History of the World ... in 100 objects

[NetworkGuy]

I have radio on perhaps 18 to 20 hours a day. I'm not a complete philistine but am getting more than a little bored having this history programme of 15 minutes on 3 times a day. (I am ready to throw something at the radio or to throw the radio out of the window, by the time it comes on again after midnight!)

I'm not especially interested in history but it takes all sorts and would be boring if we had identical interests, but isn't this a tad over the top? I'd much prefer some 15 minutes of 'drama' (they usually put the 15 minutes from 1045-1100 on again at 1945, and have quite a variety of content, usually).

I suppose my one consolation is that the twerp who wanted this to be on 3 times a day, Mark Damazer, BBC Radio 4 Controller, will leave his job in October (not a moment too soon now for me) and won't have the opportunity to do something like this again in the next few years at least!

Have just found the man has also decided to axe the Friday night play from next year. Hope a new controller can reinstate it!

I have not heard the programe but when I saw it advertised I immediately thought it an odd idea. Surley objects need a visual image? Not a good idea for the radio at all.

It is so good though.

I am annoyed I keep missing it.

However I turn off whenever any drama or book of the week comes on, can't bear it

No no, it is superb

Well, I guess you are very busy to be able to miss it 3 times a day (though have to admit only the evening broadcast would be likely to be heard by anyone working office hours).

No doubt they will sell a compilation CD for you to catch up HC, if you have not used iPlayer to hear all episodes (or miss the repeat runs on R4 and "R4 Extra" currently called "BBC 7" or "Radio 7").

I love it and almost never get to hear it!

Yes, but it is really handy to have 'Radio 4 Extra' / 'Radio 4 All the Things You Missed At The Time' / 'Radio 4 All the Things You Missed When They Were Repeated on Radio 4 Extra'. Keeps me going at work, anyway.

It is good, though, it really is. Maybe 3 times a day is a bit much, but why don't you just change channel?

You don't sleep much, do you? Are you, in fact, Margaret Thatcher?

I am not sleeping that well and I can say that loads of things get repeated, I have seen the same story on the 24 hour news repeated on Radio 4 then repeated again on the World service several times. It drives me insane.

I'm with you on that, jodevizes regarding news. I hear some 'sound clip' around midday and it is then dropped into PM, World Tonight, and the midnight news broadcast.

I know the BBC likes to cover a story, but can they not do more than one version, just for a touch of variety. I wonder whether the stories just never have any developments, and how busy the journalists are once they've managed to put together that one story - maybe they consider it a 'home run' if it goes out on air and they go home to their partner / watch the football / spend the rest of the day in the pub (OK, cruel stereotyping of journalists!)

(For Habbibu)... No, maybe I don't sleep as much as I should.

Partly to do with age, perhaps, and also as my cat seems to be awake (and out) for perhaps 20+ hours a day, too... so I sometimes am thinking 'wonder if she wants to come in' and go to give her a call on the off chance...

You are wrong about the programme but not about 3 repeats, after all there is iplayer.

I love 100 Objects, it really doesn't need pictures, that's why we have imaginations.

Ummm, my objection is primarily about the 3 broadcasts.

I did originally write how I may dislike it (history isn't my thing) but "it takes all sorts and would be boring if we had identical interests, but isn't this a tad over the top"

So, not sure how I am 'wrong' if you then agree with me about the number of broadcasts

If you switch to Long Wave then you will only hear it twice as you will miss the 9:45 version of 100 Objects.

and listen to my other pet hate, religion ?

You're just having a Laugh... as Paul Merton might say...

(Sorry, brought up R.C. but question why anyone should be subjected to indoctrination as a child, when they have no opportunity to consider other options and possibly choose another faith, or none. I suppose I should be grateful that (a) the religion 'chosen' for me did not require circumcision, and (b) discontinuing worship does not make me liable for some form of major or minor punishment, or death. Quite fortunate that my mother had converted from Methodism to R.C. and had an open mind, allowing us to discuss beliefs [or none] when I was first a teenager, instead of 'forcing' me to visit church with her.)

I love 100 objects. it sees me through the breakfast washing up.

And dd (17 months) loves the fluty music and lalas along to it.

Anyone know who composed it?

I love this program, am just disappointed I don't always get to hear it.

AIBU to want them to publish a huge, lush coffee table book with sumptuous photos and a full transcript of the programmes so that I can leaf through it gently in my own time.

Or perhaps a CD-ROM type package with photos and programmes.

Can't be asked to download everything to my iPod.

100 Objects and Their Associated Turgid Music- would make a great coffee table book or TV series but on the radio I think of it simply as an immense audio mausoleum dedicated to the super-ego of Mark Damazer. Can't wait to see the back of him.

How I wish I could miss it 3 times a day.

BTW NetworkGuy- have you considered a catflap?