Podcasts about Beeb

Beeb Birtles was born Gerard Bertelkamp in 1948, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Beeb is a celebrated musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. As a founding member of iconic bands such as Zoot, Mississippi, and the Little River Band, Birtles has left an indelible mark on the music industry, both in Australia and internationally. His story is one of remarkable transition—from his Dutch heritage to becoming an influential figure in Australian rock.Gerard Bertelkamp, better known by his stage name Beeb Birtles, was born into a Dutch family in post-war Amsterdam. His father was a skilled carpenter and building contractor, while his mother shared a love for music that would influence her son's career. In 1959, the Bertelkamp family embarked on a life-changing journey - emigrating to Australia. Settling in Adelaide, South Australia, the family embraced their new home, which provided fertile ground for young Gerard's passion for music to flourish.While attending high School in Adelaide, Beeb formed his first band, Times Unlimited. This group evolved into Down the Line, where he began honing his craft by covering popular English Mod songs. In 1967, Birtles joined the influential band Zoot as the bassist and vocalist. Zoot gained popularity with its energetic performances and hits like a rock-infused version of The Beatles' “Eleanor Rigby.”Zoot's success propelled Beeb into the limelight, but the band disbanded in '71, paving the way for new musical endeavours. Beeb then formed the duo Frieze with fellow Zoot member (the late) Darryl Cotton, which marked another chapter in his early career.In '72, Beeb joined the folk-rock group Mississippi, which later transformed into the Little River Band (LRB) in 1975. As a founding member, Beeb played a pivotal role in crafting the band's harmonious rock sound, contributing to their global success. Hits like “Reminiscing,” “Help Is on Its Way,” and “Lonesome Loser” cemented the band's reputation as one of Australia's greatest musical exports. Beeb remained with the Little River Band until 1983, during which they sold millions of records worldwide.After leaving LRB, Birtles collaborated with Graeham Goble, another LRB alum, to form the duo Birtles & Goble, releasing the album The Last Romance. He later pursued solo projects, including the 2000 album Driven by Dreams. In 2002, Birtles reunited with former LRB members Glenn Shorrock and Graeham Goble to form Birtles Shorrock Goble, performing LRB classics alongside new material.Beeb Birtles' contributions to music have earned him widespread recognition. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to music and inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2004 alongside his Little River Band colleagues. He was also appointed a Member of the Order of Australia “for significant service to the performing arts as a singer, songwriter and musician”.Despite his success in Australia and beyond, Beeb remains deeply connected to his Dutch roots. Today he resides in Nashville, USA where he continues to write and produce music. He has written an autobiography called 'Everyday of My Life" and his passion for music hasn't waned at all.Join us during this episode as Beeb shares the story of his incredible musical life through Zoot, Mississippi and the extraordinary Little River Band.

Episode 101 finds us in late August 1923...  The first government inquiry into the BBC has just finished four months of interviewing dozens of interested parties about what the Beeb should/would/could be. Should it have a competitor? How do you solve the licence problem? Did the BBC have a monopoly? And isn't it time 'listeners-in' were just called 'listeners'? We give you a potted summary of Sir Frederick Sykes' inquiry, committee and report - somehow known as The Sykes Inquiry, The Sykes Committee and The Sykes Report.  And our special guest, talking about three decades earlier, is Dr Inja Stanović of the University of Surrey, Surrey Future Senior Fellow, Director of Performance, and most crucially for us, Director of the Early Recordings Association. She brings reconstructed recordings and info about the Early Recordings Association (join free, click below) and its Conference.   SHOWNOTES: Original music is by Will Farmer.  Early Recordings Association - join! https://www.surrey.ac.uk/early-recordings-association Early Recordings Association Conference - come! https://www.surrey.ac.uk/events/20250701-early-recordings-association-era-conference-2025 The album 'Austro-German Revivals: (Re)constructing Acoustic Recordings' by Inja Stanović & David Milsom - listen for free! https://unipress.hud.ac.uk/plugins/books/30/ Paul Kerensa on Substack: paulkerensa.substack.com Paul Kerensa at Camden Fringe with An Evening of (Very) Old Radio, in August 2025 - come! https://camdenfringe.com/events/an-evening-of-very-old-radio/ Paul Kerensa on elsewhere on tour: www.paulkerensa.com/tour. Paul's walking tour of old BBC sites, 9 Aug and 6 Sept 2025 - come! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pks-walking-tour-of-old-bbc-and-pre-bbc-buildings-pwyw-tickets-1401875560539   This podcast is nothing to do with the BBC. Any BBC copyright content is reproduced courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. We try to use clips so old they're beyond copyright, but you never know. Copyright's complicated... Comments? Email the show - paul at paulkerensa dot com. Do like/share/rate/review this podcast - it all helps. Support us on Patreon (£5/mth), for bonus videos and things - and thanks if you do! ...Latest Patreon video is an even deeper dive into the Sykes Report - we read the lot (well, most of it): https://www.patreon.com/posts/vid-1923s-sykes-132182661 Next time: Episode 102: Simultaneous Broadcasting, on the BBC in August 1923. More info on this broadcasting history project at paulkerensa.com/oldradio  

