2008 at 10:53 am.
A worthy endeavor. Found out about the project from Feedback. The problem with discussion forums - and the reason the BBC seems to be rather negative, even about its own - is that contributions rapidly degenerate from the pointful and convivial to the trivial or hostile. I have seen countless discussion forums become slanging matches or - just as bad - exchanges of one line posts agreeing or disagreeing with what other users have said. I hope such a thing will not happen here.
John Pendrey Says:
22 June 2008 at 8:55 pm.
I also found you through ‘Feedback’ and agree with everthing John Dillon says about this brilliant series.
Valerie McCarthy Says:
22 June 2008 at 8:58 pm.
I have just listened to Sunday’s edition of feedback and heard about the web site and agree with John Dillon that I feel previlaged to be able to listen to such erudite and learned speakers. Melvyn Bragg keeps it all moving in a very relaxed way and although I appreciate the science subjects I love the historical discussions.
I will be checking the site out regularly and look forward to reading other peoples views
Catherine Lawlor Says:
22 June 2008 at 9:08 pm.
I have just found this site by listening to Feedback as well. I’m very pleased to be here and will try to keep coming back.
I must admit I’m really behind on listening to In Our Time at the moment. I do all my listening on my MP3 player and I hoard all the old podcasts so my disk is full. I’m just going to have to throw some off for now.
Alyson Breuer Says:
24 June 2008 at 12:29 am.
I’m another listener (online) to Feedback and the joy of many other BBC programmes from Chicago, including In Our Time. I agree that the standard BBC comment forum is limited and it’s wonderful to have a more laid-back setting to read and perhaps, to perhaps to comment! Terrific idea — I bet you’ll get many more visitors.
Alison Jenner Says:
25 June 2008 at 11:29 pm.
I too heard about this on Feedback and kicked myself not to have thought previously whether there was a follow up page somewhere. Well done. I feel that IOT is, in the best way, the antidote to the celebrity culture: in that you have the joy of listening to erudite experts discussing topics close to their hearts, ably mediated by an eloquent interlocutor. I love to hear discussions by people who know well their subject and can communicate their thoughts and their excitement to the listener so that we want to go and find out more.
Nick Says:
27 June 2008 at 11:57 pm.
Don’t do it Catherine!
Running out of space is God’s way of telling you to buy a bigger hard drive!
Nick Says:
27 June 2008 at 11:59 pm.
Anyone know by the way of anyone’s doing a similar site/wiki aimed at Fooc? That’s a show that really could benefit from having a full searchable index.
Colin Robinson Says:
28 June 2008 at 10:41 pm.
I’ve decided to open a bottle of wine, log on to AOT and slouch in my chair while I enjoy a stimulating evening of conversation….. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. ….Oh well, early days still, I’ll drink the wine anyway.
Nevertheless AOT is a wonderful idea; after listening to IOT I can’t discuss the programme with my neighbours; with them I have to discuss ordinary things like gardening, or their bad back, or house prices, or their pending court case. I am not an aloof intellectual, I accept that these things are important, well apart from bad backs of course, the NHS has finite funds and there are more serious things to treat; so a bad back just isn’t important is it? Anyway I don’t know what my neighbours would think if I started talking about the music of the spheres. I’m sure that things here at AOT will eventually get going, I’ll just have to change my itinerary for this evening, perhaps a bit of gardening.
Giovanni MacCormack Says:
1 July 2008 at 8:55 am.
At last the recognition this programme deserves. As John Dillon says it is the most fascinating programme on the airwaves. Well done to all especially Melvin.