Radio 4 afternoon play

Martin Richardson <[email hidden]> wrote

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Sorry to tell you this after the event - although you might be able to listen through the BBC
website. However, did anyone else hear the Afternoon play on Radio 4 today? I had to sit in my car
in the carpark to hear it through to the end.

'Twas set in a bothy and then on a rcokface - and was loosely based on the Creagh Dhu climbing club
in the 30s - dramatic without being Vertical Limits.

Missed that because I was out to lunch. There's also been a 15 minute comedy play at 09:45 and 19:45
each day this week about a group of five friends doing Offa's Dyke, but again I missed it. Doubt if
I'll remember tomorrow either!
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Gordon

"Martin Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Sorry to tell you this after the event - although you might be able to listen through the BBC
website.

You can. For the next 7 days.

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Martin Richardson said:

Sorry to tell you this after the event - although you might be able to listen through the BBC
website. However, did anyone else hear the Afternoon play on Radio 4 today? I had to sit in my car
in the carpark to hear it through to the end.

'Twas set in a bothy and then on a rcokface - and was loosely based on the Creagh Dhu climbing club
in the 30s - dramatic without being Vertical Limits.

bbc.co.ukafternoonplay thu.ramOpen ↗

Ignore the closing music to a well known tale of country folk. :-)

I hope it's good. I'm listening now.
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Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

In article <[email hidden]>,

Martin Richardson said:

'Twas set in a bothy and then on a rcokface - and was loosely based on the Creagh Dhu climbing
club in the 30s - dramatic without being Vertical Limits.

I had it on in background - heard bits of it.

There was some bit about cutting a rope and a bad accident, which gave the impression of an author
who'd read Touching the Void.

--
Nick Kew

"Martin Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message (snipped)

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did anyone else hear the Afternoon play on Radio 4 today?

No I'm not nearly old enough to listen to Radio 4, I'm getting there though, I'm certainly too old
for Radio 1 :-)

KRO

Nick Kew said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Martin Richardson

Quoted message said:

'Twas set in a bothy and then on a rcokface - and was loosely based on the Creagh Dhu climbing
club in the 30s - dramatic without being Vertical Limits.

I had it on in background - heard bits of it.

There was some bit about cutting a rope and a bad accident, which gave the impression of an author
who'd read Touching the Void.

Yeah, now you come to mention it...
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

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I had it on in background - heard bits of it.

There was some bit about cutting a rope and a bad accident, which gave the impression of an author
who'd read Touching the Void.

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Nick Kew

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Twas not the rope that was cut!

Richard Webb

KRO said:

"Martin Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message (snipped)

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did anyone else hear the Afternoon play on Radio 4 today?

No I'm not nearly old enough to listen to Radio 4, I'm getting there though, I'm certainly too old
for Radio 1 :-)

I have a major conflict of interest on saturday mornings. Record Review (Building a Library) on R3,
or Home Truths on R4. :-( Thank goodness for listen again.
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

KRO said:

"Martin Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message (snipped)

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did anyone else hear the Afternoon play on Radio 4 today?

No I'm not nearly old enough to listen to Radio 4, I'm getting there though, I'm certainly too old
for Radio 1 :-)

I have always been too old for Radio 1

Richard Webb

Nick Kew <[email hidden]> wrote

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In article <[email hidden]>, Martin Richardson

Quoted message said:

'Twas set in a bothy and then on a rcokface - and was loosely based on the Creagh Dhu climbing
club in the 30s - dramatic without being Vertical Limits.

I had it on in background - heard bits of it.

There was some bit about cutting a rope and a bad accident, which gave the impression of an author
who'd read Touching the Void.

Or one of the attempts on the Eiger or......

There must be cut ropes all over the mountains. ;-)
--
Gordon

In article <[email hidden]>,

(RJ Webb) said:

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No I'm not nearly old enough to listen to Radio 4,

What, not reached your teens yet?

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I'm getting there though,

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I'm certainly too old for Radio 1 :-)

I have always been too old for Radio 1

I decided at age about 13 I'd heard enough pop for one lifetime, so I wasn't about to listen to
radios 1 or 2. That's nearly 30 years, and what they play still hasn't changed.
* Radio 1 kills the braincells
* Radio 2 is for those whose braincells are long dead

--
Nick Kew

KRO <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Martin Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message (snipped)

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did anyone else hear the Afternoon play on Radio 4 today?

