31st March 2007
Paul Blackburn spoke movingly about being the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Kevin Linfoot explained how he has become a successful businessman despite being illiterate.
Bill Wyman told us about his secret life as a metal detectorist. Dog trainer Dima Yeremenko chose his Inheritance Tracks. The podcast of the week came from the Imperial Valley Christian Center in California.
Joan Bakewell was Fi's studio guest and Lemn Sissay provided the poetry.
Dr FiG.
Complain about this postI cried crocodile tears into my corny flakes when I heard that your developing blog was being, as'twere, 'prematurely' (some would argue) 'blogged off'.
Hope you retain some web presence though.
That said ... real thing Sat.Liv.Rad.Prog. was in itself, in its self-contained, exclusively radio mediumed, way, ex'lent: injustice story truly appallingly disturbing; Rolling Stone archaeology strangely intriguing; etc ...
(Added bonus was double-plus-good light-relieving side-dish - for my brandy-laced breakfast-coffee - provided by some spin-doctored Media Ms./Madam - named something sounding like a moaning well-baked tart - who was objecting to over-use, over all too many years/decades, of her tabloid nickname - which I did not quite catch, but which sounded to my 'ear'ing something like 'Drinking Man's Strumpet'.)
Ta Ta, Fi Fo Fum Former Blogger Figgy.
I don't want a news-letter, thank you.
B'er Talbot