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'.
He's a charming man really and about as supportive as a neighbour can be, without entering the world of spooky. Having been happily day dreaming about living in Wiltshire (current obsession - don't know why) and also whether goat's cheese goes off after a couple of weeks I found myself rudely in the land of reality.
Yes, the programme finally comes to air this Saturday - no more pretending, no more pilots, no more cosy meetings where no one gets fired. This Saturday is for real.
One of the most exciting developements about the show is this blog and I am heartened to read your choices for Inheritance Tracks already - top feature, you'll love it. We do.
But really I want to know about is the . I bought it about 2 weeks ago at a farmers' market - hence no handy sticker with sell by date or sign saying 'May Contain Nuts'. It's is covered in a fine dusting of walnuts so that sign would have been so useful. It smells pretty rank but most goat's cheese does, doesn' it?
Can anyone help?
Re goat's cheese:
it depends how old it was when you bought it, and where you've kept it in the meantime, but in my experience, goat's cheese is remarkably robust and should last at least 2 weeks without fear of death or salmonella.
If it's very dark yellow or green (or red...in fact, I think some goat's cheese I found in the back of my fridge after about 6 months of trying to track down a smell, was, in fact, rose coloured and had not decomposed) I'd probably leave it.
But two weeks is very young for cheese.
Complain about this postHi Fi - for your sake, I WILL listen tomorrow. But my heart does sink a bit a the thought of a return to Home Truths style heart-warming stories of extraordinary ordinary Radio 4 folk. You know the sort of thing - "I fell in love with my brother's wife who claimed I was the father of her baby, then she dumped me and I sank to rock bottom, drinking, drug taking, homeless, but the love of my mother pulled me through and now I listen to radio 4 on a Saturday like a proper human being" (Oh no, silly me, that was Ed Grundy).
It may help that it's live, but I still fear it will end up a cross between ghastly Midweek and unlamented HT. Nevertheless, I wish you luck - you're a talented broadcaster, so prove me wrong.
[BTW, have you read the piece in G2 today about R4 shows that should be axed? Ouch. Can't believe it doesn't include Y&Y and Midweek, both of which are the sort of aural equivalent of the flock wallpaper you'd find in a 1970s Indian restaurant.]
Complain about this postI'd eat the cheese as long as there's nothing green on it, and I live in Wiltshire and commend it to you. Keep dreaming
Complain about this postWhen I click on the first in the list of current comments I get something else - the producer commenting on the pilot. All the others work.
Please sort this out, if only for me, as I think it is mine. The story of my life. So near and yet so far. (actually I think it's valid)
Grumpy
Complain about this postI enjoyed the bit with Will Self. It reminded of an old R4 piece involving Alan Cohen roaming North London behaving disgracefully with his bus pass.
Good luck with the show, and it's nice to have the wonderful Ms Glover back on the radio in the mornings at the weekend.
Not sure the format's quite right yet, but I'm sure all will be fine with a bit of fine-tuning. Personally, I'm with the chap who asked for louder and funnier.
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