Tom Mills and Dan Hind talk to us about their work on what a functioning BBC might look like, and how that's less about finding the exact right political balance (any day now, surely!) and more about ownership structure and material factors. In the first half, we are once again overtaken by events, as this seems to be another “week where decades happen” in global politics. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! *T-SHIRT ALERT!* We now have ‘Say Goodbye to His Uncle' shirts available for preorder, as well as a reissue of the TF ‘What If Your Phone Was the Cops' shirts from 2018! https://trashfuture.co.uk/collections/all *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows *TF LIVE ALERT* We'll be performing at the Big Fat Festival hosted by Big Belly Comedy on Saturday, 21st June! You can get tickets for that here! You can also get tickets for our show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival here! Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

We're all off to Scribbly Gum Island this week for BBC1's adaptation of Liane Moriarty's The Last Anniversary (58:20), solving crimes with Timothy Spall in Death Valley, also on the Beeb (1:07:31), and pushing the boundaries of sisterly love alongside Meghann Fahy and Millie Alcock in Sirens on Netflix (1:00:04). (Episode 338)Note: time stamps are approximate as the ads throw them out, so are only meant as a guide. If you want to avoid this and would like the podcast entirely ad-free (as well as 17 hours early, with a second weekly show and spoiler specials) then sign up to Pilot+!

In this episode we welcome the great Paul Gambaccini into RBP's world and ask him about his 50+ years as one of Britain's best-loved broadcasters. "The Great Gambo" tells us about his early radio days at Dartmouth College's WDCR station and explains how he slipped his foot in the door at Rolling Stone in 1970. He then recounts his first meeting with "underground deejay" John Peel (plus his BBC producer John Walters) while still an Oxford postgraduate fleeing Richard Nixon's America, We ask our guest about his famous Stone interviews with Elton John (and Bernie Taupin) and Paul McCartney, then hear about his Radio 1 debut in 1974. Paul discusses his sexuality, his winding up on the Beeb's "Christmas tree" list, and his nightmare year of being witch-hunted without evidence by the sleuths of Operation Yewtree. After offering his thoughts on the constitutional crisis in his homeland, our guest expresses his approval of Beyoncé ahead of her "Cowboy Carter" tour's London leg in June. We listen to clips from a 2003 audio interview with "Queen Bey" by The Observer Music Monthly's Simon Garfield. After Mark quotes from newly-added interviews with Elvis Presley (1969) and Roxy Music's (Brian) Eno (1973), Jasper talks us out with his thoughts on pieces about the Roots (2005) and Beyoncé's sister Solange (2007). Many thanks to special guest Paul Gambaccini. Hear his radio shows on the air, including the Paul Gambaccini Collection on BBC Radio 2. Pieces discussed: Paul Gambaccini's writer's page on RBP, The Rolling Stone Interview: Elton John, Paul McCartney, Beyoncé audio, Elvis the Husband talks about Elvis the Pelvis, The Strange World of Roxy Music, The Roots: Growing Underground, Romanthony: A Prince Among Men and Why Solange Matters.

It's always the start of summer when the London Marathoncomes around – and we have the highlights from the race here. A world record number of finishers, a women's only world record for Tigst Assefa and a Scottish women's record for Eilish McColgan, whilst Catherine Debrunner set a course record in the women's wheelchair race and fellow Swiss Marcel Hug won his fifth consecutive men's wheelchair race.England won their 4th Women's 6 Nations Grand Slam in a row, but were pushed all the way in a nail-biting finish, beating France 43-42 to take the title. Scotland surprised Ireland with a magnificent last minute win to finish their season well, whilst Wales take the wooden spoon after a disappointing 44-12 defeat to Italy in Parma.In football it was FA Cup Semi-Finals weekend, where our “Road to Wembley” sides went head to head – with Tony's Crystal Palace winning out over Andy's Aston Villa. We'll now both be supporting Palace as they take on Manchester City (who beat Nottingham Forest in their semi). And in the Women's Champion's League, Arsenal beat Lyon 4-1 in their semi-final second leg, putting them into their first final for 18 years, where they will take on a Barcelona who will be buoyant after their 8-2 aggregate win over Chelsea.In netball there were some tight, high-scoring games as Loughborough Lightning beat Birmingham Panthers 72-68 and Manchester thunder beat London Mavericks 59-54. London Pulse stay top, and unbeaten, following a 67-52 win over Cardiff Dragons.We also have updates from golf, cricket, tennis, rugbyleague, boxing and cycling – before our “Get A Grip” section turns our ire to the Beeb's coverage of the London Marathon!