No I'm not nearly old enough to listen to Radio 4, I'm getting there though, I'm certainly too old
for Radio 1 :-)

Don't you listen to Dead.........Ringers? The Dock-tor, speaking on the phone to Patrick Moore was
quite funny, and it tested the doctor's knowledge of the Solar system. 🙂
--
Gordon

Nick Kew <[email hidden]> wrote

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In article <[email hidden]>,

(RJ Webb) said:

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No I'm not nearly old enough to listen to Radio 4,

What, not reached your teens yet?

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I'm getting there though,

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I'm certainly too old for Radio 1 :-)

I have always been too old for Radio 1

I decided at age about 13 I'd heard enough pop for one lifetime, so I wasn't about to listen to
radios 1 or 2. That's nearly 30 years, and what they play still hasn't changed.
* Radio 1 kills the braincells
* Radio 2 is for those whose braincells are long dead

Is it still the Conservative channel since Jimmy Young left?
--
Gordon

In article <[email hidden]>,

Gordon said:

Don't you listen to Dead.........Ringers?

Too many in-jokes. I guess you have to be of-a-certain-age to have encountered the stuff they're
sending up. Or is it just some telly-thing?

--
Nick Kew

In message <[email hidden]>, Phil Cook <urwalk@p-t-
cook.RfErMeOeVsEeCrAvPeS.co.uk> writes

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KRO said:

"Martin Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message (snipped)

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did anyone else hear the Afternoon play on Radio 4 today?

No I'm not nearly old enough to listen to Radio 4, I'm getting there though, I'm certainly too old
for Radio 1 :-)

I have a major conflict of interest on saturday mornings. Record Review (Building a Library) on R3,
or Home Truths on R4. :-( Thank goodness for listen again.

So Jonathan Ross on Radio 2 doesn't appeal?

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Martin Richardson
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"Martin Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message (snipped)

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did anyone else hear the Afternoon play on Radio 4 today?

No I'm not nearly old enough to listen to Radio 4,

Good gracious! How old do you think you have to be to listen to R4? I've always listened to it,
especially in the mornings. When I was working I used to enjoy the 18:30 slot whilst driving
home through the traffic jams of SE London. I *stopped* working when I was 25, so was I 'old
enough' for R4?

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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:58:36 +0000, [email hidden] (Nick Kew)

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In article <[email hidden]>, Martin Richardson

Quoted message said:

'Twas set in a bothy and then on a rcokface - and was loosely based on the Creagh Dhu climbing
club in the 30s - dramatic without being Vertical Limits.

I had it on in background - heard bits of it.

There was some bit about cutting a rope and a bad accident, which gave the impression of an author
who'd read Touching the Void.

It sounds very much like a play I heard on Radio 4 in the early 70s.

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Paul

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Gordon said:

Nick Kew <[email hidden]> wrote

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In article <[email hidden]>, Martin Richardson
<[email hidden]> writes:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

'Twas set in a bothy and then on a rcokface - and was loosely based on the Creagh Dhu climbing
club in the 30s - dramatic without being Vertical Limits.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

There was some bit about cutting a rope and a bad accident, which gave the impression of an author
who'd read Touching the Void.

Quoted message said:

Or one of the attempts on the Eiger or......

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There must be cut ropes all over the mountains. ;-)

It's impressive what incredibly sharp knives they use in these dramas. Even with a knife sharpened
to the best of my ability I still have to saw quite determinedly to get through something like a
climbing rope, especially if it doesn't happen to be lying across a convenient wooden cutting board.

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Chris Malcolm said:

Gordon said:

Nick Kew <[email hidden]> wrote

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In article <[email hidden]>, Martin Richardson
<[email hidden]> writes:

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> 'Twas set in a bothy and then on a rcokface - and was loosely based on the Creagh Dhu climbing
> club in the 30s - dramatic without being Vertical Limits.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

There was some bit about cutting a rope and a bad accident, which gave the impression of an
author who'd read Touching the Void.

Quoted message said:

Or one of the attempts on the Eiger or......

Quoted message said:

There must be cut ropes all over the mountains. ;-)

It's impressive what incredibly sharp knives they use in these dramas. Even with a knife
sharpened to the best of my ability I still have to saw quite determinedly to get through
something like a climbing rope, especially if it doesn't happen to be lying across a convenient
wooden cutting board.

Interesting comment in view of what was actually cut in the play!
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Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"