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Simplify Me When I'm Dead
(00:03:50)
From: Miranda Diboll
How the media simplify a life though obituaries or even just a few simple lines.
The Gospel of Lido
(00:19:03)
From: Miranda Diboll
The story of three outdoor swimming pools, known as 'lidos' in London.
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"Transdiffusion developed in 1964 from a school-based tape-recording club known as the Transdiffusion Networking Association (TNA). Founded by Kif Bowden-Smith and based in the Wirral(UK), its members communicated by sending letters to each other on reel-to-reel tape" from www.transdiffusion.org The Transdiffusion Broadcasting System is now a massive online archive which grew out of its humble beginnings as a schoolboy's hobby. 'The Trandiffusion Story' is a quirky nostalgic trip down memory lane to the days when UK TV networks would start the days programmes with an authoritarian announcer and rousing military marches! It is also shows how, from the 1/4 inch magnetic tape and the postal service of the 1960s to the internet of today, broadcasting history can be preserved forever.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'BBC Harp Signal' | BBC | N/A. | N/A | 1953 | 00:50 |
| 'Widespread World of Rediffusion' | Composer: John Dankworth. Announcer: Redvers Kyle | N/A. | N/A | 1964 | 00:28 |
| 'New Forest Rondo' | Composer: Paul Hart | N/A. | N/A | 1982 | 03:00 |
| 'Yorkshire Television March' | Composer: Rod Goodwin and Derek New. Announcer: Redvers Kyle | N/A. | N/A | 1968 | 01:10 |
| 'Perpetuum Mobile' | Composer: Michael Roberts | British String Miniatures. | White Line | 1962 | 00:30 |
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Traci Tong
Posted on April 15, 2007 at 04:58 PM | Permalink
Review of The Transdiffusion Story
A bit off the edge and will require a great deal of set up.
It's an interesting story, and one that I personally intrigued me but is this easily translated for general audience, say in middle America? Perhaps not.
Listeners familiar with the authoritative BBC news programmes will appreciate this backgrounder. But those not familiar will not relate and may be confused by some of the characterizations used across the pond.
It can be a great listen, however, with proper lead (cue).