On this edition of Ringside Reporter we talk about Eubank vs. Benn.  Will this fight live up to the hype?  We'll talk about it.  Beeb is going to go over the odds and much more.  All this and the latest news and rumors on this edition of Ringside Reporter.

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On this edition of Ringside Reporter we talk about Tevin Farmer losing again to William Zepeda.  Was it a robbery like Beeb suggested or did he deserve the win.  We'll let you know.  Deontay Wilder returns to the ring this summer and we'll have all the details.  All this and the latest boxing news on this edition of Ringside Reporter.

Helen, Adam and Andy reveal what's behind the latest bunfight at Reform UK, mull over how to replace the BBC licence fee, and take a fact-finding tour of Saudi Arabia.

In what many scholars consider one of the most revelatory album releases of 1994 (perhaps second only to Sade's "Best of Sade"), the Beatles' "Live at the BBC" provides a portal back to the early 60s, when the Beatles weren't yet quite as popular as the big J.C. This week, T.J and Tony dust off their CD collections to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 30th anniversary of some of the Fab Four's finest live studio recordings, and in the process, answer the timeless questions:

Danny's joined by special Aussie guest TOC from the parkrun adventurers whilst Nicola is away. The Beeb are at it again, we hear about the 'Blast Off Challenge', there's a junior parkrun record, we send Brighton & Hove parkrun our condolences, TOC popped to Newborough parkrun in the state of Victoria, Danny had all the best laid plans at Oaklands College parkrun in St Albans and we get our Nic Nic fix from Skinadin parkrun on the Isle of Skye.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer MUST sack Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The BBC have exposed more evidence that she lied on her CV. The Beeb also allegReevese that she was investigated by HBOS for "INAPPROPRIATE" use of her company credit card! This woman is now in charge of spending our TAX Dollars! She has to go and go NOW. Do you agree?

Dodgy influencers are the order of the day on this week's show as we take a look at Netflix's wellness drama Apple Cider Vinegar (39:12). Plus, we join three hapless boys (and one plastic swan) in BBC comedy Funboys (51:04), and head up to the mean streets of Bradford for the Beeb's adaptation of the DCI Virdee novels (59:48). Plus, the team chew over television's most fiendish cliffhangers and James attempts to explain the significance of the impending Buffy reboot to Kay.(Episode 323)Note: time stamps are approximate as the ads throw them out, so are only meant as a guide. If you want to avoid this and would like the podcast entirely ad-free (as well as 12 hours early, with a second weekly show and spoiler specials) then sign up to Pilot+ at empire.supportingcast.fm.

Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-83-aidan-mcclureEpisode #83 features the super-charming, super-talented Aidan McClure, CCO and co-founder of Wonderhood Studios.We caught up with Aidan just before Christmas and had a great natter.We heard the story of how he got onto the Watford Copywriting course by pretending to be the Queen.We discovered how Aidan (and partner Laurent Simon) got their first job after winning the Diageo Best Student Team in the UK doing placements at Mother, BBH and JWT before settling at AMV. Not a bad start.We even talked about Aidan's musical side hustle, playing the violin nearly as well as Stefan Grappelli.And of course there were many brilliant billboards, starting with some classics for The Economist and VW before the incredible BBC Russia World Cup tapestry … still hanging in the Football Museum in Manchester today.We found out how Aidan worked with our Dan on the ground-breaking Google Front Row campaign that featured the world's first live stream to pitch side hoardings.Then there was Nike ‘The 93', The Migration Museum and the changing of the signage of Coral's betting shops during the last Euro's.Every piece of work has a story, a vibe that makes it feel more than advertising. It's a theme throughout Aidan's award-winning career which includes ‘The Bear and Hare' campaign for John Lewis, which won a Cannes Gold and BBC1's Christmas campaign ‘The Supporting Act' that was one of the Beeb's most successful commercials ever.Aidan thank you so much for coming on and bringing your warmth and creativity to us in abundance! It was a total pleasure.

