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Show 3: 30 September 2006
Thanks to everyone in this week's show.
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queen mother 'joke'
So at the end of the programme there was an email about a line from a best man's speech which included a gag about the Queen Mother - it was one of those moments when I saw an offensive thing coming and I didn't manage to shut my mouth in time.
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Randy Larson
This week’s podcast comes from a fisherman, hunter and teller of tall tales. Randy Larson, from Washington state, tells us about his show
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Richard Fish
Richard Fish’s family have been in the pawn broking business since 1830 and have nine stores across London. He shares stories of gold teeth and golf clubs.
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Max Atkinson
Max Atkinson is a who has put words in the mouth of Paddy Ashdown, advised the Whitehouse, and helped countless CEOs wow their clients with their oratory skills. He reveals some of his trade secrets…
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Peter Snow
Journalist and broadcaster Peter Snow reveals his passion for playing with his model railway set in his attic.
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Gavin Pretor-Pinney
This week's Inheritance Tracks are chosen by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the .
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we have a dream
And this week our dream is that thousands of you, possibly even hundreds, will answer our call for basic details of speeches that you are about to give and any difficulties arising from them.
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Show 2: 23 September 2006
In our second show we were joined by special guest Hardeep Kholi, poet Martin Newell, climate change scientist Dr Rhian Salmon and private investigator Peter Heims.
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More jokes please...
Having scanned the blog briefly I am very heartened to see that it is the place for jokes and anecdotes that we'll never be able to read out on air, so please do keep them coming.
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Poet: Martin Newell
This week's poet was Martin Newell who struggled on despite a dreadful 'man cold'.
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Peter Heims
Peter is, as far as we know, the oldest Private Investigator still working, anywhere in the world.
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Rhian Salmon
Dr Rhian Salmon is an Atmospheric Chemist working for the .
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Jackie Clune
This week's Inheritance Tracks are chosen by comedian Jackie Clune.
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This Is England
In this week's podcast Liz Fawden takes you to meet people in England who have unusual jobs or hobbies.
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Pearly Queen
Stephanie Jolly wanted to tell us about her life as one of Britain’s youngest pearly queens.
Contact us if you would like to be a Guerilla Reporter.
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Max Vernon
In 1980 millions watched as Max Vernon tried to talk his way out of trouble.
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PageantCast - Tim Kretschmann
Welcome to the net's premier beauty pageant podcast.
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Will Self
reveals his secret passion for something small and perfectly formed ...
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Carol Thatcher
Our first ever special guest is .
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Week 2
Welcome to week two of Saturday Live. Fi will be back blogging tomorrow but while she's enjoying the sunshine (or more likely haggling over the hangers in TopShop) the team and I have been thrashing through ideas for this week's show. Many thanks to everyone who's got in touch so far.
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The First Show
Hope you enjoyed it. We had a wonderful time. Thanks to everyone who appeared on the show in one form or another; special guest Carol Thatcher, hostage negotiator Max Vernon, podcaster Tim Kretschmann, Clare Baskott our competition addict. Not to forget hearing about Will Self's secret life, Mark Thomas' inheritance tracks and of course our poet Elvis McGonagall.
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Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas was our first guest to tell us what musical tastes he picked up from his parents, and which ones he wants to pass on to his children.
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early morrnings....
it's 7.28. although you will now be able to tell how long it takes me to type - given that this post probably won't be published until about 7.52. anyway - if you are up at this thankless hour on a Saturday morning then huge greetings and sympathy to you.
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nerves, caffeine and cheese
So this morning whilst out on my daily early morning constitutional I was greeted by my neighbour Jamie, hanging out of his bedroom window, shouting 'Heard the trail Fi - sounds almost good'.
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The Last Pilot
It's the last pilot this morning (that means a dummy run for those of you who may not be all that media savvy). Lots of nerves as usual but worst of all the catering staff have failed to bring tomato ketchup for the bacon sandwiches! I hope they get it right when we do it for real next week.
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Guerrilla Reporter
Feel strongly about an issue? Tell us the stories you want to hear. This is where YOU become the reporter.
A very simple premise, if you have something in your life or community that you think needs to be heard by the listeners of radio 4 then snatch the micophone from us and become a guerrilla reporter.
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Extraordinary Stories
You couldn't make it up. Hear the extraordinary but true experiences of Radio 4 listeners.
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Podcast of the Week
Intriguing, amusing or just plain crazy podcasts offer digital slices of life from all corners of the world.
Suggest a podcast for us to feature on the show
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Secret Lives
What excites celebrities in private? You’d be surprised …
Everybody has one, even those celebrity types. Some of them have been kind enough to let us in to their homes to ferret around and make their hobbies less of a secret. Warning: this features contains model villages and caravans.
If you know of a celebrity's secret life, contact the Saturday Live team and spill the beans
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Inheritance Tracks
Oh, this one is a winner. The music that shaped us and songs for the next generation. What is the song that you think your parents have left to you, and the one that you would leave to the next generation? What do your choices say about you?
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Meet the Poet
We feel that Saturday morning isn't quite right without some iambic pentameter to help it along. What do you mean you have never felt that way? Settle back and feel the pleasure in your frontal lobes.
Each week we'll have a new poet in the studio to cast an artistic eye over the week's events.
Our Poet-in-Residence will also impose metrical order on events as they unfold on the programme.
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one week to go...
Ok, so tomorrow we'll be making the last pilot before the reality of a proper tansmission comes upon us next Saturday. The excitement is palpable, although if you can feel it too then you are way too close to your computer terminal and you should back off. I've just got my security pass to work and can actually access the studios, which is a bonus, and a good sign I feel. I'm writing this in a very empty office though as the entire team has decamped to the room with the big chairs on the 5th floor for a meeting with the Controller to find out what this programme is about. You may feel it is a little late in the day for this kind of thing to be taking place - and that thought has crossed our minds too - but I promise that as soon as i know anything i'll pass it on to you. This is all good news, the bad news is that the local eaterie where everyone gets their lunch from has today been serving Cream of Corn soup and the office smells of a combination of wet vegetables and sadness. I am finding it hard to work in these conditions.
Oh Happy Times
Speak to you next Saturday
fi
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