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I love Radio 4 Listen again

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Just listening to a repeat of To Serve them All My Days... the afternoon play this week.

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I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue
Just A Minute
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Although I've never done the Listen again bit, I'm a Radio 4 addict, too! I also like the Food Programme, and Home Truths (not quite the same without John Peel, but I'm still sad it's going). And I have to confess that I usually listen to the Archers, too :oops: (Well, I don't have telly and have to get my dose of soap somewhere :lol: !)

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Post: # 9474Post Muddypause »

I'm a R4 fan too. In my humble opinion, this alone is worth the BBC licence fee. It's often on 24 hours a day here, but does get turned off (rather firmly, if I may say) for The Archers, Woman's Hour, The UK Theme first thing in the morning (if I'm awake - hooray it's about to be scrapped) and Sailing By last thing at night.

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Just A Minute are perenial delights. Sometimes the mirth seems endless. I keep meaning to see about tickets for ISIHAC before it's too late (Humphrey Littleton is 85 this year), but they seem to be like hen's teeth whenever I think to do anything about it.
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Post: # 9504Post Tigerhair »

Ina, wasn't John Peel FANTASTIC on home truths? We tried to listen every week when we could. It's still good, as you say, but John had a certain something.... Very annoyed that they are ditching it! One of the highlights.

Stew, I agree with you about the licence fee! My 80 year old neighbour has R4 on all day when she's in really loud - used to apologise until I said it was brilliant coz I didn't have to turn my radio on to listen to it!!! I cannot imagine those shows without Humph and Nick...

You can go on the email list for ISIHAC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/clue.shtml here :cheers:
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Post: # 9554Post ina »

I did once offer to pay a fee for listening to the radio - but they refused to accept it. And since I don't have telly, they've now at last admitted that I don't have to pay anything at all and promised to leave me alone for at least 3 years. I'll believe that when I see it...

Stew, I rather like the UK theme - it signals that it's time to get out of bed and put the kettle on! In future, if they send something actually worth listening to at that time - when will I get my coffee?

I fully agree with you both about Sorry I haven't a clue and Just a minute. But did you hear the first of "Banter" tonight? I thought it was b***y awful... Noisy, and nothing really funny about it that I could see.

Ina

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