This Sceptred Isle
The new series of Radio 4's stunningly ambitious This Sceptred Isle, which now turns it's attention to Empire, began yesterday. With over 90 episodes, it should be a rare and uniquely detailed treat. But how wondeful it would have been if the BBC had taken the opportunity to make it available as podcasts! That would be great. I realise that the tapes and CDs of This Sceptred Isle represent BBC Audiobooks most successful cash-cow and they're anxious not to upset that, but I'd gladly pay a subscription for podcasted episodes of this, or they could just issue low bitrate versions which would be less likely to impinge upon sales. Ah well - just an idea and sadly one they've chosen not to pursue.
You can at least listen back to previous episodes online if, like me, getting to a radio at 3.45pm is sadly impossible - click here to listen to yesterday's episode.
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They're working their way through the 18th century on BBC7 at the moment so there's probably 4 or 5 to be heard now on their "listen to the past week's output again" page
I have listened to all the Empire episodex . . . but missed the opening one titled 'no grand plan'. Does anyone have an mp3 they can send me? philip.usherwood@hotmail.com. Thanks. Philip Usherwood
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