links for 2009-07-19

• My thought for the day: God has left the BBC building | Rod Liddle – Times Online
  Rod Liddle as calm as ever. "Every morning from Monday to Saturday at 0745, the good people of Britain are treated to three minutes of whining and vapid pseudo-religious drivel called Thought for the Day. I say “good” people to exclude the indolent, who are still in bed, the thick, who are watching flopsy bunnies on television, and the terrible, desiccated ranks of the undead, who are tuned into Radio 2. "
  (tags: thoughtfortheday radio4 thetimes bbc rodliddle)
• cloudedthinking – Guardian Soulmates
  "Probably a radio 4 listener, although, I appreciate that's not very likely!" 28 year old bemoans problem of finding similar, presumably at his age, on Guardian dating site.
  (tags: radio4 bbcradio yoof dating)
• Dogger, Shannon and dear old thing prove charm of old-style broadcasting | Will Buckley | Sport | The Observer
  "The Shipping Forecast has become the Proustian madeleine of sports broadcasting. There were many memorable SFs during the 2005 Ashes and there was another last Sunday when, with England stoically defending their few remaining wickets, we were off to hear about the weather expected at Dogger and Shannon and German Bight, and dear old Fastnet." Buckley explains the problems of the Shipping Forecast intervening in crucial bits of Test Matches. Of course i listen to TMS on 5 Live Sports Extra. Except on dogwalks.
  (tags: tms radio4lw 5livesportsextra bbc bbcradio cricket ashes)
• BBC to throw open its archive of film and radio treasures | Media | The Observer
  "Frankly, the BBC has an obligation to share what we have got." Alan Yentob announces new partnerships with the BFI, British Library and the Tate.
  (tags: bbc yentob bfi tate archives)