In episode 264 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with David Leck. David Leck is a communications professional, writer, editor, copywriter and the business owner and Managing Director of David Leck Associates. Our Founder Freddie met David whilst he was working in the BBC Press Office from 2019-2020. David's career in the BBC started when he was a young man and he worked in various departments before ending up in the HR department. As has been the case throughout BBC history, a restructure was then due to take place and his role was going to be impacted by it. His boss told him there was a six-month role going in the BBC Press Office, he applied and got in. He did that role for three years before leaving the Beeb to take up a Head of Marketing role at a theatre in Kent which he did for five years. Getting tired of theatre marketing life, he left there and went to a PR agency but had a terrible experience there and he decided to become self-employed and start his own PR consultancy business. He then got a short-term, part-time contract with the BBC World Service which allowed him to balance his new communications business and a regular paycheque. Still retaining some BBC contacts, he was asked back to do a few shifts in the BBC Press Office and some 20 years later, he was still there helping out, until he finally called it a day in April 2024. In recent years David has started doing some amazing volunteer work for a suicide bereavement charity called Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS). He did this because he lost a close friend called Derek, who tragically took his own life on 6th May 2021. David had known Derek for around 7/8 years but he did not know the extent of Derek's mental health challenges so his death by suicide was a huge shock for him and provoked many ‘what if' type questions. In this episode we chart his various and illustrious professional journey, a peek behind the curtains of the BBC Press Office, his love of the art of writing and some of his favourite projects he's done through David Leck Associates. We then discuss his experience of anxiety and depression, Derek's life, and death and the devastation of suicide loss on the loved ones of that person. We finish by discussing his mentoring role to many BBC press officers throughout the years, his love of martial arts as a positive tool to help his mental health, and his dog, a miniature Schnauzer called Dylan who has brought so much joy and companionship to his life. As always, #itsokaytovent You can find out more about David Leck Associates here: https://davidleck.com/ You can read the article David wrote on Derek's life and death here: https://viewer.foleon.com/preview/6pk7zh4n51/footnotes-sobs You can find out more about SOBS here: https://uksobs.com/ Support Us: Patreon: www.patreon.com/venthelpuk GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-vent-supp…ir-mental-health Merchandise: www.redbubble.com/people/VentUK/shop Music: @patawawa - Strange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70wfeJSEvk

Dust off your illegal VHS tapes and be prepared to write a strongly worded letter to Points of View because we're back with the second part of our ‘Banned by the Beeb' two-parter looking at three more episodes of Star Trek that suffered the wrath of British censorship. We're back with three episodes, the final two banned TOS episodes, starting with ‘The Empath' where William Shatner has to do some Dark Place style slow-motion running and McCoy definitely violates some medical practices as our latest butt-headed aliens the Vians pull out the chains and then with ‘Whom Gods Destroy' where Kirk and Spock are repeatedly taken in and out of rooms and forced to ask chess questions by a mad-man in mismatched boots. Which episode is more controversial- SHOOT THEM BOTH, SPOCK! But after that, the fun and hijinks go away with ‘The High Ground,' a TNG episode banned due to a line about Irish Reunification and Miles and Charlie find themselves having to ponder the age old question, can a show written, produced and made by Americans talk about how fighting for independence against oppressive colonialist Imperialism and somehow seem to conclude that it's a bad thing, actually. Or, as Miles' wife Reanna said as she watched the episode with him ‘Gosh, this has aged well.' There are some things we can try to make fun, not everything. Episodes discussed: ‘The Empath' (11:37), ‘Whom Gods Destroy' (42:59) and ‘The High Ground (01:08:30) Talking Points Include: THEY PUT BABY SUPERMAN IN A MICROWAVE?!?!, Judge Dredd killing the Jolly Green Giant, dialogue censorship in American comics, Miles' 12th Wedding Anniversary is a good excuse to go off on how amazing the film ‘Lifeforce' is, Alex Garland's ‘Annihilation,' Patrick Stewart's first movie kiss, Charlie has a physical subscript to 2000 AD (Lucky Bugger, Miles has to do digital), 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine, SHIFT Magazine that Charlie has a story in, Alan Moore's ‘The March of the Sinister Ducks,' Miles tries his empathic powers, the three different alien physicalities of Star Trek, DeForest Kelley's favourite episode, Hurt/Comfort fanfic, sometimes you can tell that the cast know the show's getting cancelled soon, the Cenobites would hate dealing with Starfleet, old make-up techniques, how the characters have become less real over the first three seasons, William Shatner doing his slow-mo running, the British hatred of Morris Men and all they stand for, how a lot of modern comedy lacks actual stakes, The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones, Jeff knows what he's done, Yvonne Craig (TV's Batgirl) as a dancing girl, Mental Health doesn't work how Star Trek thinks it works, lots of shouting, oh God more Am-Dram, Legion of Super-Heroes, did Wayne's World ruin the name ‘Garth?' Double-Nerve Pinch, ‘Pointy-Eared Bum Head!'Garth's really bad Glam-Rock band, did the BBC have a point? Power-Mad-Starbucks Supervisors, padding, Kylie Minogue, Michael Bolton, where do Americans know Kylie Monogue from? the Troubles, the IRA's attempt to assassinate Thatcher in the 80s (in Miles and Charlie's hometown no less!), Picard is unable to answer the important question ‘What is terrorism?' and ‘but doesn't terrorism occasionally work for good outcomes?', does Magneto have a point? Imperialism, Colonialism, Centrists are the worst, it really stops being fun talking points for The High Ground, the actor playing Finn seems to be going for a Jack Nicholson-esque drawl to sound dangerous, but he just sounds utterly checked out. And sometimes Star Trek. Pedants Corner: ‘Neighbours' was a long running Australian soap-opera that would air in the 5:30 timeslot Monday-Friday evening BBC 1 slot after the kids' programming ended and before the 6 o'Clock News. Casual Trek is by Charlie Etheridge-Nunn and Miles Reid-Lobatto Music by Alfred Etheridge-Nunn Casual Trek is a part of the Nerd & Tie Network https://ko-fi.com/casualtrek Miles' blog: http://www.mareidlobatto.wordpress.com  Charlie's blog: http://www.fakedtales.com 

