Might not be technically reading but I just discovered BBC7 Online audiobook readings

snipenekkid · 03-29-2009, 05:22 PM

I cannot recommend these streams highly enough. It is a wonderful option to the same 40 songs played in the same sequence all day long. And a far better option than so-called "talk radio" and the farce that has become, thank you Jerry Springer, Limbaugh and Jim Rome...

Anyway, they have a nice SF selection and I am assuming it changes on a regular basis. Plus it's free!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_7/drama

Lots of other genre's to choose from...good background noise while working.

Seabound · 03-29-2009, 06:27 PM

A nice thing about BBC Radio is that that streams are available to those outside the UK, whereas streams from BBC TV are not.

Fledchen · 03-29-2009, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seabound

A nice thing about BBC Radio is that that streams are available to those outside the UK, whereas streams from BBC TV are not.

Oh, I didn't know that! Thank you for pointing it out. I'd assumed that it would be blocked for non-UK IP addresses like iPlayer is. *dashes off to BBC website*

snipenekkid · 03-29-2009, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seabound

A nice thing about BBC Radio is that that streams are available to those outside the UK, whereas streams from BBC TV are not.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fledchen

Oh, I didn't know that! Thank you for pointing it out. I'd assumed that it would be blocked for non-UK IP addresses like iPlayer is. *dashes off to BBC website*

Yeah, sorry for not pointing that part out. Being in the US I knew, much to my disappointment, that the video is not viewable but the audio is...so thanks for the reminder.

I am listening to the second installment of Ghost Galaxies by Piers Anthony right now.

A neat thing for us here on the US west coast is we have about a 9hr difference so when a lot of the shows I want to listen to are on live, I can listen during the early afternoon not the 10pm-1am or so time in the UK.

Moejoe · 03-30-2009, 05:46 AM

From all us Brits, we're glad to be subsidising your entertainment with our license fee

You can thank us later

Sparrow · 03-30-2009, 06:04 AM

I think it's great that BBC radio stuff is available overseas.

It's like a pressie to the world from the UK - our version of the US giving everyone access to their NASA material.

rhadin · 03-30-2009, 09:15 AM

In the FWIW department:

BBC Audio recently released The Lincoln-Douglas Debates on 14 audio CDs (16 hours). David Straithern is Abraham Lincoln and Richard Dreyfuss is Stephen Douglas. It is available at Levenger's for $19.95. For those who are interested in this bit of American history, I can tell you that the debates are fascinating and well done (I purchased a copy from Levenger). I can understand why the voters (and nonvoters) were mesmerized by these debates.

weateallthepies · 03-30-2009, 11:51 AM

BBC7 rarely leaves my radio.

The Beebotron might be useful to some people here. Strips out all the junk and just gives you the real audio URLs. I use it for pushing links to xbox media centre but handy for lots of different software.

Fledchen · 03-30-2009, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moejoe

From all us Brits, we're glad to be subsidising your entertainment with our license fee

You can thank us later

I'd gladly pay the license fee if it meant I could access BBC television material.

03-29-2009, 05:22 PM	#1
snipenekkid Banned Posts: 760 Karma: 51034 Join Date: Feb 2009	Might not be technically reading but I just discovered BBC7 Online audiobook readings I cannot recommend these streams highly enough. It is a wonderful option to the same 40 songs played in the same sequence all day long. And a far better option than so-called "talk radio" and the farce that has become, thank you Jerry Springer, Limbaugh and Jim Rome... Anyway, they have a nice SF selection and I am assuming it changes on a regular basis. Plus it's free! http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_7/drama Lots of other genre's to choose from...good background noise while working.

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Seabound Steerage Class Posts: 711 Karma: 505995 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest, USA Device: Won't fit here anymore, see sig for a list of liseuses.	A nice thing about BBC Radio is that that streams are available to those outside the UK, whereas streams from BBC TV are not.

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Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	From all us Brits, we're glad to be subsidising your entertainment with our license fee You can thank us later

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Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I think it's great that BBC radio stuff is available overseas. It's like a pressie to the world from the UK - our version of the US giving everyone access to their NASA material.

03-30-2009, 09:15 AM	#7
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	In the FWIW department: BBC Audio recently released The Lincoln-Douglas Debates on 14 audio CDs (16 hours). David Straithern is Abraham Lincoln and Richard Dreyfuss is Stephen Douglas. It is available at Levenger's for $19.95. For those who are interested in this bit of American history, I can tell you that the debates are fascinating and well done (I purchased a copy from Levenger). I can understand why the voters (and nonvoters) were mesmerized by these debates.

03-30-2009, 11:51 AM	#8
weateallthepies Lord of the Pies Posts: 252 Karma: 103458 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Oasis 3, Kobo Sage, Onyx Boox Leaf 2, iPad Pro	BBC7 rarely leaves my radio. The Beebotron might be useful to some people here. Strips out all the junk and just gives you the real audio URLs. I use it for pushing links to xbox media centre but handy for lots of different software.

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