Category Archives: BBC

UPDATED roundup of Python micro:bit resources

Posted on May 29, 2016 by blogmywiki

Here’s a summary of my Python resources and projects for the BBC micro:bit which you may find useful… you’ll need the Mu editor to flash some of these, especially the ones that use the radio module. Connect a thermal till … Continue reading →

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Fip has moved

Posted on July 20, 2015 by blogmywiki

As you may know, I love making little internet radios from Raspberry Pi computers – mostly so I can listen to the wonderful French radio station Fip. Fip plays a mixture of jazz, left-field rock and pop, classical music – … Continue reading →

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My life in the Bush of ghosts

Posted on April 11, 2015 by blogmywiki

Yesterday, thanks to the kindness of Wanda Petrusewicz in remembering me, I was able to look inside Bush House, straddling Aldwych and the Strand in London. It was the home of the BBC World Service from 1941 until 2012, and … Continue reading →

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CoolPlay for MacOS X

Posted on April 5, 2015 by blogmywiki

What is CoolPlay? A Coldplay tribute band? Well, yes it is – but it’s also a piece of Windows audio play out software written for BBC News between 2000 and 2010. At its simplest, it allows you to load audio … Continue reading →

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Updated list of BBC network radio URLs

Posted on April 3, 2015 by blogmywiki

Updated April 2016 to include BBC local radio streams The BBC has changed the way it streams a lot of its radio stations on the internet. You can read more about the changes on the BBC Blog. One upshot of … Continue reading →

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