Dust off your illegal VHS tapes and be prepared to write a strongly worded letter to Points of View because we're back with the second part of our ‘Banned by the Beeb' two-parter looking at three more episodes of Star Trek that suffered the wrath of British censorship. The post 58. Banned by the Beeb II: Garth of Izar's Glam Rock Band first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

On this edition of Ringside Reporter we talk about all the weekend action.  Is Xander Zayas the real deal?  He keeps winning, what's next for him?  We'll let you know.  Did Bruce Carrington win that fight or was it a gift decision?  We'll tell you everything you need to know.  All this and the latest news and rumors on this edition of Ringside Reporter.

There's an ever-so-slight mix-up this week over whether a prestige BBC drama about tennis coaches should be masquerading as a Spanish language show about pirate ambulances, but that particular wrinkle thankfully gets ironed out in time for us to tackle Apples Never Fall on BBC1, in which Sam Neill may or may not have murdered Annette Bening. Plus David Mitchell and David Mitchell star as a pair of twins in Ludwig, also on the Beeb, and Sophie Turner takes a turn as godmother of crime Joan Hannington in Joan on ITV1. Also, now that the embargo has lifted, Boyd and Kay are able to review A Very Royal Scandal and James once again gets into the reasons why he wasn't bewitched by Agatha All Along.

We read the papers so you don't have to. Today: Disgraced ex-Beeb presenter Huw Edwards avoids jail. The papers react to his sentencing. When in Rome. The Guardian isn't happy with Keir Starmer's chummy meet up with Italy's right-wing PM. And a partridge in a pear tree The Telegraph explores pricey advent calendars full of luxury goods and booze.   Alex von Tunzelmann is joined by the journalist Natasha Devon and the host of The Way They Were Gráinne Maguire.  Come and see us LIVE at the Cheerful Earful podcast festival on 12 Oct. Tickets here! Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts, extended ad-free editions and access to our live stream on the 26th of September: back.papercutsshow.com Follow Paper Cuts: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow • Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshow Illustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com  Written and presented by Alex von Tunzelmann. Audio production: Simon Williams. Production. Liam Tait. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes: Despite what Americans may think, moral panics about TV exist everywhere and today, we begin the exploration of a doozy. The start of a two-part look into four episodes of Star Trek that came a cropper at the hands of Auntie Beeb (a not-so affectionate term for the BBC) that of course allows Miles to indulge in one of his favourite talking points about British movie culture - Video Nasties! Because of this, we're only looking at two episodes per part. In ‘Miri,' we see some very familiar style backlots and some very 1960s ways of talking to young women which definately makes our casual explorers think Auntie may have a point! Then, we jump straight to the third season of The Original Trek as our heroes endure ten minutes of plot and forty minutes of bloody nonsence in ‘Plato's Stepchildren,' possibly one of the most famous episodes of Star Trek (unless you're from the Deep South) but is consent more important than controversy? Whatever we decide, the Big List will change forever! Episodes discussed: ‘Miri' (10:39) and ‘Plato's Stepchildren' (38:17) Talking Points: Video Nasties, why were these episodes banned from broadcast until the 90s, Miles' first choice for his Non-Trek thing indicates some wider issues, Alien Romulus, Miles misses Stupid Drunk British Lads smashing stuff with pipes, Astro's Playroom, Miles and Charlie have different views towards achieving Platinum on games, Miri, Miles only wants to talk about lists, not get put on one himself, the always creepy 'she looks 14 but she's actually 300 trope,' Kirk's charm here does not read well in 2024, exact replicas of Earth are a little silly, how many SF societies wipe themselves out looking for immortality (and Miles pulls out a bit of 'meanwhile in the UK, Doctor Who was doing this' coincidence), we briefly touch on the rather triggering experiences of Grace Whitney (Yeoman Rand) shortly after this episode and her leaving the series, the oddly faced Steven Jay Pollard, Droogs in waiting, Shatner clearly trying not to punch a child, did the BBC have a point with Miri? Violence from children, inferred child-death, Hey Jude, the majesty of the theme for ‘The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,' whenever people bring up eugenics, just turn around and run, we've started to incorporate our experiences with Space 1999 into watching Star Trek, nonsense starts and just generally never stops, Charlie gets slap-happy, Mary Whitehouse would not approve which is fine because we don't approve of Mary Whitehouse. The nonsense gets creepy when Spock starts singing and it gets REALLY creepy when Kirk and Uhura is made to smooch, Charlie really wants to make a Dragonball Z joke here, when it's done, Miles is pulling off the band-aid, some real shame on our heroes her, is this our first mention of slash-fics? This episode doesn't go full-Hellraiser, No Gods No Philosopher Kings, sorry Parmon, one day Miles will go on a long tirade on how people misuse the term ‘Lynchian,'how much truth is there in the legend, would you show this to your partner and we can't escape Shatner's disturbingly pointy nipple, Miles has watched some wank in his life and that definately reflects his opinion of the episode, Miles poses Charlie a very important question.

