They're not dropping it, Kevin. Far from it. In fact they are celebrating it's 40th year on Radio 4. The current round runs into mid March.
John On Jan 14, 2008, at 2:18 PM, Kevin Anderson wrote: > I am not surprised they are dropping it, even on Radio 4. > Doesn't fit the likes of the younger crowd they are seeking as > described in the "4 at 40" celebration program that I listened > to a couple of weeks ago. Younger folks don't like the word > games of this sort - too much like school I suppose or the humor > of one's parents or grandparents. > > Kevin Anderson > 'who, at 48, fits less and less the target audience of just > about all the radio programs out there, at least for any > substantial part of the day. > > --- John Figliozzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The World Service no longer deems this program fit for its >> audience; >> but there's a new season of "Just a Minute", the panel game >> that >> prohibits "hesitation, repetition and deviation" when >> attempting to >> speak on a topic for one minute. It runs through mid-March. >> For the >> uninitiated, there's more info about the program here: >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/justaminute.shtml >> >> It is broadcast via the internet on BBC Radio 4 at 1830 UT >> Monday >> (1:30 pm ET) and each week's installment is available for >> seven days >> via the BBC Listen Again archive. You can hear it on your >> computer >> using the BBC iPlayer or via your own wifi radio. >> >> John Figliozzi >> Halfmoon, NY > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > Kevin Anderson, Dubuque IA USA, K9IUA > k9iua (at) yahoo (dot) com > http://postoilgeography.blogspot.com/ > ------------------------------------- > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http:// > mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > _______________________________________________ > Swprograms mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
