BBC Radio 1 Documentary - Radio Anyone

BBC Radio 1 are producing a documentary called 'Radio Anyone'. It is part of the BBC Voices project (looking at language, dialect and accent in the UK today), Radio Anyone looks at the ways people exploit technology to broadcast their voices to the world.

The BBC describe the programme as:

"From the illegal hijacking of the airwaves in a tower block [public housing apartments] in East London, to the latest in digital broadcasting - podcasting. The modern equivalent of CB radio has random people all over the UK talking about, well, random stuff, which you can get sent direct to your mp3 player to listen to at your leisure. An insight into the world of the amateur radio, this programme reveals that most basic of instincts - the need to communicate."

The BBC have said the programme should feature short clips of Amateur Radio School Contacts with the International Space Station to illustrate the communication between school children and astronauts.

The RSGB GB4FUN Manager Carlos Eavis G0AKI went to Great Portland Street with the GB4FUN van last Thursday to participate in the documentary, and had the interviewer come down for a look for 45 minutes. As luck would have it despite being in a built-up area there was a high elevation 83 degree North/South pass of the AO-51 satellite.

Carlos handed the interviewer the mic, and she had a seven minute QSO with Ib OZ1MY on AO-51 where she quizzed Ib on how he got started in amateur radio. This satellite contact was the only QSO she made.

The BBC say the programme is due for transmission on BBC Radio 1 on Monday 22nd Aug sometime between 13:00 and 16:00 BST. Note the schedule can change between now and then so check the BBC Radio 1 website for the latest information.

After it's been broadcast it should also be available on the web. Try the BBC Radio 1 website at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/ "Listen Again to Radio 1"

73 Trevor M5AKA
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The Real Audio Player version of the programme can be heard on the web at:

http://tinyurl.com/cqqxa

Associated web page: http://tinyurl.com/crfjy

It covers Free Radio, Amateur Radio, SW Number Stations and Pod Casting.

The RSGB's Carlos Eavis G0AKI along with Mark Haynes M0DXR feature about 14 mins into the programme when they are interviewed by ex-CBer "Little Bo-Peep" (Edith Bowman). The broadcast features the interviewer talking to Ib OZ1MY in Denmark via the Oscar-51 Amateur Satellite.

73 Trevor M5AKA
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A BBC Radio 4 programme on Amateur Radio "Fishing in the Aether" was broadcast over a decade ago but can be found on the web:

http://www.weareone.co.uk/fita.htm
http://www.apch26.dsl.pipex.com/weareone/fita.mp3

It's interesting to contrast it with the "Radio Anyone" programme.

73 Trevor M5AKA

 

The BBC Radio 1 programme "Radio Anyone" is now available in MP3 Format at:

http://www.g6lvb.com/radio1radioanyone.mp3

73 Trevor M5AKA