Show Notes: Despite what Americans may think, moral panics about TV exist everywhere and today, we begin the exploration of a doozy. The start of a two-part look into four episodes of Star Trek that came a cropper at the hands of Auntie Beeb (a not-so affectionate term for the BBC) that of course allows Miles to indulge in one of his favourite talking points about British movie culture - Video Nasties! The post 56. Banned by the Beeb first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

This week on Taking Stock Mandy is joined by Lauren Fedor from the Financial Times who has been covering the US Presidential debate and she breaks down the fallout for both Trump and Harris as we enter a crucial phase in the race. The government says a €13 billion windfall from the Apple Tax ruling won't affect this year's Budget package. But with the Dáil set to return, how much cash will actually be available? Mandy takes stock of the promises made over the summer and what it would cost if everything the government pledged actually came to pass.Plus we turn our attention to the UK and the ongoing debate about the BBC's future. What challenges are they facing, and how might it compare to our own media landscape?

Is this the first full-length Shakespeare on the BBC I see before me? Yes it is. And the first radio comedy personality, in John Henry.  We're in late May 1923 - 28th to 31st to be precise - and the BBC has suffering from a boycott of theatre producers. Performers are hard to come by, so the Beeb brings drama and comedy in-house. The result? Cathleen Nesbitt (later from Upstairs Downstairs, An Affair to Remember and The Parent Trap) produces and stars in the first of many full-length Shakespeare plays, Twelfth Night on 28th May 1923. Prior to this, there had been scenes and Shakespeare nights. But this was a chance to broadcast the longest and most ambitious play of this new medium. Illuminating us on this, the return of Dr Andrea Smith of the University of Suffolk - the expert on the BBC and Shakespeare. She'll tell us all about the legacy of Auntie and Shakey, including the only one of his plays that to date has still not been adapted for BBC radio. And three days after that first Shakespeare, another BBC debut: comedian John Henry, set to become broadcasting's first comedy personality. His comic monologues, often surreal and downbeat, evolved into tales of his family life, then a dialogue with his beloved Blossom... while off-air, their domestic life became more tragedy than comedy. Comedy historian Alan Stafford tells all. It's quite a tale. John Henry surely deserves mention in the history books... ...on which, both Andrea and Alan have books out soon. See below shownotes for details - and we'll mention more of them on the podcast and on our social mediums when they're published.     SHOWNOTES: Look out for Dr Andrea Smith's book 'Shakespeare on the Radio: A Century of BBC Plays', published by Edinburgh University Press in 2025. Look out for Alan Stafford's book 'Bigamy Killed the Radio Star - John Henry: BBC Comedy Pioneer', published by Fantom Publications in late 2024. Clips are generally so old they're beyond copyright, or rights may be owned by, er, someone. If that's you, let us know. We can talk. We're friendly. We're just to inform, educate and entertain.  Original music is by Will Farmer. Support us on Patreon (£5/mth), for bonus videos and things - and thanks if you do! Rate and review the podcast where you found it? Thanks. Tell people about the podcast? Thanks again. We're a one-man operation so tis HUGELY appreciated. Paul's on tour: An Evening of (Very) Old Radio visits these places: www.paulkerensa.com/tour - come and say hi. Paul's book Auntie and Uncles is coming soon too. A walking tour of BBC's London landmark sites is coming soon - from Broadcasting House to Savoy Hill via Marconi House and Bush House. Email Paul via the Contact link on his website for more details. NEXT TIME: The Electrophone: Queen Victoria's Streaming Device of the 1890s.  There may be some delay between episodes at the moment, due to summer holidays, and life throwing things at us. More soon, ASAP. Thanks for bearing with us. More info on this broadcasting history project at paulkerensa.com/oldradio

In this episode of HL Pensions Newsbeat, Hogan Lovells pensions partner Claire Southern gives a recap of the last two weeks in the world of pensions, including the Kings Speech, the long anticipated pensions review and some not so welcome news for aunty Beeb and Boots the Chemist. To listen to more episode of HL Pensions NewsBeat, click here: HL Pensions NewsBeat: all episodes - Hogan Lovells Engage To listen to episodes of our other podcast series, HL PensionsPod, click here: The HL PensionsPod - Hogan Lovells Engage Follow us on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/101861071/feed/posts/

