Radio
Please, No More Fabulous Flops
I know I mention BBC 4 Extra frequently, but name another 24-hour contemporary drama and comedy radio network with such variety. The 2006 series More Fabulous Flops is hosted by Paul Roseby and first aired in 2006. The fourth and last episode of the series is available online through Friday. While there’s some research and … Continue reading
Rah Rah Rattigan
BBC Radio 4 Extra is winding down its crash course on Terrence Rattigan. After airing radio renditions of some of his best-known plays, the online channel is airing a multi-part documentary about him. (Technically, it’s recitations from Michael Darlow’s biography Terrence Rattigan—The Man and His Work, but Clive Merrison’s lively reading style and amusing impersonations … Continue reading
Lax on Lux
I plowed through Scott Eyman’s massive Empire of Dream: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille (Simon & Schuster 2010) not because I’m a fan of color-saturated epic biblical photoplays—that Technicolor overkill leaves me cold—or even because of DeMille’s appearance in Sunset Boulevard. (Buster Keaton’s cameo is so much cooler.) No, I’m just a fan … Continue reading
NHTJ on WNPR
HOW I’LL SPEND MY SUMMER VACATION: ALICE COOPER, THE VERY PERSONIFICATION OF SCHOOL BEING OUT, IS COMING TO FOXWOODS CASINO. Hey, I just spent an hour yammering live on the Colin McEnroe show on WNPR. I guess they post podcasts of past episodes here. The topic was “Summer Arts Preview,” and the other guests were … Continue reading