Category Archives: BBC

Prof Unwin talks about the Type B Desk

Posted on August 10, 2012 by blogmywiki

I probably should have uploaded this (and a load of other ancient Bush House audio treasure I forgot I had) when all the Bush nostalgia was in full flow a few weeks ago. But I didn’t. This is Stanley Unwin, … Continue reading →

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Green Continuity

Posted on May 11, 2012 by blogmywiki

Green Con was where the main World Service English language network was put on air. The announcer sat on this side, and the Studio Manager sat on the other side of the glass on the right (now a TV studio) … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Bush

Posted on February 29, 2012 by blogmywiki

I had no idea this film was being made until today – Thomas Hannen and Owain Rich have made a beautiful sequence of images using some of the voices I and others recorded for the radio programmes John Tusa and … Continue reading →

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Cool things to do with a Humax HDR-FOX T2

Posted on February 19, 2012 by blogmywiki

Just a quick brain-dump of things I’ve discovered about the Humax HDR-FOX T2 Freeview HD box in my first few hours of ownership… I set it to 1080p video output via the supplied HDMI cable on our Sony Bravia Freeview … Continue reading →

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Blink, always with the Blink…

Posted on November 5, 2010 by blogmywiki

A while back a friend said to me “You Moffat-ites are all the same, you all cite Blink… yeah, yeah, time travel, big deal…” Well, yes we do cite Blink. I think it’s not just the best episode of Doctor … Continue reading →

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