David Bull fills in for Mike Graham while he's away, and today he is joined by John Mair for a fiery debate over BBC salaries, before talking to Roy Lilley about GPs voting on collective action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Surprise surprise”, not the words of the late Cilla Black, but those of Mr Dave Masterman, as the show takes a couple of gastronomic and lyrical turns today, in an effort to a) make a crucial judgement, and b) galvanise one of the four nations of our United Kingdom.From Cilla to one of her bezzie mates, there's some incredibly innovative advertising involving Paul McCartney. Elis is deep in a world solely consisting of Andy Murray and wedding and John has seen something that will make his best groom feel unwell.Want to send something in then via electronic mail it's elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp it to 07974 293 022

Nick is joined by Lydia Hislop to discuss the latest from around the racing world. They reflect on 5 superb days at Royal Ascot with guests Francis Graffard and Harry Charlton, both of whom experienced triumph and frustration at the Royal meeting, while they consider the positive impact left by the fixture as a whole. At the top of the show today, Nick and Lydia are joined by ex-Beeb correspondent Cornelius Lysaght to examine whether the corporation's decision to bin daily racing tips is significant of wider issues for the sport and gambling. The also discuss the impact of the loss of several QIPCO sponsorships, including the British Champions' series.

We're back for Episode 130! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news + Battle Of The Systems: Flying Hero (SNES) vs Toy Shop Boys (PCE) 8:00 - Quick Questions 23:01 - Patreon Song 27:12 - Tea Time With Tim - The Problem With Idle Hands 50:02 -  Cody's Corner - Games By Locomolito 1:20:36 - News 2:33:35 - Battle Of The Systems: Flying Hero (SNES) vs Toy Shop Boys (PCE) News -     (Cody) -  Evercade announcements...   The Evercade GigaCart! https://evercade.co.uk/introducing-giga-cart/  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/thalamus-collection-1-announced-for-evercade-consoles  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/tomb-raider-giga-cart-confirmed-for-evercade-more-crystal-dynamics-collections-coming  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/evercade-exp-r-and-evercade-vs-r-consoles-launch-this-july  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/evercade-alpha-listing-hints-at-new-hardware-in-2024    (Tim) Emus Massive Hunt! New game from Hewco (Pumpkid & Cheesy Trials) co designed and published by Rob Hull from TFW8B for the VIC20 with 35k.  Help the Emu traverse the Pink Windmill. But watch out its been taken over by all kinds of monsters! In this platformer you have to collect items, along with special strategic items to help you escape, like a snorkel to help you walk underwater. Also, you need to collect three coulored keys along the way. Grab a copy from TFW8B for only £4.99 and help Emu escape the Pink Windmill (Cody, YouTube video in link below at the bottom of the page)  https://www.tfw8b.com/product/emh-vic20-35k/  (Eric) - Summercart64 and Saroo - https://summercart64.dev/      https://www.retrorgb.com/should-you-buy-a-saroo-saturn-flash-cart.html  (Cody) - New MSX Fishing Title!  https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/04/trucho-lets-go-fishing-in-this-new-msx.html  (Tim) Lost arcade port of Donkey Kong Jnr by Atarisoft for the BBC Micro has now been discovered. You can find out more about this and download the game itself over at the awesome Games that Weren't website. The Beeb did get a version called Killer Gorilla but this was a licensed port that never made it. More details here:  https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/04/donkey-kong-jnr/  (Eric) Dead Cells dev's new Prince of Persia roguelike is a must-play  https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-rogue-prince-of-persia/preview  (Cody) - Project Neon Neo Geo Game - https://fullset.io/collections/project-neon/products/project-neon-aes-standard-edition-preorder  (Tim) Fantastic ZX Spectrum & MSX shooter from Retroworks – Genesis : Dawn of a new day. This side scrolling shooter has been recently released to itch.io. I've played it and will be talking about it on episode 131 in catching up. At the moment the Speccy version comes as a +3 Disk file, however this runs perfectly on the Next!  https://retroworks.itch.io/genesis-dawn-of-a-new-day  http://retroworks.es/php/game_en.php?id=8  (Eric) Mega Drive Mini 2 Cyber Stick Is Getting A Gun Attachment That's Perfect For Operation Wolf | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/mega-drive-mini-2-cyber-stick-is-getting-a-gun-attachment-thats-perfect-for-operation-wolf  (Cody) - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/02/3-new-atari-2600-games-have-been-found-and-dumped  (Tim) Everyone wants to mimic that mouse! Thanks to Steamboat Mickey releasing in to the public domain Sloanysoft has delivered a mashup of one of the most popular and well known ZX Spectrum games Jet Set Willy and Steamboat Mickey to bring us a charming new platformer with a black and white theme with a recreation of the title music for the Spectrum with 48k RAM. Check out sloanysoft.itch.io to download and play it on your rubber key wonder or on your Next, dont forget to throw them a few bucks for their work if you enjoy it!  