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Danny Baker's first volume of autobiography, Going to Sea in a Sieve, was a Sunday Times best seller, acclaimed for its nonstop humour and anecdotal flourish. It told the exploits of Danny's extraordinary childhood and the wild living of his teenage years. Now he is 25, and it is 1982, and he embarks on an accidental and anxiety-induced career in television - going off alarming.

In Lost Sound, Jeff Porter examines the vital interplay between acoustic techniques and modernist practices in the growth of radio. Concentrating on the 1930s through the 1970s, but also speaking to the rising popularity of today's narrative broadcasts such as This American Life, Radiolab, Serial, and The Organist, Porter's close readings of key radio programs show how writers adapted literary techniques to an acoustic medium with great effect.

Entretiens Radiophoniques. Archives de l'INA sous la direction de Jean-Marc Turine. Avec la participation de Jean-Louis Trintignant. Marguerite Duras aimait la radio, lieu privilégié qui fait se rejoindre la parole et le silence. En écoutant les archives de l'INA, il n'est plus possible d'en douter. Parler de façon directe lui plaisait, comme de dialoguer au moment de la sortie d'un livre, d'un film ou d'une pièce de théâtre. Elle profitait aussi de la radio pour exercer son humour, son goût de l'absurde et du rire.

Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers star in 10 rare episodes of The Goon Show, plus a plethora of bonus features.

過去を大事に抱えていない？未来に背を向けていない？人生のシナリオはあとから自分で書き換えられるTBSラジオ人気Podcast番組「となりの雑談」のエッセンスをギュッと凝縮、二人の掛け合いパートに、それぞれが書き下ろしを加えた読み応えのある一冊となりました。

Director, actor, genius. Orson Welles was all these things and more. But talent can sometimes make people afraid, and Hollywood was very afraid of Orson Welles. So Welles went indie, making his own works on the proceeds of various jobs that required a big name and that very distinguished voice - perfect for radio. Here, in The Black Museum, he sets the scene as true-life crime is retold. Mr Welles, we’re ready....

夏目漱石のあまりにも有名な小説をドラマ化したもの。明治末期の東京が主な舞台。夏休みに鎌倉由比ヶ浜に海水浴に来ていた「私」は、そこで「先生」と出会い、東京に帰った後も先生の家に出入りするようになる。先生は奥さんと二人暮らし。毎月、雑司ヶ谷にある友達の墓に墓参りする。先生は私に何度も謎めいた、そして教訓めいたことを言う。私は、先生に過去を打ち明けるように迫が、先生は来るべき時に過去を話すことを約束した。

Vila is scared. Of course he is. Vila is always scared. He should feel safe. He is onboard the Liberator, the most powerful ship ever constructed. He is home - but he is certainly not alone. Ghostly figures stalk the corridors of the Liberator. Spectres who know Vila's name. Revenants. Demons. And Vila has nowhere to run.

Legendary cricket broadcaster Henry Blofeld takes the listener on a journey from A-Z through the world of cricket. In his trademark charming style, Blowers goes through the alphabet, explaining some of the puzzling cricket terminology and regaling his favourite anecdotes from his 50 years in the sport, covering the most important moments in the sport's history as well as the most entertaining and amusing.

Kalimán fue un programa de radio y luego también una historieta de origen mexicano, que narraba las aventuras del superhéroe Kalimán y de su joven compañero Solín, descendiente de los faraones. Esta serie documental relata los pormenores de los creadores de este gran superhéroe.

The quintessentially English cricket commentator, writer, oenophile, bon viveur, collector and national treasure, fondly known as "Blowers", tells his colourful life story.Born in Norfolk and educated at Eton and Cambridge, Henry Calthorpe Blofeld OBE, nicknamed "Blowers" by the late Brian Johnston, is best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.

How can you search for oldies you want to hear when you've forgotten them? Radio doesn't play a lot of those oldies anymore, even though you would enjoy hearing them again. This audiobook offers you access to over 150 links to YouTube videos for lost or forgotten oldies as well as history about the artists and their songs.

A tense, white-knuckle ride of a play from BBC Radio 4 in which a rather self-satisfied hero embarks, reluctantly, on a voyage of self-discovery. Originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 7 January 2009, and repeated on 31 March 2011.As an expert on memory loss, Greg Cooke is asked to invalidate the testimony of an eyewitness in a high-profile murder trial. He undermines the Prosecution's key witness by convincing the jury that we forget as much within 24 hours as we do over a whole year.

Back in the 80s, radio was at the top of its game. Live DJs all day. Lots of contests, funny morning shows and a free good time anywhere you could get a signal. And I was there. Here’s a look behind the dial at possibly the greatest 12 years of my life. Come and get nostalgic with me. I’ll play all the hits…

Frankie Howerd was one of Britain’s most popular entertainers, with a career spanning over 30 years. Starting his career during WW2, he went on to widespread fame in the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s with films and extensive TV work.

Aimed at dance teachers and inquisitive dancers, Rosina shares the knowledge that she has obtained while teaching all over the world working with some highly influential dancers. The audiobook discusses the processes of turning and the best ways for young dancers to improve their turns. With exclusive anecdotes and opinions from dancers in the Royal Ballet Company and advice from the world record-holder for pirouettes, Sophia Lucia, the audiobook is packed full of great little tips, scientific theories, and preparation exercises.

A comprehensive look at the making of the wildly successful Disney Channel film High School Musical, this unofficial guidebook explores the cultural phenomenon and loyal fan base the movie spawned. Providing detailed profiles on the film's cast members - including Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, and Corbin Bleu - this companion follows the cast around the world as they promote the film.

With almost 20 million listeners on more than six hundred stations, Rush Limbaugh is the leading and most dangerous figure in the conservative movement today. John K. Wilson uses the most effective strategy of all—Rush’s own words—to show how Limbaugh’s flagrant disregard for the truth and penchant for savage personal attacks laced with racist, sexist, and homophobic slurs have held the political arena hostage.

The story of how a painfully shy boy from the suburbs of Southampton made it to the biggest radio station in the UK, and just about managed to stay there...Scott Mills is a daily companion to millions of listeners as the host of the afternoon show on Radio 1 - a station that has been his home for over 14 years.

Radio doesn't play a lot of those oldies anymore, even though you would enjoy hearing them again. This book tells you all about the lost or forgotten oldies, as well as history about the artists and their songs.