https://sloanysoft.itch.io/willie  (Eric) Anbernic RG28XX: New pocket-sized retro gaming handheld released for under $50 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Anbernic-RG28XX-New-pocket-sized-retro-gaming-handheld-released-for-under-50.831281.0.html  GBA SP inspired Anbernic  https://gbatemp.net/threads/anbernic-reveals-the-rg35xxsp-a-gba-sp-inspired-retro-handheld.655641/  (Cody) - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/the-processor-used-in-pac-man-is-being-discontinued-48-years-after-it-launched  (Eric) Pacific Rim Pinball  Pinball FX - Official Pacific Rim Pinball Announcement Trailer - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_4LdgnHJig  (Eric) Time Extension: The Cost Of Owning A MiSTer FPGA Is About To Come Down Dramatically  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/the-cost-of-owning-a-mister-fpga-is-about-to-come-down-dramatically  (Cody) News of the Weird!  Atari News!  https://gfuel.com/products/atari-2600  7-11 and Tetris Team up! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/you-can-now-play-tetris-on-a-slurpee-cup  (Eric) Limited Run Games Apologises For Shipping 3DO Games On CD-Rs | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/limited-run-games-apologises-for-shipping-3do-games-on-cd-rs  (Cody) MSXdev24 Compo is back on! https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/05/princess-palomas-rescue-first-entry-in.html#more  (Eric) SNES Multi-Out Breakout Box | RetroRGB  https://www.retrorgb.com/snes-multi-out-breakout-box.html  Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! 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On 23 April 1924, a landmark broadcast took place - the biggest so far. And on day of podcast release, it's the centenary! 100 years ago at time of writing, King George V opened the Empire Exhibition at Wembley, becoming the first monarch to broadcast. It also stands as the oldest surviving recording of a BBC broadcast - and the only excerpt of the BBC from the 1920s.  The BBC couldn't record anything until 1932, when the Blattnerphone came along. So how did this 1924 broadcast manage to be retained? For decades, it wasn't. A 1964 episode of Desert Island Discs tells the tale, of how their 1936/1955 Scrapbook for 1924 programme aired without the recording, but with a sad admission that there was none... till a listener got in touch. Dorothy Jones' husband had recorded the king off-air via a home-made device. Thanks to him, and her, and Scrapbook producer Leslie Baily, we have this sole recording of the 20s' Beeb. It's quite a tale. The broadcast alone was revolutionary - with 10 million people listening via loudspeakers on street corners, brand new radio sets for their homes... even Downton Abbey hired in its first wireless set (but will Lord Grantham keep it? Oh go on then...) Hear all about the momentous exhibition, the broadcast, the recording, and a rundown of royals who ruled the airwaves - and it goes back further than you might think. Hear too of brand new research into an unheralded royal radio encounter from 1906 - before even 'the world's first broadcast' took place, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra (Palace) were enjoying a 'radio' whistling solo and a personalised greeting. Thanks for listening. Do share, rate, review, rant, rave, tell people about the podcast. It's a solo operation - not made by the BBC, just by comedian & writer Paul Kerensa. So thanks!   SHOWNOTES: If you enjoyed this, make sure you've listened to our episode on The History of Coronation Broadcasts and A Brief History of the BBC Archives. Listen to the 1924 recording of the Prince of Wales and King George V. Listen to the 1923 gramophone record of King George V and Queen Mary. Listen to the 1923 recording of President Woodrow Wilson - the world's earliest recording of broadcast radio. See the picture of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra encounter 'the talking arc' via our Facebook group or on Twitter. (search for 'talking arc') We try to only use clips long beyond copyright - but any BBC copyright content reproduced courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. Original music is by Will Farmer. Support us on Patreon (£5/mth), and gain bonus videos and writings in return - we're reading the first book on radio, Cecil Lewis' Broadcasting from Within, for example. Hear all instalments read to you: patreon.com/posts/patron-vid-savoy-75950901 ...Interested in joining a live actual walking tour around those first BBC landmarks? I'm thinking of running one, summer 2024. Email paul at paulkerensa dot com for details of when. Paul's on tour: An Evening of (Very) Old Radio could be playing in your town. If not (likely), book it! Details: www.paulkerensa.com/tour More info on this radio history project at:  paulkerensa.com/oldradio

Walton Goggins and Lesley Sharp join us on this week's show. Not together, of course, because the former is with us to chat Ghoul life in Prime Video's Fallout and the latter is here in her capacity as head of MI5 in ITV's Red-Eye. And speaking of Red-Eye, we review that show, which sees Richard Armitage on the flight from hell, as well as Glaswegian BBC comedy Dinosaur and the return of Belfast police drama Blue Lights, also on the Beeb. Plus we record our first proper podcast in the new studio, run through our (somewhat belated) 100 Greatest TV shows list, and dispense with a listener question in record time.